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‘Year-round tourism’ takes centre stage at opening of racetrack hotel

Making the Algarve a “year-round destination for tourism” was the gist of speeches made by Portimão mayoress Isilda Gomes and Prime Minister António Costa at the official opening of Pestana’s five-star Algarve Race Hotel near the Portimão

New ‘home-seizure notices’ rock Ria Formosa islanders

Today (Wednesday) saw the battle against mass demolitions in Ria Formosa move to new ground.

Determined islanders who staked out the visit to Portimão yesterday of prime minister António Costa were buoyed by assurances that their case was

Renault invests €150 million to keep Aveiro factory open for “15 to 20 years”

Renault is investing €150 million to keep its factory in Cacia, Aveiro running for another “15 to 20 years”.

The decision follows a deal struck between the company and the factory’s workers on Monday (September 26), says national media.

Former PM Guterres still heads ‘race’ for UN’s top job

The convoluted voting process for the next UN secretary general has seen Portugal’s former Socialist prime minister António Guterres keep hold of his lead through the fifth ballot.

As website New Europe explains this means that “in spite

Cape Verdian woman finally wins lonely battle to recover her children

A Cape Verdian mother-of-10 has finally won the last round of a desperate four-year battle to recover custody of six of her children. Liliana Melo lost her youngest children because she refused to undergo medical sterilisation.

The

Public ministry archives embarrassing case of Brazilian belly dancer driving high-speed train

In another supreme example of the alacrity of Portuguese justice, the case of a Brazilian belly-dancer filmed at the controls of a high-speed train to Porto, sounding the horn, snorting with laughter and blowing kisses at the camera has finally

Government pays out 2.3 billion euros in tax refunds for 2015

Government changes to the calculations of IRS (income tax) returns have seen the State paying out 2.3 billion in rebates for 2015. It is great news for taxpayers, but not helping State coffers, explains the nation’s media. Nonetheless prime

Chinese PM on two-day official visit to Azores

A certain degree of mystery surrounds the two-day visit this week to the Azorean island of Terceira by Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang.

The fact that the island is the home of the US military base of Lajes - which the US means to scale

Rapid response by Algarve firefighters tackles Rasmalho blaze in two hours

Yet another “large blaze” broke out in the scarred countryside between Portimão and Monchique late on Monday afternoon - but thanks to incredibly quick response by firefighters from 11 corporations across the Algarve, the worst of it was over

Man United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic launches sportswear brand in Portugal

Manchester United footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is launching his new sportswear brand A-Z in Portugal tomorrow (September 28), allowing anyone living in the country to order from the brand’s website and receive the items...

Hundreds evacuated as popular Alentejo eco-resort goes up in flames

Portugal

As many as 700 people had to be evacuated yesterday afternoon as a popular west coast eco-resort

Ryanair unveils new flights to trump TAP as Portugal’s main airline

Portugal

Ryanair is again putting pressure on Portugal’s national airline TAP.

Fire horror returns to Monchique foothills

Algarve

Another large fire has suddenly engulfed countryside in the Monchique foothills around Rasmalho.

CNN rates Bela Vista among “world’s most beautiful beachfront hotels”

Algarve

CNN is more than enthusiastic about Portimão’s Bela Vista Hotel.

Emotionally-charged ‘silent protest’ throws up further mystery in savage murder of Rodrigo Lapa

Algarve

The emotionally-charged silent protest organised outside the Public Ministry in Portimão today (S

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