Competitiveness for future
The government has launched a Magna Carta for Competitiveness. The challenge sets out 10 corporate strategies and 10 public policy measures to make Portugal one of the 10 best countries
Pharmacies for region
A new pharmacy has recently opened in Pechão, Olhão. And according to the Minister of Health, Luís Pereira, more pharmacies are to be built in Rogil (Aljezur), Tunes (Silves), Altura
Corrupt cop suspended
An official investigation has been opened after a PSP police agent was suspected of handing out false fines to people driving foreign cars in Lamego, northern Portugal. Apparently, the PSP
Portimão pipe still awaiting repair
A month after a main water pipe supplying the Barlavento region burst under the newly inaugurated Portimão to A22/Via do Infante access route, there was still no date set for
Corruption trial hears crucial evidence
The trial of Albufeira’s Brigada de Trânsito officers accused of corruption charges has heard key evidence from a businessman connected to a building firm that worked on the A2 and
Riding celebration
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Algarve Riding Club (Clube de Equitação do Algarve). The club started informally in 1984, when a group of horse owners and horse
Bitter almonds
Following last year’s low-key opening of the new Algarve Stadium and this month’s last-minute cancellation of football’s Winter Cup, the Algarve’s Regional Tourism Authority (RTA) has suspended the running of
Radar for Islands
Defence Minister Paulo Portas (left) has revealed that he is set to save 18 million euros on the installation of a radar system in Madeira. The money saved will be
Bomb threats across region
Schools and courts in the region appear to be the target of a spate of telephone hoaxes in which the caller claims that he has planted a live bomb in
Rapist at large
Both Portimão GNR and Polícia Judiciária were recently contacted by a concerned German mother who reported that her 13-year-old daughter had allegedly been raped in the Carvoeiro area. According to