Regional fund secures new routes to Faro airport
A SPECIAL regional fund has recently been set up to finance the marketing and promotion required to attract more airlines to operate routes to Faro. The fund is the result
Renovating buildings could ease crisis
DOING UP run-down properties could help the government find its way out of the current economic crisis. According to the Associação dos Industriais da Construção Civil e Obras Públicas (AICCOPN),
See clearly with Pulzer
I-Q MED, opticians in Lagoa led by Dr. Versteeg, offer many treatments to correct your vision. However, they are the first practice in Portugal to use the Pulzer solid state
Spanish tour operator awards Portuguese hotels
THE NOVOTEL Verman in Póvoa de Varzim and the Sofitel Thalassa Vilalara in the Algarve, both operated by the Accor Amorim group, have recently been awarded top honours by Spanish
Specialist describes new airport site as unsafe
PORTUGAL’S NEW airport site at Ota has been compared to a rickety baby. Reis Borges, a specialist in airport planning, says that the new site has severe limitations from both
Tax tales from across the world
International group calls for more efficient exchange of information Financial intelligence officials from 47 countries have gathered in Bulgaria to discuss how improvements could be made to systems for uncovering
Traffic lights out, roundabouts in
AS TRAFFIC lights at Guia, Alcantarilha and Lagoa are being replaced with roundabouts, the Instituto de Estradas de Portugal (IEP), the institute of Roads in Portugal, is contemplating doing the
UK’s new fertility test for men makes news in Portugal
A NEW home fertility test for men known as Fertell, launched in the UK last week, has been widely covered in the Portuguese national press, with reports even quoting the
Water to be given minimum price
A SCALE of charges, which will determine the minimum and maximum price that can be charged for water by the managers of the supply system in Portugal, is currently being
2006 brings higher taxes and prices
PURCHASING POWER is set to fall again this year, heralding another period of belt-tightening for Portugal’s hard-pressed consumers. Most prices will increase by more than two per cent, while public