Hands off coastal Alentejo! Activists protest against “brutal consequences” of government policies
With the government intent on mapping Portugal’s mineral resources with a view to extraction/ simplifying rules for renewable energy projects, everyday citizens coming together as an environmental platform took advantage
Portuguese climber Maria Conceição reaches summit of K2
Maria Conceição, the first Portuguese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has now conquered K2, in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world, she announced today. In
Government considers ‘reprogramming’ PRR, “replacing European funds with national ones”
“We need to look at investments that won’t make PRR deadlines” Portugal’s AD government is considering reprogramming the Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PRR) next year, replacing European funds with
Week starts with heat and orange weather warning due to rain, hail, thunderstorms and strong winds
Cloudy conditions are expected to persist despite the rise in temperature, but cloud cover will decrease in the Baixo Alentejo and Algarve on Monday afternoon. Thirteen districts have been issued
“Chaos at 30,000 feet” forces emergency landing of easyJet flight at Faro airport
Incident followed reported fainting of easyJet co-pilot on flight into Lisbon An easyJet plane bound for Lisbon had to turn back to Faro and make a reported emergency landing –
Algarve musician dies in head-on collision on EN125
Algarve musician Paul Camilo, guitarist with the band Karapaus Allimads, died yesterday in a head-on collision with a bus on the EN125. The accident happened just before 8am, and due
Priest launches craft beer to help restore church
Parish priest Edgar Clara created a series of initiatives to raise the €220,000 needed to restore Lisbon’s Santa Cruz do Castelo Church. Creativity has no bounds for Edgar Clara, parish
Algarve chosen for next year’s National Gastronomy Day celebrations
Clams and other bivalves will be the stars of the Portuguese culinary art festival, which will be held in Albufeira on July 26, 2025. The Portuguese Hotel, Restaurant, and Similar
Euro MPs, including Portugal’s, barred entry to Venezuela to ‘accompany presidential elections’
Sitting president Nicolás Maduro has warned of “bloodbath” if he doesn’t win… Portuguese MEP Sebastião Bugalho and other members of the European People’s Party were prevented from entering Venezuela yesterday
GNR suspect trio of “being in situation analogous to slavery”
Police flag situation during operation “to inspect foreign nationals in municipality of Almeirim” The GNR has identified three men who they suspect of being in a situation analogous to slavery,