Friends of Ireland celebrate
ST. PATRICK’S Day was once again celebrated in style on March 18 as 160 people gathered in the Marriott Hotel, Lisbon, for the fourth Gala Dinner organised by the Irish
Gastronomy festival in Tavira this weekend
STARTING THIS Saturday (April 1) and continuing until April 9, Tavira presents the third edition of the Festival de Gastronomia Serrana, (festival of mountain gastronomy), involving various restaurants from the
Go to Rock in Rio-Lisboa with BP
TICKETS ARE already on sale at BP petrol stations for Rock in Rio-Lisboa, but now the fuel company is launching a campaign entitled Passporte do Rock (rock passport) giving customers
Government announces 333 measures
SCORES OF measures aimed at cutting state bureaucracy and simplifying the lives of both citizens and companies have been announced by Prime Minister José Sócrates. “30 of the 300 announced
Guterres receives Personality of the Year Award
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees and former Prime Minister of Portugal, was elected Personality of the Year 2005 by the Associação de Imprensa Estrangeira em Portugal
HAITI
Skulls found in capital ELEVEN HUMAN skulls were found dumped in Haiti’s capital earlier this week, two days after 17 were discovered in a separate rubbish tip. Local police and
Heightened levels of interest in foreign exchange
AT THE time of writing, the US Dollar (USD) is looking less like the flavour of the month and more like yesterday’s leftovers. International investors have maintained the strength of
High fidelity
IN RECENT months, newspapers and magazines have been full of articles dealing with the rise in teenage pregnancies, both here and in Britain. The decline of man-kind, a change of
If you cannot face lawn maintenance, here’s the solution!
JAN AND John Cowan moved to Portugal from Ireland, with their two daughters Amy and Emma, in July 2004. While living in Dublin, they ran a successful men’s wear and
Lisbon Câmara to regenerate Bairro da Liberdade
A DETAILED project which it is hoped will breathe new life into Lisbon’s rundown Liberdade district of Campolide, was recently unveiled at a Lisbon council meeting. The project involves the