Amnesty International calls for “evaluation of effects of austerity in Portugal”
Amnesty International has now joined the avalanche of indignation prompted by last week’s admission by EC President Jean-Claude Juncker that the troika “sinned against the dignity of the people” of
Algarve Cup begins March 4
The Algarve Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious women’s football tournaments, will begin next Wednesday (March 4). Admission is free to all-comers. The matches will be played at a
New law to give more power to step-parents
A new law backed by the PSD/CDS-PP coalition plans to give step-parents rights over their spouses’ children, in the event of spouse death or incapacity. Due to come up for
Student failures cost Portugal €660 million per year
Education chiefs have slammed Portugal’s “failures system” – the practice of failing students who don’t get the right grades. They say the system does not work on any level and
House fire reveals homemade cannabis plantation
A house fire led police officers to the discovery of a homemade cannabis ‘plantation’ in Calhandriz, Vila Franca de Xira, on Sunday. What appears to have happened is that equipment
Study reveals 12.3% of old people victims of violence in Portugal
A shocking study had revealed that 12.3% of Portugal’s elderly can end up victims of violence on the part of either relatives, ‘friends’ or neighbours. Numbers released by APAV (association
Police waste five hours on the trail of inventive lovers
A couple is now in danger of criminal prosecution over an escapade that wasted five hours of Lisbon police time. The issue centres on the bundling into a car boot
Running for the Cadela Carlota dogs
Algarve resident Marie Hindle is running the Lisbon Half Marathon to raise “much-needed” funds for the dogs at the Cadela Carlota animal protection association based in Lagos. Not a habitual
Portimonense – Double jeopardy
Following last week’s fortuitous debut win, new Portimonense coach Carlos Azenha soon saw a return to the kind of form which left the club in last place prior to his
Fewer students dropping out of school in Portugal
There are fewer students dropping out of school in Portugal, according to recent data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), cited by the Ministry of Education. In 2014, the percentage