Increase in immigrants
PORTUGAL’S foreign population increased last year by seven per cent according to statistics from the Serviço de Estrangeiros (SEF). The Brazilians represent the biggest foreign community (77,000), followed by the
Lagos requests re-think on operating unit
THE ISSUE of the re-opening of the operating block at Lagos Hospital has returned to the agenda. Two months following the public announcement that confirmed the operating block at the
Lisbon to Madrid in less than three hours
A NEW high-speed train connection between Lisbon and Madrid has moved a step nearer following an Iberian summit. Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications, Mário Lino, held talks with
Meningitis kills child
A THREE-year old girl from Fregim, Amarante, has died from meningitis after five days in a coma in Porto’s S. João Hospital. The first symptoms of the child’s illness were
Metro replaces dangerous access doors
LISBON METRO has started a programme to replace its station access gates in order to avoid accidents. The new gates are lower and it is less likely that passengers will
Moral victory
Facing Liverpool in Istanbul’s Attaturk Stadium on May 25 will be six-times European Cup winners AC Milan, who reached their 10th final in this competition despite being played against the
Most Portuguese don’t bother with environment
THE VAST majority of Portuguese do not believe their individual efforts towards environmental issues count, according to a study carried out by Eurobarometer. Most people are more concerned with larger
Neo-Nazi party in Setúbal
A PEACEFUL night in Asseiceira, suburbs of Poceirão (Setúbal), was disturbed by a Neo-Nazi concert last weekend that attracted between 150 and 270 skinheads. The concert featured three Neo-Nazi bands,
New international airport on cards for Lisbon
LISBON COULD have a second airport to service low cost airlines by 2010. The Secretary of State for Tourism, Bernardo Trindade, believes it would not only create new jobs, but
No luck for Pincho
Algarve ‘paradise’ threatened by wind farm PINCHO EXPATRIATES met with European MEP for Algarve, Jamila Madeira, in Faro recently, in the hope of resolving the situation surrounding the possible, disastrous