Cinema closes for overhaul
The historic São Jorge Cinema in Lisbon will close on October 25 for a major overhaul, including repairing the roof, rewiring of the entire electrical system– which is still the
Capital hosts international Aids conference
Lisbon will host an international conference on Aids next May, which will focus attention on the illness in Portuguese-speaking countries. Health Minister, Luís Filipe Pereira, says the conference “will ensure
Nurses plan strike
Nurses’ union, Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses (SEP), has reacted angrily to a government plan to introduce a new professional grade, the health care technical assistant. They are now planning to
Portugal must cut ‘red tape’
‘End the red tape – it’s strangling foreign property investment in Portugal!’ This was the message from Beltico President, Stuart Swycher, to the British Royal Club on Friday. Swycher informed
Beware!
Letters and emails from foreign companies, which trick people into losing money, have recently been circulating in the Algarve and Lisbon. A survey conducted by DECO proved that most scam
Cocaine smuggler caught at Lisbon Airport
Cocaine weighing eight kilos has been discovered in several pieces of clothing and the soles of various pairs of flip-flops in a passenger’s luggage at Lisbon Airport. The Polícia Judiciária
Flu – think ahead this year
Feverish, shivery, aching body, chronic headache, dry cough – no, not at all nice, but these horrible symptoms can be avoided this winter by having a flu vaccination. To help
One in five depressed in Portugal
Depression now affects one in five Portuguese and this figure is increasing, the Director General of Health (Direcção-Geral de Saúde-DGS) has warned. New evidence also shows that the consumption of
New British Ambassador to Portugal
The new British Ambassador to Portugal is expected to take up his post before the end of October. John Stephen Buck succeeds Dame Glynne Evans DBE CMG, who retired at
Portuguese wine in British territory
A British group of Portuguese wine importers has, with the co-operation of ICEP Portugal, launched the Association of Portuguese Wine Importers (APWI). The launch took place in the chancellery of