Life-saving station helps three people off the port of Peniche
A pleasure boat with three people on board received support from the Peniche Life Saving Station, following an alert issued by the boat’s captain after it ran out of propulsion. In astatementreleased today, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) explains that the crew of the Peniche Life Saving Station helped “three people from a pleasure boat […]
Portuguese town Estremoz and Brazilian town Extremoz become ‘sisters’
The Alentejo city of Estremoz and the Brazilian city of Extremoz have signed a twinning agreement, thus becoming sister cities, with the aim of strengthening cooperation in various areas between the two sides of the Atlantic. The agreement was signed on Monday at the Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Natal, the capital of the state […]
President of AIMA heard in Parliament. There are 400,000 pending cases
The president of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), Luís Goes Pinheiro, will be heard today by parliament on the workings of the agency, which is trying to regularize the 400,000 pending immigrant cases in the country. Created in October 2023, AIMA is responsible for completing the process of regularizing new immigrants, a […]
Airport residents have a higher risk of contracting certain diseases
People living near Lisbon airport have a higher risk of contracting diseases such as hypertension, diabetes or dementia, according to a study released today by the Zero association, which warns of the dangers of exposure to ultrafine particles. The findings come from a study by the European Federation for Transport and Environment, which explores the […]
Mafra launches tender to build Ericeira sports complex
The Mafra Municipal Assembly today approved the launch of the tender for the design, construction and operation of the future sports complex in the Ericeira Urban Green Park. “The Ericeira Urban Green Park will bring a new centrality to the urban surroundings of the town of Ericeira, providing the region with an infrastructure that reinforces […]
More than 90% of Portuguese defend marine protected areas
More than nine out of ten Portuguese (96%) agree that delimiting marine protected areas defends biodiversity and almost three quarters (74%) condemn bottom trawling, according to a survey published today. The survey by environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Oceana and Seas at Risk shows that, on average in the seven European Union (EU) member states in […]
Azorean government inaugurates Corvo Health Unit refurbishment works
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM), José Manuel Bolieiro, will inaugurate the refurbishment works of the Corvo Health Unit on Thursday, as part of a statutory visit to the archipelago’s smallest island. According to the agenda for the visit, to which Lusa news agency has had access, José Manuel Bolieiro will […]
Portuguese shopkeeper kidnapped in the South African city of Johannesburg
A Portuguese shopkeeper was kidnapped today on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, sources from the Portuguese community in the African country told Lusa. The kidnapping took place in the West Rand region, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic capital, according to an urgent alert issued at 09:00 (08:00 in Lisbon) on the […]
Viana do Castelo coastal geopark regulations in public consultation
The regulations for the Viana do Castelo coastal geopark, which provide for the creation of a municipal council for the management of this heritage, will be open for public discussion today for a period of 30 days, according to the publication in Diário da República (DR). According to the document, consulted today by the Lusa […]
“They should be ignored”. Tax Authority warns of fake messages
The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) has warned of fraudulent emails purporting to come from the agency. “The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) is aware that some taxpayers are receiving emails supposedly from the AT in which they are asked to click on links that are provided,” the AT said in a note published on […]