Absolute majority
JOSÉ SÓCRATES, Socialist Party (PS) leader, won a historic absolute majority in last Sunday’s election. The result confirmed poll findings and, in the eyes of some commentators, vindicated President Sampaio’s
Associação Amigos de São Brás
On behalf of the association, I would like to thank everyone who helped to raise the record sum of 2,760 euros at our Christmas Bazaar. The money will be divided
Avoid the Algarve, says top English travel magazine
NATIONAL Geographic Travel magazine rates the Algarve as being a bad choice of destination for holidaymakers, in a study that’s been published in the most recent issue of the English
Bloco de Esquerda on a high
By Bob Hughes LAST SUNDAY evening (February 20), the Francisco Louçã-led Bloco de Esquerda (BE) may not have been the eventual winners of the Portuguese election, but, at their headquarters,
Bush seeks backing for ‘new Iraq’
US President, George W. Bush, is to urge European nations to give greater support to the new Iraqi government. In a speech in Brussels, he will dismiss the transatlantic rift
Capital to invest in
LISBON CÂMARA, in conjunction with national housing associations, is to build 4,200 affordable first-time-buyer houses for those on a lower income. Work began on the 42 building plots last week,
Cascais Câmara listens to surfers
THE SURFERS who launched the ‘S.O.S. Carcavelos – Save Our Surf’ campaign, in a bid to stop Cascais Câmara from building piers at Carcavelos beach, are celebrating this week, following
Churches show
DarDeVaia organises second cultural tour Cultural and social association, DarDeVaia, is organising its second cultural tour on March 12, called ‘Churches – Signs of Faith in the Algarve’, which will
Cross-country at St Julian’s
INTERNATIONAL baccalaureate students at St Julian’s entered the fun of the day in a recent cross-country run at the school. The event was well organised, and in good humour, as
Dinosaurs in your garden
IF YOU think that a global natural catastrophe wiped out all dinosaurs 65 million years ago, then think again. According to astonishing findings in quarries in China, many smaller dinosaurs