Tax workers told to get out of the office to check invoicing systems
Finanças || Portugal’s tax authorities want to make sure businesses are complying with invoicing rules implemented in 2013 and will be making special visits to check that their electronic invoicing
BES turns over new leaf to get back on its feet
Banco Espírito Santo, one of Portugal’s biggest banks, is under new management since Monday (July 14) following pressure from the country’s central bank for BES to be released from the
Left-wing party in dire straits as founding group and former leader storm out
It’s been a bad week for Portugal’s left-wing Bloco de Esquerda (BE) which saw leading figures abandon the political party. In an official statement last Saturday, Fórum Manifesto, one of
Move-Ment Dance School hosting dance workshop in Burgau
Move-Ment Dance School is hosting its first dance workshop from July 28 to August 8 in Burgau. The workshop will consist of the Princess Dance Camp for children aged 4-6
SC Olhanense cancels game with Huddersfield Town
SC Olhanense have cancelled the pre-season friendly with English Championship side Huddersfield Town scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday). New manager António Conceição is working overtime to pull together a competitive squad
TAP aircraft forced to return to Lisbon after ‘explosion’
Lisbon || A Brazil-bound TAP flight out of Lisbon Airport carrying 268 passengers was forced to return shortly after it took off on Saturday morning (July 12) due to a
Tavira hosts World Sailing Championships
Youth || More than 360 young sailors from around the globe descended on Tavira last weekend for the start of the 44th Annual Youth World Sailing Championships. A record number
Algarve welcomes 33rd bikers’ rally to Faro
Motorbike aficionados from all over are expected to flock to the Algarve capital this week for the 33rd motorbike rally, the famous international bikers’ event organised annually by the Moto
Iconic Portimão building was “love at first sight”, say Dutch investors
Investment || An iconic but rundown building along the Portimão riverfront is set to receive a long-awaited facelift thanks to private investment from a Dutch family who describe the project
Tragic Sunday: three die in two separate drowning incidents
Three men aged between 18 and 32 died on Sunday, July 13 in two separate river drowning incidents in Portugal. The first incident involved one death in the mouth of

