Lawyers threaten to ‘paralyse courts from September’
As if the strikes waged throughout the year by court workers, and habitual case backlogs, were not enough, now lawyers are threatening to ‘paralyse’ Portugal’s courts (further) from September. The
YouTube suspends account of Portuguese extreme right group
YouTube decision follows questions sent by New York Times. YouTube has blocked the account of Portuguese far-right nationalist group 1143 – led by notorious ‘former skinhead’ Mário Machado – due
New rules for Benagil caves now in force
The new navigation rules for Lagoa’s world-famous Benagil caves came into force today (August 13). It is now forbidden for private individuals and companies to disembark or use the sand
156 Portuguese among 3 million hoodwinked in crypto pyramid scheme
Over 150 Portuguese citizens are among the three million or so worldwide who lost out – in some cases losing their entire life savings – in a crypto-currency scam dubbed
Dinosaur footprints uncovered at Albufeira beach
“Praia dos Arrifes is clearly going to be one of the world’s most important geosites” – Octávio Mateus, palaeontologist A stunning new discovery of 120-million-year-old dinosaur footprints at Praia dos
Faro’s Municipal Museum reopens on August 15 with improved access
An investment of roughly €500,000 was made to upgrade the accessibility of the former convent dating back to the 16th century. Faro’s Municipal Museum is scheduled to reopen on Thursday,
Average gross salaries rise 3.6% in second quarter
Average gross monthly earnings per employee (per job) increased by 6.4% to €1,640 in the second quarter in Portugal compared to the same period last year, but in real terms
Portugal airports handle 32.9 million passengers just in first half of 2024
The number of passengers passing through Portugal’s airports in the first half of the year was up by 5.2% on a year earlier to 32.9 million, according to data from
Five firefighters hurt after heavy vehicle careers off road en route to fire
Five firefighters attached to Peso da Régua brigade, in Vila Real district, were hurt today as the heavy vehicle they were travelling in careered off the road en-route to a
President calls for pact between two main parties over floundering health service
“It is really fundamental that there is stability, political continuity” Against a backdrop of relentless party-politics over the floundering SNS public health service, Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has