António Pina re-elected president of Algarve Municipalities Association
António Miguel Pina has been re-elected as president of AMAL, the association that brings together the mayors of the Algarve’s 16 municipalities, for the 2025-2029 term. Pina, the former mayor
Presidential front-runner insists health minister ‘talk to country’ about litany of ‘out-of-hospital births’
The constant reporting of mothers forced to give birth either waiting for an ambulance to take them to hospital, in an ambulance trying to find a hospital, ‘on the pavement’,
Storm Claudia: 16,000 without power in various districts; ports, harbours, schools closed; dozens of incidents reported
Around 16,000 households and other consumers were without power at 8:30 this morning in the districts of Lisbon, Santarém, and Setúbal, as Storm Claudia battered the mainland. A number of
Immigrants despair over lack of response from AIMA migrations agency
The country’s migration agency, AIMA, continues to struggle to clear a massive backlog of cases inherited from its predecessor, SEF, leaving many applicants queueing for hours outside offices, some even
We are now The Resident!
This week’s print edition marks our newspaper’s 36th anniversary as it was this very week in 1989 that the first edition of what was then the Algarve Resident hit the
Algarve’s six dams at average of 67% capacity
The average water storage in the Algarve’s six dams is 67% of their total capacity, a percentage that reflects “the example of good management”, APA, Portuguese Environment Agency said today.
Cancelled school community ‘refuses to give up’
A school community cancelled by order of the Ministry of Education is refusing to give up. The parents, teachers and pupils of Aljezur International School returned to the taped up
Aljezur celebrates its famous sweet potatoes
One of Portugal’s most famous and beloved sweet potato varieties will be the star of a yearly show taking place at the end of November in the western Algarve town
Free self-defence training for women in Quarteira
The Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCJ) in Loulé is inviting all women and girls aged 16 and over to take part in a self-defence training
Alexandra Teodósio to become first woman to lead University of Algarve
The University of the Algarve has elected a new rector: Alexandra Teodósio, who was the top-voted candidate on Tuesday, November 12, after a vote by the General Council at the