President names new head of SNS executive directorate… but adds to questions building
President Marcelo has today named the 4th man to be given the responsibility of running the SNS (state health) executive direction – a second tier devised to oversee the running
Heightened alert as envelopes containing white powder sent to ‘sovereign bodies’
A number of entities of the state were put on high alert yesterday when envelopes (sent by Correio Verde/ ‘green delivery’ from Lisbon) started arriving, containing a ‘suspicious white powder’
Family of four found dead in Vilar Formoso
A couple and their two young children have been found dead in their home in Vilar Formoso, in the municipality of Almeida, allegedly from carbon monoxide inhalation, a source from
Mario Draghi to take part in Council of State
Former president of the European Central Bank, and more recently, former prime minister of Italy, Mário Draghi, has been invited for a second time to a ‘Council of State’ convened
Faro’s official animal shelter celebrates second anniversary
Faro’s official animal shelter celebrated its second anniversary on January 16. Since opening, CROAF has taken in 1,551 animals, including 831 stray cats under the Capture-Neuter-Return (C.E.D) program. A total
Monte Gordo to reopen tourist office in first quarter of 2025
Monte Gordo, the popular tourist destination in Vila Real de Santo António, will reopen its tourist office in the first quarter of 2025 on Avenida Infante Dom Henrique. The previous
17 parishes restored in the Algarve
The Portuguese Parliament approved last week the restoration of 302 parishes dissolved in the 2013 administrative reform, including 17 in the Algarve. Eight parish unions in the region will be
German Erasmus student rescued from drowning on Saturday dies in hospital
Circumstances of drowning under investigation The 23-year-old German student rescued from drowning during a surf lesson on the Costa Caparica on Saturday has died in hospital. The young woman’s prognosis
“Abandoned” speedboat linked to drug smuggling stranded on Faro Island
Speedboat stranded on Faro Island was empty aside from 64 fuel containers A speedboat, suspected of being used for drug smuggling, was found abandoned on the beach of Faro Island
CHEGA delighted by US president’s executive order establishing “only two sexes”
Europe’s right “has been fighting this battle for a long time” Portugal’s right wing party leader, André Ventura, has welcomed the arrival of Donald Trump into the United States presidency,