Thai company buys six Tivoli hotels for €168.2 million
Portugal’s Tivoli Group has announced that six of its hotels in Portugal and Brazil have been sold to Thai company Minor International (MINT) for €168.2 million. Of the six hotels
Luís Figo runs for FIFA presidency
Former Portuguese football star Luís Figo will be running for the presidency of FIFA, football’s international governing body. The announcement was made by the ex-footballer during an interview with CNN
Coimbra University Hospital no longer treating gynaecological cancer patients as priorities
The Ordem dos Médicos doctors association has reacted angrily to the news that Coimbra University Hospital is no longer treating gynaecological cancer patients as priorities for surgery. “This is a
Homeowners take a stand against “illegal” water charges
Homeowners in small developments around Vale do Lobo have turned the tables on Infralobo, the municipal company that last year began to charge what they described as “disproportionate and unfair”
Octogenarian mowed down by train at Estômbar railway crossing
An 82-year-old Portuguese man was killed after being hit by a train as he crossed the Estômbar railway track on his motorbike on Wednesday morning (January 28). It is believed
24-hour pet hospital opens in Portimão
Veterinary || A new 24/7 veterinary hospital opened last week (January 20) in Portimão. The 300sqm hospital is located on Avenida Afonso Henriques, near the town’s old CTT post office
PT minority shareholders in bid to block sale to Altice
Despite the fact that Portugal Telecom sold last week to French operator Altice for the “knockdown price” of €7.4 billion – most of which will go to Brazilian telecommunications company
Supermarkets “get creative” to offer something other than heavily-taxed plastic bags
With the new green-taxes due to send the price of plastic bags soaring within the next three weeks, supermarkets all over Portugal are getting creative, and starting to offer low-priced
TAP registers €63 million euro loss to September last year
Trouble-torn national airline TAP predicted a profit for last year but figures out today show that in the first nine months the company registered a loss of €63.3 million –
Sócrates’ “get-out-of-jail” bid set to bomb
The carefully-prepared appeal by lawyers representing jailed former prime minister José Sócrates looks set to hit the rocks this week as newspapers reveal the Public Ministry is still absolutely dead