Portugal Newswatch

Reflections on current affairs in Portugal by journalist and author Len Port.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Identity of collision ship still a mystery

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Having had to abandon his 11-metre ketch Dumpling after a collision with a huge white vessel the size of an oil tanker or container ship t...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Amaral hits back at McCanns’ claims

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Gonçalo Amaral insists that the lawfulness of his book Maddie: A Verdade da Mentira is “indisputable” and has reiterated that he may file ...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The McCann case: Well, well, well.....

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With two futile weeks of ground searching and the questioning of four unlikely suspects still fresh in the memory, a former Scotland Yard c...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Children exposed to bullfight violence

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Many foreign holidaymakers are unwittingly mistreating their children and breaking the law by bringing under-age youngsters to bullfights,...
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Glasses raised for a friend of Portugal

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The most relevant snippet of information to emerge from all the recent histrionics in Brussels was confirmation that Jean-Claude Juncker ...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Online gambling: too much at stake?

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     The odds are heavy that Portugal will soon legalise online gambling. You can bet your boots gamblers will be delighted, but the chances...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Kill the ivory trade, let elephants live

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Carved elephant tusks displayed and offered for sale by auction at the recent Algarve International Fair were a timely reminder of Portugal...
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