Around the world… in 5 taxing minutes
Inland Revenue continues to crack down on tax evaders According to reports in the Sunday Times, the head of the UK Inland Revenue, David Varney, has established a specialist unit
BRITAIN
Britain hit by youth crime wave A NEW report has revealed that, in Britain, one in four teenage boys, aged between 14 and 17, is a serious or repeat offender.
Burns celebration
A JOINT Burns celebration by the St. Andrew’s Society of Lisbon and the Single Malt Whisky Society of Portugal was held recently at the Clube de Golfe da BelaVista in
Capital’s consumers have highest buying power
ACCORDING to the results of a study released last week by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), the national institute for statistics, the population of Lisbon tops the list for
carnival
Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 – 15th Motards Meeting opens Carnival of Loulé on Saturday 5 at 1.30pm. Festival includes trditional games and live music. Call: 289 400 600 Saturday
Cavaco Silva at economics degree awards
FORMER Prime Minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, was among some of Lisbon’s top economics professors at the annual Universidade Católica economics diploma degree awards. Before the ceremony, Luís Palha da Silva,
Charity event raises a record €58,000 for local institution
ONE OF the major annual charity events in the Algarve, the VIII Charity Golf Tournament, was held recently at the Victoria golf course in Vilamoura, followed by a gala dinner
Community centre to benefit all
ALTO DO FORTE in Serra das Minas, Sintra, is to benefit from a new community centre, aimed at providing much-needed new facilities for children and old people. The new centre
Down to earth drinking
Definition of a hangover: ‘The Wrath of Grapes’ IN MY Christmas stocking, I found a pack of cards. They were 52 cures for a hangover. Being a sport, I tried
Emergency plan for industrial accidents
CASCAIS Câmara President, António d’Orey Capucho, presided over a meeting, held recently in the Cascais Cultural Centre, to outline the already adopted Emergency Plan for Industrial Accidents within his borough.