Navy sub catches drug-traffickers
Officers from the Judicial Police have seized 5,450 kilos of hashish from a Spanish yacht, with the assistance of the Portuguese Navy, after an extensive monitoring operation that involved the
A friendly visit
Locals in the Ria Formosa area were astonished earlier this week when several dolphins were spotted swimming in the river. Zoomarine biologist, Élio Vicente, revealed that although the water is
Shock therapy
Several 13-year-olds, from the EB 2,3 number four school in Faro, were taken to visit patients in Faro Hospital who have suffered severe injuries as a result of car and
A tragic tale
A dog was rescued recently after being trapped in a house in Loures, Northern Portugal, for four months, with only his owner’s dead body for food. The Rottweiler was rescued
Stricter licence renewals for 65+
Regulations on the renewal of driving licences for people over 65 are set to be reviewed following concerns raised at the Ministry of Internal Administration regarding the high rate of
Call for referendum on abortion
Prime Minister Durão Barroso has continued to state that there will be no new consultations on a revision to Portugal’s abortion laws during his government’s term, which expires in 2006,
Suicides up
Last year a total of 181 people killed themselves in the Algarve and Alentejo, 17.5 per cent up on 2002. And, according to the GNR, the highest incident rate was
Cars towed in Silves
Silves Câmara workers have removed five abandoned vehicles in Armação de Pêra and Vila de Pêra this month. The ‘Abandoned on Public Access’ scheme, which was introduced at the beginning
The deep ocean opens up
An innovative new exhibition at the Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve provides glimpses into the past, present and future of our oceans. Ciência Viva has joined forces with the Ocean
Cheney’s Madeira-gate
The island of Madeira, Portugal’s sole fiscal haven, is at the centre of a financial scandal involving various multinational companies and American vice-president Dick Cheney. One of the companies concerned,