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Algarve News

• Immigration can be bad or good 13/09/2024
  According to a study by the Faculty of Economics at the University of Porto, Portugal needs more immigrants. More immigrants are necessary if the country wants to increase economic growth and standards of living - and join the richest nations in the European Union by 2033.
• Olhão bombeiros rescue dog with his head stuck in a gate 13/09/2024
  The Municipal Firefighters of Olhão rescued a dog earlier this week, after the poor chap managed to get his head stuck in a metal gate.
• Silves: Elderly man killed in 4 vehicle collision 12/09/2024
  A 74 year old man died yesterday evening, following a road collision between 3 light vehicles and a quad bike in Benafátima, Silves.
• Food prices continue to rise - with Brocolli topping the charts this week! 12/09/2024
  The gradual increase in supermarket prices has been a constant recently for Portuguese consumers. This week, the food basket monitored by DECO Proteste, which includes 63 essential products, registered a new increase, standing at €225.11.
• Albufeira: suspect dies in police custody 11/09/2024
  A 29 year old man, who was detained in the Albufeira police station overnight last night for knife assault, was found dead in his cell this morning.

Portuguese Resident News

• Algarve hosts Alzheimer Congress to raise awareness and empower caregivers 15/09/2024
  Algarve hosts Alzheimer Congress to raise awareness and empower caregivers Portugal Resident Castro Marim’s Municipal Library will host the region’s first Congress on Alzheimer’s and Dementia on September 27 and 28. The Algarve’s first Congress on Alzheimer’s and other Dementias will be held in Castro Marim between September 27 and 28. Its purpose is to […]
• Man dies in Algarve motorway service station after waiting over an hour for ambulance 15/09/2024
  Man dies in Algarve motorway service station after waiting over an hour for ambulance Portugal Resident INEM opens inquiry into reasons for delay Portugal’s national emergency institute INEM is opening an inquiry into the death of a 60-year-old man yesterday at a service station on the Via do Infante in the Algarve.  In a statement, […]
• Situation of Alert declared across mainland Portugal over wildfire risk  15/09/2024
  Situation of Alert declared across mainland Portugal over wildfire risk  Portugal Resident Exceptional measures in place until midnight on Tuesday The government has declared a Situation of Alert for the whole of mainland Portugal from 1pm today until 11.59pm on Tuesday with exceptional measures due to the worsening danger of rural fires. In a statement, […]
• Portugal’s SNS public health service is 45 years old today 15/09/2024
  Portugal’s SNS public health service is 45 years old today Portugal Resident President marks date calling for innovative solutions to guarantee long-term sustainability Portugal’s ailing SNS national health system – in the news constantly through the summer due to chronic constraints – is 45 years old today. Political figures have been ‘making declarations’ of how […]
• Over 50 immigrant associations pile pressure on government 15/09/2024
  Over 50 immigrant associations pile pressure on government Portugal Resident Want “expression of interest” mechanism restored to aid immigrant access to Portugal Immigrant associations are refusing to take the government’s new rules on immigration without a fight.  They are focused on seeing the expression of interest mechanism reinstated – the process whereby any arrival on […]