Fuel retailers re-think future of business
THE HIGH price of petrol is encouraging an increasing number of Portuguese to leave their cars at home, resulting in falling fuel sales at petrol stations, with some companies claiming
Gates advises Portuguese on IT
MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN Bill Gates was in Lisbon early this week to unveil his company’s public services and e-government strategy and host Microsoft’s Government Leaders Forum Europe 2006, a two-day event
Government stands firm over bridge tolls
THE GOVERNMENT looks set to refuse raising IVA (VAT) on tolls to Lisbon bridges to 21 per cent, despite pressure from the European Union. Brussels wants IVA charged on tolls
Government’s austerity measures still not enough
MINISTER FOR Finance, Teixeira dos Santos, believes that the Portuguese government’s current austerity measures, if continued in 2006, will result in a balanced budget, reports The Resident’s Chris Graeme. According
Graffiti artists arrested in Lagos
LAST WEEK, three youths, aged between 17 and 19, all from Portimão, were arrested by Lagos police for spray painting various historical and cultural monuments, shops and private homes in
Help the bombeiros
DON’T BE an April Fool and miss out on the 7th Annual Charity Dinner Dance in aid of Lagoa Bombeiros. The event will take place on Saturday, April 1, at
Hotel owners against electricity price hike
HOTEL OWNERS in the Algarve are outraged at the government’s plans to dramatically increase the price of electricity from the second quarter of this year. The Associação dos Hotéis e
Lions need your support
THE LIONS Clube de Loulé is a charity dedicated to helping the local community. Funds raised over the last year have provided the bombeiros of Loulé with six full fire-protection
Lisbon Naval Association celebrates 150 years
GET SET for a Cowes style naval regatta in Lisbon on April 30, when the country’s oldest naval association, Associação Naval de Lisboa (ANL), celebrates its 150th anniversary. Thousands of
Lisbon Rotary Club celebrates 80 years
THE LISBON Rotary Club celebrated its 80th anniversary recently in the presence of special guest, Carmona Rodrigues, President of Lisbon Câmara. Carmona commended the Rotary Club for raising much needed