Named crime
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A THIEF was arrested in England last week after he left a helpful clue at the crime scene – his name. He and a friend went
Personal prayer revisited
By: MARGARET BROWN HAVING CLAIMED in a previous contribution that personal prayer is something that cannot be taught, I find I am outvoted on several fronts. After reading from one
Goat luck
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com STAFF AT Nepal’s state-run airline, Nepal Airlines, sacrificed two goats after one of its Boeing 757 aircrafts experienced technical problems. They made the sacrifice to appease
Boy racer
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE ARRESTED a teenager in Scotland after he posted a video on the internet website YouTube of him driving at speeds of more than 140 miles
Lovers fined
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com CHINESE AUTHORITIES punished three police officers for arresting and fining a couple for hugging in public on Chinese Valentine’s Day. The couple paused to embrace while
The purpose of prayer
By: MARGARET BROWN AS THE ultimate act of mediation, Christ pleaded that his executioners might be forgiven because they did not know the true significance of what they were doing.
It’s a dog’s life
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AMERICAN REAL estate billionaire, Leona Hemsley, who died on August 20, has left 12 million dollars to her pet dog, Trouble, and did not leave two
Battery crocs
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com FOLLOWING AN anonymous tip off about strange goings on at a property in Veracruz, Mexico, several police officers stormed the house and discovered almost 100 crocodiles
BPCC – Taking the Algarve by storm
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AS THE head of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) in the Algarve, Roy Whitehouse has been revolutionising business and paving the way for a more
BPCC – Proud to be associated with success
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com WHEN CHRIS Barton took over the helm as Chief Executive Officer of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) 10 years ago, there was no internet network.