Competitiveness for future
The government has launched a Magna Carta for Competitiveness. The challenge sets out 10 corporate strategies and 10 public policy measures to make Portugal one of the 10 best countries
Pharmacies for region
A new pharmacy has recently opened in Pechão, Olhão. And according to the Minister of Health, Luís Pereira, more pharmacies are to be built in Rogil (Aljezur), Tunes (Silves), Altura
Corrupt cop suspended
An official investigation has been opened after a PSP police agent was suspected of handing out false fines to people driving foreign cars in Lamego, northern Portugal. Apparently, the PSP
Portimão pipe still awaiting repair
A month after a main water pipe supplying the Barlavento region burst under the newly inaugurated Portimão to A22/Via do Infante access route, there was still no date set for
Corruption trial hears crucial evidence
The trial of Albufeira’s Brigada de Trânsito officers accused of corruption charges has heard key evidence from a businessman connected to a building firm that worked on the A2 and
Riding celebration
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Algarve Riding Club (Clube de Equitação do Algarve). The club started informally in 1984, when a group of horse owners and horse
Destination BTL
In total, over 46,000 people visited this year’s BTL – Lisbon Travel Market, the largest international tourism fair staged in Portugal. The main focus of the exhibition, held in the
Service ready for Euro 2004
According to the president of the National Fire and Civil Protection Service (SNBPC), Major-General Paiva Monteiro, his force is fully prepared for this June’s European football championship. Speaking at a
Electricity prices to fall significantly
Prime Minister Durão Barroso has pledged that electricity prices will fall following the creation of the single Iberian Electricity Market, known as Mibel. The agreement, signed between the Portuguese and
Serra snow bonanza
The 46 snow cannons recently inaugurated on the Serra da Estrela have already produced 31,000 cubic metres of snow after only 242 hours of production. The figures, released by Serra