New Headmaster at Vale Verde International School
Mr Roger Foreman has been appointed the new Headmaster of Vale Verde International School in Lagos following the tragic death of its late Headmaster, Mr Nicholas Martin, last year. Mr
Nick Faldo checks progress on his new Algarve golf course
WORLD FAMOUS British golfer, Nick Faldo, is designing one of two golf courses at Oceânico Developments Amendoeira Golf Resort, currently under construction near Silves, and recently flew to the Algarve
Nurses stage protest outside Faro Hospital
A PROTEST by nurses at Faro Hospital over job security, reported in last week’s edition of The Resident, went ahead as planned on Wednesday. Around 150 nurses at the hospital, some
Portuguese researcher murdered in Brazil
A PORTUGUESE researcher, 36-year-old Vanessa Sequeira, has been found murdered in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. Vanessa was in Brazil preparing her PhD thesis about tribes living in the rainforest, when
Praise for Portugal’s business reforms
PORTUGAL’S reforms to the way businesses are established have been praised by the World Bank. The organisation’s annual report for 2005/6, Doing Business 2007: How to Reform, praises the country for a
Autumn Festival programme
AFPOP, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, is holding its annual sporting and social event, the Autumn Festival (previously known as Gala Week) at the end of September and the beginning
Prime Minister opens new school in Faro
PRIME Minister, José Sócrates, was in the Algarve on Tuesday to open a new primary school and kindergarten in Conceição, Faro. Also present at the inauguration were the Secretary of
Bishop Baycroft arrives at St. Vincent’s
Bishop John Baycroft, a former Bishop of Ottawa in Canada, has come to the Chaplaincy of St. Vincent’s Church of England for three months. Bishop Baycroft will guide and assist
Quinta da Calma festival of light
Quinta da Calma, the Centre for Integral Yoga and Holistic Health in São Lourenço near Almancil, is again holding its popular Festival of Light. Visitors are welcome to discover the wide
It’s back to work for the Algarve Orchestra
SEPTEMBER SEES the beginning a new musical season for the Orquestra do Algarve. The orchestra will be performing the music of Mozart and Lopes-Graça at the Igreja do Carmo in