Government’s electoral programme gets similar lacklustre response to that of PS
Pundits unimpressed; PS denounces it as “hoax”/ “fantasy” This weekend saw the initial response to the government’s electoral programme, presented on Friday at the Lisbon Congress Centre – and it
Shhhh… Portugal heading for four years of deficit
Government insists “there will be no deficit”, but we are in an election campaign Tucked well into the back pages today is the news that the “next government that results
Church hands 15 properties over for €230,000 – without telling vulnerable tenants
Properties were ‘exchanged’ for single studio apartment “that hasn’t even been built…” Vulnerable families in Porto have been shocked to discover that the Church (their supposed landlord) has handed over
Man arrested for attempted murder in Lagos
Childhood acquaintances got into a row after one of the men fired several shots into the air “for fun” A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Lagos on suspicion of
Emergency works planned to ‘save’ Fuseta beach before summer
Fuseta Island’s beach has “almost disappeared” following recent storms Portugal’s Environment and Energy Minister, Maria da Graça Carvalho, has promised emergency action to make sure Fuseta Island has a beach
Latest poll puts Socialists in lead; new revelations add to PM’s ‘company woes’
Expresso claims one of PM’s former company’s largest clients is major-league PSD donor As hard as it is to ‘think national’ when the wider world appears to be spinning out
Appeal court judges confirm 10-year jail term for corruption of former minister of economy
Manuel Pinho’s lawyer has written a book focusing on his client’s innocence… Lisbon Appeal Court judges today have confirmed the 10-year prison sentence delivered to former economy minister Manuel Pinho
Secretary of State suggests tax perks to lure retired emigrants back to Portugal
José Cesário wants emigrants return to live particularly in “low-density regions, where we need people with purchasing power” Portugal’s Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, José Cesário, has defended that
Easter Sunday Catholic Mass in English in Carvoeiro
There will be a retiring collection for the Lagoa Cáritas Food Bank An Easter Sunday Catholic Mass in English will take place on Sunday, April 20 at 4pm, at the
Two Portuguese dead in climbing accident in Spanish mountains
The Portuguese government has confirmed the deaths of two Portuguese climbers who lost their lives earlier this week in the Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain. The victims, aged