Macau invests millions in Sado riverfront
Macau is poised to invest 150 million euros at least in transforming the Sado riverfront, creating as many as 3000 jobs. The news follows the signing of a memorandum of
Worker at landfill site dies buried under ton of plastic
Yet another tragic work accident has been registered in Portugal this week, this time at the Amarsul landfill site in Seixal. A 45-year-old worker died after being buried under a
Setúbal port establishes first ro-ro shipping link between the Mediterranean and North America
The first direct roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) shipping link between the Mediterranean and North America has been established in Setúbal. Four ships are servicing the connection run by the Grimaldi Group –
Multi-millionaire British philanthropist helps Setúbal become centre of culture
Fortress || Octogenarian benefactor Helen Hamlyn is stepping in to help Setúbal council put its town on the cultural map. The multi-millionaire British philanthropist who has been transforming buildings of
Setúbal offers free gym classes on Saturdays
Setúbal Municipality is offering its citizens free gym classes throughout the winter on Saturdays. In a bid to get the whole borough in shape for 2015, classes are geared towards
Cases of abandoned newborns “another consequence of the crisis”
Already a country with the lowest birth-rate in the European Union, Portugal is further cursed by being a nation which has started abandoning more babies due to the crisis. According
FNAC hiring
FNAC is currently hiring for its soon-to-open stores in Setúbal and Faro’s shopping centre Fórum Algarve. A total of 12 full-time and part-time job offers have been put up online
Summer flooding forces people from their home in Portugal
Summer floods have left at least 11 people needing re-housing in the areas of Setúbal and Barreiro. Extraordinary as it sounds, intense rain on Monday flooded two apartment buildings in
Setúbal – two dead and six injured in all night hold-up
A Moldavian national held up a restaurant near the train station of Pinhal Novo (Setubal) in a shoot out Sunday morning, barricading himself inside and taking the staff and clients
English victorious at Setúbal Cup
The Dutch team from Deventer, a previous Kayak-Polo World Champion, was one of 12 teams taking part in the fifth Setúbal Cup. The event, which was held over two days,