Easter weekend protest against “unacceptable” state of EN125
A protest to demand a solution to the badly rundown eastern section of the EN125 road, between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António, was held last Saturday. Organised by
DECO rides to defence of Facebook’s Portuguese cybernauts
Portuguese consumer rights watchdog DECO is demanding answers from Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal. As the movement #deletefacebook sweeps the net, DECO wants to
Maximum security already in place for Portugal’s Eurovision song contest
A month away, preparations to secure the first Eurovision song contest to take place in Portugal are already underway. The Altice Arena, where the event will run between May 7-12,
Algarve Nature Week returns with more activities for nature lovers
Algarve Nature Week is back for the fourth year, from April 13 to 22, and again will take advantage of the region’s natural characteristics to feature a number of nature-related
Portugal’s public debt takes new dive
Portugal’s massive public debt took a new dive at the end of February, increasing by €2.4 billion on January’s €246 billion. But, say reports, it has to be set against
Zoomarine awarded at international avian trainers conference
Guia’s Zoomarine theme park was distinguished with two awards at the IAATE conference that took place in Redding, California in February. Miguel Santos, the training coordinator of Zoomarine’s bird department,
“Unprecedented”: renewable energy production in Portugal “exceeds demand” for 1st time
March was a red-letter month in terms of the production of renewable energy in Portugal. For the first time it exceeded consumption. Environmentalists are ecstatic. The “unprecedented” achievement translates into
Portimão to host third ‘Start Work’ recruitment event
The third ‘Start Work’ event in Portimão will take place between Thursday, April 19 and Saturday, April 21, giving businesses and job seekers a chance to meet and discuss employment
Railways suffer second 24-hour strike in month
Barely 48 hours since the country’s rail network was brought to its knees by a national strike, unions have declared a second walk-out, scheduled for April 16-17. Workers employed by
Ryanair dispute escalates ahead of Wednesday walk-out
The ugly row between Portuguese cabin crew and cut-price Irish airline Ryanair is escalating today as unions threaten legal action and look like getting support from counterparts in Spain and