Watch what central bankers do – not what they say
By DAVID JOHNSON THE FOREIGN exchange markets have always kept a wary eye on the bond markets, because the immense flows created by international investors, in search of higher interest
Whitesnake ready to rock Lisbon
By Ruth Sharpe ONE OF the most legendary bands in hard rock return to Lisbon this June, to celebrate the release of their new Greatest Hits CD, The Definitive Collection.
Win tickets to Aquashow!
TO CELEBRATE World Children’s Day (June 1), The Resident has organised a special competition for readers to win a day out at the Aquashow Family Park in the Algarve, near
WORLD CUP – Selection surprises
SPAIN WILL will travel to Germany without Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes who has been a national team regular since 1998, or Barcelona’s in-form keeper Victor Valdes. Southampton’s Alexander Ostlund has
Your family could feature in a cartoon!
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S television channel, Nickelodeon, sent a team of talent scouts to Algarve Shopping, in Guia, earlier this month, to seek out potential candidates to participate in the ‘Nickelodeon Family
650 tons of rubbish removed from Algarve forests
Around 650 tons of rubbish, including dumped cars, washing machines and furniture, was collected by four thousand volunteers on May 14 from the Algarve’s forests, in recognition of Dia National
Abba Mania
WHEN ABBA decided to split in the early 80s, millions of fans worldwide were devastated to see the end of one of the most successful bands in chart history. As
Air Berlin enjoys boom in Portugal
AIR BERLIN recently announced, at a press conference held at the Carlton Palace Hotel in Lisbon, that is has increased its air traffic, to and from Portugal, by 68 per
Airport crime alert
A NEW survey claims that airport crime is rife, and that women are 14 per cent more likely to be victims of airport crime than men, despite the high levels
Alentejo Blue by Monica Ali
COMING OUT in early June, this fascinating novel by the author of Brick Lane, is set here in Mamarrosa, in the Alentejo region of Portugal, (where Ali bought a house