The Government is evaluating "different solutions" to implement the reduction of tolls "as approved" by parliament in the State Budget for 2021, since the measure is constitutional, said the Minister of Territorial Cohesion today.
The Maritime Police will fine those who do not comply with the rules defined for the use of the Algarve beaches this summer. The use of a mask to access/enter the beaches, restaurants, changing rooms etc is essential, with fines of between 50 and 100 euros having been approved by the Council of Ministers.
The group “For the construction of a pedestrian bridge to the island of Cabanas” launched an online petition almost a year ago, that proposes the creation of a wooden crossing that connects Cabanas, in Tavira, and the barrier island of Ria Formosa located in front of the village, with an aim to "avoid long lines" for maritime-tourist vessels that connect the two points, a spokesman told Lusa.
The coordinator of the task force for the vaccination plan against Covid-19 anticipated again today that 70% of the population will have at least the first dose of vaccine by late July or early August.
Pró Barrocal Algarvio (PROBAAL) Group of Environmental Defence is calling for an end to the prospecting of 200 hectares of land to build a solar panel farm, which they believe will be harmful to the environment, destroying aquifers, fauna and flora.
The project for Mobile Vaccination Units against Covid-19, initiated in the North, now extends to the rest of the country to reach people with less access to vaccination centres more quickly, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation have announced.
The “Vaccines Report for Covid-19” by the National Medicines Authority (Infarmed), released at the end of last week, shows Portugal has seen no deaths as a result of having the Covid vaccine, but 34 deaths after inoculation.
The Portimão Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 36-year-old man on strong evidence of two acts of rape, one of them attempted rape, carried out last week.
