Decisions at last: government moves forwards on Lisbon’s new ‘Luís de Camões’ airport
Infrastructure will involve third bridge over Tejo river, state-of-art rail links and billions of euros Portugal’s AD government has moved in a way no other recent government has managed. After
Exasperation as ‘clean energy’ giant adopts controversial strategy in Sotavento Algarve
Finerge stresses it has no projects ‘at this point’ in Sotavento Residents in a rural backwater of the Sotavento Algarve have been exasperated to discover a ‘green energy giant’ is
Portuguese government delivers hope to nation’s under-35s
AD government sets out to stop qualified young people leaving country by ‘fixing’ housing impasse Portugal’s minority centre-right government presented its reworked blueprint to fix the country’s crippling housing crisis
Court acquits pilot who killed two by landing on packed beach in August
Pilot chose to land on beach as ‘ditching’ into sea would almost certainly have killed him and his passenger The pilot accused of two counts of negligent homicide during an
Fatal accident sees driver and vehicle ‘carbonised’ near Almancil
Police suspect incident linked to drug trafficking A violent accident early this morning on the EN125 near Almancil saw the driver of a Spanish-plated Range Rover SVR V8 completely carbonised,
PM to address nation over decision on location of new Lisbon airport
Alcochete finally agreed upon After well over half a century of delays, mind-changing and embarrassing false starts, Portugal’s AD government has decided that Lisbon’s new airport will be located at
Michael J. Webster celebrates artistic jubilee with exhibition
The British artist’s “Retrospective & Vision” exhibition will be on show at the Centro Cultural Convento de São José in Lagoa between May 18 and June 29. The Centro Cultural
AIMA immigration agency ‘problems’ to be resolved ‘ very soon’, pledges minister
Police called to agency’s offices after hundreds of migrants complain of human rights violations PSP police were called to two AIMA (immigration agency) offices today as hundreds of migrants complained
Portugal contributes two planes to EU’s special firefighting fleet
Fleet to be deployed in strategic locations, ready to help tackle forest fires Portugal is contributing two light aeroplanes to the European Union’s (EU) special summer fleet for fighting forest
Nepalese child attacked by classmates in Lisbon
Nine-year-old boy told: “We don’t want you; go back to your own country” A nine-year-old Nepalese boy was physically assaulted by five classmates, with a sixth filming the attack, reports