President appeals to people to vote early in European elections
Main candidates have blanked plan for televised debates Portugal’s president is doing his best to ‘incentivise’ citizens to vote in the European elections on June 9, following the main parties
‘Chef of the Year’ finalists announced
Organisers have announced the six finalists of the national ‘Chef of the Year’ competition, described as the biggest and oldest national competition for professional chefs in Portugal. The list features
Azores declares calamity after major fire closes principal public hospital
Ponta Delgada hospital will remain closed until further notice The Azores regional government has declared a state of public calamity following the major fire that erupted at Ponta Delgada Hospital
New York based chef Fredrik Berselius joins Hans Neuner at Ocean
The renowned Swedish chef of Aska** in Brooklyn will join forces with the Vila Vita Parc chef on May 18 for a unique culinary event. On May 18, Chef Hans
Mystery body discovered at funeral ‘not so easy to explain’
Initial explanations ‘blamed’ forgetful gravedigger – but body “was decapitated” Reports on Saturday described the ‘shock’ of a family preparing to bury a deceased elderly relative – in a plot
Scientists to study underground biodiversity in Loulé cave
The project will allow the creation of the first long-term ecological investigation into Western European caves. Scientists will use the Vale Telheiro Cave in Loulé to study the underground biodiversity
17-year-old Portuguese computer ‘nerd’ suspected of ‘ordering’ school massacres
Remanded in custody; shows “total indifference” over alleged crimes A 17-year-old Portuguese youth arrested by PJ police last week is believed to be the “online mentor” of a group of
Racist group/s on rampage in Porto
Prime minister vows ‘zero tolerance for racial violence and hatred’ At least three violent ‘racist attacks’ against migrants were registered in central Porto in the early hours of Friday morning.
It’s official: Portugal in hands of opposition
Government’s defeat over tolls marked “Day O of new era: opposition governs Portugal” As weeks go, last week was a dreadful one for the centre-right government of Portugal which insists
Migrants file 52 judicial complaints against AIMA per day
In the six chaotic months since SEF (Foreigners and Borders Service) morphed into AIMA (the Agency for Integration, Migrations and Asylum) more than 7,600 judicial complaints have been logged by