Protected land ruined by human activity
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Think of the Ria Formosa Nature Park and it evokes visions of nature and beauty, a home to thousands of animal and plant species. So why
Pull trumps with the Hotel Garbe
New beginners and improver classes in bridge will be starting mid-October with Finola Gibson at the Hotel Garbe. Finola is a very experienced bridge teacher, why not join her classes
Road deaths decreasing
THE NUMBER of people killed on Portuguese roads has fallen by 24 per cent in the last year. Between January 1 and September 10 2006, road deaths fell from 2.9
Smoking in restaurants permitted for now
RESTAURANTS AND hotels are to be given time to decide if they wish to allow smoking or not. The Minister for Health, Correia de Campos, has thrown out the initial
SOMALIA
Prime minister asks for international help Interim Prime Minister, Ali Mohamed Ghedi, has appealed for aid against the Al Qaeda and terrorist expansion in the country. He spoke in Kenya
Stay of execution for Pombal Palace
LISBON CÂMARA is rethinking its decision to sell off the Marquês de Pombal Palace, which was listed as a Building of Public Interest in 1993. The Mayor of Lisbon, Carmona
Sócrates in favour of abortion
PRIME Minister, José Sócrates, is to actively campaign in the forthcoming referendum on abortion. To the contrary of what happened in 1998 during the last referendum, when António Guterres was
Violence in schools
NEW MEASURES are being implemented in Portugal to combat increasing violence in schools. Attacks on teachers, student-on-student violence, damage and destruction to school premises has forced Portugal’s government to take
Welcome back Karina
STARS DANCE school at Carvoeiro Clube de Ténis is delighted to announce that Karina is now back and teaching dance classes. The new term starts on Saturday, September 23 and
Woman attacked with axe and left to die in Albufeira
A MAN has been accused of attacking his wife with an axe and leaving her to die on a road in Cerro do Roque, Paderne, at the weekend. The body