Portugal’s rate of inflation accelerates to 3%
Increase powered by prices of energy and food Inflation will have accelerated to 3% in December, National Statistics Institute INE estimates today – a ‘jump’ of 0.5 percentage points compared
Infant mortality in Portugal “is rising”
2024 sees highest number of infant deaths for last five years Infant mortality in Portugal has hit the highest level since 2019. This is the worrying first sentence of a
Pharmacists with expertise in oncology start work in public hospitals
Plan is to extend speciality into pharmacies nationwide This month 20 pharmacists with expertise in oncology will be working in Portuguese SNS public hospitals. It is a first, and a
2025 brings record number of races to Algarve racetrack
23 events have been confirmed at the Algarve racetrack The Algarve International Circuit (AIA) will host a record number of races in 2025, with 23 events already confirmed. Racetrack bosses
Ukraine, the state of play
Christmas Day saw the 13th massive attack of 2024 on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Just before Christmas, Portugal Resident met up with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Portugal, Maryna Mykhailenko. In addition to
Recycling companies braced for problems with clothes in January
European directive means municipalities must start selectively collecting textile waste The entry into force of the European directive, making municipalities selectively collect textile waste, is scheduled for three days’ time.
Practically-extinct snail species brought ‘back from brink’ on Madeiran Desertas Islands
“Hope has been reborn” – biologist An international rescue mission set up to ‘save’ critically-endangered snail species from the Desertas Islands of the Madeiran archipelago has succeeded in ‘reintroducing’ more
President sends condolences to South Korea over plane crash
President Marcelo has expressed his sadness over the “devastating consequences” of today’s plane crash at Muan airport in South Korea, which caused the death of 179 people. In a message
Loulé announces pet-friendly firework display for New Year’s Eve
Loulé town council has announced it will be holding a pet-friendly ‘fireworks’ display in Quarteira this New Year’s Eve: “a special type of pyrotechnics that does not emit the habitual
Waiting times in Lisbon A&E departments reach average of 15 hours
Waiting times for ‘urgent patients’ (those wearing yellow wristbands) have reached an average of 15 hours in one of the busiest Lisbon hospitals (Beatriz Ângelo in Loure), while they are