Readers’ online commentary targeted in McCann libel suit
As they await a decision on their €1.2 million euro defamation claim against former PJ police inspector Gonçalo Amaral, disturbing details have emerged of another libel action taken by the
Hospital boss leaves thinly-veiled message over “unsustainable” position
Paediatrician Maria do Céu Machado resigned this week as clinical director of Lisbon’s (in)famous Santa Maria Hospital. News reports all stressed the non-personal nature of her decision – simply saying
Gypsy children segregated in Tomar school
Despite the Portuguese government’s national strategy for integration, published last year, a shocking case of modern-day apartheid segregating gypsy children has been found “alive and unwell” in a Portuguese primary
Government targets dog breeders
The government’s dizzying fiscal witchhunt (as reported in the Resident at the beginning of September) has now set its sights on dog breeders. It is a move that has set
TAP boss taken to task as Ryanair turfs passengers out onto tarmac
Long- or short-hop flying is certainly not getting any easier. News this week is that TAP boss Fernando Pinto is finally being called to Parliament to explain the endless delays
Gibraltar fans up in arms
A major row appears to have erupted over the treatment of Gibraltar supporters, with some claiming they were virtually strip-searched by Portuguese security staff before their qualifying opener against Poland
Atlântida Ferryboat sold for €8.75 million
Atlântida, the (infamous) ferryboat rejected by the government of Azores after its construction at the trouble-torn Viana do Castelo shipyards, has at last been sold for €8.75 million to the
Government plans to reduce controversial “taxas moderadoras”
On the day Portugal’s medical association says hundreds of patients are giving up on the national health system as they cannot afford the charges, health minister Paulo Macedo has gone
Hospital-acquired infections drop
Despite the negative buzz over the quality of Portugal’s national health system (SNS), the good news is that the number of patients contracting infections in hospital is dropping. Recent data
PM focuses on employment and business recovery
“Since the beginning of the year, the number of companies that have opened is higher than those that have closed, thus Portugal has been able to create more jobs than