Azores firefighters call for ‘charging’ tourists who run into difficulties on mountain trails
Azores’ mountain trails attract ever more tourists – meaning increasing numbers run into difficulties in areas like Pico (Portugal’s highest mountain), and require rescuing. Rescue operations cost firefighting corporations a
Azores largest State hospital ‘financially unsustainable’
The Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) on São Miguel island, in the Azores, recorded a deficit of €14.7 million between 2019 and 2022 and is experiencing a situation of “financial
“Who paid for Google’s cable mooring in Azores?”
Trade chamber stresses it is clear Azores sought out Google – but not how much it cost The Angra do Heroísmo Chamber of Commerce (CCAH) has queried today whether the
Azores identified as ‘technical support base’ for international cocaine trafficking
Briton and Australian living on Azores islands now behind bars The Azores has been the route, and logistical base, of a major international network for the trafficking of cocaine across
Mother of Portuguese referee Luís Godinho dies in ravine fall in Azores
Fátima Godinho, 62 – mother of football referee Luís Godinho – died yesterday after ‘losing her balance’ when taking photographs on the edge of a ravine in Ilha de São
Azores pushes for say in control of its sea
Regional representative uses Portugal Day to stress time ‘cannot be wasted’ Portugal Day celebrations saw regional representative of the Azores, Pedro Catarino, strike out for the “culture of dialogue and
New Azores-Faro flights bring North Americans to Algarve
New air link is expected to play key role in bringing North Americans to the region A new air link which is expected to bring scores of North American tourists
Preliminary estimate for Azores’ hospital repair: €24.3 million
The preliminary cost estimate for repairing fire damage to Ponta Delgada’s Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, in the Azores, is €24.3 million, the Azorean Regional Secretary for Health revealed today.
Central government to pay 85% of costs to restore Azores main hospital
Portugal’s central government has agreed to contribute 85% of the costs of rehabilitating the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, which was devastated by a fire earlier this month
PJ arrests 11 suspected of drug running between Lisbon and Madeira/ Azores
PJ police have arrested 11 people following searches in Lisbon and Madeira suspected of being associated with a criminal group that purchased, transported and sold drugs (namely heroin and MDMA)