PJ detain man in Madeira evading international arrest warrant for sexually abusing own daughter
PJ police have executed an international arrest warrant issued in Nepal for a 51-year-old man suspected of “crimes of sexual abuse and against the liberty and sexual autodetermination of his
Nurses’ strike delays scheduled appointments and surgeries
A national strike by nurses today is affecting thousands of scheduled appointments and surgeries. Nurses are at loggerheads with the government, over pay and conditions – holding out for increases
Registrations open for Sagres Birdwatching Festival events
Signing up quickly is strongly recommended Registrations have opened for the nearly 200 activities that make up the Sagres Birdwatching Festival, which will take place between October 3 and 6.
Foral residents “five months away from running out of water”
Residents in Foral have launched a petition urging Silves Council to link the area to the municipal water network A group of residents of Foral – a small community in
DGS recommends anti-mosquito measures to fend off cases of Zika/ dengue
With Portugal already identifying the Aedes mosquitoes, responsible for the propagation of diseases like Dengue and Zika (a horror for pregnant women that cut a swathe through Latin America not
GDP growth of 2% this year ‘unfeasible’ – economists
The Forum for Competitiveness has warned today that GDP growth in the second quarter was lower than expected, making it “unfeasible to achieve growth of 2% for the whole of
35 immigrants found living in same house in “inhuman conditions”
PSP have identified an illegal hostel in the historic centre of Porto where 35 immigrants were sleeping – several paying €200 per bed. It is just another situation in which
New dog park inaugurated in Albufeira
Albufeira’s new dog park was inaugurated on Saturday, July 20 at Parque da Alfarrobeira, near the local bus station. The opening ceremony was attended by local leaders, such as Albufeira
Body of newborn discovered in Cascais waste treatment centre
Police are investigating the discovery of a dead baby in the rubbish sorting area of a solid waste treatment company in Trajouce, in the municipality of Cascais. Everything points to
Portugal’s PCP communists refuse to budge over ‘congrats’ for Venezuelan election result
Portugal’s PCP communists are in a (new) bind: they were the only national party to enthuse about Venezuela’s election results – and their apparent delight rankled with communists in Venezuela.