Portugal

Spared at the last moment by Hurricane Irene, the US Open got under way in New York last Monday. Averting potential disaster, however, did not prevent the six-strong Portuguese contingent

Constant delays in the paying of invoices by creditors and increasing difficulties in getting bank loans are suffocating Portuguese construction companies. According to the latest report produced by the Portuguese

Arena Faro and Portugal amateur team boxing coach Walter Pestana blamed bad refereeing for his charges’ premature elimination at the European Junior Championships in Dublin. Algarvean prospects Sergio Pestana and

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Low cost airlines are bagging 74% of Portuguese state aid aimed at giving struggling airline carriers operating in Portugal a boost. According to Público newspaper, Irish

Portimonense came through their first home match of the season to record a highly dramatic victory over fellow relegation victims Naval. An excellent opening spell from the Algarveans culminated in

Portugal’s president has weighed into the current political argument that the nation’s richest entrepreneurs should pay a special crisis tax on their fortunes by stating that inheritance tax should be

Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) Câmara and local hotel and tourist related business managers are to get together regularly to discuss ways of boosting tourism in the council. The

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Lagoa dos Salgados, in the councils of Albufeira and Silves, considered to be one of the best spots in the Algarve for birdwatching, is to undergo

An exhibition of works to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks will be on display in Lisbon at the Museu da Fundação Arpad Szenes-Vieira. Following a

Twenty-eight Portuguese municipal câmaras are on the brink of financial collapse according to the business newspaper Jornal de Notícias (JN). The information is based on data released by the Directorate-General