Pedro Queiroz Pereira, controller of Semapa and Navigator, two of the largest Portuguese companies involved in the eucalyptus business, has died at the age of 69.
Pereira was from Lisbon and had interests in the paper and hotel industry - he owned the Ritz in Lisbon - but his focus was on planting more and more eucalyptus to feed his pulp mills and supply biomass power stations.
Portugal is hotting up again, just in time for the weekend with fifteen districts on yellow alert as from Saturday morning.
All regions will see temperatures rise to those expected in an Iberian August with only Bragança, Vila Real and Viseu not reaching yellow, the third highest on the four colour scale.
On 16 August, seven unions from Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Spain sent an open letter to Ryanair's shareholders, the main ones being: FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd., Michael O’Leary, HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd., Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., Baillie Gifford & Co., Allianz Global Investors GmbH, Artisan Partners LP, Henderson Global Investors Ltd., Schroder Investment Management Ltd. and Carmignac Gestion SA..
The letter reads as follows:
In a possible over-reaction to an outbreak of distemper, while fully aware that new animal welfare laws start this September, a Council has overseen the slaughter of 50 dogs which those that care for animals say was unnecessary.
Dozens of people gathered in Praça da República, in the center of Braga, to express their disgust at the way the local Council managed an outbreak of distemper at the Official Collection Centre for dogs.
Anti-bullfighting activists from the Vegan Strike Group have filed a complaint against attackers who assaulted them as they were being led from Albufeira bullring by the GNR.
Video taken at the August 9th bullfight in Albufeira recorded three activists invading the centre of the bullring to demonstrate against the contentious blood sport.
As the Algarve’s Regional Health Administration continues to ignore nurses’ union requests for a full and frank meeting over nurses' back pay and career progression, the government confirmed the appointment of Dr Paulo Morgado as the Algarve health region’s president, for a five year term.
Dr Paulo Morgado has been doing the job since March 1st last year, but only on an interim basis. He now has been confirmed in the post after the job was advertised and other candidates considered by the selection board at the Recruitment and Selection Committee for Public Administration.
São Brás de Alportel Council is starting a project to analyse the consumption of water, which "is a precious asset for the population, but one that is increasingly scarce due to climate change and drought."
The Council has been working on water efficiency since last October when it started its Municipal Water Savings Plan which has led to this latest stage.
The BBC has decided not to appeal against the judgment in the Cliff Richard case and thus has halted the drain on legal fees funded by TV licence payers.
South Yorkshire police raided Sir Cliff's home in Berkshire in 2014 as part of an investigation into a historical sexual assault allegation.
