Algarve Hotel and Tourism School student wins national literary pastry competition
Os Lusíadas, the epic poem by Luís de Camões, and a trip to Goa inspired Diogo Alexandre to create the winning dessert. The weeks he lived in India last year
Portugal bucks trend, contributing million euros to UN agency for Palestinians
Minister stresses ‘we cannot turn our backs on Palestinian people’ Portugal has bucked the trend of recent days in which countries have been ‘freezing’ aid to UNRWA – the UN
Close to 40 thousand trees planted in Loulé in 2023
Organised by the Municipality, the year-long planting initiative programme saved 300 tons of CO2. Investing in afforestation to promote the decarbonisation of the territory and contributing towards the planet’s sustainability
Firefighters protest today in Lisbon
After a brief period of excellent press, minister for interior administration José Luís Carneiro, has had nothing but bad press: frustrated police syndicates have accused him of ‘not speaking the
Disgraced magistrate “refuses to go to jail”
The week’s news saw time ‘run out’ for two ‘long time condemned’ personalities with hefty jail sentences. Former PJ policeman Paulo Pereira Cristóvão accepted the inevitable – having been condemned
Surprise! Carnival weekend likely to be blighted by cold and rain
In spite of warmer than usual temperatures throughout Portugal over the last couple of weeks, the situation is set to change… in time for Carnival. Harking back to so many
Teachers promise to be ‘out in force’ during election campaign, to press for long-held demands
FENPROF, the national federation of teachers representing the nine syndicates fighting for better salaries, terms of employment and ‘respect’, has announced its members will be out in force during the
Faro Municipality takes charge of Farol Island
Having taken over the island’s management this week, the City Council plans to create a new scientific research hub, a cultural venue and a Civil Protection post as part of
European operation dismantles ‘arranged marriages’ network exploiting Portuguese women
A European operation involving Portugal’s PJ police has dismantled a network of ‘marriages of convenience’ based in Cyprus. One of the key figures in the network was arrested in Portugal
Water bills in Algarve to start increasing from March
AMAL leader challenges government to “stop fooling us” With the costs of water to start increasing across the Algarve from March, president of AMAL – the region’s intermunicipal community –