Pestana is ‘personality of the year’
Dionísio Pestana, Pestana Group President, has been voted ‘Personality of the Year 2004’ by the Portuguese-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CPCB). This honour has, for many years, recognised outstanding personalities who
An evening devoted to friendship
By Jane Fernandes MBE The launch of British artist John O’Connor’s book, Retrato de Lisboa – Portrait of Lisbon (Editorial Notícias 2004), took place in London on November 17, courtesy
Public throw bombs in Oeiras
A Polícia Judiciária car and a GNR patrol vehicle have both been attacked with molotov cocktails in Porto Salvo, Oeiras, this week and the motive behind the bizarre incidents still
Back in the ring
Whereas Evander Holyfield’s umpteenth comeback attempt ended disastrously recently, the former World Heavyweight Champion being banned indefinitely by the New York State Athletics Commission, ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, plans to make
Ria Formosa polluted
Environmental association, GEOTA, has warned that untreated sewage from the Sotavento is pouring into the Ria Formosa and claim that the problem arises in the absence of a proper water
Biggest cocaine seizure ever
Officers from the Judicial Police (PJ) have seized three tonnes of cocaine in Faro, in the biggest ever operation of its kind in Portugal. The swoop, part of an ongoing
Royal British Club quiz night
By Bob Hughes There were the Batters, The 4 S’s, Northern Lights, Tobbac-end, Limited Edition, Buxtonians, Red Dwarf, Bell Ringers, Cast Off’s and Wee Grey Cells, all battling it out
Capucho criticised
Allegations have surfaced that the President of Cascais Câmara, António Capucho, has spent vast sums on information technology without accounting for the expenditure through the appropriate municipal channels. Conceição Cordeiro,
Royal British Legion AGM
This year’s Royal British Legion AGM was once again held in Lisbon. As with many AGMs, this event never seems to attract a large number of the membership. Ron Goddard,
comment – The Whistleblowers
Just when everyone thought the refereeing scandal which threatened to overshadow the Euro 2004 Championships had blown over, new, high profile arrests were made by the judicial police last week.