Health minister keen to expand cancer care
Expanding cancer care services and creating specialised oncology centres are subjects the Ministry of Health is analysing, said the health minister Paulo Macedo. The minister was responding to an official
Increase of national minimum wage rejected
Two proposals by left-wing parties PCP and BE to immediately increase the national minimum wage from €485 to €515 were rejected in Parliament by the PSD/CDS-PP coalition party. A member
‘Re-discovery’ of Sagres for documentary
American television channel CBS News highlighted Sagres and its role during the Portuguese Discoveries in a documentary on its ‘Sunday Morning’ show on October 13. Entitled ‘How Portugal became the
England’s David Lynn wins Portugal Masters
By John Russell It has often been said in golfing circles that tournaments really start at the last nine holes of the last day. This was certainly the case at
Industrial production rises 8.2% in August
Portugal registered the biggest increase in industrial production out of all the European Union countries in August, having grown 8.2% compared to the previous month, according to data from Eurostat.
Portugal’s street animals benefit from UK art show
‘Down to the Bone’ exhibition held at the Onca Gallery in Brighton, UK, last month was hailed a “huge success”, having raised so far more than £10,500 (€12,400) for street
Rotary completes project with Food Bank
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International, together with other Rotarians in the Algarve and further afield, have delivered the final part of a project to provide a refrigerated lorry for the
Walk to support Lagos bombeiros
Lagos’ first run/walk in support of local voluntary firefighters is taking place on Sunday, October 20. Entitled ‘Life for a Life’ (Vida por Vida), the run/walk is starting at 10am
You know you want to
By Guilherme Marques I have been to the BMW Museum twice. It’s great. You can feel the passion those guys have for design, engineering and motorsport. Apart from my wife