PM calls for war on poverty and despair
Addressing the UN General Assembly for the first time as Portugal’s Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisation’s role in the fight against global terror, but he also
Lisbon new bus station
Lisbon’s bus station, located for six years in Arco do Cego, has moved to Sete Rios. The new terminal is expected to serve more than 6,000 passengers and 200 buses
Open up your heart 2004
By Bob Hughes The team at Holmes Place health club organised a fitness event on the green in front of the Belém Tower recently. It proved to be an excellent
Four countries create elite unit
The Defence Ministries of Portugal, Spain, Italy and Holland have agreed to create a paramilitary force to respond to crisis situations. Portugal’s Defence Minister, Paulo Portas, signed the declaration in
New casino for Lisbon
Building work is finally going ahead on Lisbon’s future casino, nine months after the original plans were agreed. Estoril Sol Enterprise purchased the Pavilhão do Futuro, located at the old
RIDE across Portugal
The UK RIDE Foundation was originally established to raise drug awareness and teach basic life-skills to schoolchildren. For the last two years, its programme has been taught in international schools
Fantasia Cascais
Cascais Câmara recently announced that one of the world’s best theme parks will open in the area in 2007. Fantasia Park will cost around 125 million euros and occupy an
Bakker honours the brave
As part of the 60th commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem, which took place in Holland on September 18, Britain’s Prince Charles received a sculpture of ‘Pegasus’, the symbol of
Independent film festival now on
There is still time to catch the finale of Lisbon’s very first Independent Film Festival, now underway at the São Jorge Cinema where 79 international movies, currently unseen in Portugal,
Câmara checks playgrounds
The Portuguese Institute of Sport (IDP) has organised an inspection of all children’s public recreational areas in the jurisdiction of Lisbon Câmara with an eye to safeguarding the wellbeing of