Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was taken to Faro Hospital on Wednesday, 12 August, as a precaution after feeling unwell in Monte Gordo, where he is currently spending his holidays.
Portimão Port has set a new annual record for cruise passengers, surpassing the previous high recorded in 2011, the Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) has announced.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s appearance on an Algarve beach with his family and PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares has sparked a fresh political controversy, after the prime minister had previously told Parliament that he would not be taking a summer holiday.
A man suspected of firing a bullet that struck a tourist on Rua Augusta, in central Lisbon, yesterday evening, was arrested this morning, 11 August. During a search of his home, carried out by the Public Security Police (PSP), agents also seized a shotgun. The victim, a Swedish national, was hit by a stray bullet fired during an argument between men described as being “from the same ethnic group”.
Environmental group Zero has described plans to build a new waste incineration facility in the Algarve as a decision that amounts to a huge “mismanagement” of the public interest, arguing that waste prevention, reuse, and recycling should instead be the region’s priorities.
A 28-year-old Portuguese pilot has died after a light aircraft crashed at Portimão Municipal Aerodrome on Saturday morning, 8 August.
The Alentejo Railway Users’ Committee has criticised railway operators for difficulties booking seats, “constant delays”, and poor conditions on the trains operating between Beja and Casa Branca, in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo. These services connect Beja with the wider rail network towards Lisbon and the Algarve
This Wednesday evening, 12 August, the Algarve gets its deepest solar eclipse since 1912, with the sun around 92% covered between 18:33 and 20:24.
