Portugal

Portugal’s iconic Olympic gold athlete Rosa Mota has been appointed ambassador for a development project in Guinea-Bissau. Projecto VIVA has already raised funds for the first eight of 54 fresh water wells,

Portugal and Greece have joined Ireland and Iceland as the new sick men of Europe as ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded their creditworthiness on the international markets. The ratings agency

January sales in Portugal will be marked by strict control by the country’s food and economic standards agency ASAE. Dozens of inspectors will be paying visits to shops across the

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com Portimão is celebrating the New Year with nine days of festivities between December 27 and January 4 for residents and visitors to the council. From December

The European Athletics Association has chosen Vila Real de Santo António as hosts of the 2010 European Club Champions Cup (track). The prestigious competition due to take place on May

By LIZ GRIFFITHS liz.griffiths@mmspublishing.com Algarve resident Grant Weir, who dedicated his life to helping stray dogs, has died aged 75 leaving behind 15 dogs that desperately need new homes. Grant,

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@theresidentgroup.com

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com A 58 year-old British woman facing criminal charges for making a complaint against a Lagos-based lawyer has said that she will come to the Algarve to

The Monte Gordo Casino is the venue for the biggest boxing match the Algarve has seen for decades tonight (Friday). That top billing goes to the ten-round Portuguese 63,5kg title

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com A renewable energy project that will see the installation of a further 29 wind turbines in the Tavira council has been shown the green light by