Portugal needs stability
PORTUGUESE President, Jorge Sampaio, called for the restoration of political stability in his New Year’s address to the nation. Outlining what the country’s objectives should be for 2005, he mentioned
Portugal’s most famous avenue in days gone by
BEFORE LISBON’S 1755 earthquake, the area occupied by Avenida da Liberdade today was nothing more than a dangerous and overgrown open ditch filled with rubbish. But the grandiose plans of
Portuguese scientists awarded for cancer research
FOUR YOUNG scientists are to be honoured for their investigative studies in the field of oncology, announced the Liga Portuguesa Contra O Cancro (LPCC) recently. The quartet will each be
RTA at BTL
A NEW exhibition stand, representing an investment of 85,000 euros, was recently designed for the Algarve Tourism Board (RTA). The brand new display material is being described as “modern, dynamic
Solidarity in Sintra
SINTRA Câmara has given financial support to various institutions of social solidarity. The Work of Immaculate Conception, an institution that houses around 50 female children who are deprived of a
Sweet charity
LISBON’S first charity cake and sweet fair, organised by the câmara, was a five-day event held recently in the city’s Edward VII Park. Local organisations set up stalls selling traditional
Swim for cancer care
THREE Musketeers, Eddy de Bie, Dave Mossman and John Gilbert (pictured), participated in a sponsored swim at Armação de Pêra beach, in aid of Cancer Care in Faro. So far,
Waves of tragedy
Boxing Day 2004 will forever be remembered for one thing, and one thing only – the massive undersea earthquake, followed by a tsunami of 10-metre waves that violently hit many
Water tariff rises in Cascais
RESIDENTS in the Cascais concelho will pay an extra 2.9 per cent per cubic metre on all the different levels, following an increase in the water tariff approved by the
Water crisis
THE DELAY in constructing the Odelouca dam is obliging Barlavento câmaras and Águas do Algarve, the company responsible for supplying water to the public, to resort to boreholes in order