Ricardo Salgado implicated in multi-billion oil revenue fraud

bessalgadoarrestThe murky past of Ricardo Salgado is starting to receive the bright light of exposure as his dealings with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company now is in the spotlight.
 
The use of a covert Grupo Espírito Santo company, the now-infamous ES-Enterprises, to pay an estimated €100 million to 30 offshore companies was part of a successful plan to divert billions from Petróleos de Venezuela.

Sócrates' ex-lover - "He lied, he lied and he lied again"

socrates2Fernanda Câncio, the journalist and ex-girlfriend of José Sócrates, has broken cover in an explosive revelation published today in Diário de Notícias.
 
“He lied, he lied and he lied again," writes Câncio. In fact he "lied so often and so well" that he managed to get a lot of serious people not only to believe him but to defend him, in private and in public.

Portugal to lose €3 billion EU grant income in post-Brexit budget

euNegotiations have begun for the next round of EU funding for 2020/2027 with Portugal potentially losing 10% to 15% of its EU grant income compared to the current contribution level.
 
Weekly pundit on SIC, Luis Marques Mendes, said the cut in EU funds to Portugal could be as much as €3 billion due to the three key criteria of migration, climate change and unemployment.

Acid attack Ellie - ex-boyfriend denies all involvement

justiceI never ordered anyone to kill my ex-girlfriend,” claimed the former boyfriend of the Alvor acid attack victim, Ellie Chessell.
 
Claudio Gouveia categorically has denied any involvement in the cruel attack that left Chessell, a TUI travel rep, scarred for life.

Romanian supermarket scammers nicked in Ourique

11307Two Romanian men, aged 28 and 32, are suspected of dozens of crimes in the Algarve, including the theft of articles from golf clubs and stealing bank cards, later withdrawing cash.
 
One of the men would stand behind a target at supermarket check-out and observe the PIN number being entered into the machine.

Lagos - toddler falls from second floor window

barlaventohospitalAn 18-month-old toddler, born in Portugal of British parents, fell from a second floor window of an apartment building in Lagos on Saturday morning.
 
The boy is in a serious condition with head injuries and was rushed to Portimão hospital by a Bombeiros team.

55 years in the Algarve - Dorothy Boulter celebrates her 100th Birthday

BJMumSmallAfter 55-years in the Algarve, Dorothy Boulter celebrates her 100th birthday on May 9th.  Her daughter, BJ Boulter, looks at her mother's experiences in Malta,  Ismalia, Bombay, the UK, Tanganyika and in Portugal where Dorothy and Royston Boulter bought and ran Praia da Rocha's 'Solar Penguin' with its famous 'public bar'.
 
Dorothy Lucy Lockley was born at the end of WWl in Malta to Frederick Lockley, a serving naval officer and his lovely wife Vincentia Sperandeo.

Lagoa's ratepayers fund new EN125 roundabout

roadworksLagoa ratepayers are to finance the construction of a new roundabout on the EN125, to the east of the city in the Motel Parque Algarvio area.
 
The deputy mayor, Luís Encarnação, revealed the plan at last session of the Municipal Assembly in response to a question posed by Left Bloc councillor, Andreia Pais.