Spaniard who shot young women in Alentejo “murdered couple in Spain”
‘Manolo’ spent most of his life in prison before ‘fleeing Spain for Portugal’ in 2019 The elderly man – currently in preventive custody for the attempted murder and rape of
Government to invest €16.7 million in Loulé and Portimão coastal areas
Coastal areas in Loulé and Portimão to undergo considerable works The Portuguese government is investing €16.7 million in coastal interventions in Loulé and Portimão, covering a total area of eight
“Never have there been so many arsonists in jail”
Portugal’s crackdown on arson appears to show results It is early days yet – but so far this year, the number of wildfires assailing Portugal has been reduced on recent
More attachés to be placed in embassies to aid foreign labour recruitment
Government’s focus on hiring immigrants in home countries starts taking shape The government’s plan to hire immigrants from their home countries has started to take shape. Labour, solidarity and social
Sweet success for Arte Doce
The 35th edition of Lagos’ traditional confectionary art fair attracted thousands of sweet-toothed visitors. Between July 24 and 28, the 35th edition of Lagos’s popular Arte Doce confectionary fair proved
Doctors federation insists health minister must go
FNAM says minister “hasn’t the competence for position” Yesterday’s charm offensive to address the current (but habitual) ‘chaos’ in Portugal’s SNS state health service went exactly as predicted. But it
Chaminé joins Foral in desperate bid for water in Silves
The villages of Chaminé and Foral in Algoz are urging Silves to extend its municipal water network At a time when the Silves community of Foral in Algoz is desperately
Algarvensis welcomes UNESCO experts
Algarvensis is an aspiring UNESCO Geopark Experts from the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network travelled to the Algarve between August 2 and 5 to check up on the progress of the
Government eases rules on number of non-national crewmembers allowed on fishing boats
Today’s Council of Ministers has approved the possibility of “introducing flexibility” to the fishing sector by relaxing rules on the number of non-nationals” who can be part of a crew
Exasperated foreigners call PSP after endless wait for attention at AIMA
The queues for attention at AIMA outlets, particularly those in Lisbon, continue with yesterday seeing foreign immigrants suffer a form of ‘meltdown’. Following hours of waiting, the people in the