Portugal wants more Spanish tourists
PORTUGUESE TOURISM authorities are to campaign to attract three per cent more Spanish tourists in 2008. The move was announced by the Minister of the Economy, Manuel Pinho, who inaugurated
Water bills set to rise by 3.6 per cent
INFLATION IS hitting shoppers hard in the pocket for basic food stuffs and energy as bread, milk, public transport, electricity and road tolls all go up. In recent weeks, bread
US Chargé d’Affaires in Portugal
Adrienne S. O’Neal, current Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy, was a guest speaker at the first Americans in Portugal (AmP) luncheon of 2005, held recently at the Cascais Cultural
Portugal behind with organic products
Organic farming in Portugal is on the increase, but the country is still lagging behind the rest of Europe, the president of AGROBIO, the Portuguese Organic Farming Association, has announced,
Barclays reaches out to new market
Britain’s Barclays Bank is to expand its presence in the Portugal by opening up to 25 new branches during 2005. The British high street bank, which has been operating in
Brightening up the city
Lisbon primary school children were on hand to help Lisbon Câmara President, Dr. Carmona Rodrigues, plant some winter flowers to cheer up Avenida da Liberdade recently. The clusters of red
Thousands of building firms shut down
Nearly 5,000 companies from the Portuguese construction sector will no longer have building permits in 2005, the president of IMOPPI, the Institute of Markets of Public Works, Particulars and Furniture,
Homeless in the city
On what turned out to be one of the wettest nights of the year, The Resident joined one of the 35 teams conducting a survey on the homeless population in
Lisbon to host MTV Awards 2005
The largest televised music show in the world will descend on Lisbon next November. The 12th annual MTV (Music Television) Awards will be held at the Pavilhão Atlântico on November
New Zoo car parks
Lisbon Câmara has given permission for four new underground car parks to be built close to Lisbon Zoo. The right to use the land has been awarded for a period