Olhão council at last has taken control is its own waterfront in a deal signed today with Docapesca (see picture below).
The area in question is classified as maritime public domain so until today has been under the jurisdiction of Docapesca which traditionally had contracted out the management of the area to the council.
Two British bobbies on the beat in Magaluf have had the unexpected bonus of reeling in a British murderer.
Ashley Carlton James, 30, was wanted by police in Britain after breaching the terms of his licence following his release from prison, where he was serving a 10-year sentence for manslaughter.
The Algarve’s hotel and resort sector indeed has excelled this September as figures released by its trade association show an 85.8% occupancy rate for the month.
The performance was led by hotels in the Portimão area with Praia da Rocha noted as the 'champion' of the month, with a 93.7% room occupancy rate.
As anticipated, there was no outright winner in this election. The centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho won the most votes, about 38%, but it lost its majority in parliament and has little prospect of serving a full term.
The centre-left polled just over 32% of the votes, less than expected, which left António Costa with another fight on his hands: to carry on as leader of the opposition Socialist Party amid calls for his resignation.
The final count is taking place today as overseas votes continue to arrive, but the ruling coalition now lies emasculated on the Assembly floor.
Last night it became clear that the Passos Coelho-Paulo Portas coalition party nominally may have won the election, but forming a solid government on their own is impossible and including another party in its coalition is fraught with problems, a situation that concerns European leaders and lenders alike.
A study conducted into Portugal’s ‘brain drain’ of young, educated workers to northern European countries reveals that about half will not be coming back.
The search for employment and better rates of pay was given as the reason by 80.7% of respondents.
Portugal’s high street banks must from today display information on low costs accounts in their branches.
A 'minimum banking services' account category was created by law in 2007 but from October 5th this year banks must display information for customers who then can open new accounts, or switch deposit accounts to current accounts, under the news low cost regime.
An armed former construction manager barricaded himself in at the Children and Youth Protection Service offices in Lagos, holding three people hostage.
António Duarte, pictured below, entered the premises at about 09:15 having taken the hostages and shooting at a PSP officer with his shotgun when approached. The officer was grazed in the head with shot but not seriously injured.
