São Brás names street after Walter Sulzer
The ceremony took place on October 24, led by then-mayor Vítor Guerreiro and newly elected mayor Marlene Guerreiro, joined by Sulzer’s wife, Paula, two of his children, neighbours, friends and
PM insists country “will not get out of rut” without AD’s labour reform
Prime minister Luís Montenegro has warned today that the country will not get out of its rut if it does not move forward now with changes to labour legislation – taking
TAP blocks flight reservations for day of general strike
TAP Air Portugal has blocked off reservations for the day of the general strike (next Thursday, December 11) stressing that it will only be operating ‘minimum services’. “We do not
Tuesday morning news in brief: Marcelo operated on for strangulated hernia
Recovering well President Marcelo is in hospital having been operated on Monday night for a strangulated abdominal hernia. The head of state became unwell after official duties during the day.
What it was like running the Lisbon Marathon
A small heads-up for anyone thinking of signing up next year – when a friend of mine registered later on, I found out that they charge more if you sign
Expert guidance that makes all the difference
Bringing a vehicle into Portugal can feel like opening the door to yet another layer of complexity in an already demanding international move. While the idea of having your own
INEM suggests log fires responsible for carbon monoxide poisoning
In a warning today, INEM (medical emergencies authority) has alerted to the reality of energetic poverty in Portugal (where one in five people are still considered to be living in
Albufeira shuts municipal pools after Legionella detected
Albufeira will close its municipal pools temporarily starting on Tuesday (December 2) after routine tests detected the presence of Legionella bacteria in the hot water system. The decision, announced by
Years on from child sex abuse bombshell Portugal’s Catholic Church fails to deliver
Years on from the shocking report that lifted the lid on decades of deviant behaviour by priests and officials of the Catholic Church and very little appears to have been
Algarve shopping centre evacuated due to car fire
The Mar Shopping Algarve shopping centre in Loulé was evacuated today (December 1) after a car caught fire in the underground car park. Authorities were alerted just before 1pm, and