Almost all Boca do Rio migrants to be repatriated within 60 days
Almost all the migrants who arrived at dusk on a rickety wooden boat of the size that doesn’t trigger surveillance alerts are to be sent back to Morocco within 60
Award-winning dance school expands programming throughout Vila Real de Santo António
Following their impressive showing at the Grand Jeté Dance Awards, Academia de Ballet Contemporâneo (ABC) continues to build on their success with expanded community programming and international recognition. The school
Albufeira warns beachgoers: keep distance from cliffs!
Since July 1, the Albufeira City Council, through the Municipal Civil Protection Service (SMPC), in partnership with the National Maritime Authority – Maritime Police and the Albufeira Lifeguard Association, has
Lagos expresses outrage at Government’s delay in approving video surveillance
During its last executive meeting, the Lagos City Council approved a motion expressing displeasure and indignation over the delay by the government, especially the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in approving the
Ferragudo celebrates patron saint with five-day festival
Ferragudo is preparing to celebrate the feast day of its patron saint, Our Lady of the Conception, between August 14 and 17, with the main event on the 15th, when
SeaWatch Project crew rescues children in Cacela Velha
On Friday, August 8, during a surveillance operation in the Cacela Velha area, members of the SeaWatch Project detected a child in distress in the water. The boy was in difficulty in the water,
Body of missing spear-fisherman recovered in Aljezur
The body of the 28-year-old spear-fisherman who disappeared while on a dive near Ponta da Atalaia (Aljezur) three days ago was found this morning by divers involved in the search.
Vila do Bispo migrants all Moroccan: three children remain in hospital
New information from GNR police informs that the migrants – 25 men, six women and seven minors – who arrived by boat in Boca do Rio last night are all
New boatload of migrants arrive on Algarve coast, hours after Constitutional Court’s immigration ‘bombshell’
Two hours after Portugal’s Constitutional Court informed the government that its plans for controlling immigration violated the Constitution (drawn up long before such problems existed), a rickety wooden boat arrived
New sign on A2 welcomes visitors to Algarve
The Algarve Tourism Board (Turismo do Algarve) has replaced the letters of the sign ‘ALGARVE’ that welcomes visitors to the region. It is located next to the Paderne toll booth










