New Chief of Staff of Navy named
President Marcelo has promoted vice-admiral Jorge Manuel Nobre de Sousa to admiral, nominating him as the new Chief of Staff of the Navy, to take up the position officially on
New police operation in Lisbon: ‘suspected counterfeit material’ seized; two illegal immigrants indentified
A new police operation in another problematic area of Lisbon (Largo de São Domingos) seized several materials suspected of being counterfeit yesterday and raised 22 reports of administrative offences. In
Run-up to Christmas already marked by road deaths
11 deaths, dozens of serious injuries in 1,635 accidents between Friday and Monday The run-up to Christmas has already (habitually) been marked by tragedy: 11 people have died, from the
Internal Security Observatory takes wind out of Martim Moniz brouhaha
Observatory considers police operation “followed good practices” With IGAI, the general inspectorate of internal administration, opening an inquiry into the police operation in Martim Moniz last week that caused such
Three Portuguese nationals detained in Venezuela
Portuguese among 1,877 people detained for political reasons The Venezuelan non-governmental organisation (NGO) Foro Penal has said that there are three people with Portuguese nationality among the 1,877 detained for
Registry office workers start two-week strike
Portugal’s registry office workers began a two-week strike called by the National Union of Registries (SNR) today in protest over the lack of dialogue with the government, against pay disparities
Algerians hold protest over bureaucratic ‘delays’ holding up residency applications
Algerians living in Portugal – and representing a community of around 10,000 – have shown today how difficult it is to become legalised here. The crowd mounting a protest outside
Around 250 treasure-laden shipwrecks to be found in Portuguese territorial waters
Underwater archeologist Alexandre Monteiro has mapped sunken ships in the waters of the Azores, Madeira and off the Portuguese mainland coast, and estimates there are around 250 of them that
Algarve DJs Bubba Brothers celebrate chart-topping success
Bubba Brothers have climbed to the top of the charts on Beatport Bubba Brothers, the Algarve’s dynamic DJ duo, have secured the coveted number one spot on Beatport, the world’s
Hundreds of health professionals ready to boycott ‘new limitations’ on treating non-resident foreigners
Order of Physicians backs boycott; Minister concedes it’s “perfectly natural” Following the government’s decision to impose limitations on non-resident foreigners using the SNS public health service (to save time, money