IMF upgrades Portugal’s economic growth forecast to 1.7%
Financial body “more optimistic than Portugal’s own government” The IMF has revised Portugal’s economic growth upwards to 1.7% this year, which is slightly more optimistic than the government, cutting the
Government’s first ‘casualty’: deputy being tried for fraud steps aside
Patrícia Dantas was to have started her new job at finance ministry yesterday Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas, who had been invited to be a deputy to the Ministry of
Scandal in Madeira: Justice ‘freezes’ €170,000 from account of ceasing governor’s partner
Partner tried to transfer money three days after PJ searches that toppled PSD government Following weeks in which the corruption case that brought down the PSD government of Madeira seemed
Man wins century-old house with €5 firefighter raffle ticket
House was meant to become a museum A man from Braga has won a century-old house in the north of Portugal after buying a €5 raffle ticket from a local
Member of new government “suspected of fraud in mega-case”
Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas has confirmed to ‘Funchal Notícias’ that she is to be the new ‘deputy’ to finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento. According to Correio da Manhã, Ms
Eight year old scout killed by car reversing out of control in churchyard
An eight year old scout, practising in a churchyard in Barcelos for a special event with a number of colleagues, was killed outright when a car ‘careered at some speed
Body in elevated state of decomposition found near Caxias (Lisbon district)
A body in an elevated state of decomposition (to the point that gender is not even clear) has been found today, in the area of Caxias, in the municipality of
Portuguese nationals who left Iran after attack on Israel ‘on way home’
Thirty-five of the 47 Portuguese who chose to leave Iran after the attack on Israel on Saturday have left for Istanbul, where they will catch a flight to Lisbon later
Climate activists approach trial date for road blockade
Climáximo supporters risk jail Eleven supporters of environmental movement Climáximo will begin their trial next week (April 22) for the blockade of Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco in December 2023. According
Portuguese Navy “prepared” for possible Israeli attack in Mediterranean
“We are a war Navy”, says Admiral The Portuguese Navy is prepared for a possible Israeli attack in the Mediterranean Sea. This the headline today of a story on SIC