Don’t you forget about us
By RUTH SHARPE Simple Minds perform in the Algarve THOSE WHO have seen the classic 1985 film, The Breakfast Club, will be familiar with the title track, Don’t You (Forget
Playing ball with Iran
EVERY MEP is a member of at least one so-called Inter-parliamentary Delegation, which is designed to develop understanding and relationships between the elected politicians of Europe, and those from another
The scourge of adolescent mental illness
NEW FINDINGS from the British Medical Association (BMA) have revealed a sharp increase in mental health problems among children and adolescents. One in 10 children, aged one to 15, now
CANADA
Hurricane machine to flatten home A FAMILY home in Canada will be deliberately destroyed by scientists, in order to understand how buildings react to hurricane force winds. The two-storey structure
EAST TIMOR
Leaders in stand off EAST TIMOR’S President, Xanana Gusmão, has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, steps down. The ultimatum follows Gusmão’s request for Alkatiri to quit, saying
You could be the next lucky winner!
THE RESIDENT’S motto “we lead, others follow” took on a different meaning on Saturday, June 24, at Intermarché in Lagoa. This time, we followed … the winner, that is, of
Walking with God
Walking with God God’s word is a lantern To light our way each night. This lamp will guide our unsure feet To safety through life’s rocky way. Walking with God
Bringing back memories
Bringing back memories Dear Editor, I would like to let Paul McKay know that I enjoy reading his editorial in The Resident. When I check out your website, his is
Dreadlock holiday
IS IT already a year ago that we last braced ourselves for the annual invasion of the Algarve, that most beautiful part of the world we have chosen to call
Canons, cork and canine romanies
LIVING ON the edge of the Monchique foothills, our dogs have a freedom about which suburban pets can only dream. Until such time as there are no more castaways, and