A time to be born
“Spring is sprung, de Sun am riz, I wonder where dem boidies is? Dem boids is on de wing! But dats absoid-de wing is on de boid!” Trivial but true.
ABN AMRO chooses
AFTER TWO weeks of intensive trials, the ABN AMRO racing team announced the amateur sailors who will make up the crew of the second ABN AMRO vessel in the legendary
AFPOP Matters – Driving licences and impounding of cars
An article in a local magazine has caused concern among expatriates in Portugal. The editorial stated that the police will immediately impound vehicles of foreign residents who do not hold
Algarve Vintage Car Rally next month
THE ALGARVE Vintage Car Rally, organised by Clube Automóvel do Algarve, will be taking place on May 13, 14 and 15. This is the event’s third year and it’s now
Aroeira, part of 2005 Lisbon Golf Festival
AROEIRA Golf Course in Almada, has been chosen by the organisers of the 2005 Lisbon Golf Festival to be one of the host courses. This prestigious tournament, which takes place
Britain goes to the polls on May 5
BRITAIN’S election campaign started slowly, overshadowed by an informal truce for the Pope’s funeral and the Royal Wedding. But early news that Longbridge-based car-maker MG Rover planned to axe 6,000
Capital hosts Iberia’s biggest food and drink fair
THE LARGEST international food, wine and beverage fair on the Iberian Peninsular opened at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) on Sunday. The yearly, colourful, gastronomic event, ‘Alimentaria Lisboa’, organised
Castle of dreams
SILVES CASTLE provided a fitting backdrop for the presentation of a 1,500 euro cheque to Dra. Liliana Rodrigues, president of Silves-based charity Castelo de Sonhos, recently. The money was raised
Children are the new teachers
A PORTUGUESE international exhibition, entitled ‘Planet Blue’, which aims to teach schoolchildren of the importance of looking after our planet, was opened in Lisbon recently. Planet Blue, conceived in 1999
Câmara wages graffiti war with new equipment
LISBON Câmara has purchased 54 pieces of state-of-the-art cleaning equipment to combat the city’s growing graffiti vandalism problem. The new equipment includes 27 so-called “motor dogs”, 10 powerful vacuum street