Carlos Santana will perform at Rock in Rio
GRAMMY AWARD winning Mexican musician Carlos Santana, considered one of the best guitar players of all time, will perform at Lisbon’s Rock in Rio concert on June 2. Santana is
Carmona says Lisbon needs more police
MAYOR OF Lisbon Carmona Rodrigues said there were simply not enough policemen to go around Lisbon. Calling the situation extremely worrying, the mayor has relayed his concerns to the Ministry
Chamber has new Algarve director
THE PORTUGUESE Chamber of Commerce recently held a dinner for its Portugal members at Jardim do Vau, near Portimão. Over 60 members enjoyed this special reception and dinner. During the
Christmas tree boosts trade in Baixa
THE THOUSANDS of people who have swarmed to Lisbon’s Praça do Comércio to see the gigantic Millennium Christmas tree have swelled the coffers of local traders. “Business really took off
DJ Santa brings smile to children’s faces
ONCE AGAIN, radio Kiss FM listeners and advertisers showed kindness and generosity in responding to the appeal for Christmas gifts for the orphans and underprivileged children of the Algarve. Drop
DOWN TO EARTH DRINKING
Claret is the liquor for boys, port is for men, but heroes aspire to drink cognac HAPPY NEW Year everybody! Now that liquors have been banished to the sideboard for
Eighth man caught in connection with torturing prostitutes
A RUSSIAN citizen has been arrested in the Portimão area in connection with the widely publicised case involving a gang of immigrants torturing prostitutes in the Algarve using electric shocks
End Christmas with a cracker
TONIGHT (JANUARY 6) at 9.30pm, the Jarkov Ballet Company from the Ukraine will be performing the spectacular The Nutcracker at Portimão’s municipal auditorium. This is a fantastic opportunity for families
Fear at Algarve’s petrol stations
THE RECENT series of attacks on petrol stations in the Algarve has left owners and staff scared of working evening shifts. António Saleiro, president of the Associação Nacional de Revendedores
Film Review – REVOLVER
Too arty-farty by far BACK IN 1997, Guy Ritchie smashed his way onto the silver screen with one of the most energetic British movies in years. His Lock, Stock And