Portugal to contribute to G8’s debt relief programme
PORTUGAL’S GOVERNMENT recently announced that it will participate in the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) for the world’s poorest countries, which was recently implemented following measures announced in 2005 by
Positive meeting between Algarve council chiefs …
Positive meeting between Algarve council chiefs and Cavaco Silva MACÁRIO CORREIA, president of Tavira Câmara and AMAL, the entity representing the Algarve’s 16 borough councils, has described last week’s meeting
President and Prime Minister in TGV clash
PRIME MINISTER, José Sócrates, announced last week that the government would push ahead with its plans for a high speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon. Speaking in Chaves, only
Red mist
THE QUESTION on everyone’s lips following Zidane’s outrageous final head-butt was “what did Marco Materazzi say to him?” Between Fifa disciplinary committee, interviews and professional lip reader interpretations, nothing definite
Sardine festival returns to Portimão
THE TWELFTH edition of Portimão’s famous Sardine festival takes place this year from August 4 to 13 at the city’s Zona Ribeirinha, down by the waterfront. Celebrated annually, visitors have
Stardom beckons for Yorkshire expatriates
Chris Lane and her husband Trevor recently became local celebrities, after spending a day being filmed by the Yorkshire regional television news programme, Calendar. After responding to an article, which
Summer cooking
With temperatures in the high 30s and even 40s, the last thing you need is to spend a long time in the kitchen. However, this does not mean that you
The Algarve’s first historic Pousada
POUSADAS DE Portugal recently opened the Algarve’s first historic Pousada in Tavira. Situated in Rua D. Paio Peres Correia, Tavira’s Covento da Graça is the third Pousada (government funded hotel)
The biggest beach party of the summer
GROOVE ARMADA are coming to Lagos this summer to headline the second edition of the Algarve Beach Party. The event takes place on Thursday, August 10 on Praia da Batata.
The construction company that has it all
If you have ever struggled to find quality workmanship to build your dream home, outdoor furniture or the expertise for top quality garden landscaping, then you are in for a