Further confirmation of closure of US consulate in Azores
Portuguese government dismissed closure news in March as “speculation” News that the US consulate in the Azores – the oldest US consulate in continuous operation – is almost certain to
Political parties join protest in Lisbon today calling for tougher stance against rape
“We are silencing victims, freeing aggressors” Hundreds demonstrated today in Lisbon and Funchal, Madeira, in protest to the case of the 16-year-old allegedly raped by Tik Tok ‘influencers’ who have
TAP resumes flights between Faro and Madeira this summer
TAP’s air link between Faro and Madeira set to begin on June 2 with two weekly flights Portugal’s flagship air carrier TAP is set to restore its air connection between
Major coup as Portugal seizes ‘narco sub’ carrying 7 tonnes of cocaine
Cocaine would have rendered drug ring over €300 million Portuguese authorities are celebrating a major coup: the seizure of their first ‘narco sub’ (a boat made especially to cross the
Poll spot-on: PSD returns to power in Madeira, one seat short of absolute majority
CDS’ sole MP open to ‘swinging balance’ to PSD advantage The poll almost a week ago was ‘spot on’: it saw Madeira’s PSD government returning, potentially with an absolute majority,
Madeira elections: PSD “on verge of absolute majority”
Party led by Miguel Albuquerque on track for between 21-24 MPs Just as a poll released last week forecast, PSD social democrats in Madeira are on the verge of winning
PSD tipped for absolute majority in Madeira – poll
PS, JPP, CDS, CHEGA and PAN “likely to drop” In the hurly burly of Portugal’s ‘mainland political crisis’, the crisis in Madeira has taken something of a back seat in
Scores of aftershocks in Azores after 5.3 earthquake
40 aftershocks rattle islands of São Miguel, Santa Maria and Terceira Around 40 aftershocks have been recorded following yesterday’s 5.3 early morning earthquake in the Eastern Azores Fracture Zone, off
US consulate in Azores – oldest in continuous operation – faces closure
Closure may only be for summer, but there is no clarification News in the international media today suggests that the US consulate in Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, the oldest