Another year’s over, a new one’s just begun
A we bid farewell to 2004 and welcome in 2005, this article reviews last year’s market performance as well as looking to the future. FTSE The FTSE 100 did not
Young tsunami survivor inspires the nation
A seven-year-old tsunami survivor, found wandering on an Indonesian beach 19 days after the disaster struck, wearing the Portuguese national football shirt, has stolen the hearts of the nation. With
Baby boom
Following a strict breeding programme, involving some of the world’s rarest animals, Omega Park in Monchique can finally boast success. It has been an uphill struggle for the staff at the
Cidadela fortress has new owner
Cidadela fortress, for centuries a military stronghold on the seaward entrance to Cascais harbour, finally has a new keeper and protector. Dr Francisco Ramalho, Director General of Buildings and Heritage
Câmara President caught on the hop over future of Parque Mayer
Lisbon Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, was placed in a tight spot recently over the future of Parque Mayer. The run-down former theatre land site off Avenida da Liberdade is earmarked
BDO World Darts
Ray van Barneveld clinched his fourth BDO World Darts title at the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey last week. The Dutch ace beat England’s Martin Adams 6-2, despite a perfect
Flu bug tightens its grip
Due to an increased number of patients arriving at accident and emergency departments and an alert received from Hospital Amadora-Sintra, the Direcção-Geral de Saúde (DGS), the national health authority, was
In celebration of Burns
The St. Andrew’s Society of Lisbon, in conjunction with The Single Malt Whisky Society of Portugal, is holding an evening in Celebration of Burns, to take place on Friday, January
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Resident is co-ordinating special fundraising events to help the South East Asia tsunami victims. Tonight (Friday) we are having a Grand Auction evening, which will follow a Curry Buffet,
Parties announce election strategies
Pedro Santana Lopes (centre), leader of the Social Democrats Party (PSD), promised that there won’t be tax increases and that value-added tax (IVA) will remain unaltered, highlighting that IRC (tax