More attachés to be placed in embassies to aid foreign labour recruitment
Government’s focus on hiring immigrants in home countries starts taking shape The government’s plan to hire immigrants from their home countries has started to take shape. Labour, solidarity and social
Sweet success for Arte Doce
The 35th edition of Lagos’ traditional confectionary art fair attracted thousands of sweet-toothed visitors. Between July 24 and 28, the 35th edition of Lagos’s popular Arte Doce confectionary fair proved
Doctors federation insists health minister must go
FNAM says minister “hasn’t the competence for position” Yesterday’s charm offensive to address the current (but habitual) ‘chaos’ in Portugal’s SNS state health service went exactly as predicted. But it
Chaminé joins Foral in desperate bid for water in Silves
The villages of Chaminé and Foral in Algoz are urging Silves to extend its municipal water network At a time when the Silves community of Foral in Algoz is desperately
Algarvensis welcomes UNESCO experts
Algarvensis is an aspiring UNESCO Geopark Experts from the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network travelled to the Algarve between August 2 and 5 to check up on the progress of the
Government eases rules on number of non-national crewmembers allowed on fishing boats
Today’s Council of Ministers has approved the possibility of “introducing flexibility” to the fishing sector by relaxing rules on the number of non-nationals” who can be part of a crew
Exasperated foreigners call PSP after endless wait for attention at AIMA
The queues for attention at AIMA outlets, particularly those in Lisbon, continue with yesterday seeing foreign immigrants suffer a form of ‘meltdown’. Following hours of waiting, the people in the
Construction costs for new housing accelerate in June, up 3.7% on year
Construction costs for new housing in Portugal in June were up 3.7% from their level in the same month last year, with this increase being 0.4 of a percentage point
Woman accused of putting Póvoa de Lanhoso at risk following seven forest fires
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested in Braga, suspected of having caused seven forest fires in various parishes of the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso since July 23. In a
Boliqueime hosts exhibition on ‘Algarvian car’
‘Algarvian car’ – the expression used to describe the region’s old animal-drawn carts An exhibition focusing on the ‘Carro Algarvio‘ – which literally translates into ‘Algarvian Car‘ but means the