String of high-ranking arrests in Golden Visa corruption shock
Portugal woke up this morning to news of yet another high-level corruption scandal – this time involving the government’s much-lauded Golden Visa programme. According to news coming out of Lisbon,
Madeleine: The “Global Obsession” to be aired on Tuesday
Perfectly timed to coincide with new stories coming out of UK pointing to British expats now in the eye of investigators, a new documentary promising to retrace the final hours
Finance Minister’s husband in abusive texting scandal
As if Portugal’s finance minister Maria Luís Albuquerque didn’t already have enough on her plate, her hot-headed husband António is now in the limelight for sending abusive and threatening texts
Portugal’s health service under fire
All concerns of Ebola evaporated this week as Portugal was plunged into the worst legionella outbreak in the country’s living memory. As scare stories ran amok, nurses up and down
Social events raise money for Algarve children’s charity ACCA
A coffee morning and a bridge tournament raised around €3,700 in aid of Algarve children’s charity ACCA, which looks after underprivileged children. It works with a number of homes and
Legionella in Algarve: deaths almost double in 24 hours
At least one person in the Algarve is under observation in Faro hospital after becoming infected with the deadly legionella bacteria. As nationally the number of deaths leapt by almost
An Algarve winter – Roma Markov’s exhibition on display at Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne
Between Albufeira and Armação de Pera, Praia do Evaristo is the subject of Roma Markov’s grand-scale painting, now on display at Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne. At this time of year
Brazilian belly-dancer drives high-speed train (with video)
A delighted and very pretty Brazilian actress appears to have taken charge of one of Portugal’s high-speed Alfa Pendular trains on a journey to Porto. The beautifully-manicured accomplished belly-dancer was
No indication of sabotage of justice portal
In just two weeks, the Public Prosecutor has investigated and archived the inquiry into claims that two PJ technicians may have been responsible for the collapse of justice portal CITIUS.
Lisbon Mayor forging ahead with plan to tax tourists
Despite the ribbing he received in Parliament from Economy Minister Pires de Lima last Friday, Lisbon Mayor António Costa is forging ahead with his plan to tax tourists who visit