Obama visit

US President Barack Obama is due to visit Portugal in November as he joins other heads of state in a NATO summit to be held in Lisbon. The summit is

February 4, 2010by shareitIn

Men from Mars to land at LAPS

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@theresidentgroup.com Employees from Portugal’s branch of Mars, the global snack corporation, will be ditching their suits and ties and donning overalls for a day of feeding, cleaning

February 4, 2010by shareitIn

Briton left in limbo over extradition

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com A British man who is fighting against an extradition order that would see him return to Portugal to serve a two-year jail sentence has had his

February 4, 2010by shareitIn

Just for kicks

The Portuguese national U-16 football team arrived in the Algarve yesterday (Thursday) to participate in the ‘Holland Tournament’. Based in Albufeira, the youngsters face the Dutch as well as their

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Portugal in the fast lane

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s Minister for Public Works and Transport has deflected criticism that the government didn’t have the money for big ticket infrastructure spending. Addressing economists in Lisbon

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All-time best

“It is an honour to welcome him in Portugal to our modest home for the second time in his career.” Estoril Open (May 2-10) organiser João Lagos was speaking to

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Portugal’s future will be difficult

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Governor of the Bank of Portugal has warned that the next few years will be “difficult” for Portugal. The front runner for the new Governor

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White elephants

By SKIP BANDELE sport@algarveresident.com A pre-World Cup friendly international, the top placement matches on March 3 of the women’s football ‘Mundialito’ and the March 20 Portuguese League Cup final (the

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