Are Foreigners and tourism connected to the housing crisis?
There are those who do not spare criticism of foreign buyers and the tourism sector for “stealing” properties from the market. The government has already changed the rules, put an…
ASAE seizes more than 30,000 liters of brandy
The Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE) seized nearly 30,000 liters of wine spirit from an economic operator and opened criminal proceedings for falsifying an abnormal wine product, the agency…
Trump vs. Biden: The “rematch” for the White House has begun
Donald Trump has actually won the Republican primaries after just two votes (Iowa, New Hampshire) – even if his last remaining rival, Nikki Haley, continues defiantly. She is touring her…
In one day Alqueva reservoir gains enough water to supply Algarve population for a year
Heavy rain caused by storms Irene and Juan explain rapid rise in the volume of the dam. In 24 hours the Alqueva dam, part of the Guadiana River, stored 79…
Are you upper, middle or lower class in Portugal?
Find out how much you have to earn to belong to each level According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), middle class people earn between…
Algarve. Water cuts are “unbalanced and unfair” for agriculture
The president of the Association of Beneficiaries of the Sotavento do Algarve Irrigation Plan warned today that the water cuts announced to cope with the drought in the region are…
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.…
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.…