A New Year in the Algarve
Visiting a ceméterio to lay flowers at the grave of a fellow Scot who died more than 20 years ago is an integral part of Tom and Margaret Callan’s regular
A QUESTION OF SPORT
Last week: Where will this year’s Portuguese Golf Open be held? Answer: Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe, Estoril This week: With which sport would you associate the names Persian War,
Abortion debate gains momentum in the Algarve
WITH THE referendum on abortion only weeks away, the two opposing representative groups for the Algarve gathered in Faro to draw up strategies for the approaching campaign. The opposing movements
Cavaco Silva concludes his state visit to India
By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@portugalresident.com PORTUGAL IS once again sending out its ships in search of new opportunities, only this time it’s not about discovering new lands but tapping into new
Cheap flights to Asia
Low-cost, long-haul flights to Asia, are to be launched this summer by a new airline, AirAsia X. Fares from Britain are expected to be priced at around 100 pounds sterling
Energy prices remain above average
IN A week in which the European Commissioner for Competition, Neelie Kroess, said Brussels would consider taking action against countries refusing to encourage market competition, Portugal emerged as having one
First ever cancer vaccine does not arrive
PEOPLE HOPING to buy GARDASIL, the world’s first vaccine against cervical cancer, due to hit Portuguese shelves nationwide on Monday, discovered that either it had not arrived in time or
Flu pandemic simulation
PORTUGAL AND Spain are to undertake a simulation exercise based on the emergence of a flu pandemic. Scheduled to take place in the second quarter of this year, the initiative
FOOTBALL FOCUS – ODD BALLS – ODD BALLS – ODD BALLS
Easy million BENFICA WON the pre-season Dubai Cup and over one million euros in prize money without actually scoring a goal during regular play. The Lisbon club overcame both Bayern
Happiness in a scary world
By: MIKE JOHNSON mike.johnson@portugalresident.com I DON’T know about you, but the news that Israel is seriously considering – and even planning – a nuclear attack on Iran, frightens the life