Evil teddy attack
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com BRITISH PUPILS are being sued by their Maths teacher, after they made a film where an evil teddy tries to kill him. The students, all aged
Reincarnation attempt
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A FAMILY in India exhumed their relative, three days after he died, in the hope that a witch doctor could bring him back to life. The
Top travel bargains
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com GOA HAS come out top in a survey of the cheapest long-haul destinations to offer real bargains for eating, drinking and souvenirs, while Bulgaria is
Barclays opens branch in Praia do Carvoeiro
IN LINE with its expansion plans in Portugal, Barclays Bank has opened another branch in the Algarve, this time in the town of Carvoeiro at Estrada do Farol. Branch manager
Another death knell for banking secrecy
By: Bill Blevins Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks UNTIL RECENTLY, you could bank on banking secrecy. You knew that if you opened an offshore account in the Channel Islands or Isle
New MD for Jyske Bank (Gibraltar) Limited
Christian Bjorlow (pictured) is the new Managing Director of Jyske Bank (Gibraltar) Limited. Christian, aged 40, who is married with two children, has been the Private Banking Manager in Jyske
Monster-in-law
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A CRAZED American woman has been charged with second-degree battery, after biting off part of her son-in-law’s ear. He was found lying in the street, with
Gay hotel
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A HOTEL in Australia has won the right to ban heterosexuals from coming to the premises to use the bars. It is believed to be a
Snake benefits
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A SOUTH Korean Court has awarded an ex-soldier the right to claim benefits, after he developed a parasitic infection from eating raw snakes during survival training
At home and abroad
By: Skip Bandele skip@portugalresident.com LAST MONTH, I tried to highlight the positive aspects of the annual interaction, between holidaymakers and the residents of the corresponding host country, but it won’t