Almargem joins protests against Pomarão water collection project
Pomarão project continues to attract criticism Environmental association Almargem has joined the chorus of protests against the project to supply the Algarve with water collected from the Guadiana River at
Police syndicates deliver ultimatum to Ministry of Internal Affairs
The platform of PSP police unions and GNR police associations has today threatened to abandon negotiations with the Ministry of Internal Affairs if it doesn’t present a new proposal on
Azores government calls for submarine cable working party
The government of the Azores is pushing for central government attention to its submarine cable network, explaining that “obsolescence” of the inter-island fibre optic cable ring looms. The infrastructure responsible
Jazzing up the Algarve this May
The Algarve Jazz Orchestra is playing three concerts and giving three workshops across the Algarve this month. The Algarve Jazz Orchestra is promoting the Fusion & Beyond programme during the
Russia reinforces links with former Portuguese colonies
Signs military pact with São Tomé e Princípe; keen to renew ties with Guinea Bissau Portugal is being described as ‘in check’ today as Russia continues to expand its influence
Breast biopsy performed in 2020 reports cancer… in 2023
Hospital blames “extreme shortage of doctors” In a shameful episode that suggests Portugal’s national health patients may not be in safe hands, hospital Amadora-Sintra has been acknowledged as failing to
HPA Alvor offers innovative endoscopic spine surgery
The Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) is offering a new spinal surgery technique called endoscopic spine surgery, which aims to decompress neurological structures such as the spinal cord and nerve roots. The
Over 2200 artefacts recovered from Arade River and Ria de Alvor
The pieces, dating from prehistoric times to the present, were gathered from the dredged river and lagoon deposits in Portimão as part of a survey project using metal detectors. Over
Farmers speak up for immigration
“Whoever is against it, is against development of Portugal” Portugal’s Confederation of Farmers (CAP) has stepped into the ‘immigration debate’, stressing that without it the country cannot develop. Talking to
Climate activists descend on health ministry
With climate activists’ protests becoming daily obstacles for the citizens of Lisbon, today’s fixture took place outside the Ministry of Health, on the basis that “the climate crisis is a