Herdade dos Grous hosts wellness retreat among the vineyards
From September 25 to 28, the Alentejo wine estate is organising a transformative four-day escape with renowned yoga instructor Elena Menci. This September, yogis can escape to the serene landscapes
Covid-19 vaccines: “INFARMED hid truly devastating deaths”
Independent online lifts lid on data it claims was hidden from general public A dogged struggle by an independent newspaper to investigate the after-effects associated with Covid-19 vaccines has revealed
Airport handling strike affecting weekend flights “must provide minimum services”
Minimum services do not include scheduled passenger flights The Arbitration Court has decreed minimum services for the strike in ground handling services at Portuguese airports called by STTAMP, the Portuguese
Lisbon hospital to prosecute people who criticise it, or its professionals, over social media
“Freedom of expression doesn’t allow everything” The ‘ULS’ (standing for local health unit) of Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital is prepared to initiate criminal proceedings against people who criticise the hospital,
Agriculture minister criticises “green radicals” who don’t want dams
Dams “help biodiversity, the environment and combat climate change” Portugal’s minister of agriculture has criticised “green radicals” demonstrating against the construction of dams, warning that projects related to the sector
Chinese multinational linked to fund encouraging investment in companies where it holds major stakes
Asians encouraged to invest in BCP, Fidelidade “in return for residence visas” A venture capital fund linked to Chinese multinational conglomerate, Fosun, is looking for investors in Asia, especially in
Assessment report on Madeira wildfire “urgent before autumn rains”
Shoring up work must be done in time, warns ZERO Portuguese environmental association ZERO warns that the first steps after the Madeira island wildfire should be to draw up an
Madeira wildfire “completely dominated”
Now comes period for political fall-out; calls for inquiry into what went wrong After almost two nerve-wracking weeks, the wildfire that took hold of Madeira on August 14, refusing to
Fewer than one in five Portuguese homes insured against earthquakes
Insurers strike while iron is hot… The Portuguese Insurers Association (APS) has warned today of the need for a catastrophic risk protection system in Portugal, pointing out that only 19%
President calls for debate on seismic protection in construction of major public works
Marcelo opens door to “contractual revision” for public tenders President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has seized the moment today to call for a debate on seismic protection