Supermarket boss questions quality of nation’s politicians
Pedro Soares dos Santos, chairman of Portugal’s supermarket chain Jerónimo Martins (best known for its Pingo Doce outlets) has questioned the quality of the nation’s politicians. He suggests that “at
Lisa Bandari: “A huge honour to be ambassador to our oldest ally”
Climate, energy, defence, innovation, science and technology, and economic growth will all top the agenda for the UK’s new ambassador to Portugal Lisa Bandari has certainly had a varied and
Russian embassy opens presidential polling station on March 17
The Russian Embassy in Lisbon will open a polling station on its premises to allow people to vote in the presidential elections on March 17, between 8am and 8pm. A
Portuguese queue up to sell their biometric data to ‘Worldcoin’
Spain outlaws company scanning people’s irises in exchange for crypto currency The net is tightening around Worldcoin – a company that is harvesting people’s biometric data (by scanning their irises)
New poll hikes AD’s advantage over PS
“If election was today, AD would win with 29.3% of vote” With only today and tomorrow left for political campaigning ahead of Sunday’s legislative elections, a new poll by Intercampus
Sexually transmitted diseases ‘skyrocket’ in Portugal
Gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia affect mainly the very young Sexually transmitted diseases more at home in the Middle Ages have skyrocketed in Portugal, as well as in other countries of
Commandos’ agonising deaths: appeal court turns tables on army personnel
Judges deliver effective custodial sentences for army doctor and instructor The agonisingly long process by families who lost two fit young men in appalling circumstances on a Commandos training course
Best beach destination in Europe won by Portugal; not Algarve
World Travel Awards chooses Madeira’s Porto Santo island for first time For the first time, World Travel Award ‘glory’ in the title of ‘best beach destination in Europe’ has gone
Europe’s best beach destination: Algarve dethroned for first time since 2018
Algarve loses title of Europe’s Leading Beach Destination to Porto Santo, Madeira Portugal has brought home 31 accolades from the European edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA), considered the
Judge rules EDP top brass were legally removed
Three and a half years after Judge Carlos Alexandre ordered the removal from office of the then EDP ‘top brass’ (António Mexia and Manso Neto), bail of a million euros