Troika warning as adjustment program nears its close
An inscrutable Subir Lall left a chill in the air as the troika decamped following the 12th and final evaluation of Portugal’s adjustment program, now days away from coming to
UPDATE: Drink-drive GNR who killed teen was “a hero”
More details are emerging on the drink-drive GNR officer involved in a tragic traffic accident which claimed the life of a young teenager in Quarteira last week. According to Correio
Young cyclist killed by drink-drive GNR officer
A distraught father has told of how he learnt that his 16-year-old son had been killed in an early morning traffic accident involving a GNR officer who had been drinking.
Popular Algarve
The Algarve’s online tourism Facebook page ‘Visit Algarve’ is one of the most popular of its type in Portugal, with the second highest number of likes, shares, and comments –
Torture rap
A GNR officer has been handed a two-year suspended jail sentence over what a judge termed “torture”. Thirty-eight-year-old Francisco Aguiar has also been ordered to pay his victim €2,550 in
Businesses outraged as fraud squad pulls invoicing system
Just as the holiday season kicks in, the government’s ‘fraud squad’ has plunged thousands of cafés, bars, restaurants and hotels into panic by pulling their invoicing software. In a despatch
Benfica clinch second European final in a row
It was a glorious night yesterday (May 1) for Portuguese champions Benfica, as the national side held Juventus to a 0-0 draw in their own stadium to reach its second
Construction death
Construction worker João Sepúlveda Lopes had only just returned to his job after time off for a work-related injury when he was hit by a 12-ton beam in a tunnel
The Hoff’s racetrack event deemed “a success”
Last weekend’s ambitious, blast-from-the-past music festival ‘Acceleration 2014’ – which had Baywatch hunk David Hasselhoff as the face of the event – was deemed a success by organisers who picked
Home straight
Portimonense finally returned to winning ways under caretaker manager José Augusto with a clear-cut 4-0 success over AC Viseu last Sunday afternoon. Wakaso had already put the Algarveans ahead just