RTA birthday books for President and Arnold Palmer
HÉLDER MARTINS (pictured left), the president of Região de Turismo do Algarve (RTA), the Algarve regional tourism board, recently presented the President of the Republic, Jorge Sampaio, and golfing legend,
Silves beauty wins competition
THE CIDADELA Fortress in Cascais came alive recently to a spectacular beauty competition. Twelve finalists met to compete in the Miss Tourism of the Planet-Portugal. The winner was Olivia Lemper,
Students praised for Faro’s Academic Week
PRESIDENT OF Faro Câmara, José Vitorino, greeted students at Faro’s recent Academic Week and praised the Associação Académica’s organisation of the event that saw performances from music stars including Alanis
Taxes will rise
It now seems there will be no alternative than to raise taxes, an action that Prime Minister José Sócrates has always claimed he wouldn’t take and a hypothesis he again
The dark side of…tanning!
THE WARMTH of the sun is enveloping, caressing, relaxing and, at the same time, exciting, almost like an irresistible lover. To be realistic, this attraction can be fatal…like any irrational,
The Rainbow Diet
HOW MANY times have you been tempted by the latest food fad? How many times have you convinced yourself that you will never buy another packet of chocolate biscuits again?
Top footballers to play
THE FIRST Portuguese Red Cross Open, which has received great support from the President of the Republic, Jorge Sampaio, will be played on the Gramacho golf course in Carvoeiro (Algarve)
Transfer frenzy
THE CURRENT season is not yet fully completed and yet players are already being traded all over Europe. In England, Chelsea are the most active despite claiming to be happy
UEFA gives Sporting chance
LISBON CÂMARA hosted a welcome dinner for UEFA Cup champions, CSKA Moscow, last week. CSKA Moscow beat Sporting Club de Portugal by three goals to one. Present at the dinner
War veterans battle invisible disorder
MORE THAN 10,000 soldiers returning from the Iraq war have now sought help for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), an anxiety based mood disorder characterised by flashbacks, nightmares and extreme agitation.