Martim Moniz police operation: now there’s an Open Letter
Left-wingers accuse government of ‘attacking social state, rule of law’ The political fall-out from last week’s police operation in Martim Moniz continues, with an Open Letter to the prime minister
Government says Bragança-Portimão air route will resume
At the end of September, the Sevenair Group indefinitely suspended the air connection until the Government began paying a €3.8 million debt and signed a new contract. The Government announced
Portuguese animated film “Percebes” finalist in 2025 Oscars race
“Percebes” enters the Oscar race for Best Animated Short Film, the same category for which the film “Ice Merchants” by João Gonzalez was nominated in 2023. The Academy Awards, commonly
Lisbon on track for super stinky Christmas
Striking rubbish collectors try to get out of ‘minimum services’ Lisbon seems set for a very stinky Christmas: rubbish collectors/ urban hygiene workers have called a strike between Christmas Day
Study drills down into implications of Algarve’s ‘worsening’ housing crisis
Association calls for “urgent public intervention” Portugal is currently suffering one of the worst housing crises in Europe, with the areas of the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto being those where
Museums and monuments closed on December 24 and 31
Portuguese museums and monuments will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Eve as national entities grant workers two days off. In a statement, the public company Museus e Monumentos
Barlavento founder Hélder Nunes dies at 75
Hélder Nunes founded Barlavento, which became a “cornerstone of local Portuguese news” Hélder Nunes, founder of the Algarve’s Barlavento newspaper (part of the Open Media Group), has died at the
Private health group Luz Saúde expands to Algarve
Luz Saúde has taken over the Hospital de Loulé group Private health group Luz Saúde is expanding to the Algarve, having taken over a hospital and four clinics in the
Tragic Saturday: two killed in Algarve and Alentejo road accidents
Three accidents registered within less than two hours on Saturday in the two southern regions Within the span of just a few hours on Saturday (December 21), two people died
Class action lawsuit filed against construction of new Faro marina
NGOs cite “irreparable losses to environment” Algarvian NGOs have filed a class action lawsuit to stop the construction of the new Faro marina (Porto de Recreio), citing “severe procedural irregularities”