Say no to fur!
LAST MONDAY (February 13) saw simultaneous protests against the use and trade of animal fur staged in front of Chinese embassies and consulate buildings in 32 different cities across the
Silves restaurant owner helps local bombeiros
TO SHOW his admiration for the Silves Bombeiros, Manuel Vitória, owner of Recanto dos Mouros restaurant, organised a lunch, with the support of his suppliers Vivaldo, Aviludo, Alfredo, F. Mimosa
Support group for parents of special needs children
A NEW monthly meeting has been set up in Almancil to provide support for parents of children with special needs in the Algarve. Hosted by qualified psychologist Dra. Nanda Bakker,
Take a trip to Turin
SPORTS FANS worldwide are already glued to their TVs watching the 20th Winter Olympics in Italy, but with the main event venues spread around the glorious Turin area, why not
The Edwards – Report the beginning of the end for tax evasio
THE OFFSHORE Island Review, chaired by a retired Treasury civil servant Andrew Edwards, was published in November 1998. Despite a diplomatic gesture in referring to the UK offshore islands as
The fantastic four
THE ‘4Fs’ – Fotografia, Ferro, Figueiredo and Floriano – photographic exhibition by a group of local artists will be open to the public from February 23 until March 20 at
Toll station
Toll station We had a very unpleasant experience last November. We came from Beja and took the motorway to the Algarve. We passed the tollgate and wondered where to pay.
Tourism shows positive growth in 2005
HOTEL ROOM occupancy increased significantly in 2005 in Greater Lisbon, according to the Lisbon Tourism Association. Increasing four per cent on 2004, hotels netted nearly 500 million euros which was
Travel briefs
Tourism hits record high INTERNATIONAL TOURISM has broken all records, despite the various terrorist attacks and natural disasters across the world. According to the World Tourism Organisation, in spite of
Unions protest over closure of hospitals
LISBON UNIONS were up in arms last week at the news that the government is to close down three city centre hospitals. The União dos Sindicatos de Lisboa (USL), the