Abortions could cost state 26 million euros a year
By Chris Graeme chrisgraeme@sapo.pt ABORTIONS COULD set the tax payer back 26 million euros annually if made legal in Portugal. In 2005, some 906 abortions were carried out in public
Arson strikes Praia da Luz
By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com POLICE ARE investigating the possibility that three arson attacks in the Praia da Luz area in the last month are linked. The latest incident happened in
Calling all actors and actresses
AUDITIONS FOR Oh! What a lovely war will be held on the first floor of the Associação dos Amigos da Mexilhoeira da Carregação building, near the entrance of Boca do
Calling all Canadians
THE CANADIAN government is urging all Canadian citizens living or traveling in Portugal to register at the Canadian Embassy in Lisbon in order to be contacted in an emergency situation.
Celebrate a birthday and help charity
PAWS 4 Pets, a Silves-based company stocking everything you can imagine to keep your canine, poultry or feline companion happy, is celebrating its second birthday tomorrow (December 16). The shop
Chanukah in the Algarve
The Jewish Community of the Algarve will meet in Portimão for a picnic lunch on Sunday, December 17, which will fall on the second day of Chanukah, the Festival of
Christmas celebrations in Cortelha
THE VILLAGE of Cortelha, near Salir, Loulé will begin its Christmas celebrations tomorrow (Saturday, December 16) with a party for children and the elderly at 5pm, organised by the Associação
Confirmations and a licence at Luz Church
Bishop David Hamid from the Diocese of Gibraltar, of which St Vincents is a part, was at Luz Church on Sunday to licence Fiona Mayes as a lay reader and
Cowboys have arrived in Portugal
I was very interested in your article Beware of firms offering free surveys in the December 1 edition of The Resident, mainly as we had experienced one of these companies
Diane Reeves to perform in the capital in 2007
JAZZ SINGER Diane Reeves returns to Lisbon on January 25, when she will be performing her Strings Attached show at the Centro Cultural de Belém, a venue where she has