Portugal

A survey into bullying of children is to be carried out by the National Commission of Children at Risk (CNCJR). “There are no concrete statistics about bullying in Portugal because

Some GALP fuel stations may experience fuel shortages later this month after refinery workers announced they would be going on strike over pay. The company has offered a 1.3 per

By MIKE JOHNSON features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a free-lance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@algarveresident.com THE UK’S high street building societies might be jittery and investors in the United States might be on tenterhooks, but don’t expect a market crash in

By SKIP BANDELE features@algarveresident.com Skip Bandele moved to the Algarve 10 years ago and has been with the Algarve Resident since 2003. His writing reflects views and opinions formed while

The 50th anniversary of the Luso-American Cultural Commission, more generally known as the Fulbright Commission, was celebrated in Lisbon last week. The celebrations, which were held at Palácio Foz in

Filipe Campos repeated his season-opening Macedo de Cavaleiros victory in taking last weekend’s Baja Terras d’El Rei race around Tavira to establish a commanding early Portuguese Rally Championship lead. The

Construction continues to be one of the sectors hardest hit by unemployment. According to the Association of Construction and Public Works Companies (AECOPS), there was an increase of 49 per

Politicians have called for an end to discrimination against homosexuals who donate blood. Representatives from Bloco de Esquerda party presented a resolution to Parliament on March 17 that calls for

It was a great day for the ladies during the Monday crown bowls competition held at the Amendoeira Bowls Club near Alcantarilha on March 22. Kay Carr and Betty Gray