Health service prepares for flu season
Portugal’s National Health Service (SNS) has announced that plans are in place to prepare for the new flu season, although “so far so good”. Graça Freitas of the DGS health
HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WIND and SNOW
If you needed an excuse to stay home and decorate for Christmas this weekend, the next few days’ weather forecast fits the bill. Portugal’s Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) has put
Porto “playboy” student faces sex abuse charges in America
He is described as “a good student” who loves parties – but Francisco Paiva Sousa, 20, is now on 100,000 dollar bail in the US for allegedly forcing a fellow
Azores named “world’s most sustainable destination”
The Portuguese archipelago of the Azores has been considered “the world’s most sustainable destination” by Green Destinations, a website that rates the world’s top-100 best performing destinations in terms of
Tax authorities investigate staff suspected of accessing Passos Coelho’s personal details
Hot on the heels of the potentially-embarrassing Tecnoforma ‘scandal’ – which suggested prime minister Passos Coelho had fiddled his tax returns in the 90s – Público has revealed that AT
Portimão Hospital holding Christmas Party for children and youngsters at risk
Portimão Hospital will hold a Christmas party this Saturday afternoon (December 13) in a bid to collect donations for, and “lift the spirits of”, the children and youngsters that it
Private || €3.5 million private health plan for Portugal’s prisoners
While law-abiding folk face the problems of an austerity-bound national health service, Portugal’s prisoners enjoy the unusual scenario of private medical care behind bars. The situation results from a legislative
Health || São Brás physiotherapy centre “will not close”
The future of the south of Portugal’s only state-run physiotherapy unit is at the centre of a bitter wrangle between those who say it is at risk of closure and
Portuguese spending more money this Christmas
Portuguese people are reported to be spending more money on their Christmas shopping this year than they did in 2013. SIBS, the entity that runs the national Multibanco ATM system,
850 entrepreneurs apply for ‘Shark Tank Portugal’
So far, 850 business ideas have been presented to producers of Shark Tank Portugal, a Portuguese take on the popular American reality TV show that features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their