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April 16, 2019

Cabo Verde to submit proposal to resolve Portugal loan

Cabo Verde will present a technical proposal to Portugal to solve the repayment of a loan contracted to finance the country’s “Casa para Todos” (House for All) social housing programme, the Portuguese prime minister said last weekend. “There is a…

April 16, 2019

Shot stork recovers in Olhão

One of Portugal’s emblematic white storks (Ciconia ciconia), judged to be around four years old, was found in the Alentejo with shotgun pellets in its body and is recovering in the Algarve. The GNR’s Nature and Environmental Protection Service (SEPNA)…

April 16, 2019

Cross-border agri-food development helped by Algarve University

The University of the Algarve and the region’s business network, NERA, has been helping 25 local companies to develop innovative agri-food products as part of a Portuguese-Spanish cross-border cooperation. Luís Rodrigues, a project manager at the Division of Entrepreneurship and…

April 16, 2019

Algarve – missing teenage girl found alive and well

A 15-year-old girl, missing in the Algarve since March, has been found alive and well. The Judicial Police confirmed on Tuesday that the teenager has been located. Sofia Gil “is in good physical condition, having been supported by friends from…

April 16, 2019

Transport strike – Faro airport running out of aviation fuel

A transport strike affecting the delivery of fuel supplies to the nation’s filling stations also has affected Faro airport where supplies already are down to emergency levels. The strike by drivers of dangerous materials, including aviation fuels, began at midnight…

April 15, 2019

Alojamento Local holiday lets – Finanças to demand customer data

The Ministry of Finance is looking at ways of forcing companies such as Airbnb and Portugal’s ‘Uniplaces.’ to report property owner data. The objective is to catch those owners who are involved in tax fraud and tax evasion. Property owners…

April 15, 2019

Strikes could hit Ryanair tomorrow – Tuesday 16th April

Despite Ryanair’s management heralding a new era of near-perfect labour relations, it has just received a strike notice that may affect flights until July. On Tuesday, April 16th, the Union representing workers at the low-cost airline and the airport company…

April 15, 2019

Eye-watering loans to Novo Banco are ‘stabilisation’ says Finance Minister

Government plans to inject another €1.0 billion into Novo Banco during 2020 and 2021, spinning the disastrous obligation as “a billion euro ceiling.” The Government plans to transfer the €1.0 billion is part of the public guarantee for the US…

April 15, 2019

Faro – best place in the Algarve to live and work

Faro is in 8th place, Portimão 16th and Albufeira 19th in the Bloom Consulting ‘Top25 Portugal City Brand Ranking’ for 2019 which ranks the best cities in which to invest, visit and live. Faro is the best municipality in the…