Portugal

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Electricity prices, initially expected to increase by as much as 32% in 2012, will now go up by around 4% on domestic bills, it was announced

By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com A warning has been issued to home owners to be on their guard following a spate of unsolicited telephone calls from a home security company offering

A press release sent to the Algarve Resident recently about the Grand Variety Show in Lagoa next month contained an error and the wrong email address was published in last

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com When criticised by the Portuguese parliament over her lavish and extravagant lifestyle, Portugal’s penultimate Italian queen, Dona Maria Pia, remarked: “If they want a queen then

The United States ratings agency Moody’s, which has already rated the Portuguese state at ´junk’ status, downgraded nine of its banks over fears that they are overexposed to Portuguese bonds.

Swedish ambassador Bengt Lundborg promoted the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race at a business cocktail in Lisbon last week. One of the most important sailing events in the world, the 11th

To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, the Silves-based charity Castelo de Sonhos will be holding a day of seminars at the Fissul Centre

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com An agency that promotes Albufeira as a tourist destination hit the road in North America at the end of last month in an effort to attract

American artist Carolyn Caldwell recently spent time as the artist in residence at Obras in the Alentejo, where she created new pieces inspired by the light of the region and

Lifeguards should be supervising beaches during the hot autumn days, says the Portuguese Navy. The authority also reminded Câmaras that they can request an extension of the bathing season, particularly