Income tax seminars
With the festive season upon us, it must mean that the year end is nigh and that tax returns will soon be required by the IRS. For those people who
Region’s schools have biggest drug problem in Portugal
A recent study, carried out by the Instituto da Droga e Toxicodependência (IDT), revealed that the Algarve region has the highest percentage of students that have experimented with cannabis, ecstasy
PORTUGAL IN BUDGET CRISIS
SANTANA LOPES’ government has just 10 days to find a solution to raise 556 million euros, the amount necessary to maintain the budgetary deficit at less than three per cent
Greens accuse authorities over sand
GREEN PARTY MP, Isabel Castro, has submitted an official complaint to the Ministry for the Environment and Planning about illegal sand extraction from the Ria Formosa. The Greens claim that
Sotavento promotes itself
THE SOTAVENTO Association (ASA) has approved a plan which aims to draw more European tourists to the eastern Algarve. The association recently had a stand at London’s World Travel Market,
Earthquake rocks region
While putting the finishing touches to this week’s edition of The Resident, the newsroom saw even more action than usual when the paper’s journalists found themselves literally shaking in their
Monchique bombeiros kitted out
At the end of October, the Monchique bombeiros received much needed firefighting equipment from the German company, Reineke & Coll, after company director, Raymund Reineke, organised for the equipment to
Bryan Adams pulls out
Albufeira Câmara has announced that Bryan Adams is unable to perform on Fisherman’s Beach in Albufeira on December 31 due to throat problems. The singer has been forced to pull
Almancil’s Oxford candidates
Oxbridge interviews are not easy to achieve, but three students from the Almancil area have done so. Simply to be invited to attend an interview is a prestige in itself.
Extra officers drafted in
As the Algarve prepares to celebrate the festive season, both the PSP and GNR services have decided to reinforce patrols over Christmas and New Year. The aim is to guarantee