Algarve man dies after waiting nearly two hours for ambulance
Portugal’s medical emergency services are in a state of chaos A 77-year-old Algarve man is among the six people who have died in Portugal in the past week waiting for
Pilot was wrong to land on packed beach in August, killing beachgoers
Appeal court judges find pilot ‘guilty of negligent homicide’ After the shock acquittal of a pilot who chose to save himself and his passenger by making an emergency landing on
Residents near increasingly busy Lisbon airport demand ‘right to rest’
Protestors call for end to night flights; speedy closure of city airport Dozens of exhausted residents turned out near Lisbon airport yesterday to demand changes to the toxic status quo,
Ukraine ‘medical rescue bus’ leaves Algarve tomorrow; ‘supplies welcomed!’
Bus has space for donations of flu remedies; antiseptic wipes, bandages etc. The latest Ukraine medical rescue vehicle is leaving Algarve tomorrow, and has space onboard for donations of much-needed
Number of deaths linked to Portugal’s failing emergency response climbs to six
Government’s ‘immediate’ SOS plan will take time to implement, admits INEM After all the positive PR about an immediate SOS plan to bolster Portugal’s failing ‘112’ emergency response, the reality
Faro begins charging year-round tourist tax
Tourist tax is now charged all year Faro has begun charging a year-long tourist tax, the municipal council has announced. The tourist tax has been extended to cover the entire
Portuguese artists join 35th anniversary event of fall of Berlin Wall
Five Portuguese artists and two classes from the Portuguese Language and Culture course will take part in one of the initiatives celebrating the 35th anniversary of the fall of the
Galicia wants common front to demand high-speed rail with north of Portugal
The Regional Government of Galicia has today called for the creation of a common front with Portugal to demand that the Spanish government provide the necessary infrastructure for a high-speed
Call for state compensation for adverse reaction to Covid vaccines
A movement created during the pandemic in Portugal wants the state to compensate people who have had adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines, asking MPs for this compensation to be included
INEM creates emergency triage for calls waiting more than three minutes
Government pulls out stops after three deaths attributed to delays in 112 response With three deaths now linked to the chronic delays experienced by 112 emergency calls, INEM – the