Duke of Edinburgh Cup returns to Algarve
Tivoli Hotels & Resorts and the André Jordan group are organising the 9th Duke of Edinburgh Cup, bringing the event’s Portuguese qualifying rounds to the Ocêanico Victoria Golf Course in
“Blood wood” from Congo enters Portugal illegally, say environmentalists
A two-year investigation by Greenpeace Africa has implicated Portugal in the illicit trade of “blood wood” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The wood that has been felled
Alisuper in new takeover by supermarket giants
Ever-struggling supermarket chain Alisuper is preparing to offload a number of its outlets to two major supermarket groups – Os Mosqueteiros (Intermarché) and Jerónimo Martins (owner of Pingo Doce). Os
British Airways resumes Madeira-Gatwick link
British Airways has resumed its route linking Funchal, the capital of Madeira, to London’s Gatwick Airport. The link – closed in 2008 – has begun with three weekly flights on
Wealthy Dutchman now at centre of Vale do Lobo’s connection with Sócrates investigation
With the contortions of Operation Marquês reeling in more and more information as Portugal’s DCIAP investigators follow leads across 10 countries on three continents, Expresso reveals that a wealthy Dutch
PSP “unaware” that “cake-promotion killer” had arsenal of deadly weapons
Days after a former reserve army sergeant appeared in court charged with shooting a café owner to death – allegedly over a two-for-one cake promotion – the PSP has highlighted
PSP decides today on future of “tough guy” who attacked father and grandfather
Over a week since he became a Public Enemy No. 1 in Portugal after brutally attacking a father and grandfather in front of two horrified children, PSP commander Filipe Silva
TAP: South Americans may be ‘persuaded’ to increase their offers
As the “privatisation race” is narrowed down to two contenders – both from South America – the government has announced that it hopes to persuade the multi-million-euro bids to increase
Dinosaur find puts Pombal hamlet on Portugal’s palaeontology map
A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in the rural hamlet of Santiago de Litém, Pombal, has reinforced Portugal’s position as one of Europe’s richest areas for dinosaur ‘finds’. The
Portugal introduces point system for driving licences in 2016
A new driving licence system that uses the subtraction of points to punish drivers for traffic violations will be implemented in Portugal in June 2016, the government has confirmed. The