Drought: Algarvean officials look into new dam and desalination plant

drought meetingToday a group of Algarvean officials from a range of municipalities met to discuss the future investments and steps to be taken in order to strengthen the distribution and correct use of water in this region of the country, in an initiative that took place within the framework of the AMAL Intermunicipal Council.

Left Bloc questions government over Ryanair's Faro layoffs and contractual breaches

ryanair breachesMPs João Vasconcelos, Isabel Pires and José Soeiro, from the Left Bloc Parliamentary Group (BE) have today questioned the government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, and the Ministry of Employment, Solidarity and Social Security, over dismissals and alleged contractual breaches by the airline.

Mayor of Olhão rejects PAN’s accusations regarding animal welfare and warns of "deception"

mayor responseIn an interview with the Barlavento newspaper, the mayor of Olhão has responded to the accusations of the People-Animals-Nature (PAN) party over controversy that arose at a public town hall meeting of the Municipal Assembly of Olhão on December 19th of 2019.

Lisbon police seize cocaine worth €30M hidden in banana shipment from Latin America

cocaine bananaPolice in Lisbon have uncovered a stash of highly pure cocaine with a street value of €30 million hidden inside a shipment of bananas from Latin America.

Costa’s 2020 budget to pass with Left Bloc abstaining

budget passPrime Minister Antonio Costa’s 2020 budget is set to pass in an initial vote in parliament on Friday after the Left Bloc joined other parties in announcing it will abstain.

British woman rescued from kidnap in Faro shopping centre after leaving an SOS message in a Burger King

faro kidnappingA man has been arrested in Faro for the alleged rape and kidnapping of a British woman who escaped his clutches after leaving an SOS message in a Burger King in the Forum Algarve shopping centre.

Mayor of Portimão says she respects expert opposition, but defends use of advanced AI video surveillance

portimao surveillanceThe mayor of Portimão has said today that she respects the advice given out by the Data Protection Commission (CNPD) to go forward with the city's video surveillance project, but she defends that in 2020 “one cannot invest in outdated technologies.”

Protesters clash with developer over whether “lithium fever” will hurt or help the environment

lithium feverIn the hills of northern Portugal close to the border with Spain, the remote village of Covas do Barroso is in the middle of what the media have referred to as “lithium fever” — a conflict between two differing visions of how to protect the environment.