Portugal “unsustainable” as birth rates plummet
Portugal is on “super red alert”, spiralling out of existence, with birth rates plummeting to levels registered in the Middle Ages. The grim news comes from university researcher Joaquim Azevedo,
SME bible
Economist Francisco Nabo, former head of both Galp and PT has nine golden rules for SMEs keen to internationalise their businesses. The rules, he told the Novas Latitudes conference at
Outclassed
“We didn’t have a hope,” Portimonense manager Lázaro Oliveira said after last Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at Moreirense. “They are a strong team and we had difficulties. A game with a
Rolling Stones to play at Lisbon’s Rock in Rio
They cancelled a gig last week when Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott was found hanged in her New York apartment, but the 50-year-old band full of 70-somethings has just announced
Government now faces legal action in asbestos row
Teachers’ union Fenprof is standing firm over the government’s refusal to hand over the full list of the nation’s schools blighted by asbestos. It is petitioning the courts to see
Portugal honours Rhode Island senator
Portugal’s ambassador to the US, Nuno Filipe Alves Salvador e Brito, visited Rhode Island last week to present local US Senator Jack Reed with one of Portugal’s highest commendations, the
Countdown for the ultimate HOFF experience
An unusual but racy return to the 80s and 90s at the Algarve International Autodrome is less than a month away. ‘Acceleration 2014′ – billed as an “entirely new way
Vital medicines “out of stock” as pharmacies report “serious shortages”
Portugal is running low on “all kinds of medication”. The problem is “serious” across the board and growing steadily. The news comes from the national medicines authority, Infarmed, which reports
Super-safe speedy lifeboat arrives in Ferragudo
It is a state-of-the-art rescue boat that can navigate through any kind of conditions, reach speeds of 83kph and has a capsize-failsafe facility which means it bobs back round to
West coast beaches “even more dangerous” this summer
West coast beaches – known for treacherous currents and undertows – will be even more dangerous this summer, warn experts. A natural change in wave directions has stripped beaches of