Plight of animals in Portugal
Dear Editor, How heart-breaking to read of the ANIMAL reports which you have high-lighted in your publication on several occasions, considering the harrowing plight of donkeys and domestic animals –
Portuguese state to save five billion euros
THE GOVERNMENT is to slash thousands of public sector jobs and services between 2007 and 2010, shaving five billion euros from the state’s expenses bill in the process. The spending
Rescue dogs trained to search underground Lisbon
RESCUE DOGS in Lisbon have been subject to new and innovative training methods lead by the Grupo Operacional Cinotécnico do Corpo de Intervenção. For the first time in Portugal, police
Support the animals
Dear Editor, Quaker Concern for Animals in Britain has been informed of your coverage of ANIMAL’s reports on the state of animal welfare in Portugal and would like to thank
The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
By: Linda Taylor-Gonçalves Email: griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com If these two books are not for you, how about a courtroom drama? James Sheehan is a practicing trial attorney and has just had his
Tolerance and understanding
By: Margaret Brown Email: margaret.brown@portugalresident.com WHILE OUR Christian faith asks us to love our neighbour and to live in peace with all – an ideal for which we may strive,
UK Government dashes inheritance dreams
By: JOHN WESTWOOD Email: blacktower.financial@portugalresident.com New 82 per cent tax on pension funds GORDON BROWN issued his pre-budget report on December 10, 2006 in which he introduced several new anti
Unemployed can still claim income support
CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES who lose their jobs can still claim unemployment benefit while doing other work on green receipts. Under new government guidelines, which came into force on January 3, those
A little bit of help goes a long way
Following an article in the November 10 edition of The Resident, the bombeiros station in Albufeira was inundated with offers of help English-speaking expatriates. The president of the station, António
A successful year for tourism
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Many hotels in the Algarve were expected to be at maximum capacity over the New Year period, capping a successful 2006 for tourism in the Algarve.