Teenage smokers targetted
The sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 18 could be banned as part of measures to cut the number of young people taking up smoking. Health Minister,
Guilty until proven innocent
The government has announced plans to introduce a major change to the way taxes are collected, in a bid to combat fraud and tax evasion. The responsibility of declaring how
Street racing must be stopped
Methods to prevent the worrying new trends of ‘street racing’ and ‘tuning’ were discussed at a meeting this week at the Transport Council. The new ‘hobbies’, which are currently in-vogue
Cultural Cascais
The 16th century Cidadela, former military fortress on the seafront in Cascais, is to be transformed into a “dynamic centre for culture and leisure”. According to a source at Cascais
More condoms for schools
Portuguese students received a record number of condoms as they started their recent ‘fresher’ week at university. The National Commission for the Battle Against Aids (CNLCS) has distributed six million
Prospects for the new Prime Minister
Life with Santana will never be dull. Durão Barroso lacked charisma and led a government dominated by the need to curb its predecessor’s budget deficit. Santana is a populist known
Capital hosts international Aids conference
Lisbon will host an international conference on Aids next May, which will focus attention on the illness in Portuguese-speaking countries. Health Minister, Luís Filipe Pereira, says the conference “will ensure
Nurses plan strike
Nurses’ union, Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses (SEP), has reacted angrily to a government plan to introduce a new professional grade, the health care technical assistant. They are now planning to
Portugal must cut ‘red tape’
‘End the red tape – it’s strangling foreign property investment in Portugal!’ This was the message from Beltico President, Stuart Swycher, to the British Royal Club on Friday. Swycher informed
Beware!
Letters and emails from foreign companies, which trick people into losing money, have recently been circulating in the Algarve and Lisbon. A survey conducted by DECO proved that most scam