Most of the Algarve’s courts were without judges today because of strike action. At least five of the region’s courts had no judges at all.
In Portimão, Lagos, Albufeira, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António courts, the strike action was supported 100%, with a regional figure of over 90% as most downed gavels in protest at the government's sloth in agreeing lucrative changes.
A Computer hacker has been arrested in Faro, suspected of stealing more than €100,000 using other people’s credit card numbers.
Monday’s arrest was ordered by the Public Prosecutor's Office which accuses the suspect of computer fraud.
The Algarve’s hotel and restaurant workers’ union are to push for the restoration of purchasing power for its members as wages were frozen between 2011 and 2017 and need to catch up.
In a union statement addressed to the Algarve hoteliers’ association, the proposal is to revise the Collective Labour Agreement which should come into effect for 2019.
Portugal’s privatised Post Office, CTT, unilaterally has informed Ourique Council that the company it is to close its postal service provision in the municipality and will hand it over to a private entity who will assume almost all the responsibilities currently undertaken.
"We can not accept a privatisation of a privatisation,” said the local mayor.
easyjet's results for the year ending 30 September 2018 were relased today and show a stong performance despite continuing losses from Tegel airport where operations were taken over from Air Berlin.
The Spanish government threatens to scupper Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal by demanding that changes are made regarding the status of Gibraltar which Spain thinks it should control, despite the territory being British.
Spain’s foreign minister said that his government would refuse to back the UK Brexit proposals unless Gibraltar was excluded.
Over last weekend, which included ‘World Day of Road Victims’ on Sunday, 149 drivers were done for drunk driving and 586 were caught speeding.
On Saturday and Sunday, the GNR detected 1,608 infractions, including excess speed, driving with a higher blood alcohol level than allowed by law, no MOT (87), lack of seat belt (49), 41 tachograph related infractions, 29 cases of driving while on the phone and 28 for lack of insurance.
Faro court finally has started to hear the case against Carlos Quaresma, accused of duping 30 Councils and social institutions out of €265,000 in the ‘hospital equipment from Sweden’ scam.
According to the indictment, Carlos Quaresma, was handed the money in order to pay for the transport of equipment donated in Sweden, to Portugal.
