Government prepares to spend €17 million on Ria Formosa demolitions
Even the worst mathematician will be questioning the sense of channelling €17 million into the demolition of 808 coastal homes – almost all of which are shanty-built rudimentary dwellings. But
New revelations suggest Sócrates was planning to flee to Brazil
Refusing to be silent, jailed former prime minister José Sócrates is continuing with his criticisms through letters written to national newspapers as revelations come that he had “wiped clean” all
Ho, ho, ho from ACCA at the Conrad
This Sunday, December 7, will bring together close to 50 stands for the Christmas Market in aid of ACCA causes to support needy children in the Algarve. From 10am to
RTP ‘unravels’ over Champions League bid
National TV station RTP’s bid to clinch the broadcasting rights for the next three years of the UEFA Champions League has ended in unmitigated disaster. Opposed from the start by
Santander Totta voted Portugal’s Bank of the Year
In a year when “bank” has become one of 2014’s buzzwords for all the wrong reasons, Spain’s Santander Totta has once again won the “Bank of the Year in Portugal”
President Cavaco Silva flies business flag in Abu Dhabi
President Cavaco Silva has been on a whistle-stop PR tour of the United Arab Emirates promoting Portugal’s potential for business investment. Accompanying the president, Público newspaper reports that the Crown
Promenade walk with Father Christmas
It’s that time of year again when members of the community dress up as Santa to take part in the Armação de Pêra Father Christmas Walk. Now in its third
Dutch eye doctor faces trial in Portimão
Franciscus Versteeg, the Dutch ophthalmologist who operated on four people leaving them all partially-blind, is to stand trial in Portimão today (December 3) charged with offences to physical integrity through
Punch-up in Sócrates’ prison
An ambulance carrying an unnamed prisoner from Évora jail sped out into the path of camped-out journalists just before 1pm today leaving news teams wondering what had happened. Not only
Homeland investigation jails Duarte Lima
Still being investigated for the murder of a would-be heiress, former MP, lawyer and PSD policy-maker Duarte Lima has been found guilty of long-standing charges of fraud and money-laundering on