Infarmed authorises use of expired Covid vaccines
Decision taken in March “against manufacturers’ standards” Portugal’s medicines authority Infarmed has been found to have authorised the use of expired Covid vaccines, going against manufacturers’ published standards. Página Um
Mining in Alentejo: 2021 “turned out to be a good year”
Production of ore concentrate and turnover increase – but for how long? The Almina – Minas do Alentejo company, concession holder of Beja district’s Aljustrel mine, increased its production of
Odemira’s ‘greenhouse slaves’ stage protest against working conditions
After the huge controversy over the appalling living conditions of many immigrant workers brought into Portugal to service intensive agricultural businesses within Costa Vicentina, the workers themselves have started to
ABC opens first Covid-19 testing centre outside of Algarve in Moura
The Algarve Biomedical Center (ABC) is expanding its reach beyond the Algarve with the opening of a Covid-19 testing centre in the Alentejo borough of Moura in Beja. The testing
Seven GNR agents accused over alleged torture of Asian agricultural workers in Odemira
A new controversy has blown up over a case involving seven GNR agents and the alleged ‘torture’ of Asian agricultural workers in Odemira. This latest case (following one in which
German ‘boycott campaign’ takes shame of Odemira’s intensive agriculture one step further
The shame of Odemira’s intensive agriculture has been taken onto the international stage by a German boycott campaign, powered by a woman who has been heartbroken by what she sees
Covid immunity tests to be rolled out for 5,000 old people’s home residents and staff
The government has announced it will be moving forwards with Covid immunity tests (‘serological’ testing) on 5,000 old people’s home residents and staff. In the context of an ongoing debate
PM forced into ‘damage control’ intervention over Covid ‘blackspot’ of Odemira
Following a manic week of news and revelations from the ‘Covid-blackspot’ of Odemira, prime minister António Costa cancelled his agenda on Tuesday afternoon in order to wrestle back control. From
Braga company signs €23 million contract for mega solar centre in Alentejo
Braga company Rosseti Engenharia has signed a contract for the construction of a mega solar centre in the Alentejo capable of generating an estimated 100 GWh – the equivalent of
Thousands take to streets to demonstrate on International Workers Day
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Portuguese towns and cities today to “fight for workers’ rights”. There have been events in Coimbra, Porto, Lisbon and beyond. The