Small Portuguese property holding companies
In this series, we investigate the ins and outs of the assessment of profits from the sale of real estate, the impact of new legislation, as well as eventual changes
The comments
Eminent economist Dr Jorge A Vasconcellos e Sá, covers a range of issues, from global business to Portuguese commerce. Dr Vasconcellos e Sá has a PhD from Columbia University and
The hash house harriers
Hashers generally agree that there are four main reasons why they like hashing: • It keeps you fit. • You make new friends. • You get to see parts of
The science of snoring
This article was written in co-operation with Mike Dilkes MS FRCS and Santdeep Paun FRCS (ORL-HNS) from the prestigious St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. Mr Dilkes holds monthly clinics in
Tolls for Via do Infante
”The previous government’s decision to introduce tolls came after a special session of the Council of Ministers. Prime Minister, Santana Lopes, justified the new policy by saying it stemmed from
Unions and managers attack ‘bridging’ holidays
Portuguese public sector workers enjoyed a four-day holiday recently. The government allowed state sector workers to take last Monday off, followed by the traditional national holiday (Republic Day) on Tuesday.
Sport Briefs
Sprint king At the last major meeting of the season in Yokohama, Japan, Olympic champion Justin Gatlin confirmed his good form by taking the 100m in 9.97 seconds ahead of
Algarve bids to win tourists
Due to the disappointing tourism figures recorded this summer, Hélder Martins, the president of the Algarve Tourist Board (RTA), and the director of Faro airport, Correia Mendes, were in talks
All fired up
Several readers have e-mailed recently regarding fire-damaged trees, asking whether they will recover. A good rule of thumb is that trees regarded as indigenous, such as oaks, carobs, eucalyptus, olives
An unexpected victory
England eased into their first major one-day final for 12 years by comprehensively outplaying limited overs champs Australia, thus ending a 15-game losing run against the old enemy. Captain Michael