Sócrates accuses tabloid of persecution
Former PM José Sócrates has complained he is being persecuted by the country’s tabloid Correio da Manhã which this week revealed the serious crimes squad is investigating credit card payments
Government clampdown on illegal holiday rentals
The government’s council of ministers approved new regulations last week ostensibly designed to “simplify” the process of registering properties for ‘alojamento local’ (holiday tourism). Secretary of State for Tourism Adolfo
Tax fraud under €15,000 “escapes law”
In an extraordinary interpretation of fiscal law, Porto Appeal Court judges are reported to have opened the doors to a viper’s nest of tax fraud. The Public Prosecutor is naturally
Mexilhoeira Grande blaze caused by machinery short-circuit
The large forest fire that broke out Sunday afternoon (June 15) in Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão, has been confirmed by PJ police as having been caused by a short circuit in
Children’s champion speaks out over Portuguese family caught up in adoption scandal
Child’s rights campaigner, Dr Luís Villas Boas, has spoken out against the lack of support being given to Portuguese families caught up in the ongoing ‘forced adoptions’ scandal in Britain.
Madeira’s deputies on trial for diversion of public funds
With a politician in charge who has been in power longer than Salazar, Madeira is once again in the news for its flamboyant interpretation of Portuguese laws. As three administrators
Spanish enjoy Algarve Cataplana onboard Boa Esperança Caravel
Show-cooking || The Boa Esperança caravel’s colourful voyage designed to promote the Algarve throughout Spain has started on a high note. Over 100 people – mostly representatives from Spanish entities,
Creepy crawlies at Algarve Science Centre in Faro
Faro || If creepy crawlies like snakes, spiders and lizards are your kind of thing, then the Algarve’s Science Centre (Centro de Ciência Viva) in Faro has just the event
Funeral hitch
João Nobre was all set for the funeral of his wife Maria in Santarém on Monday when police smelled a rat. The autopsy report detected “induced asphyxia” while Nobre’s story
Private investment for Portugal worth €391 million
Seven projects, representing €391 million worth of private investment, will be creating around 400 jobs in Portugal, announced Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas on Tuesday (June 17). He described the