Portugal has almost 20,000 human embryos on ice
Mystery surrounds the destiny of the country’s stockpile of frozen human embryos. Considering Portugal is at a health care low-point – with state hospitals reporting varying degrees of gridlock and
Dutch IT giant seeks bright young Portuguese graduates
Dutch IT giant UNIT4 is preparing to invest around €40 million in a new ‘nearshore’ centre in Lisbon in March which will eventually take on 350 professionals. For now, the
Lagoa hosts ‘Carmina Burana’
Portugal’s Air Force Orchestra and Lisbon’s Cantat choir will be performing the ‘Carmina Burana’ at Pavilhão Arade in Parchal on February 21. The “huge production” – as it has been
Finnish pensioners seek Algarve tax haven
Finnish newspaper Helsinki Times has featured a report on the increasing number of Finnish pensioners who are moving to Portugal – the Algarve in particular – thanks to the “10-year
Over 600 rich Portuguese hid money in HSBC Switzerland
For now it is very possibly the tip of the iceberg, as 19,000 account holders are so far unattributed to any country. But it looks as though at least 611
Hospitals with scabies and legionella as PM laments health service’s “winter of discontent”
Fresh from the world’s ‘second worst legionella outbreak of all time”, Portugal is back in the hotseat – not just with a new legionella scare, but an outbreak of scabies
Greek Finance minister lobs stark warning into Portugal’s court
With the European stand-off against Greece still being firmly upheld in Brussels, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has upped the ante with something of a firecracker: “If Greece leaves the
Algarve fields 10 nominees for Publituris Trade Awards
The Algarve has fielded 10 nominations for this year’s Publituris Trade Awards. Portimão, Lagos, Albufeira and Vilamoura marinas are nominated for the ‘Best Marina’ category; Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Congress Centre
Silves castle receives “10,000 more visitors” in 2014
2014 has been hailed a “successful” one for Silves castle, which registered around 10,000 more visitors than the year before. According to the local council, the century-old castle was visited
Major Algarve Cannabis bust
GNR police have arrested a 38-year-old Portuguese man believed to be “one of the main cannabis growers of Loulé”. An investigation led police to the man’s house in Sítio do