Over the last four years Lagoa Council has channelled more than 300 thousand euros to fund incentives to encourage families to have more children. The “birth support” measures started to be applied in the municipality back in 2016, the year in which 35 families received money from the Council to have kids.
The three students from ETIC_Algarve who are interning in Italy and have been called back to Portugal this Wednesday, February 26th, will be alert for symptoms of Covid-19, after receiving medical advice to avoid areas with a great influx of people.
A British pensioner who smuggled over 1 million euros of cocaine on to a cruise ship fears she will only leave her Lisbon prison in a coffin after suspected breast cancer scare. Susan Clarke, 71, has been in a maximum-security jail in Portugal since last September following her conviction following a drugs plot with husband Roger, 72.
TAP Air Portugal could soon have new owners. This comes as serial commercial airline founder and entrepreneur David Neeleman is reportedly looking to sell his consortium’s 45% share of the airline, and two buyers are already lined up to take it. The US’ United Airlines in partnership with German powerhouse Lufthansa have allegedly already begun negotiations for the stake; what could this mean for TAP’s future?
Faro Council has renewed the tourist train operator’s contract for another four years and introduced new features for the road bound Faro Tourist Train. There will be new stopping points, and the tickets will allow you to get out and explore the city at different locations. The idea is that tourists can explore the region’s capital with greater ease. This revamped small-scale public transport system of touristic interest will reopen in early April.
A new trail which promises to unveil hidden natural springs and water fountains that most people did not even know existed will be inaugurated on Saturday, February 29 in São Marcos da Serra, Silves.
The largest construction company in the world, China State Construction Engineering, is said to be very keen to buy into the José Mello Group that runs the Brisa motorway concession.
Faro Council will be implementing a new “tourist tax” in the municipality on Sunday, March 1 which is expected to generate around €500,000 for the local coffers.
The revenue will be channelled back into the local tourism sector, Faro Mayor Rogério Bacalhau told Barlavento newspaper.
