Uranium mine deposits trigger concern
ABANDONED uranium mines in Portugal could be jeopardising the health of the local population, according to environmental experts. The most worrying situation is in the mines of Urgeiriça, where waters
Uzbekistan violence triggers condemnation
THE US says it is “deeply disturbed” by reports that troops in Uzbekistan fired on unarmed civilians during a protest in the east of the country. Secretary of State, Condoleezza
What goes down must go up – inflation!
THE WORDS “interest rates” and “inflation” are often mentioned in the same breath. Low interest rates can lead to inflation and monetary policy makers often cite inflation as one of
World’s biggest solar park for Alentejo
ACCORDING TO a report in UK’s The Guardian, a German firm is set to exploit the Alentejo’s sun-baked environment by building the world’s biggest solar energy power station near Beja.
‘Friendly chat’ has fatal end
IT HAS been alleged that a “friendly conversation” about football between a Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP) agent, guarding the British Embassy’s front door in Lisbon’s Rua São Bernardo, and
A busy weekend at the Casuals
LAST WEEKEND was certainly a busy one at the Casuals sports club, at St. Julian’s School in Carcavelos, with two visiting teams playing hockey and football. First was the Casuals’
A fist-full of dollars
LOOKING AT the latest figures published on how much the top 10 sportsmen – yes, they are all men – in the world earn, I am wondering if we are
A dangerous way to stay in touch
Dear Reader, IT COULD soon be written on the new mobile phone, that you are going to buy your wife or child on their next birthday, that it could seriously
Algarve matters
American golf legend Arnold Palmer, 75, inaugurated Vilamoura’s new Victoria course by playing nine holes in the sunshine last week. The Victoria Golf Club will host the Golf World Cup
Bankruptcies spiral out of control
PORTUGAL SUFFERED the highest rate of bankruptcies in the European Union in 2004. The country saw some 3,123 companies go under – seven times more than in Spain. This is