Minor quake
An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt at its full intensity in Silves and Lagoa on Saturday morning (March 15). According to the Portuguese Institute of Sea
Chinese splash out “€6 million” on 22 apartments in Lisbon
Chinese investors are moving in on the inner-city area of Martim Moniz in Lisbon – lavishing €6 million on the purchase of 22 apartments. It will mean Golden Visas for
Portuguese shell out thousands for tickets to World Cup
The scramble for tickets to Brazil for World Cup matches this summer has so far seen 11,509 Portuguese snap-up all-inclusive ‘deals’, none of them starting for less than €3,200 a
Taxi! Perhaps not …
A police operation last week found taxi drivers in Lisbon to be under the influence of drugs, over the limit on alcohol and guilty of “trying to deceive clients over
Building experts warn new law “forgets” anti-earthquake specs
“It’s an accident waiting to happen” – this is what construction experts think of the government’s new urban rehabilitation programme, designed to stimulate the building industry and encourage more people
Calling all tech wizards for three-day Hackathon
It’s billed as a “three-day hackathon” which for the non-geeks among us means a technology fest full of non-stop technical talks, workshops and information. Now in its seventh edition, ‘Sapo
Marine life researchers saddened by shark signal … on land in Portugal
Days after a great white shark became the first of its kind known to have made a trans-Atlantic journey, researchers tracking her progress were saddened to find that another shark’s
Albufeira Marina involved in €72.6 million debt to state
In another exclusive report on the ongoing repercussions of the BPN banking scandal, Correio da Manhã reveals the intrigue behind the scenes at the white elephant of Albufeira Marina. Marinapart
Tension as ‘big game’ ref receives death threats
Police in Madeira are on high alert today (Monday) as the referee for tonight’s big game between Nacional da Madeira and Benfica received death threats for the third time in
President ‘sacks’ two advisors for speaking out
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Portugal’s President Cavaco Silva was back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons last week, after effectively sacking two advisors