American international school to open in Lisbon
Lisbon is to have another international school. This time capitalising on the growing number of US citizens moving to Portugal through the country’s various visa schemes. The Sierra Canyon American
Meeting points to make for in event of ‘serious accident or disaster’ start being signposted in Lisbon
Lisbon’s Municipal Civil Protection Service has begun installing signs for Emergency Meeting Points – safe places where people should go in the event of a serious accident or disaster. The
How safe are Lisbon’s iconic funiculars?
The world may have moved on since the terrible events of Wednesday, September 3, in Lisbon, but Portugal is now locked in an unseemly political battle which appears to have
Immigrants call mass demo for day parliament resumes
The call is going out over social media: immigrants are being encouraged to demonstrate en-masse in front of parliament at 2pm on Wednesday, September 17, to demand “the right to
Appeal for witnesses to (yet another) hit-and-run in Lisbon
The family and friends of a young Malaysian woman who died after the electric scooter she was riding was hit by a car late at night in Lisbon are desperate
Fun guy finds philosophy, in Portugal
If you think learning the language here is hard, imagine for a moment being a stand-up comedian, and doing your act in Portuguese. Yes, let that sink in. Not only
Football legends to face off in charity match in Lisbon
A charity football match bringing together some of the world’s most famous and successful former footballers will be held at Estádio José de Alvalade in Lisbon on Monday, September 25.
Lisbon city council proposes new funicular system to ensure safety
The deputy mayor of Lisbon, Filipe Anacoreta Correia (CDS-PP), has presented proposals from city council’s (PSD/CDS-PP) leadership “to respond to the Glória funicular tragedy” – long before the various technical
Lisbon mayor promises to resign if funicular tragedy “caused by error of own making”
With so much being aired about the political responsibility/ ies for the appalling funicular disaster last week, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas said on air last night that he will resign
Funicular tragedy: brakeman “applied brakes to no effect”
An ‘information note’ on the Glória Funicular tragedy in Lisbon that killed 16 people (most of them tourists visiting the city) has confirmed a number of ‘key details’, without apportioning