Alcoutim hosts safety day for children
ALCOUTIM’S MUNICIPAL Civil Protection Services staged a special safety awareness day for pupils of the borough’s nurseries and primary schools, as part of the commemorations for World Day of Civil
Alice in Chains to perform in May
AMERICAN GRUNGE band Alice in Chains has announced they will perform in Lisbon on May 26, at the Super Bock Super Rock Festival (SBSR). The show will represent a rare
An end to lost luggage
NEW TRACKING technology could spell the end of lost luggage due to RFID radio frequency identification, which uses tiny microchips that broadcast a unique identification number. They are already being
BELARUS
Police detain protesters BELARUS OPPOSITION have said that four leading activists were arrested by police in Minsk during a protest against the election result. Opposition supporters defied police and braved
Bring home more shopping
NEW, RELAXED rules for duty-free goods have been announced and will come into force next year. The new European Commission Directive nearly triples allowances for items purchased outside the EU,
Cachopo’s windmill restored to former glory
FOLLOWING RENOVATION work, the Moinho Branco de Cachopo (white windmill of Cachopo) is now back in action. Tavira Câmara spent over 65,000 euros on the restoration project, which involved renovating
Castro Marim Câmara organises public walk
AS PART of the Programa de Marchas Passeio Algarve 2005/2006, a programme of public walks along the Algarve region, developed by the Instituto Nacional do Desporto (national institute of sport),
COLOMBIA
Scouts die in mudslide EIGHT SCOUTS and one of their guides were killed by a mudslide in central Colombia earlier this week. The accident occurred at the foot of the
Disappointed but not defeated
Disappointed but not defeated: property rental licensing row continues ACCORDING TO those who attended the meeting on March 15 at the Direcção-Geral de Turismo (DGT), the general directorate for tourism,
Distinctive destinations
AMERICA’S NATIONAL Trust for Historic Preservation has named a dozen distinctive destinations designed to appeal to tourists with a taste for historic places. Here are their suggestions for holiday spots: