Prosecutor shelves case of logging on disputed land in central region
Portugal’s public prosecutor has shelved the inquiry into the felling of trees in the central region of Lousã in 2023, considering that there is no evidence of any criminal offence.
Monserrate Palace in Sintra loses two vases of “elevated value” in break-in
A break-in during the early hours of Tuesday saw Sintra’s exquisite Monserrate Palace lose at least two vases of “elevated value”. Few details have been given about the incident, which
Portimão to install CCTV cameras in town centre
Project to extend CCTV surveillance in Portimão revealed The municipal council of Portimão has announced it will extend the local CCTV surveillance network to cover new parts of the town,
Covid-19 vaccines: “INFARMED hid truly devastating deaths”
Independent online lifts lid on data it claims was hidden from general public A dogged struggle by an independent newspaper to investigate the after-effects associated with Covid-19 vaccines has revealed
President warns of confusion created within immigration debate
“There is a difference between reality and narratives constructed about it” Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warned today of the difference between the reality of immigration and narratives that
New Algarve-Iceland air link to launch in April 2025
Algarve and Iceland to be linked by direct flight A new air link between Faro in Portugal’s Algarve region and Keflavík International Airport, around 50km southwest of the Icelandic capital
Monday morning’s earthquake has already had nine replicas
… and was 10th largest quake since 16th century The earthquake that rattled Portugal in the early hours of Monday morning – and saw politicians congratulating authorities on being ‘fully
Airport handling strike affecting weekend flights “must provide minimum services”
Minimum services do not include scheduled passenger flights The Arbitration Court has decreed minimum services for the strike in ground handling services at Portuguese airports called by STTAMP, the Portuguese
‘Bola de berlim’ bags used to raise drought awareness in Castro Marim
Messages on ‘bola de berlim’ bags sold at Castro Marim beaches urge beachgoers to save water and shop locally The municipal council of Castro Marim has teamed up with ‘bola
Lisbon hospital to prosecute people who criticise it, or its professionals, over social media
“Freedom of expression doesn’t allow everything” The ‘ULS’ (standing for local health unit) of Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital is prepared to initiate criminal proceedings against people who criticise the hospital,