NORTH KOREA
Condemnation over nuclear test claims THE MEDIA in South Korea has reported that an underground weapons test took place in Gilju, in the Hamgyong Province, at 10.36am local time on
Oo-Boop-I-Do are in town
New to Portugal, the Oo-Boop-I-Do Band plays hot dance music from the nightclubs of the 1920’s and is orchestrated and introduced by a very entertaining Ian Carfrae. Ian has recreated his Oo-Boop-I-Do
Police test new radar system on the roads
A NEW digital radar system that can automatically measure the speed of vehicles and even detect illegal and dangerous overtaking is being tested in central Portugal by police. The system
Portugal below European average for home internet
MORE PORTUGUESE people have internet access, but the country is still below the European average for the technology. Last year 36 per cent of families in Portugal had home internet
Portuguese women may have to do National Service
WOMEN MAY have to do National Service as part of a proposal to combat a lack of manpower in the Portuguese forces. In a presentation to the government last Tuesday
President speaks out over corruption
Corruption IS corrosive to the quality of democracy, said President Cavaco Silva this week, and government has a responsibility to the citizens of Portugal to restore faith and trust in
Prices rise at Lisbon’s public car parks
A NEW tariff came into force at the 17 council operated car parks in Lisbon at the beginning of this week. Short-stay car parks are the worst affected, while at
Renovations at Loulé hospital
AN APPEAL for funds to resume the renovation of Hospital da Misericórdia de Loulé was made last week by the president of Loulé Câmara, Seruca Emídio, when he met with
Salmon
By Sheena Rawcliffe SALMON IS a wonderful fish with all sorts of health-giving properties. A simple dish is griddle salmon with stir fried vegetables. As salmon is an oily fish,
Santa needs your help
Following the success of last years Shoebox Drive for the Elderly, another shoebox drive has been organised for Christmas 2006. Castelos dos Sonhos, a registered charity, who help more than 200