British ambassador meets BPCC
The board of directors and corporate members of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) invited chamber members to a reception to meet the newly appointed British Ambassador of Portugal, Mr
Pedestrian deaths too common
A young girl was run over recently while on her way home from school. Ana Rita, 15, was on a zebra crossing when she was hit by a red Porsche
Drunk in charge
A Chinese passenger plane that crashed on Sunday was flying erratically moments before it plunged into an icy lake, eyewitnesses said. China’s Xinhua news agency quoted one witness as saying
Portugal joins top 20
Portugal is the 19th best country in the world to live in, according to a report entitled The World in 2005, in the Economist magazine. The survey aims to measure
Dolphin returns
‘Aldegalega’ the dolphin, who was returned to her natural habitat last week, has come back to the River Tejo and experts from Lisbon Zoo say that, having made her home
Portugal must reform…and fast
The government must reform the judicial, tax, public and education sectors, if the country really stands any chance of long-term improvement, according to one of Lisbon’s foremost investment banking experts,
Emergency landing leads
Nine people were injured last Friday, one of them seriously, following an emergency landing of an aircraft belonging to Spanish carrier Iberia at Lisbon airport. A spokesperson from ANA (Aeroportos
Portugal Rally comes to Algarve
Rally fans are in for a treat next year, after it was revealed that next year’s Portugal Rally will take place in the Algarve between March 31 and April 2.
Advertising Portugal’s attractions
Portugal’s main tourist destination, the Algarve, has been promoted simultaneously on three of the most prestigious European television channels – CNN International, BBC World and Eurosport. The latest campaign, which
President of Malta opens Lisbon’s newest five-star hotel
The Maltese President, His Excellency Fenech Adami, officially inaugurated Lisbon’s latest luxury five-star hotel last week. The Hotel Corinthia Alfa, formerly the Hotel Alfa, has been completely gutted, renovated and