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BILLIONNAIRE CASINO tycoon Stanley Ho has been awarded a double honour by Cascais Municipality in this the 50th anniversary of the Casino at Estoril. The avenue running adjacent to the

AN EXTENSION of women’s fully-paid maternity leave from 14 weeks to 18 weeks has been proposed by the European Commission to encourage more women to return to work after having

By: DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com ARSON ATTACKS in Portimão and Alvor at the weekend left neighbourhoods shocked and businesses closed as vehicles and commercial properties were targeted. Several fires were started

THE MOTHER of the three Belgian girls who were found in the north of Portugal last week has returned to Belgium with her daughters. The Viseu court said the family

A CONSORTIUM led by Brisa and Soares da Costa has presented the lowest financial proposal in the competitive tendering bid to build and operate a stretch of the TGV high-speed

CONSTRUCTON OF the new dam in Odelouca is progressing at a steady pace, with developers expecting it to be completed on time. A spokesman for Águas do Algarve, responsible for

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com CIRCUSES ARE free to set up in Portugal without any inspections by municipal veterinarians before, during or after the shows, provided they have a licence from

PRIME MINISTER of Croatia, Ivo Sanader, has said he will sack his interior and justice ministers following what has been described as a mafia killing of a prominent lawyer’s daughter.

Enjoy a fabulous evening of Fado THE RESIDENT, in association with Vale do Lobo, is offering readers the opportunity to win two tickets to a cultural evening of regional gastronomy

By CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com MICROSOFT CEO Steve Ballmer was in Lisbon last week to reinforce cooperation projects between computer giant Microsoft and the Portuguese government. Addressing members of the government