Portugal must reform…and fast
The government must reform the judicial, tax, public and education sectors, if the country really stands any chance of long-term improvement, according to one of Lisbon’s foremost investment banking experts,
Government pledges balance on tolls
The Minister of Public Works, António Mexia, has said that the government will take into account the quality of alternative routes and the level of regional development when introducing tolls
Dolphin returns
‘Aldegalega’ the dolphin, who was returned to her natural habitat last week, has come back to the River Tejo and experts from Lisbon Zoo say that, having made her home
A return to the traditional
The sex education programme used in Portuguese schools is a “cause for alarm”, according to an American specialist who has been speaking at a Lisbon congress this week. According to
SG cigarettes contain banned pesticide
Certain popular Portuguese cigarette brands have been found to contain dialdrin, a banned carcinogenic pesticide. Investigator Maria Teresa Vasconcelos, from the Faculty of Sciences at Porto University, timed the release
More Bingo for city
Well-known entrepreneur, Stefano Saviotti, the owner of the Dom Pedro hotel group, intends to buy a site in Lisbon’s Parque das Nações, to construct a Bingo hall. It has been
Historic home becomes heritage
Cascais Câmara has bought Casa de Santa Maria, the summer home of the Espírito Santo Silva family. With its unique location on the seafront between the Santa Maria Lighthouse and
‘Outside the law’
In 2003, more than 1,000 women in Portugal were forced to go to hospital due to complications following botched illegal abortions, according to a recent report published by the Divisão
Lisbon metro full to bursting
Lisbon’s underground system reached bursting point recently due to the increased number of passengers caused by the closure of Rossio train station. According to the metro’s public relations department, this
The ultimate business gateway to the Middle East
Portugal is still a virgin territory for Cyprus, which established its first embassy here only five years ago. The Portuguese are currently in the process of establishing a resident embassy