Amnesty attacks Portugal
An Amnesty International report has recently criticised the way Portugal tackles domestic violence, stating that it is neglectful of the issue. Six women in every thousand die each year as
Bombeiros blame government
Hundreds of bombeiros from all over Portugal recently travelled north in order to join fellow fire fighters in damning the support they received from the government during last summer’s devastating
Cultural exchange
As part of a cultural exchange, 13 children from The British School of the Algarve recently visited the Escola Básica Jacinto Correia, in Lagoa, to learn about the other school’s
Eagle eye at frontiers
Border controls, scrapped in 1991, were reintroduced last week as part of the government’s strategy to launch a pre-emptive strike against hooliganism and terrorism in the forthcoming Euro 2004 tournament.
Portugal to keep Troops in Iraq
Prime Minister José Manuel Durão Barroso has confirmed that Portugal’s 135 strong GNR contingent in Iraq will stay put, despite the “repulsive” abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers. “This
Hauliers say it’s their choice
The Resident columnist and MEP, Phillip Bushill-Matthews, spoke recently at the annual UK Road Haulage Association spring convention, held at the Hotel Almansor in Carvoeiro. ‘Directives: Red Tape or Green
Jaywalkers Fined
Police officers mounted an anti-jaywalking operation at the Algarve Forum shopping centre in Faro recently and fined various shoppers for crossing at inappropriate areas. A total of 11 people were
Jilted Iraqi murdered Portuguese girl
Police have revealed that Portuguese citizen Elisabete Pereira was murdered in a frenzied attack in England last month. Authorities believe that her sister’s jilted Iraqi lover murdered her. It is
Kick Off
Kick off! Soccer stars Luís Figo, Thierry Henry, Ruud van Niestelrooy and Wayne Rooney recently got together with Coca-Cola to celebrate the countdown to the Euro 2004 and to announce
Mobile mammography unit gets the green light
On Monday, May 24, all the interested parties finally signed the Protocol (Agreement) for the Mobile Mammography Unit, bought thanks to the charitable efforts of so many Algarve residents. Now,