Business as usual at Zoomarine
Zoomarine opened its doors to the public 13 years ago and since then has added many new amusements and leisure pursuits to its list of activities. Resident reporter GEORGE FLETCHER
Mosquitoes are carriers
Mosquitoes in some areas of the Algarve have been identified as carriers of the West Nile Virus, the rare illness that recently affected two Irish holidaymakers in the region. But
Cliff hits the beach
Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira has been cut off to traffic since Thursday of last week, in preparation for Sir Cliff Richard’s open-air concert to commemorate the city’s 500th birthday tonight
New PJ head announced
Santos Cabral has succeeded Adelino Salvado as head of the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police – PJ). It is understood that Justice Minister José Pedro Aguiar Branco made the appointment early
Corrupt officers pardoned
A court in Sintra has handed out suspended jail sentences to two GNR officers in Mem Martins and a policeman of the PSP from Reboleira, after they were found guilty
PM visits fire victims
Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has visited the Loulé area to see for himself the extent of the devastation caused by the recent forest fire in the Serra do Caldeirão
Deadly Sunday
Seven people lost their lives in road accidents throughout the country last Sunday – a day of unseasonable rainy weather. The most serious accident left three people from the same
Sea and space connection
Officials from Sagres have taken part in a twinning ceremony with local politicians in Cape Canaveral in Florida, in a bid to promote cultural, social, economic and tourist opportunities between
Forest fire arrests
Figures reveal that 35 people have, so far, been arrested on suspicion of starting Portugal’s forest fires – 23 of whom were arrested in July. Only recently the Polícia Judiciária
Smaller Sudoeste
Thousands of people gathered in Zambujeira do Mar in Odemira recently, to take part in the eighth Sudoeste musical festival, sponsored by Optimus telecommunications. Although this year’s line-up included acts