An epidemic of parasitic bedbugs is being reported from Madrid and other parts of the country.
The huge rise in infestations across the country has gone up by 70% in the last five years. Pest control experts say the problem is now bordering on an “epidemic”.
The GNR today announced the seizure of approximately 30 kilos of hashish pollen and the arrest of two men, one of whom is serving in the Portuguese Navy.
The drugs were being taken in a high-powered car to Lisbon from the Algarve but the dim-witted couriers chose to start their journey at 2.00am in the morning, immediately drawing the maximum attention to themselves.
The EU average wage is €2,000 with Portugal struggling to match half this amount among its poorly paid workers.
According to Eurostat data Portugal is in 18th place with an average wage of €1,000, behind even Greece and far from the average salary in Spain.
The market for real estate in Portugal, in the retail and office markets, was boosted by foreign investors during the first quarter of this year, announced consultants Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
According to the company, referring to data taken from the latest Market Pulse survey, the investment volume recorded between January and March of €28 million was exclusively provided by foreign investors.
The Algarve will have an increase of 206 GNR soldiers between June 15 and September 15 to strengthen security over the tourist season.
"The increase is sufficient, we believe, but we will be vigilant and monitor everything that happens and can provide more teams to reinforce the plan," according to the words of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Miguel Macedo, divulged after a presentation to dignitaries in Faro to which the press were invited and then banned.
Salaries of workers at Portimão council are able to be paid for two more months and then that’s it, unless the government can come up with a rescue plan for the insolvent municipality.
Overall the council owes around €150 million and recently tried to borrow €94 million under the government's Programme to Support the Local Economy scheme.
Tras-os-Montes was connected to Lisbon by a regional airline a couple of years ago which helped people get around and saved time for those far northerners visiting the capital for business or pleasure.
The route was scrapped as it could not be made to pay, but there is a new plan to link the north of Portugal to the south of the country, with stops in between - and government money to subside the service.
A British woman was stabbed at least ten times in the early hours of Thursday morning in the holiday resort of Albufeira.
The only suspect in the case is another Briton, aged 22, who was arrested at the scene will be up before the court late on Thursday.
