Quévin Andre Protseko, 21 years old, has been missing since Sunday from Santa Luzia, Tavira. His parents still have no news and continue to search the Tavira area after authorities located Quévin's cell phone signal.

The Union Association of Police Professionals (ASPP / PSP) began several protest actions today, to demonstrate "dissatisfaction with policies that have not responded to the serious problems that affect the PSP and internal security".

Two adults and a 13 year old boy were injured on Tuesday afternoon, following an accident while kitesurfing, in the Ria de Alvor.

The environmental authorities banned swimming on the beaches of Vale do Lobo and Quarteira as of yesterday, after a high level of harmful bacteria was discovered in the sea water.

A 16 year old young man died this Monday after his scooter crashed in Alcácer do Sal, Setúbal. His passenger, a 15 year old year young lady, suffered only minor injuries.

Quévin Andre Protsenko, 21 years old, has been missing from his home in Santa Luzia, Tavira since Sunday. 

Postponed surgeries and outpatient consultations in hospitals in the Algarve and constraints in primary health care units are consequences of the 3 day strike called by the Independent Doctors Union (SIM) that begins today.

A 73 year old woman with an advanced stage of cancer, suffering with breathing difficulties, waited 7 hours for an ambulance last week.