Algarve

PORTUGUESE SOCIAL SECURITY has received a number of complaints that residential care homes are turning away patients suffering from HIV and AIDS. The revelation was made on Sunday by the

THE BODY of German tourist Olaf Vopel, who is believed to have drowned in the waters off Beliche Fortress, near Sagres, on February 23, has still not been found by

A BANK in Vilamoura was robbed last Wednesday (March 12) at around noon by a masked man. He entered the Caixa Geral de Depósitos bank, near the marina, brandishing a

SIX ROMANIAN men accused of a series of violent robberies at isolated houses in Faro, Olhão and Loulé between 2006 and 2007 have had their trial adjourned until April 7.

A PORTUGUESE man arrested next to a petrol station in Lagoa last Wednesday (March 12) on suspicion of drug trafficking is also believed to be a suspect in a murder

DOUBLE GRAMMY winning artist Diana Krall and 1990s pop band Simply Red will be performing this summer as part of the tourism board’s Allgarve’08 entertainment programme. The summer’s musical line-up

NEARLY 1.5 billion euros will be invested in the Algarve over the next few years through the 11 projects of Potential National Interest (PIN) that have been approved by the

PORTUGUESE SCIENTISTS have shown that it is possible to eliminate Malaria from regions where the disease is endemic. A mathematical model has demonstrated for the first time that the disease,

A COUPLE from the United States were mugged by a gang of youths in Cerro de Malpique, Albufeira, on Monday night. The couple, who are in their thirties, were staying

A TOTAL of 25 vendors at Loulé Market are due to be given English lessons from July. The initiative forms part of the Programme of New Opportunities – Education and