New Year’s resolutions are back again!
2006 IS here. Where has 2005 gone? If you think back, what have you achieved of your 2005 New Year’s resolutions? Did you quit smoking? Did you lose weight? Did
New Year travel quiz
ALL OF us at PDM hope you’ve enjoyed the various travel guides and news we’ve brought to you throughout 2005 and look forward to bringing you more destinations and information
Paderne hosts traditional New Year festival
THIS SUNDAY, January 8, Paderne (Albufeira) will host the 19th Encontro de Janeiras, a choral festival featuring typical songs to welcome the New Year. The festival is considered one of
Portugal welcomes New Year in style
DRIVERS TAKING part in the Lisbon-Dakar Rally began arriving in Portimão during the morning of the last day of 2005 and were met by hordes of spectators eager to catch
Portuguese are bad payers
THE PORTUGUESE are among the worst payers in the European Union, according to a survey that analysed 17 countries. The study revealed that Portuguese companies are “dreadful” at paying their
Presidential candidate paints dark picture for 2006
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Cavaco Silva launched a stinging attack on the Socialist (PS) government of José Sócrates last week. Addressing five chambers of commerce, the former Prime Minister outlined a unique
Ready-to-eat salads failed by consumer watchdog
SALADS OFFERED by fast food restaurants are “not up to standard”, claims DECO, Portugal’s leading consumer protection organisation in a recent study published in its monthly publication PROTESTE. “As well
Select International Bond Fund delivers three years …
Select International Bond Fund delivers three years of outstanding performance THE SELECT International Bond Fund, managed and distributed by Select Managers Ireland Limited, part of the highly regarded pan-European financial
Short period of grace over complaints’ book
NEW LEGISLATION threatens fines of between 250 euros and 30,000 euros for service providers who fail to provide a complaints’ book. But a short period of tolerance to non-compliance will
Soares attacks Cavaco face-to-face
DESPITE PROMISING he would not make more personal attacks, PS presidential candidate Mário Soares blasted PSD opponent Cavaco Silva on national television. In a face-to-face debate before Christmas, Soares said