British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce Gala dinner
The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Christmas Gala Dinner at Vila Vita Parc Resort in Porches on Thursday, November 30 at 7.30pm. Special guest will be British
Bullfights with children: authorities investigate
Two children are believed to have taken active part in a bullfight in the borough of Elvas. According to anti-bullfighting website Basta de Touradas (Enough of Bullfights), the children are
‘Group protection’ against Measles “no longer exists in Portugal”
Health minister Adalberto Campos Ferreira has reiterated calls to “vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate” in the wake of a health department report that claims that the ‘group protection’ previously found in Portugal
Business breakfast at the Hilton Vilamoura
A business breakfast to discuss the new data protection regulation is taking place on Tuesday, November 14, at the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas, at 8.15am. Organised by the British-Portuguese Chamber
Parliament backs bid to build bridge between Alcoutim and Spain
Parliament has approved a bid to build a bridge between the Algarve’s borough of Alcoutim and Sanlúcar de Guadiana in Spain, described as a long-time goal of residents from both
“Garage” sale in aid of animal associations AAG and APAA
The entire contents of an Algarve house is for sale in aid of animal associations AAG and APAA. “From furniture, heaters, air conditioning units to clothes and crystals glasses” –
Unemployment down to 8.6% – lowest since “at least 2008”
It’s a new boon, showing the upturn in Portugal’s economy is making a difference on every level: the country’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest since “at least 2008” in
2016 sees €8.6 billion “flee Portugal for offshore havens”
Despite all the fine words on rigor and accountability, roughly €8.6 billion euros “fled Portugal” last year for offshore havens, almost all of it transferred by businesses. The data comes
European Court forces insurers to pay-up for damages caused by joyrider
In a landmark ruling, insurers in Portugal have been forced to pay damages caused by a joyrider to the owner of the car that he was in the process of
Portuguese IT engineer creates site that detects Parkinson’s from voice recordings
A young graduate in IT engineering has created an online site to detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease from voice recordings. Says Diogo Braga, working out of Porto’s Superior Institute