Portugal could face damages for genocide and slavery
As the fervour for prosecution of historic crimes continues, Portugal is now in the line of fire – and the issue could hardly be more historic. Caricom, short for the
Loggers cut down ancient cork trees
A community turned up in force near Braga at the weekend to stop loggers cutting down ancient cork trees. According to Jorge Magalhães, president of the parish council of Mira
Azores will receive €8.6 million to boost civil protection and renew fire station facilities
While mainland councils are coming up with new “civil protection taxes” to get ratepayers to fund local rescue services, the Government of the Azores is doing it the old fashioned
Cascais’ private airstrip closed for not having right certification for its meteorological equipment
Cascais’ private airstrip at Tires was in chaos over the weekend after being closed down with “not even two minutes’ notice”. Companies running private jets and services told Lusa news
An evening of Samuel Beckett with Jim Barnard
Dancer and puppeteer Jim Barnard will give the first in a series of Armchair Talks at the Bela Romão Croquet Club (Bias do Norte, Moncarapacho) on Saturday, October 18 at
Madeira threatens to tax hotels that close for winter
Madeira is to discuss a plan to penalise hotels that lay-off hundreds of workers every winter. The plan – aimed for its holiday island of Porto Santo – involves creating
Madeleine update: OAP paedophile extradited to UK
In a week of fast-paced developments in the long-running Madeleine investigation, reports now are that a 77-year-old paedophile-on-the-run whose testimony is said to be vital has now been located and
Syrian students welcomed to Portugal
Welcoming the latest batch of young Syrian students to Portugal, former president Jorge Sampaio – founder of the Syrian students global platform – told reporters how he is “not optimistic”
Horrific attack leaves man naked and disfigured in Sintra
A horrific attack left a man naked and disfigured in a street in the Belas district of Sintra in the early hours of Sunday morning. Thanks to prompt action by
Madeleine cops “back in Portugal”
Days after the British press buzzed with excitement over the possibility of a new Portuguese prosecutor “utterly determined” to get to the bottom of the seven-year mystery, three officers from