The red flag has again been hoisted at the Fishermen's Beach in Albufeira as a discharge of sewage into the sea caused stench and a health hazard to bathers on Friday, July 8th.
Holidaymakers were alarmed to smell raw sewage and locals questioned why it took so long for red flag to be hoisted when the local water company knew the timing of its early morning discharge.
The Stock Market Regulator, CMVM, is investigating massive insider trading in Banco Espírito Santo shares in the days before the bank went bust in August 2014.
A description of the great BES share sell-off by those in the know is contained in the regulator’s annual report which states that it is still investigating illegal insider trading activities triggering the ditching of shares by large investors to the detriment of smaller, individual shareholders.
Goldman Sachs has hired the former Prime Minister of Portugal José Manuel Barroso to be an advisor and non-executive chairman of its international business.
The former Maoist will help Goldman Sachs as it deals with the fallout from Britain's exit from the European Union and looks at more ways to justify its sobriquet ‘the great vampire squid.’
While the Minister of Planning and Infrastructure, Pedro Marques decides whether he can be bothered to fulfil his government’s promise to reduce motorway toll rates this summer, the booths at the Guadiana bridge are preparing for the now traditional onslaught of foreign registered vehicles.
Infraestruturas de Portugal has deployed 10 people to stand at the Guadiana Bridge for eight week, and 17 more people at three other entry points, to show drivers how the easytoll machines work and try to answer questions from an incredulous public.
Germany has adopted new legislation designed to help refugees integrate into the country.
The law also sets down refugee rights as well as responsibilities in their new nation.
Isilda Gomes has had a rough ride at Portimão Council but the headline figures show a successful 2015 with the accounts closing with a surplus of €8.1 million – “the best ever” according to a delighted treasury.
"Portimão is out of the red, the first time we have shown positive results, despite maintaining a high debt which forced us to resort to the Municipal Aid Fund," said mayor Gomes.
The Algarve’s regional health authority has signed a deal with its counterpart across the border in Andalucía in a continuing attempt to attract Spanish doctors to work in the region.
The partnership aims to “strengthen the exchange in health care and the sharing of human resources between the two neighboring regions.”
The British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has said that he will hold informal talks next Sunday with EU foreign ministers to probe if a deal is possible to guarantee reciprocal rights for UK citizens in the EU and for EU citizens in the UK.
The talks, scheduled for next Sunday, will have to be approached delicately in light of the attempt by Brussels to block negotiations until the UK triggers the so-called article 50 process by which the UK gives formal notice of its intention to leave.
