Portugal’s healthcare praised by Euro report
Good news at last for Portugal’s healthcare system. A ‘reality check’ has shown healthcare in Portugal to come 16th in a European study on 35 countries. The results show an
‘Abductor and rapist’ arrested by PJ police
A horrific scenario of a father abducting a teenage girl for his deaf-mute son has been revealed by PJ police who say they have now arrested the two men for
Portugal among top citizenship granters
Portugal was the fifth European Union country to grant most citizenships to foreigners in 2011, having granted 5.2 citizenships for every 100 foreign residents. Most of them were granted to
Portugal’s rich “getting richer”
Impossible though it may seem as the country staggers through the ongoing economic crisis, a new study has shown that Portugal’s rich are getting richer. The country’s 25 largest fortunes
Tooth aid
Alcoutim Câmara has just approved another €2,000 towards the oral healthcare programme it manages alongside Santa Casa da Misericórdia. The council has already transferred €12,000 to the charitable institution, but
Christmas going out of fashion?
Worrying new data shows that Christmas may be going out of fashion… More people than ever seem to have given up entirely on buying gifts. In 2011, the number of
Police under pressure
Portugal’s police officers had long been waiting for the opportunity when they could publicly vent their frustrations over unsatisfactory working conditions, salary and subsidy cuts and career progression issues. The
A moment of magic
In the bottom-of-the-table clash between Olhanense and Académica it was the visitors who took all three points when Magique scored midway through the first-half. On a cold night under the
Mixed reactions to Government crackdown on property speculation
As new taxes to curb property speculation come under discussion in Parliament this week, there are ping-pong reactions in the Algarve. Some think the 40% tax on windfall gains “doesn’t
Money worries get in the way of couple’s baby dreams
The state of the economy is prompting everyone of child bearing age to think very carefully. A new study shows that over half the women (51%) and nearly half the