It’s going swimmingly for Loulé!
Some of the most famous names in international swimming have been confirmed for the fourth International Swimming Meeting to be held in Loulé. The two-day event will commence on June
Landmark decision in favour of the taxman
By BILL BLEVINS HM REVENUE & Customs are on a roll this year. Good news for Gordon Brown; very bad news for tax evaders, as well as compliant taxpayers who
Licensing requirements for holiday lets Nº5
Renting: “O Arrendamento Urbano” UP TO this point, we have only discussed options that are considered as being commercial in nature. A completely different vantage point exists with regard to
Life is a cabaret
HE’S LITTLE, he’s green, he wished he could fly, and now he is here in the Algarve! Yes, Orville has arrived, thanks to the new business partnership of Keith Harris
Lybia comes in from the cold
By Gabriel Hershman THE UNITED States has restored full diplomatic ties with Libya, marking an astounding turnaround in relations since Washington severed links in 1981. American-Libyan relations have come a
MBE for Adelina Pires, legend of the British Cemetery
JOURNALISTS, FRIENDS and admirers gathered at the British Ambassador’s residence in Lisbon last week to pay tribute to one of Portugal’s most stalwart citizens, reports The Resident’s Gabriel Hershman. Sra
News in brief …
Viva Portugal! PORTUGAL WAS in a festive and jubilant mood recently when Oeiras received the National Squad picked to compete in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. At the Jamor
No drought this year
new water management system planned PORTUGAL WILL not face a drought this year, this is the guarantee being made by the Instituto da Água (INAG), the national water institute. “This
Pet Park hosts fun day for children
ANIMAL CHARITY, the Associação de Protecção Animal do Algarve (APAA), were present at the Children’s Fun Day held at Pet Park in Mexilhoeira Grande last weekend, raising money for the
Portuguese prisons among the worst in EU
PORTUGUESE PRISONS are overcrowded, unsanitary breeding grounds for HIV and hepatitis, according to Amnesty International. Seventeen per cent of prisoners still have to use a bucket and ‘slop out’, rather