The Underground Rebel Bingo Club meets in secret locations to play hardcore bingo, according to its publicity
After a lengthy eight months of investigation, the Authority for Food and Economic Safety (ASAE) pounced and detained ten people in an operation to combat illegal gambling.
The uncertainty over whether the Portuguese state is able to sell its Miró art collection or not, has left British auctioneers Christie’s no option but to pull the sale of artwork which was to go under the hammer in London today.
Last week in Lisbon a formal request was sent by the Socialist Party to the Administrative Court to block the sale but the Court decided to reject the injunction which had aimed to keep the works for the nation’s enjoyment.
Consumers in the UK are spending less in order to meet increased energy costs.
Consumer confidence was reported to be slipping as householders try to cope with higher energy bills.
"In Portugal, despite several initiatives to fight corruption over the last decade - including new legislation, there still is no national strategy in force to combat corruption," reads the first anti-corruption report about EU countries.
The report’s authors state that the application of penalties "in cases of high level corruption, remains a challenge" in Portugal.
Ryanair recorded a tax loss of €35 million for the last three months of 2013.
The same period in 2012 saw the airline raking in a post-tax profit of €18 million.
A grant of €200,000 was approved by Monchique council this week and will be paid monthly to the volunteer firefighting service.
The money will ensure the operation and readiness of the Bombeiros throughout the year. The sum may be topped up if there are any severe forest fires this summer.
The Algarve’s Regional Health Administration (ARS) today claimed that the Ministry of Health has in the past three years paid special attention to the Algarve region to strengthen and improve the responsiveness of health care.
Last weekend’s demonstrations outside Portimão and Faro hospitals by a newly formed citizens’ movement aimed to highlight the decline in services and the shambolic management of the public health services in the Algarve and demanded the resignation of the Hospitals of the Algarve Administrator (CHA), Dr Pedro Nunes and for good measure the resignation of the Health Minister himself.
The recently privatised ANA, which holds the long-term contract to maintain and develop Portugal’s airports, has announced that it is to invest €65 million in 2014, 16.8% more than was spent in 2013. Lisbon will receive over half at €33.8 million.
Sources at ANA, now owned by the French ‘Vinci Group’ said that much of the money would be spent in operational areas to increase capacity at passenger check-in, baggage handling and security control areas.
