Exchange rates that defy gravity
WHAT GOES up must come down, said Sir Isaac Newton and, to be fair, he was mostly right. Think of tennis balls and frisbees and you will be proven right
Feira Nova opens new store in Faro
A NEW Feira Nova supermarket has recently opened in the Penha area of Faro, bringing the total number of stores in Portugal to 30. Owned by the Jerónimo Martins Group,
Film Review – PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Austen would be proud BRITISH TELEVISION has always been famous for its high quality drama, and rightly so. Director Joe Wright, screenwriter Deborah Moggach and production designer Sarah Greenwood all
Gastronomic delights
• From left: Manfred Matysik, president of Bailliage de l’Algarve, Willemina Zudervelt, Maître de Table, and Vincent Nas, Maître Rôtisseur, at Restaurant Vincent A MEMORABLE ‘Dîner Amical’ was held recently
Golf association honours President
A REPLICA of the Best Golf Destination in the World 2006 award, recently given to the Algarve by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), was presented to President
Gone fishing
From March 3 to 5 again at the NEC, the fishermen among us simply must pay a visit to the Go Fishing Show 2006. This is the UK’s biggest fishing
Gulbenkian Museum marks 50th anniversary this year
LISBON’S CALOUSTE Gulbenkian Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary in July. The birthday celebrations include a vast programme of cultural events, including exhibitions, shows, films and forums. “It has been 50
Hospitals prepare for bird flu outbreak
PORTO’S HOSPITAL de S. João is putting the finishing touches to its contingency plan to respond to a potential outbreak of bird flu. Various preventative measures and treatment procedures are
IKEA invests 450 million euros in Portugal
PORTUGUESE PRIME Minister, José Sócrates, announced last week that Portugal is embarking on a new route of foreign investment. Sócrates confirmed Portugal’s first step into a new economic period with
Iran writes a suicide manual
THOSE WHO marvel at George Bush’s undoubted intellectual incoherence – “please don’t misunderestimate me” – will now have to apply the same criterion to Iran’s new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. President