Robbery at Almancil restaurant
A HIGH CLASS restaurant in Almancil (Algarve), Dom Julio, was robbed in the early hours of last Saturday morning, with thieves stealing cash and valuables totaling a value of around
RUGBY – Lions tour
Ahead of the first official Test against the All Blacks in just over a week, the British & Irish Lions enjoyed a 36-14 stroll over provincial side Taranaki before being
Say Yes with Rebelo de Sousa
FORMER SOCIAL Democrats (PSD) leader and political commentator, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, launched a ‘Yes to Europe’ website recently. The site, called “É Sim!” (www.esim.eu.com), contains the latest documents made
Songwriters compete
THE RESIDENT was again invited to be part of the panel of judges for St Julian’s School’s songwriting competition. Judging by last Christmas’ carol writing competition, the standard of the
South Africa’s economic growth
PORTUGUESE BUSINESS should be ready to invest in South Africa now that its economy is booming and its political climate is stable, argued South African Deputy Trade and Industry Minister,
SOUTH AMERICA
Earthquake strikes Chile AT LEAST eight people have been killed in a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Chile. Three people died as buildings collapsed and another five were
Staff boost for Algarve clinics
THE PRESIDENT of the Algarve Regional Health Authority, Rui Lourenço, has pledged to bolster staff numbers in the region’s hospitals and health centres this summer. The plan envisages the creation
Successful launch of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
THE CHAÎNE des Rôtisseurs has inaugurated a new chapter in the Algarve recently, the Bailliage d’Algarve, with different events taking place at different locations. Among others, there were lunches at
Tax evasion
SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS in Portugal have come to realise that tax evasion is doubly destructive.In addition to the obvious loss of revenue, any ethic of compliance is completely undermined when rampant
Tax increases will push up interest rates
TAX INCREASES could provoke a rise in interest rates by the financial sector, claims João Salgueiro, president of the Associação Portuguesa de Bancos (APB), the Portuguese Banking Association. The economist