Public sector workers get December 26 and January 2 off work
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The caretaker government has decreed that public sector workers can take off the day after Christmas Day (December 26) and the day after New Year’s Day (January 2) this year, meaning they effectively get two days’ holiday. Services will reopen on the Wednesdays following both holidays.
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Azores regional government suspends privatisations
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The regional government of the Azores has suspended the privatisation processes of  Azores Airlines and hotels on the islands of Flores and Graciosa due to the current political situation in the region. A note from the regional presidency explains: “The current political situation in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, with the regional budget blocked […]
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70 patients waiting for hospital bed in Lisbon’s São José hospital
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The parlous state of the country’s State health service is not expected to improve through December as hundreds of doctors maintain their strike over more than the statutory hours of overtime. This morning, largely due to the long weekend, and closure of numerous A&E departments, Lisbon’s São José hospital reported that it had 70 patients […]
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Lisbon electric ferry to begin trial crossings next week
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The new “Cegonha Branca” (White Stork) electric ferry will start making experimental journeys with passengers next week on the route between Seixal and Cais do Sodré (Lisbon), according to the chairwoman of the Transtejo/Soflusa board of directors. Speaking to reporters during the ship’s maiden voyage today, Alexandra Ferreira de Carvalho explained that these experimental journeys […]
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Authorities swoop on suspected nationality scam run out of Portuguese embassy in Brazil
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Around 10 people, Portuguese and Brazilian, have been made official suspects in the investigation into suspected corruption at the Consulate General of Portugal in Rio de Janeiro. The investigation involves an alleged scheme to unlawfully legalise documents to obtain Portuguese nationality. A source for PJ judicial police tells Lusa that search and seizure warrants – […]
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Dão wine production increases 7%
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The climate may be changing, but the wine growing sector is adapting. In spite of the challenges, producers in the Dão region are reporting a 7% increase this year which has allowed them to increase exports to markets like Canada and Germany.
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Lisbon plans two more ‘dissuasive’ car parks in 2024
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Lisbon City Council plans to inaugurate two more ‘dissuasive car parks’ in 2024, in Pontinha and Lumiar, where non-residents will be able to leave their cars and use public transport to get into the city. The Pontinha Sul car park (387 spaces) and the Azinhaga da Cidade car park (165 spaces) are to be included […]
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PJ dismantles “transnational drug processing lab” in Gondomar
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PJ Judicial Police (PJ) have announced the dismantling of an international drug processing laboratory located in a rural, isolated spot in Gondomar parish, Guimarães, (Braga district) with the arrest of four foreign defendants, all of whom have been remanded in preventive custody. According to the PJ’s statement, a residence served “as a shelter for a […]
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Algarve desalination plant plans under public consultation until December 19
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The project to build a desalination plant in the municipality of Albufeira is under public consultation until December 19, Algarve water company Águas do Algarve has announced. “The decision to comply with the EIS (Environmental Impact Study) has been obtained, and we are pleased to inform you that the public consultation is now available, with […]
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Opposition wants health service pact with State, parties, other sectors
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Luís Montenegro,  leader of Portugal’s Social Democratic Party has called today for a national pact for health, involving the government, parties and the State, social and private sectors, to end the “hypocrisy” that the SNS health service is apparently firm and strong, when it is actually “fragile and inconsistent”. At the end of an audience […]
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