It has been revealed that the director of the Department of Management and Finance, and the head of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit, at Albufeira City Council have been suspended following an avalanche of complaints alleging workplace harassment and threats.
On Wednesday, 8th January, the Government approved the purchase of 275 new vehicles for INEM, representing an investment of €16.8 million, the Prime Minister announced, whilst apologising for circumstances that led to the deaths of multiple people who failed to receive timely emergency care.
A 72-year-old foreign national has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of attempting to kill another elderly foreign resident with a knife at a caravan park in Albufeira, where both men were temporarily living.
António Carapeto, Inspector General of Health Activities (IGAS), has confirmed to press that an inquiry has been opened into the death of a 78-year-old man in Seixal on Tuesday, 6 January. The elderly man reportedly fell, called the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) for help, and was forced to wait around three hours for emergency services to arrive.
José Pimenta Machado, president of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), has revealed that, “for the first time, the average volume of water stored in Algarve reservoirs (87%) has exceeded the national average (83%)”, in part thanks to exceptionally heavy rainfall this winter.
Portugal’s PM Luís Montenegro, said today, Tuesday 6 January, that the deployment of Portuguese troops on the ground in Ukraine is “out of the question” for as long as the war continues.
Local Social Democratic Party (PSD) politicians have accused Faro City Council of raising water prices at the start of the year, while calling for efficiency measures to avoid what it describes as unjustified increases.
With an investment of €14.9 million, the Ministry for the Environment is set to move ahead on 12 January with the artificial nourishment of the beaches between Quarteira and Garrão (Loulé), covering a 6.7-kilometre stretch of coastline.
