PM forced into ‘damage control’ intervention over Covid ‘blackspot’ of Odemira
Following a manic week of news and revelations from the ‘Covid-blackspot’ of Odemira, prime minister António Costa cancelled his agenda on Tuesday afternoon in order to wrestle back control. From
PM ‘changes diary at last minute’ to respond to immigrant housing crisis in Odemira
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has ‘changed his diary at the last minute’ and will instead be visiting Odemira this afternoon for “a working meeting to respond to the housing
Government responds to judicial block on civil requisition of Odemira eco-resort
The government has finally responded to the judicial embargo on its civil requisition of the ZMar eco-resort in the borough of Odemira (click here). Explain reports this morning, “in the
Portuguese government accused of acting like dystopian State in “terrifying” police take-over of ZMar eco-resort
The Portuguese government has been accused of acting like a dystopian State in the “terrifying” armed police takeover of ZMar eco-resort under cloak of darkness in order to rehouse 30
Odemira’s problems go far beyond high incidences of Covid and immigrant slave labour: the borough is running out of water
This is the overriding message coming out of a manic week of press exposure of human trafficking and exploration that has been the life-blood of ‘greenhouses’ producing berry fruits and
President Marcelo wades into Odemira ‘slave labour with Covid’ controversy
President Marcelo has waded into the spiralling confusion of problems with ‘slave labour’ involving immigrants testing positive for the Covid virus in the municipality of Odemira. After a week of
PJ investigates illegal immigration and slave labour in Odemira
PJ police are investigating networks of illegal immigration and situations of slave labour that have turned the once sleepy Alentejan town of Odemira into the focus of national press attention.
Covid quarantine camp: Portuguese government requisitions bankrupt Odemira eco-resort for immigrant agricultural workers
Odemira’s Zmar eco-resort has been requisitioned by the government to ensure immigrant agricultural workers who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 have the facilities they require to self-isolate. It is clearly
Anger and frustration as Portugal’s next deconfinement evaluation looms
Tomorrow (April 27) sees the next ‘evaluation’ of the virus outbreak situation in Portugal. With 43 boroughs’ current ‘day-to-day’ on the line (click here), there is enormous frustration at how
German tourist saved in dramatic night rescue after falling from cliff
A 26-year-old German tourist was rescued in the early hours of this morning, after he fell during a cliff walk along the coast near Odemira. The young man told rescuers