Gorilas spend five days on Madeira island
by CHRIS WRIGHT Fifty members of the Expat Supporters Group and ‘Os Gorilas’ had left Olhão at midnight on the Thursday to travel to Lisbon for an early flight at
Smoked sausage festival livens up inland Algarve
Querença village will again be staging the popular annual sausage festival Festa das Chouriças on January 21 and 22. The festival, in honour of St Louis, the patron saint of
Government cuts tax incentives on six projects
The Government has decided to withdraw tax exemptions from six investment projects because the companies involved failed to fulfil their contracts. Two of the companies were the multinational car manufacturers
State to retain ownership of BPN headquarters
The Angolan bank BIC, which signed a contract to purchase troubled bank BPN in December for €40 million, is to rent the former bank’s Lisbon headquarters from the State for
Government sets up new communication website in English
As part of its strategy to get the Portuguese people more familiar with the digital age, the Government launched a new website on Tuesday. The new site, at www.portugal.gov.pt, reduces
Third Arte Algarve opens
by EMMA BERTENSHAW emma.bertenshaw@theresidentgroup.com A new large exhibition of art works is opening at the old ÚNICA Adega Cooperativa in Lagoa tomorrow (Saturday) at 3pm. Exhibiting the works of 32
Hard ball
Algarve and Portugal No1 Rui Machado is finding life tough amongst the world’s tennis elite. Following his first round exit to eventual finalist Gael Monfils in Doha the 27-year-old lost
Tribute event brings top chefs to region
For the sixth year, Vila Joya is holding an exclusive gourmet event featuring top chefs from around the world. Running until January 22, it attracts a worldwide audience of gourmet
Kings of the road
Jussi Utriainen and Marina Kovaleva won the male and female categories of Faro’s Grande Premio dos Reis last weekend. Portuguese runners Jorge Varela and Ana Cabecinha, both in third place,
Unusual winter fires
A fire broke out in the Fóia area of Monchique in the early hours of January 6 destroying nearly four hectares of shrubland and eucalyptus trees. Firefighters suspect a short