Drug trafficking network dismantled
A total of 22 people were arrested on December 29 in Lisbon on suspicion of trafficking heroin, cocaine and hashish. The PSP executed 25 search warrants which resulted in the
Parking changes at Faro municipal market
Parking fees at Faro municipal market have changed with the arrival of the new year. As opposed to before, when the first hour of parking was free of charge, now
Defining moment for Olhanense
On Sunday, Olhanense entertain V.Setúbal at the Algarve Stadium, Faro (kick-off 4pm) for a vital game in their battle against relegation. Rock bottom of the Primeira Liga on nine points
Portuguese women caught smuggling cocaine under wigs
Spanish police outsmarted and arrested two Portuguese women who plotted an almost ingenious plan to smuggle over a kilo of cocaine through Madrid Airport by keeping the stash hidden under
American surfing website praises Praia da Rocha
‘Southern Portugal steals Nazaré’s thunder’ – this is the title of a photographic report published by American surfing website ‘The Inertia’, which highlights how internationally-successful surfers were surprised by the
Portugal starts 2014 on best holiday destination list
Portugal started 2014 with a bang having been considered one of the best holiday destinations by British travel association ABTA. The country was included in ABTA’s ‘Travel Trends Report 2014’,
Healthline nurses on strike over “unfair dismissals and wage cuts”
A vital 24-hour healthline backed by the Ministry of Health was virtually shut down on Saturday (January 4) due to a strike by the nurses running the service. The nurses,
Faro budget bill passes despite opposition outrage
Faro municipality has seen its 2014 budget of €68 million approved under a cloud of controversy and accusations from the opposition who say it is a “badly drafted bill” and
Venezuelan student arrested in airport cocaine bust
A Venezuelan student hiding more than 31,000 doses of cocaine under his clothes was arrested at Lisbon airport on Saturday, January 4. The youth, aged 23 and arriving from Caracas,
Portugal's 'Pantera Negra', Eusébio, dies aged 71
Portuguese football legend Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, also known as the ‘Black Panther’ in Portugal, died today (January 5) of heart failure in Lisbon at 4.30am. He was aged 71.