Tolls for Via do Infante
”The previous government’s decision to introduce tolls came after a special session of the Council of Ministers. Prime Minister, Santana Lopes, justified the new policy by saying it stemmed from
Enjoying our last days
AMARA, established last year, is a well-recognised company which promotes and develops the spirit and practise of palliative care in Portugal. Dra. Isabel Neto and her nurses are part of
Unions and managers attack ‘bridging’ holidays
Portuguese public sector workers enjoyed a four-day holiday recently. The government allowed state sector workers to take last Monday off, followed by the traditional national holiday (Republic Day) on Tuesday.
First night!
Some 22 budding actors and actresses attended the first night’s auditions for Jonathan Weightman’s English production of Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy about love and power, Twelfth Night. Not long after receiving
Going for gold!
Some 57 Bronze and Silver medals were presented recently by Cascais Câmara President, António d’Orey Capucho, and D. Duarte, Duke of Bragança, to those who had competed in the two
Golf congress in Faro
The existing golf courses in the Algarve are at risk of becoming empty, if the growth of the number of spaces is not accompanied by good marketing campaigns, says a
Government gets tough on drivers
Pay first, complain later, is the attitude taken in the new Highway Code proposed by the government. After more than a year of discussion, amendments to the current Code have
Dying by the day in the ‘golden triangle’
In the last week, at least seven dogs have been fatally poisoned in the area to the south of Almancil, in what locals to the area are calling ‘indisputable murder’.
So much, for so many
With the expansion of The Resident into the Greater Lisbon area, AFPOP is pleased that it will be able to keep Lisbon based members informed of current issues, as well
Fantasia Cascais
Cascais Câmara recently announced that one of the world’s best theme parks will open in the area in 2007. Fantasia Park will cost around 125 million euros and occupy an