New doctors
The health ministry has announced it will be offering up to 1,479 new jobs to doctors next year – almost 1,000 of which will be going to doctors with specialties.
Health boost
Three European countries have signed a protocol to benefit Portugal with €58 million – €10 million of which will be used in the health sector. Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein are
UPDATE: Circus lions ‘are registered’, says Cardinali
After the hugely-publicised police swoop on a circus in Lisbon this week – where nine lions were reportedly ‘apprehended’ for not having the right papers – we hear from the
Silves schools face uncertain future
A legal loophole has left Silves schools facing an uncertain future. Contracts of 12 ancillary workers in the ‘Silves Sul’ grouping of schools expire this month and they cannot be
Building collapses
A derelict building in Faro’s downtown district was cordoned off this week after the roof fell in, narrowly missing homeless people who were camping inside. Correio da Manhã newspaper reports
Biting justice
A GNR police officer was bitten on the face and hand, and violently whacked over the back with a rock while trying to arrest a man suspected of stealing from
Train drain
The crisis has affected the number of people taking the train in Portugal. Latest data from Eurostat shows that Portugal registered the largest drop in the EU when it came
Government boost for social welfare organisations
Good news for social welfare organisations in 2014 – the Government will be sparing them from IVA (VAT) and entering into a whole host of new cooperation agreements which should
GNR apprehends lions in Lisbon
Nine lions belonging to Portugal’s famous Victor Hugo Cardinali circus have been ‘apprehended’ by the GNR in Lisbon. According to newspaper reports, the animals were found not to be registered
Mediterranean diet considered World Intangible Heritage
The Mediterranean diet has been considered World Intangible Heritage by UNESCO. The bid was approved during a UNESCO meeting that took place Wednesday (December 4) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The proposal