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Fisherman drowns in Armona accident

olhaoshipwreckA fisherman died early this morning after his boat capsised near Armona Island off the coast of Olhão.

A second fisherman was plucked from the waters and later was said to be in a stable condition in Faro hospital.

Rioforte appeals Luxembourg liquidation decision

riofortelogoRioforte is to appeal the decision made by the Commercial Court of Luxembourg that the BES Group subsidiary was to be  liquidated and the resulting funds used to pay off its creditors.

Grupo Espitíto Santo hoped that Rioforte could continue under creditor protection but on October 17 the Luxembourg authorities rejected its application for controlled management.

Portugal accepts 26,000 more residents

parliamentPortugal last year granted 26,593 first-time residence permits to individuals who originated from countries outside the EU.

This was part of the 2.3 million such permits granted in all of the EU’s 28 countries to people from non-EU nations.

Those issued by Portugal were equivalent to 2.5% per thousand inhabitants.

UK tax deadline looms

hmrcOctober 31 is the date on which paper returns must reach HMRC for tax year 2013/14 (April 6, 2013 to April 5, 2014).

Late filing will result in a penalty of £100, irrespective of whether there is or isn’t any tax to pay.

Brazil’s Dilma wins

brazilpresidentBrazil’s incumbent president, Dilma Rousseff, has retained the presidency for a second term in a close vote of 51.6%.

Ms Rousseff, 66, won the closely-fought election with Aécio Neves, the leader of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party.

Olhao's 'Berlin Wall' again destroyed by locals

OLHAOCROSSINGREOPENEDThe game of cat and mouse continues in Olhão as once again enraged locals have removed the fencing each side of the railway line at the pedestrian crossing that the railway company is intent on closing off.

Refer, the government rail company, decided to fence off the popular pedestrian crossing, assuming that locals would use the nearby underpass, and sent in its contractors to erect a fence and remove the original barriers that stopped bicycles whizzing across the railway line.

Algarve Tourist Board hits the road again

riaformosa‘Algarve Encanta,' a promotion by the Algarve Tourist Board, hits the road again this month in its fourth roadshow.

Lisbon, Coimbra and Oporto will host more than 300 travel agents and opinion leaders, aiming to bring the attractiveness of the Algarve region to the country’s main cities.

Animals 'mistreated' at Lagos municipal kennels

dog shame smlVolunteers working at the council’s kennels in Lagos claim that animals held there are being regularly mistreated and neglected.

One of the volunteers, Matilde Ramos, said the mistreatment and lack of assistance given to an animal hit by a vehicle earlier this month prompted complaints to the police and to the Lagos Public Prosecution against the municipal vet.