Bad Boys Back in Town
The first Dynamite promotion of 2009 will take place on June 13 from 7pm at Albufeira’s Hotel Paraiso. Fight fans face the mouth watering prospect of a 12-bout K1 and
More passengers
Passenger numbers in Portugal’s airports increased by 7.6 per cent in April compared to the same month in 2008, however this is not enough to balance out the accumulated loss
Samba time
The Unochapeco team from Brazil beat home favourites Benfica 4-2 in the final to lift this year’s Lagoa ladies football Cup of Nations trophy. Spain’s Navalcarnero proved superior in a
Traitor
Samir Horn is an American citizen, former soldier and firm believer in the Holy Quran. He is currently living a distinctly middle class life in the Middle East with his
Drawn out
Portimão FC ended their 2008/09 Liga Vitalis roller-coaster season with a 1-1 draw at home with Freamunde, their 14th such stalemate. The result ensured safety in 13th place, three points
Mud bath
Carlos Sousa retained his overall lead in the Portuguese off-road championship after finishing a one-second runner-up to Filipe Campos during a rain-hit Baja Serra de Monchique rally last weekend. The
Europe’s second largest fashion and design museum opens
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com After the international success of the Berardo Collection – Museum of Contemporary Art and the Oriental Art Museum, Lisbon now has a third world-class museum. MUDE
Portugal and US boost commercial cooperation
A trade agreement in areas such as software technology, energy efficient electrical generation, solar energy and tourism has been signed between the United States and Portugal. The bi-lateral commercial agreement
Tall order
Lisbon has been awarded the 2012 ‘Tall Ships Race’ for the sixth time. Organised by Sail Training International, the four-day spectacle, designed to test the sea craft of youths world
New home for Iberian Lynx complete
By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com The Iberian lynx, the world’s most endangered feline, has a new home in Portugal following the construction of a purpose-built reproduction centre in Silves, officially inaugurated

