Local musician guilty of murdering girlfriend
A 31-YEAR-old musician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by Portimão Court for strangling his 27-year-old girlfriend to death last December. Sérgio Roberto Cerejo was condemned on Monday
Car crashes into house
A MAN died after crashing his car into a house where the owner was sleeping in Pontes Marchil, on the EN125 near Faro. Rui Gingeira, aged 32 and President of
Praia da Luz priest denies reports in UK newspaper
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com PRAIA DA Luz church is receiving the image of Our Lady of Fátima on Monday, December 18, in a special visit to the region and this
The olive oil business
PRODUCERS OF olive oil in the Algarve could soon be helped to market their products within the region instead of exporting it to Spain where it is mixed and labelled
Radical Albufeira
THE LARGEST skate park in the country was inaugurated in the Parque da Alfarrobeira, Albufeira, on Saturday, December 8. Street and ramp style infrastructures for skateboarding, BMX free styling and
Shopping made simple this Christmas
At a time when queues seem endless and time ticks away unmercifully, it is truly a pleasure to shop at Continente, situated in the Algarve Shopping complex in Guia. The
Faro District Hospital under investigation
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com FARO HOSPITAL has ordered an internal investigation following the death of a patient with Down’s syndrome. José Nunes, 36, died from heart failure on December 2
Debate set for PJ
THE CASE of the four Polícia Judiciária inspectors accused of aggression against Leonor Cipriano will be heard by a judge on February 11. Leonor Cipriano from Figueira, Portimão, has accused
PJ investigates man’s death in road incident
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com POLÍCIA JUDICIÁRIA are investigating the death of a man who was found with his skull crushed, on the roadside between Lagoa and Sesmarias at around 6.30am
New US Ambassador
THOMAS STEPHENSON has taken over as US Ambassadordesignate to Portugal from Alfred Hoffman. Mr Stephenson was born in Delaware and after graduating from Ivy League universities, he worked as a

