Portugal

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The United States Ambassador to Portugal praised the kindness, generosity and hospitality shown by the Portuguese in the 14 months he has been in the post.

A three-month GNR police investigation resulted in the seizure of more than 280 individual doses of hashish and 40 plants from a cannabis plantation in Fronalha in Monchique on June

Supermarket chain Alicoop reopened nine more stores. The group received around €330,000 from the BPI bank in February to pay suppliers and reopen several stores. Carlos Tuta, administrator of the supermarket

A new Government initiative to streamline Government offices in Portugal has seen Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Silva Gomes step down from his role as Faro Civil Governor. All 18 Civil Governors

Faro-born world Nº 97 Rui Machado was beaten 6-2, 6-3 by Jaroslav Popisil during their second round encounter at an ATP Challenger in Germany. Meanwhile promising Portuguese junior Frederico Silva

The United States ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the Portuguese Republic’s credit rating to ‘junk status.’ It means that investors no longer believe in Portugal’s capacity to either meet its

Owners of dogs and cats will be able to take their pets to the UK more easily and at less expense when new rules are introduced on January 1, 2012.

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s economic recovery is being hampered by its weak financial system and lack of independent capital markets. Addressing members of the British-Portuguese and South Africa chambers

Unemployed members of the community will be participating in fire prevention programmes in the municipality of Monchique. They will not replace Bombeiros and will not be fighting fires directly but

An association of nightclub owners in the Algarve has highlighted the growing number of nightclubs planning to open illegally in the region this summer. The Associação de Discotecas do Sul