Algarve Boxer dog represents Portugal at world championship
Algarve dog trainer João Paulino and two-year-old Boxer dog Echo von der Königswiese will be representing Portugal at the IPO ATIBOX WM world championship that will take place on April
Hundreds of civil servants “accused of corruption in 2017”
Hundreds of civil servants were accused of corruption during 2017. The news, being widely shared and broadcast today, stops short of saying whether numbers last year were ‘up on the
Six arrested as Lisbon police swoop on suspected arms traffickers
Six people were arrested early this (Tuesday) morning when PSP police in Lisbon raided 15 homes in an operation focused on the combat of the trafficking of illegal firearms in
‘Venezuelan steel’ auctioned off in final stage of Viana do Castelo shipyard liquidation
Three years since it was sold off to the Martifer group, Viana do Castelo’s shipyard (ENVC) is still ‘selling off’ assets to try and pay off massive debts. Last week
Algarve lures tourists at national tourism fairs
In a bid to ensure the Algarve remains “the top holiday destination” for the domestic market, the region’s tourism board (RTA) is taking part in three national fairs in March.
Thousands protest open-pit uranium mine 40kms from border
Thousands joined last weekend’s protest in Retortillo, near Salamanca, against the open-pit uranium mine due to open next year (click here). While environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has announced
Portuguese father in dock in UK accused of “shaking baby to death”
The trial has begun in UK of 43-year-old Portuguese father Pedro Rubim, accused of having shaken his baby son to death while his wife was “out at the dentist’s”. Described
“Luring Hollywood”: Portugal launches “incentive scheme” for film and TV projects
The United States’ Los Angeles Times has reported on a new incentive programme which it says the Portuguese government is hoping will attract “more film, TV and streaming shoots” to
Bad weather sets in for “at least a week”
With central Europe bracing for a cold front that could see temperatures dropping by 10º in 30 minutes, Portugal too is girding itself for a week of really filthy weather.
Thousands in U.S. wake up to ‘bonus’ of Portuguese passport
Reports today suggest thousands of emigrés to the United States have suddenly rethought the sense of carrying a Portuguese passport. According to figures released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,