The Minister of Health announced today, in Guarda, that a new funding line will soon be opened to upgrade emergency departments judged to be in a “more fragile condition”, and in urgent need of refurbishment.
Public-sector workers report 80% participation in 24-hour strike, disrupting hospitals, schools and social institutions nationwide.
Pink cocaine and white hash, both “designer drugs” typically aimed at “a more affluent social group”, were among the substances seized by GNR earlier this week, Tuesday 18 November. The bust resulted in the arrest of six suspected drug-peddlers operating throughout Olhão and neighbouring municipalities.
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs ruled on Thursday, 20 November, that a Chega proposal to amend the 2026 State Budget, aimed at banning the allocation of public funds for the construction of mosques, is unconstitutional, with only the proponent voting against the decision.
Wine producers in the Algarve say the region has successfully overcome its lingering reputation for comparatively poor quality in decades past, with a renaissance in the local industry shown in the doubling of the number of Algarvean winemakers in recent years. But industry figures warn that limited production is holding back efforts to expand into export markets.
A 33-year-old foreign tourist was arrested in Albufeira on Wednesday, 19 November, apprehended on suspicion of committing the crime of possessing child pornography, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced today.
Public entities in the Algarve have pledged to accelerate the rollout of EU-funded projects to avoid having to send back €10 million to Brussels by the end of the month, the president of the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR Algarve) said today.
The former Duchess of York faces uncertainty, dwindling support, and fears of fresh Epstein-linked revelations. Cast out from royal life, Sarah Ferguson may be preparing to settle in Melides, a quiet coastal town in the northwest section of the Alentejo, where the holiday home of her daughter Eugenie sits nestled far from scandal.
