Playfield paedophile
The trial of a 60-year-old playing field paedophile began behind closed door this week in Caldas da Rainha. The man, the head of a recreational association, is reported to have
Porto opens Discoveries theme park
‘World of Discoveries’ – a brand new theme park and museum based on the history of the Portuguese Discoveries – has just opened in Miragaia, Porto. Boss Mário Ferreira told
Ricardo Quaresma heist
As he played in last Sunday’s classic between Porto and Benfica, 30-year-old footballer Ricardo Quaresma had no idea that thieves were breaking into his luxury home in Gulpilhares, Vila Nova
Youth misery
The under-25s is the age group most affected by salary cuts since the troika arrived in Portugal in 2011. According to national statistics institute INE, the average net salary for
Ellie ‘countdown’: police now given powers to ‘enforce’ court decision
In the final nail-biting days for a longed-for mother-daughter reunion, the Resident has heard that Faro court has given police the powers to enforce their custodial sentence, ensuring that little
Cuba in the eye of Portuguese businesses
The Cuban capital of Havana could very soon “represent a business opportunity for Portuguese companies working in renewable energies, the pharmaceutical industry and tourism”. Who says this is the Secretary
Outrage as ‘yet another death’ dogs VMER ambulance fleet
The Ministry of Health has demanded an inquiry into why a critical ambulance was left unmanned by medical staff on a morning when a man died. The 39-year-old was haemorrhaging
Luxury car market making a comeback
Extraordinary though it may seem, sales of top-of-the range cars in Portugal have suddenly gone into overdrive. In the first four months of the year sales figures registered an almost
Government prepares ‘hit list’ to shed more state workers
Hot-on-the-heels of the IVA-bombshell presented in Wednesday’s “strategic budget document” (read story HERE), comes the news that the government is now preparing a ‘hit-list’ designed to pare workers on its
Sad theory behind Lagos double death plunge
PJ police today advanced a possible theory for the double death plunge of a Dutch couple in Lagos earlier this week. A spokesman told Correio da Manhã newspaper that the