April 25: Threat to Salgueiro Maia promised “many captains’ heads hanging from lamps”
Natércia Salgueiro Maia was looking through the album that a friend had given the couple when she noticed the postcard tucked behind a clipping. It was a threat to the…
There’s a “turning point” in the world’s most powerful passports. Find out where Portugal ranks
Do you know which are the world’s passports, i.e. those that allow you to travel to more destinations/countries without the need for a visa? Portugal is in the world’s top.…
Number of border checks increased by 13% in 2023
In 2023, there will be a total of 57 million passengers at national airports, 1.3 million more than in 2022, said the director of Airport Security and Border Control at…
Arrests after trying to launch boat into water in a fenced-off area in Setúbal
The arrests followed a coastal surveillance operation. Eight men aged between 22 and 50 were arrested on Thursday after being ‘caught’ in a place closed to the public while trying…
Surfer rescued from Furnas beach in Vila Nova de Milfontes
A 29-year-old woman was rescued today from a rocky area of Furnas beach, in Vila Nova de Milfontes, in the municipality of Odemira (Beja), the National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.…
Second phase of project to reduce inappropriate use of emergency rooms goes ahead on Tuesday
The second phase of the “Call First, Save Lives” pilot project, to reduce inappropriate use of emergency services, begins next Tuesday, after an “extremely favorable” evaluation in the first phase…
Sangiovese. An Italian – Alentejo wine with Tuscany roots
If there’s no shortage of people saying that the Alentejo is the new Tuscany, why not make a wine in Campo Maior from the most typical grape variety of this…
Cliff collapse causes part of famous Lagos beach to disappear
The collapse of a cliff caused the eastern part of Pinhão beach in Lagos to disappear at dawn on Saturday, Hugo da Guia, Port Captain and local commander of the…
Reducing emissions could save Portugal 16 billion euros
This Monday, the environmental association Zero released the conclusions of the new report drawn up as part of the European project ‘LIFE Together 1.5’. Aligning the European Union with the…
400 plastic particles removed from beaches between Caminha and Aveiro
The National Maritime Authority (AMN) has activated the Mar Limpo plan due to the tiny plastic particles that have washed ashore in Spain and has removed around 400 ‘pellets’ from…