145 young doctors to arrive in Algarve this month
Against the background of casualty unit chaos up and down the country, the good news is that 145 fledgling doctors will be arriving in the Algarve this month to start
Portugal’s Tivoli hotel chain in desperate bid to stay solvent
Overshadowed by the fallout of the BES debacle, Portugal’s Tivoli Hotels & Resorts chain has announced that it has sought special government-backed PER funding to keep it afloat until the
Reports of animal cruelty skyrocket thanks to new protection law
More people are reporting cases of animal cruelty and abandonment to the police. Since Portugal’s animal protection law came into effect on October 1, 2014, more than 500 reports were
Social Services docks subsidy over Facebook “joke”
A 39-year-old Tomar woman claims to have lost her right to vital RSI funding all because of a jokey photo she posted on Facebook. The woman who suffered serious injuries
Justice Minister accused of defamation and malicious representation
If the Justice Ministry hoped the announcement that beleaguered internet portal CITIUS was “back on track” after months of problems would win it much-needed Brownie points, it was out of
Passos Coelho flies to Paris to represent Portugal in “Je suis Charlie” demo
Passos Coelho will be joining European leaders in Paris tomorrow for a massive show of support for the victims of this week’s terror attacks. Flying to the French capital with
Singing like a bird – Espírito Santo “missing” accountant spills the beans in parliament
The accountant BES boss Ricardo Salgado claimed was “missing”, sang like the proverbial bird yesterday for the parliamentary inquiry set up to establish the “truth of the facts” behind the
“Super-judge” swoops on Barclays in Sócrates corruption probe
In the latest twist in the investigation that has seen former prime minister José Sócrates jailed without charge for almost seven weeks, “super-judge” Carlos Alexandre is reported to have swooped
British company says there is oil in Portugal – but won’t say where!
It is a new mystery that has sent conspiracy theorists racing for their drums. A British company is reported to have located six oil and gas reserves off the coast
Lagoa eye doctor who blinded patients “should receive jail term” court hears
The Public Ministry (MP) has asked that Franciscus Versteeg – the Dutch eye doctor accused of blinding patients at his Lagoa eye clinic – be handed a jail term, albeit