Tourism chief predicts positive year for the Algarve
2014 will be a “”very good year” for tourism. This is the belief of ever-optimistic Desidério Silva, the president of regional tourism board Turismo do Algarve, who talked to Lusa
Angry teachers set sights on Brussels
Education minister Nuno Crato’s latest manoeuvres around EC directives have infuriated teachers who are now setting their sights on Brussels. They hope EU bosses will finally force Portugal to toe
Four arrested over UK murder of Portuguese man
Three men and a woman have been arrested over the brutal murder of a Portuguese man in Crawley, West Sussex, over the weekend. The men, aged 33, 48 and 23,
Loulé museum closed for “urgent” work
Loulé’s Municipal Archaeology Museum will be closing in part between January 22 and March 5 due to maintenance work on the remains of its old medieval building, which has been
Former Portuguese minister takes job at OECD
Former Portuguese Economy Minister Álvaro Santos Pereira has clinched a top job in the economics department of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Coincidentally, Santos Pereira – who
Organ transplants bounce back
Organ transplants in Portugal are back on the increase. Between January and November 2013, doctors performed 684 transplants – as opposed to 634 in 2012. Data quoted by Lusa news
Crater threatens apartment block
Families in Gondar, Guimarães, are living in fear since a huge crater opened up yards from their apartment block. As winter rains and bad weather continue, they are terrified that
Showdown debate scheduled over Algarve health service controversy
It promises to be a showdown. On Wednesday evening (January 22) at 9pm leading figures in the Algarve’s ongoing state hospital shake-up will debate face-to-face problems that have been hitting
Portas now flies executive class
He is famous for prompting the political crisis of last summer, missing the boat in Macau and keeping Chinese dignitaries waiting for hours, and basically for his uncanny knack for
Calls for credit line to help seafront businesses
An association representing hoteliers and restaurateurs in Portugal is calling on the government to create a credit line to help seafront businesses affected by the recent storms rebuild their establishments.