Liberal Initiative requests urgent hearing of Justice Minister (and predecessors) over Saturday’s mass jailbreak
Justice minister’s ‘silence’ already a point of controversy Portugal’s minority Liberal Initiative party has been the first to request an urgent hearing of the Minister of Justice and her two
Pitaya: the new golden fruit for Algarve farmers
In Portugal’s sunny Algarve region, a tropical fruit is emerging as an increasingly attractive product to grow for local farmers. A European Union-backed project to study how well pitaya (or
Portuguese want an ‘anti-Marcelo’ for country’s next president
Analyst believes former vaccine czar, Gouveia e Melo, “will be unbeatable” if he stands for president With President Marcelo’s final year of what will be his 10-year mandate looming, analysts
President calls pre-budget Council of State
Meeting to analyse financial and economic situation, at home and abroad President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is convening a meeting of the Council of State (made up of his ‘closest
Yesterday’s jail break “one of largest attacks on image of Portugal”
“Devastating portrait of a State in decrepitude” It has taken no time at all for leader writers to comment on yesterday’s extraordinary jail break by five ‘high risk’ prisoners from
Hundreds lodge complaints in public consultation on lithium mine in Guarda
Citizens concerned over illegalities, “administrative negligence” at play A public consultation exercise over a proposed extension of the Alvarrões lithium and feldspar mine in Guarda municipality ended last week “with
Prison break: “government’s total abandonment of service led to this”
Prison guards syndicate warns “all prisons are the same” The national prison guards syndicate (SNCGP) has told SIC Notícias that Vale dos Judeus prison had four watchtowers which were demolished
Five prisoners “considered dangerous” break out of jail near Lisbon
Escape “aided by three individuals waiting with ladders” and Mercedes An all points alert is out today after five men, considered dangerous, broke out of a prison in Alcoentre, near
Child ‘saved’ from choking dies week later
Tragic news reached Trofa firefighters last night who, a week ago, managed to ‘save’ a little girl who had choked on food at her home. According to reports, the family
New housing construction costs in July up 0.1% on month, 3.6% on year
Construction costs for new housing rose 0.1% in July from June – and up 3.6% on a year earlier – according to estimates from INE National Statistics Institute, released today.