Following the awful death of six-year-old Belgian boy Vic Wanzeele in Azeitão ten days ago, the child’s parents have emerged from their grief to demand a “rigorous investigation” into how a pool open to holidaymakers could have been left to become a death-trap.
Ansie Van Aerschot and Michael Wanzeele have also revealed the heartbreaking events that led to their son’s death.
The competitive advantage rideshare giants have over local taxi firms is their ability to burn cash, as investors eagerly subsidise each ride.
A fresh flash point has broken out between Uber and the highly mobilised taxi drivers of one of its most febrile markets, Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia.
Cash machine operator, Euronet, claims that the stiff fees charged to dual-function debit and credit cards is down to the banks, not Euronet.
"The fees charged by banks to their customers on certain dual functionality debit /credit cards for cash withdrawals at our ATMs in Portugal are not charged by Euronet, nor does Euronet receive these fees in whole or in part," the company said in a statement.
The Government, Estradas de Portugal and owners of the road concessions involved in 'ruinous' Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), all entered into a secret agreement to get around the Court of Auditors rejection of the controversial funding scheme.
The Judicial Police at last is investigating these PPP contracts and has evidence of deals done behind closed doors, to the detriment of Portugal's long-suffering public.
Portugal is boosting its renewable energy production with the authorisation of 31 new solar power plants, a total of over 1,000 MW of production capacity.
The €800 million investment will see operational capacity by 2021, when “we will be able to triple the solar capacity in Portugal, from the current 572 MW to close to 1600 MW,” said Jorge Seguro Sanches, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Energy.
An arrest warrant has been issued and executed to bring in the Algarve’s regional head of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) in Albufeira, accused of issuing 'no questions asked' Residency documents at €500-a-time.
Joaquim Patrício is now helping police with their inquiries and faces question relating to the 'documents for cash' alegation made initially by an SEF whistleblower.
The Minister of Planning and Infrastructure, Pedro Marquês, visited the eastern Algarve to state with his characteristic confidence, that the western Algarve roadworks have cost €80 million and this had been a Socialist Government production.
Marquês was meeting and greeting on the EN125 near Olhão on Wednesday to mark the end of the EN125 and EN124 emergency roadworks, made necessary by years of zero investment by his government.
August is just around the corner and temperatures are predicted to increase sharply next week with some inland regions being hit with 40°C or more.
The IPMA weather service says that a mass of super-hot air from the Spanish interior will affect mainland Portugal from the end the week and may trigger an official heatwave in the early days of August.
