A van somehow crashed into a pine tree in the early afternoon yesterday, near the Industrial Zone of Vilamoura, killing all three occupants. 

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in the early hours of this morning in the Algarve, with the shock “felt with maximum intensity III in the Albufeira region.”

Quévin Andre Protseko, a 21 year old young man who had been missing from Santa Luzia for almost a month, was found dead on August 14th in Perogil, in Tavira by the Judiciary Police (PJ ). Everything points to suicide.

The radar located at km 102 of the EN125 in Faro, in the West-East direction is one of the five radars that have recorded the most infractions in Portugal, according to the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR).

Tavira chef, Artur Gomes, has become the first Portuguese cook to win the S.Pellegrino Social Responsibility Award, the biggest international competition for young chefs.

This week, the Mobility and Transport Institute (IMT) have launched a new platform that allows drivers both to consult the validity of each of the categories registered on the driving license, as well as indicating the moment from which they must proceed with renewal. The process can be started immediately, if the driver is already within the renewal period.

Latest reports state that 21 year old Quévin Andre Protseko, missing from his home in Santa Luzia, Tavira for over a week now, withdrew all the money from his personal account on the eve of his disappearance.

The new radars that will be able to check the average speed of cars, and the related fines are hefty!