Rise in infant mortality “a mirror of Portugal’s health service”
The rise in infant mortality in Portugal has today seen nurses and doctors call for the creation of a working group, pointing out (yet again) that there is “a lack
UK tops the charts of Portuguese airport arrivals
Portuguese airport arrivals from UK increased 1.5% year-on-year between January and November 2024 The number of passengers from the United Kingdom travelling to Portugal is growing, with new data revealing
Latest ‘health scandal’ lifts lid on ‘recurrent’ moonlighting within system
Three out of four regional heads of INEM ‘accumulate functions’, like Gandra d’Almeida The truly dismal ‘scandal’ involving the former CEO of the nation’s health service executive, moonlighting for years
Via Algarviana website and app now available in Spanish
Starting today, the Via Algarviana website and app are offering information in Spanish, making the regional network of hiking trails more accessible to visitors from neighboring Spain. The website and
Another hashish haul seized on Algarve beach
Another haul of hashish has been found on an Algarve beach, this time on Faro’s Ilha Deserta (Desert Island) on Tuesday (January 21). The drugs were discovered during routine coastal
Algarve promotes wine, food and sports events at Madrid fair
Algarve’s diverse offerings showcased in Madrid Portugal’s Algarve region is highlighting its wine tourism, major sporting events, and local gastronomy at Spain’s International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid. The Algarve
Portugal’s ‘years of freedom and progress’ haven’t stopped people losing teeth
Increasing number of people ‘don’t go to dentist’ Portugal’s relationship with dentistry has always been an ‘issue’ – but with the perceived progress of recent years, it is fairly shocking
Covered padel courts unveiled in São Brás de Alportel
Padel is among the fastest growing sports in Portugal, including São Brás New coverings for São Brás de Alportel’s padel courts were unveiled by the municipal council last month. Thanks
Government “maintains position of not recognising Palestine”
AD puts further distance between Portugal’s right and left Portugal’s relatively new AD social democrat government says it “maintains its position in not recognising the state of Palestine”. This is
CHEGA MP suspected of stealing airport baggage
The residences of CHEGA MP in the Azores, Miguel Arruda, are being searched today on suspicion that Mr Arruda may have been stealing luggage from airport carousels in Lisbon and