Portugal’s Army has started disciplinary proceedings against members of Engineering Regiment #1 due to security breaches at the Tancos arms storage facility.
On June 25th, the Arnmy confirmed that, "The internal investigation into Engineering Regiment #1 already has finished and gave rise to the opening of disciplinary processes that are in course."
Vila do Bispo council is to welcome a group of specialists studying the impact of the 1755 tsunami that was triggered by the nation’s largest recorded earthquake.
The 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium 2017 is an international scientific meeting that brings together about 80 researchers and academics involved in Seismology, Seismography, Geology and Geoarcheology.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today congratulated the Portuguese government for introducing a ban on the trade in wild animals over the internet.
Policing wildlife trafficking online is a daunting task, as the internet provides access to a global market, with thousands of advertisements for wild animals posted on a regular basis across the world, writes Tania McCrea-Steele.
Despite the Treasury paying off chunks of its IMF loan, Portugal’s public debt increased further to the end of July as it nears a landmark €250 billion.
According to the Bank of Portugal, the nation’s public debt stood at €249.165 billion at the end of July, an increase of €81 million over June which is not a steep month-on-month rise but sets a new record for a government that continues to announce to the world that its finances are in order.
A Captain with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office in Boston, USA, has been arrested and charged in connection with helping Carlos Rafael smuggle the cash profits of his illegal overfishing scheme to Portugal. Of Açorean descent, Rafael is known locally in the US as 'The Codfather,' and owns of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses in America.
James Melo, 45, of North Dartmouth, Mass., was charged with one count each of bulk cash smuggling, structuring and conspiracy. He was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond following his appearance in federal court in Boston on August 30th, 2017.
'Teflon Man,' Paulo Portas, the former deputy prime minister in the Passos Coelho government, has been cleared in court of exerting any undue inflence in a building contract awarded to Mota-Engil, where he acts as a consultant.
The tendering process and award to build the NATO school in Oeiras was questioned by the failed bidder, Tecnorém, which claimed that Mota-Engil got the MOD contract because the Director General of National Defence Resources, Alberto Coelho, is a high ranking CDS-PP party member and that he favored Mota Engil due to his connections to Paulo Portas.
Single, alcoholic, illiterate and unemployed - this is the profile of Portugal’s arsonists who have wreaked havoc across the country this summer.
The police have a well-developed profile of the nation’s arsonists who, according to data from the National Civil Protection Authority, cause more than 95% of the forest fires in Portugal.
Workers at the VW Autoeuropa plant mounted their first strike in 27 years which ended today at noon.
The strike was called over management’s demands that workers should put in a shift on Saturday for no significantly enhanced pay despite management claims that on offer was a salary increase of 16% along with a bonus of €175 per a month and an extra day's holiday per month.
