The Minister of Internal Administration, José Luís Carneiro, has signed an order to confirm that GNR soldiers will earn a percentage of the amount of fines they impose, backdated to January 1, 2022.
A 57 year old Brazilian man was transported to hospital in “very serious condition” on Sunday afternoon after he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest in the sea.
Portugal has emerged as a highly appealing destination for US citizens wishing to relocate abroad. More and more North Americans have been coming here over the past three years, some to take advantage of the Golden Visa program, others to study, work or live in retirement.
Two surgeons at Faro hospital have been suspended for six months, following the allegations of bad practices made in April by an internal doctor, Diana Pereira.
Portugal Day is the official national holiday of Portugal, observed on June 10th each year. The day is intended to remember the death of Luís de Camões, who is recognised as the country’s greatest national icon.
Mainland Portugal will have its first desalination plant, with proposed construction in Albufeira. The opening of the tender should take place by the end of the year, with the plant supected to be in action by 2026.
Portuguese authorities have arrested two men on a boat off the coast of the Algarve, suspected of drug trafficking in an operation in which 700 kilos of hashish were also seized.
A 40 year old man, Mário Mendonça, died early on Monday evening, in a motorcycle accident on the EN125 towards Faro-Olhão. He was a member of “Moto Convívio de Olhão".
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