VIP businessman suspected of using European funds to live EIGHT YEARS in luxury hotel
Manuel Serrão seen as “principal mentor of fraudulent scheme” Operation Maestro burst over media screens and pages yesterday – shocking Portuguese citizens with yet another suspected corruption scandal involving the
CHEGA ‘sweeps board’ in Portugal’s emigré votes
Final results of Portugal’s legislative elections due at 5pm today With 70,000 emigré votes still to be counted, Correio da Manhã runs with the story today that CHEGA has pretty
Portuguese university students arrested for drug trafficking in Indonesia
Drug trafficking in Indonesia carries potential death penalty Two young Portuguese citizens, described today as university students, have been arrested in Indonesia for drug trafficking, reports SIC Notícias. The arrests
IT teachers fed up with repairing computers threaten strike action
IT teachers have delivered a ‘pre-warning’ of strike action scheduled for April 8. The strike could put periodic tests as well as national exams in digital format ‘at risk’, say
Unions protest in Lisbon ahead of new government being sworn in
Around 200 public administration shop stewards, union leaders and activists demonstrated in downtown Lisbon today in a protest organised by the Frente Comum (Common Front) to demand that the future
Another parish council limits residency certificates “given dubious intentions of some applicants”
The parish council of Alcáçovas, in the municipality of Viana do Alentejo (Évora), has followed the parish council of Arroios (Lisbon) in requiring a valid residence permit to issue residence
Northern shipyard delivers four speed boats to GNR police … and dire warning
Navallethes, a shipyard in a business area of Viana do Castelo, will be delivering four fast boats for control and surveillance to the GNR this week, valued at more than
‘Big Three’ stadiums to host 2030 World Cup matches
Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting’s stadiums selected to host World Cup matches The Luz, Dragão and Alvalade stadiums, home to Portugal’s football ‘Big Three’ (SL Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting
Portugal among top countries for clean air
Portugal is among the 20 countries in the world with the best air quality, according to a list released today that analyses the air in 134 countries. The analysis (for
Trial begins of couple accused of killing elderly Germans
The trial has begun in Beja today of the couple accused of killing an elderly German couple who had taken them in, giving them work in exchange for bed and