A group of orcas, commonly known as killer whales, was spotted yesterday morning, off the coast of Olhão, in a dolphin watching tour promoted by the company Ria Formosa Tours.
Last night Portugal’s fuel-tanker drivers voted to call off an indefinite strike. Their union ANTRAM said they were open to government-moderated negotiations, but only if the strike was suspended or called off. A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 20th August, to resume negotiations.
The National Union of Hazardous Materials Drivers (SNMMP) announced this Friday lunchtime, 16th of August, that it is willing to suspend the strike in order to pave way for the Government to convene a meeting between ANTRAM (National Association of Road Goods Carriers) and a mediator of the Directorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations (DGERT).
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) met with nurses from three Algarve Health Centre Groupings (ACES) yesterday. The meeting concluded with a decision being made to strike on the 22nd and 23rd of August. The main reason, according to the SEP, is “unblocking progressions”.
It was a horse deal that led to the arrest of the infamous Belgian arms dealer, one of the largest in the world, Jacques Monsieur was found hiding in a shelter near Herdade do Zambujal, in Évora.
For the past 35 years he has been involved in many military conflicts. According to Belgian TV channel VTM television, there is no armed conflict that he has not been at least partly involved in.
It is a phenomenon that is “frequent and natural, without consequences for public health”, but Vila Real de Santo António Council have decided to reinforce the cleanliness of the municipality’s beaches, following the appearance of algae “in large quantities” in order to “improve the appearance of our beaches.”
Matos Fernandes, Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, has confirmed that Spanish trucks carrying fuel have been supplying a number of stations across the Algarve. The Minister confirmed that this has "happened throughout this week", but is "absolutely legal".
The municipality of Albufeira has just acquired an innovative machine for fighting weeds that have begun to crowd the public roads.
It is a high-powered electric machine which works by firing water at high temperatures, thus avoiding the use of chemicals.
