Soares warns Cavaco-style is on collision course
WHEN THE American Club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997, a number of commemorative events were held. At that time, a Lifetime Membership Award was created and bestowed on Dr.
SOS Children’s Villages need your help
READER DES Taylor contacted The Resident recently to tell us about the SOS Children’s Villages in Portugal, an operation that needs greater support. “Very few expatriates support SOS Children’s Villages
Successful year ends with memorable Christmas lunch
IN TOTAL, 60 convivial members of the Algarve Wine Society gathered at the Amadeus Restaurant near Almancil to enjoy a traditionally festive Christmas lunch and celebrate the end of a
The new season’s seed potatoes are here!
I ARRIVED in the agricultural co-operative this morning to be greeted by a sea of elderly cloth capped gentlemen all chatting away excitedly. By Monchique standards the atmosphere was buzzing,
Understanding the December effect
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS either love or loathe the foreign exchange market in December. The currency markets thin out over the last weeks of the year as traders slope off to eat
Upsurge of drug-related
I have lived in the delightful town of Loulé for many years and have always felt comfortable with the calm atmosphere and almost complete absence of crime, most particularly serious
Vicious rumours
Japan’s coach, Brazilian World Cup winner Zico, has severely criticised Fifa for letting politics interfere with the competition’s draw. He believes that placing countries into “pots” for the seedings and
Whatever the weather…
Take a green holiday with Leo FINALLY, IT’S possible to combine environmental awareness with Hollywood celebrity. Heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio has splashed out on his own Caribbean island and is planning
Words to remember
Writing to your own newspaper is unusual I am sure, but having read Skip Bandele’s offering in The Resident issue of December 16, I felt moved to put into print
Pesky bugs, they’re just full of hot air
IN DENMARK and Germany, the hot air treatment has been used on a large-scale since the 30s to control wood destroying insects in roof constructions. Officially acknowledged as a method