Covid-19 vaccines: “INFARMED hid truly devastating deaths”
Independent online lifts lid on data it claims was hidden from general public A dogged struggle by an independent newspaper to investigate the after-effects associated with Covid-19 vaccines has revealed
President warns of confusion created within immigration debate
“There is a difference between reality and narratives constructed about it” Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warned today of the difference between the reality of immigration and narratives that
New Algarve-Iceland air link to launch in April 2025
Algarve and Iceland to be linked by direct flight A new air link between Faro in Portugal’s Algarve region and Keflavík International Airport, around 50km southwest of the Icelandic capital
Monday morning’s earthquake has already had nine replicas
… and was 10th largest quake since 16th century The earthquake that rattled Portugal in the early hours of Monday morning – and saw politicians congratulating authorities on being ‘fully
Airport handling strike affecting weekend flights “must provide minimum services”
Minimum services do not include scheduled passenger flights The Arbitration Court has decreed minimum services for the strike in ground handling services at Portuguese airports called by STTAMP, the Portuguese
‘Bola de berlim’ bags used to raise drought awareness in Castro Marim
Messages on ‘bola de berlim’ bags sold at Castro Marim beaches urge beachgoers to save water and shop locally The municipal council of Castro Marim has teamed up with ‘bola
Lisbon hospital to prosecute people who criticise it, or its professionals, over social media
“Freedom of expression doesn’t allow everything” The ‘ULS’ (standing for local health unit) of Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital is prepared to initiate criminal proceedings against people who criticise the hospital,
Government invests €5.2 million in Algarve water resilience
Minister says investment is “crucial step towards facing challenges imposed by drought” Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy has approved a €5.2 million investment to improve the Algarve’s water resilience.
Two foreign women seriously hurt in second accident in two days on Aljezur- Lagos road
Another serious accident on the EN120 has seriously injured two foreign women today, one aged 32 (and described as Angolan); the other 59 and described as Swiss. There were also
Portugal welcomes €4.1 billion of foreign direct investment during first half of 2024
Total foreign investment in Portugal represents 67% of GDP Foreign direct investment in Portugal totalled €4.1 billion in the first half of the year – €1.6 billion of which was