The Algarve Fish Book launch
LONG AWAITED by the English speaking resident community, Nico Böer and Andrea Siebert of Edition MARISOL launched the English edition of their award winning The Algarve Fish Book recently, in
The politics the behind resignation of Minister of Finance
Before the elections which gave his party an absolute majority last February, José Sócrates spoke often of the need for confidence. He gave few hints as to his actual policies,
The world of medicine
SILVES’ FISSUL pavilion is the venue for a new exhibition entitled “Indústria Farmacêutica – Mãos que Partilham Vida” (Pharmaceutical industry – hands that give life), an event which promises to
Toddler in swimming pool tragedy
A TWO-YEAR-OLD Italian child drowned recently in the swimming pool of a holiday villa in Praia da Luz, Lagos. The accident occurred at the end of the afternoon while his
Tourists advised to use complaints books
DECO, PORTUGAL’S consumer rights association, has recently issued a statement advising tourists in the country, who become involved in consumer related conflicts this summer, to demand to have the establishment’s
Under attack, country style
I HAD a chilling sense of déjà vu when watching Sky News on Thursday July 21. Two weeks since the bombings in London, and once again public transport was under
Wine is for everybody
THE LONDON Wine and Spirit Trade Fair 2005 was held at ExCel in May. I’ve attended 23 of their 25 fairs, but this year it was more a question of
The first law of politics
FOR TWO months running, headlines in French newspapers have made depressing reading – for the French. The negative news began with the shock result of the French referendum, when the
Algarve’s long awaited mobile mammography unit is here!
After more than four years of dedicated fundraising, the Associação Oncológica do Algarve (AOA) has taken delivery of the long awaited mobile digital mammography unit, and the high tech van
Big and Beautiful Brazil
OFTEN DESCRIBED as Portugal’s beautiful but However, once you see the stupendous beaches, all becomes clear… Copacabana and Ipanema are the most famous, but there are thousands more that are