Job stress costs Portugal €300 million per year
The data comes from the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP): work-related stress costs Portugal over €300 million per year. Whether due to the costs of medical treatment for affected workers
Hoteliers slam government's ‘green taxes’
AHETA, the Algarve’s hotelier association, has publically slammed the 39 ‘green taxes’ proposed last week by a government-appointed commission. In an official statement, the association claims the taxes are aimed
New manager for Portimonense
Portimonense football club finally unveiled their new manager at a public presentation in the municipal stadium on Saturday morning. Following much speculation that had former coach Litos as well as
Toll revenue
Road toll revenue has increased 9.3% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, Portuguese road authority Estradas de Portugal (EP) has announced. In
Maximum sentence for jealous 63 year old man
A 63-year-old man was this week sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend to death in Maçãs de Dona Maria, Alvaiázere. The Criminal Court
Hoe killer
A Portuguese man has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for killing his cousin with a hoe after an argument last year over an irrigation system in Adaúfe, Braga.
Prison outbreak in Coimbra
An outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting left 38 inmates in need of medical attention at Coimbra prison on Saturday, July 12. Most of those affected were treated by INEM medical
Ambulance petition
A group petitioning for the Alcantarilha INEM ambulance to stay in the town collected a total of 739 signatures during the Algoz market on Monday, July 14. The petition, launched
Olhanense vs Louletano at Algarve Stadium
Olhanense will meet Louletano in a pre-season training game at the Algarve Stadium on Tuesday July 22 at 5.30pm. The following Sunday the team travels to the Azores to play
Stricter border control leads to dismantling of human trafficking network
Just as Portugal’s border police reinforce their presence at Faro and Lisbon airports for the summer months, news emerged this week that an international human trafficking network involving 11 countries