World cup madness
A survey conducted by US-based firm VIP Communications Inc showed that 51 per cent of respondents of the tongue-in-cheek survey of 20,000 people, who live in North America but hail
IRS 2009 Income Nº 4 – INCOME FROM CAPITAL – Dividends
By DENNIS SWING GREENE features@algarveresident.com Dennis Swing Greene is Senior Partner and International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO s.a. In this series of articles, we examine different forms of income that
Bear stuck in a can
A 55 kilogramme black bear in Vermont, US, is back in the woods after getting its head stuck in a milk can. It took a state biologist, fire fighters and
IRS 2009 Income Nº 8 – PENSION INCOME
By DENNIS SWING GREENE features@algarveresident.com Dennis Swing Greene is Senior Partner and International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO s.a. In this series of articles, we examine different forms of income that
Making the right choice
by John Westwood features@algarveresident.com John Westwood is the Managing Director of Blacktower Financial Management Group. There are many QROPS providers on the market, but which one should you choose? In
A life with a purpose
By Dra Maria Alice features@algarveresident.com Dra Maria Alice is a Consultant in General and Family Medicine and Director of the Luzdoc International Medical Service. A Meaningful Life Protects Your Brain… And
Man used snake as weapon
A fight between two motel guests in South Carolina, US, ended with one of them being hit on the head with a snake. The local police said that the victim,
Bored to death
A man in Sweden called emergency services, saying he felt psychologically unstable and wanted to commit suicide. He was forwarded to the duty Church of Sweden pastor. About five minutes
Over the rainbow
By JOHN OLIVER & JEANETTE ELLIOT features@algarveresident.com John Oliver and Jeanette Elliott moved from the UK to Portugal around five years ago and live in Ourique, Alentejo. John now follows
Company calls last orders on happy hour
A few hundred warehouse workers and drivers at Danish brewer Carlsberg halted work to protest against a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks. The strike