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THE BRITISH consulate will be opening to the public at its new premises opposite the Clube Naval in Portimão on Tuesday, December 9 at 9am. Today (Friday) at 2pm, the

A GROUP of space experts have called for a coordinated response to the threat of asteroids hitting the earth. According to the association of space explorers (ASE), any mission to

THERE ARE bags of investment opportunities for Portuguese companies in London in the run-up for the 2012 Olympics, says British Ambassador Alex Ellis. “It is a great moment for highly-qualified

By ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com MORE AND more homes belonging to foreign residents are being targeted by burglars across the Algarve. Following our article last week about theft from homes around

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES have come under fire from the European Commission (EC) for what is described by the EC as “discriminatory taxation” regarding foreign pension funds and

A PORTUGUESE woman has been recognised as the oldest person alive by the Guinness Book of World Records. At 115 years-old, Maria de Jesus, who lives in Tomar, central Portugal,

By CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE BRITISH Embassy’s UK Trade & Investment team in Lisbon was praised by that organisation’s vice president for being the best in the world in terms

THE CHRISTMAS spirit can now be felt across the Algarve as several Câmaras put on events to mark the switching-on of Christmas lights in the region’s main towns. This children’s

PORTUGAL’S SIX largest banks have thrown a 600 million euro lifeline to save beleaguered BPP from financial ruin. The rescue plan, master minded by the Bank of Portugal’s governor Vitor

WORLD AIDS day on Monday, December 1 aimed to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS on a national and international level as a new report by the World Health Organisation