The British newspaper, the Independent, has confirmed that it will no longer print paper newspapers but will rely exclusively on its digital format.
It said it was “the first national British newspaper to go digital-only.”
João Cotrim Figueiredo has quit his job as head of Turismo de Portugal, citing 'personal reasons.' He was chosen for the post by the Secretary of State for Tourism in the previous Government, Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, in December, 2013, replacing Frederico Costa.
"My departure is a decision I have taken at a time when the country can be proud of the performance of tourism in Portugal,” said Figueiredo remarking on the success of the sector in recent years that he claims is due to the companies and public bodies involved.
Precisely 232,090 visitors visited Silves castle in 2015, an average of 640 a day and continues the positive trend for the Silves areas' main cultural tourist attraction.
"This represents an increase of 27,318 people, up 13.3% from 2014 and clearly an important contribution to the development of the local economy," commented a council spokesman.
Cod from the North Sea could be back on British dinner tables by next year.
It is believed North Sea cod could be deemed “sustainable” by then and could be certified for the first time by the Marine Stewardship Council blue label.
The Secretary of State for Regional Planning and Nature Conservation, Célia Ramos, has looked at the proposal for the 380 hectare estate to be used for tourism with two hotels, eight tourist villages and a golf course and said “we will follow the project with caution.”
The territory is covered by the Natura 2000 network, admitted Célia Ramos at a hearing of the Environment Committee called by the Left Bloc, but said the development still was at an early stage.
As global financial indicators point to grave instability, the price of gold has shot up 16% since the beginning of the year.
Market panic has pushed the price to more than $1,200 an ounce.
The Council of Europe has suggested rather more transparency should be displayed by Portugal’s MPs, judges and prosecutors.
The judicial authorities are urged to step up the prevention of corruption regulations that govern various professional groups in a report from the anti-corruption body of the Council of Europe - GRECO - on Portugal’s corruption prevention measures.
The number of private bankruptcies fell 3.8% last year, far from the peak recorded at the height of the crisis, but the fall reflects the growing number of insolvencies that are being replaced by debt settlement plans.
After years of depressing rises in Portugal’s personal insolvency figures, there were still 12,000 families that declared bankruptcy in 2015, the use of payment plans mediated by the courts continues to grow, rising nearly 40% in 2015.
