Wildfire-hit northern district “braced for heavy rain”
Authorities scramble to head-off risks of landslides/ flooding In Vila Pouca de Aguiar, northern Portugal, land is being levelled in the steepest areas affected by recent wildfires; paths and gutters
Silja Nergaard is Algarve All Jazz’ 24 guest performer
The Norwegian Jazz singer will team up with the Algarve Jazz Orchestra for three concerts between September 29 and October 24. Algarve All Jazz ’24, the third edition of the
Investment attraction to be main driver of Portuguese economy
“The year 2025 can be very interesting for the Portuguese economy” – Economy minister Portugal’s Minister of the Economy Pedro Reis has defined the main markets where Portugal will seek
Algarve football round-up: Farense sunk
LIGA PORTUGAL BETCLIC: FARENSE 0-1 AROUCA TAÇA DE PORTUGAL: SC VIANENSE 1-3 PORTIMONENSE Last Sunday evening, bottom-of-the-table Farense lost their sixth match in a row, this time at home to
Former BES Angola president, self style philanthropist Álvaro Sobrinho charged with aggravated money laundering
Sobrinho accused of using BES money to invest in Sporting football club Álvaro Sobrinho, former president of Banco Espírito Santo in Angola – and a self-styled philanthropist – has been
Solidarity Marathon set to revolutionise Algarve
Impact Hackers invites professionals from all fields to create solutions that increase the number of foster families “It’s time to act!” From September 27 to 29, the solidarity and technological
Government launches programme to help immigrants find jobs, receive training
Portugal’s government has today launched a new programme called ‘Integrar‘ aimed at helping immigrants registered in job centres to find paid employment, encompassing training, measures to recognise skills, and support
CHEGA leader accuses government of “wanting to provoke elections to avoid negotiating with opposition”
Ventura sticks to CHEGA’s State Budget ‘red lines’ Political posturing over the State Budget – which has to pass next month, or Marcelo will call new elections – continues today,
Man arrested in Algarve for harassing minors is son of well-known singer
Marco de Sousa Caneira, 43, is now in Faro prison Music producer – and son of well-known Portuguese singer Ágata – Marco de Sousa Caneira has been arrested after reports
Missing 29-year-old “has not been found dead”
The search for missing 29-year-old Carolina Barbosa continues today, in spite of news, in tabloid Jornal de Notícias, that her body had been found. The Facebook page created to help