Pension sting
The Bank of Portugal delivered a bitter blow to former BES administrators this week – all of whom were expecting their million-euro pensions to be paid by Novo Banco. Novo
UPDATE: Ex-police officer turns himself in after allegedly killing mother-in-law
Faro || An ex-PSP police officer in his 30s, suspected of having killed his 68-year-old mother-in-law in Faro on Tuesday (March 10), turned himself into Castelo Branco’s PSP police station
Pound hits “seven year high” against the euro
The day after the ECB began its controversial foray into full-blown quantitative easing, the pound has reached a more than seven-year high against the euro – promising British holidaymakers huge
Travel back in time with Lyra
Concert || A voice and harp recital by “Lyra” is coming to Lagoa on March 29 at 5pm. “Lyra” is a musical initiative by Carla Pontes (soprano) and Helena Madeira
Thieves who led police to railtrack deaths receive light sentences
Two young thieves who led almost equally as young policemen to their deaths on rail tracks near Bobadela last month have both been served with “light sentences” even though they
Portugal is EU country where gender inequality over pay has most increased
Hot-on-the-heels of International Women’s Day comes the dismal news that Portugal is the European country where gender inequality over pay has most increased. In fact, it has increased by 3.8%
Governor of Bank of Portugal labelled “immoral and arrogant”
Belgian journalist Marc Roche was in Portugal this week to promote his latest book, Bankster – a journey into the bankers’ underworld, in which a chapter is reserved for the
Doctor dearth
Three “drives” to find specialists for Portuguese hospitals have been dropped due to lack of candidates. “The tender procedure was cancelled due to the inexistence of candidates,” read a posting
Clever conmen swindle €2.1 million from Portuguese state
A group of four accomplished conmen swindled an incredible €2.1 million from Portuguese state entities, including hospitals, universities, town halls and even a jail. Their MO was simple. They claimed
Ex-police officer on the run suspected of killing mother-in-law
An ex-PSP police officer in his 30s is on the run suspected of having killed his 68-year-old mother-in-law in Faro on Tuesday (March 10). National media reports the man fired