Common sense
I don’t want to labour a point, but it appears that after last week’s political analysis of the sporting principle and its relationship to the China 2008 Games, The Resident
Heat wave deaths
The heat wave that hit Portugal at the end of July this year may have caused at least 80 deaths in the Algarve, according to a report by the Ministry
Helicopter rescues stranded tourist
A German tourist had to be rescued by helicopter after falling from a cliff-top near Fortaleza de Sagres last week. Cristian Schulz, 23, had been on holiday with her boyfriend.
Motorway link abandoned
A controversial project to link the Via do Infante to the centre of Faro has been abandoned after complaints of it passing through a large swathe of working agricultural land,
New highway will ease Mafra traffic
A spokesman from Mafra Câmara has announced that construction of a new highway – the Circular Regional Interior de Mafra (CRIMA) – will begin within the next two weeks. It
Cannabis plantation discovered
Two suspects have appeared in court at Albergaria-a-Velha on charges of cultivating a cannabis plantation. The plants covered a 40 square metre settlement in a farmstead in the suburbs of
Ring of approval
To what extent are today’s sporting extravaganzas a medium for political propaganda? Greece and Portugal were certainly able to boost their images abroad in addition to building domestic self-esteem by
Cascais con man
By Bob Hughes What was to be a quiet morning visit to Cascais, last Friday, turned out quite the opposite for Jorge (name altered), a retired gentleman from Goa in
Rock and roll Ronan
As part of the celebrations to mark the opening of the Freeport shopping and leisure complex in Alcochete, Ronan Keating, former member of Irish boy band, Boyzone, Portuguese Pop Idols,
Civil courts deal with espionage
More than 400 legal cases that are pending with the Military Judicial Police were transferred to the Public Ministry as of September 14 – the date when the Military Justice