Air Transat extends operations to Faro, offering more flights to Canada

airtransat canadaFaro Airport is set to add more flights to its intercontinental flight portfolio next year, as Canadian Airline Air Transat will link Faro to Toronto from January to the end of October 2020.

London-based mining company in talks to sell Portuguese lithium for electric cars, amidst environmental opposition

lithium mine3London-based mining company Savannah Resources revealed on Monday that it is in talks with several major European industrial groups, including carmakers, as it gears up to start commercial lithium production in northern Portugal in 2021.

Controversy arises over phantom illegal wall built on the shores of Ria Formosa’s Culatra Island

culatra wallA concrete structure around 30 meters long, one and a half meters wide, and one and a half meters high has been illegally built in recent days on the coast of Culatra Island, in the Farol region. The ugly construction is in plain sight, just a few steps from the bank of the Ria Formosa and right in the middle of the Natural Park.

Portuguese MEPs shoot down proposal to save migrants in the Mediterranean

mep refugeeThe European Parliament tabled a motion earlier this week for a plan to increase search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. Two of the 290 votes against the motion were from Portuguese MEPs: Nuno Melo, elected by the CDS-PP, and Álvaro Amaro, from the PSD.

Miranda Harris, co-founder of Algarve environmentalist group, dies in accident in South Africa

miranda harrisMiranda Harris, who in 1983 co-founded, with her husband Peter Harris, the research centre that later gave birth to the environmental association A Rocha, based in Quinta da Rocha, near Ria de Alvor, died Monday the 28th of October in a tragic car accident in Port Elisabeth, South Africa.

Government reveals that student assault on teachers could become a punishable crime

school violenceThe Government has revealed that they are discussing the possibility of making school aggression a punishable crime. The Assistant Secretary of State and Education, João Costa, revealed this at the TSF Forum, noting that the matter is yet to be looked over by the Ministry of Justice.

TAP airport employee arrested on suspicion of human trafficking

human traffickingThe Portuguese Air Carrier (TAP) employee was detained by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) on suspicion of human trafficking and aiding illegal immigration on Saturday, a source from the SEF told Lusa.

“Flying alters your brain, body, and mood” says University of Cologne study

flying changeAirplanes are increasingly sought after as a means of transportation, despite coming under fire from environmental campaigners: not only is it the fastest form of travel, but it has been proven to be the safest.