Lisbon’s tourist tax to be reevaluated
Bloco de Esquerda councillors want to see it doubled, but Lisbon mayor Fernando Medina isn’t convinced. For now, he wants the €1 a night tourist tax (running for a maximum
Web Summit sees government present new “Start Up” residency visa
It’s the second year running for Lisbon’s four-day tech event, and the Parques das Nações Web Summit promises to be even bigger and better this time round. Initial reports point
Culatra island to get €1.5 million facelift
A €1.5 million project to breathe new life into Culatra island has been announced by the government. The project will involve building a dry dock, renovating the old church square,
Rottweiler attacks woman in restaurant
Weeks after parliament approved moves that could see dogs being allowed into restaurants, a woman has been bitten by a Rottweiler as she and her husband walked into one. There
Mystery surrounds nighttime earthmoving near “largest avocado plantation in Europe”
The shout went up over social media early on Saturday evening. An earthmover was ploughing up indigenous trees near the tiny hamlet of Catalão, Barão de S. João – an
Olhão teams up with China to breed sea urchins
Olhão’s fish farming station is expected to start breeding sea urchins as part of a partnership with Chinese scientists. The project is part of a larger protocol signed on Friday
Saudi magnate “invited” to increase investments in Portugal” arrested in ‘corruption purge’
Only two months ago he was in the Algarve, being feted by President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and foreign affairs minister Augusto Santos Silva. Newsbites at the
PM breaks up “tense debate” on wildfire investment
MPs locked in the second round of “PM question time” as the State Budget’s general proposals were under discussion hit a sticky patch when it came to investments in Civil
Police investigate rape of 19-year-old woman in Faro
PJ police are investigating the rape of a 19-year-old woman near the Calouste Gulbenkian avenue in Faro. The crime happened late at night around two weeks ago, according to national
School’s out on November 15 as teachers call national strike
Fenprof, the national federation of teachers, has called a national strike for Wednesday, November 15, appealing to members to come together outside Lisbon’s parliamentary building on that day, as the