Lisbon BOE gives thanks to those who give to district

Roger Tullis presents a digital LED electronic down marker for the varsity football team on behalf of him and his family. (Photo by Stephanie Elverd) LISBON — Lisbon Superintendent Joe Siefke knows it takes a village to raise a child and paused to...

Lisbon high school holds salute to service

LISBON, Iowa (KCRG) - Friday night the community in Lisbon honored those in armed services at the school’s football game. Tristian Shull is part of the Lisbon’s football game Friday night, telling anyone who passes by about what life is like as a...

Portugal Raised to A From A- by Fitch on Falling Debt Ratio

Portugal’s government bond rating was raised by Fitch Ratings, which cited a steady decline in the country’s public debt burden. The rating was revised to A from A-, with a stable outlook, Fitch said in a statement on Friday. Fitch in September...

Honor | Maria João Pires receives 2025 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award – Portugal

Posted on 13 September 2025. Pianist Maria João Pires, one of Portugal’s most distinguished cultural figures, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage. Presented...

Snipe Europeans 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal overal

by Prow Media 13 Sep 11:56 PDT 9-13 September 2025 After an extraordinary week of competitive sailing and unforgettable moments ashore, the Snipe European Championship 2025 came to a close with a series of challenging and exciting races....

New areas emerging as tourism hotspots in Portugal

The municipalities of Gondomar (Porto district) and Tarouca (Viseu district) recorded the highest growth in tourist overnight stays and accommodation capacity, respectively, between 2019 and 2024, according to data published on the Pordata portal....

Why Portugal’s cultural investment Golden Visa is so popular

In recent years, there has been a notable trend in directing revenue from Golden Visa applicants towards art and cultural heritage funds. Diversifying investment migration programmes to include cultural heritage projects provides a valuable...

Cuba Loses to Portugal at the Start of the Men’s Volleyball World Championship.

8 Havana, September 13 (RHC) – Showing its worst side, Cuba fell 1-3 to Portugal today in the opening round of the Men’s Volleyball World Championship, which is being held in Manila and will run until the 28th of this month. The Cubans started...

Portugal bucking corporate tax trend

Signs that the downward trend in corporate taxes has stalled or even reversed increased in 2024, with more Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries raising taxes than lowering them for the second year in a row....

Portugal joins an alliance of 8 countries in defense of rice produced in the EU

A “coordination group” was established in Vercelli, Italy—where the International Rice Festival commenced today—accompanied by an international conference on “The Future of the EU Rice Sector: A Common Strategy.” The event saw the participation of...

FIVB Men’s World: Nuno Marques leads Portugal upset of Cuba

Portugal’s rising star Nuno Marques during the 2025 FIVB Volleyball World Championship. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Portugal’s rising star Nuno Marques wasn’t even born yet when his country last saw action in the FIVB...

Fitch upgrades Portugal's credit rating to 'A'

LISBON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Fitch Ratings on Friday upgraded Portugal's sovereign credit rating to 'A' from 'A-', revising the outlook from positive to stable. The agency cited Portugal's continued fiscal discipline and substantial debt reduction...

Danish retailer expanding in Portugal

Operating in the country since 2016, the multinational currently has 33 stores nationwide and employs 300 people. "Portugal is a key market for us, and over the next three years we hope to reach 25 stores in Portugal, opening approximately eight...

Shay Given: World Cup hopes over unless Ireland get a result in Portugal

Having initially been optimistic about their prospects of making next year’s finals, Shay Given said it now feels like a disappointing start to World Cup qualification in the past week has put the Republic of Ireland back to square one.In their...

CDU will participate in debates in Lisbon and Porto organized by SIC.

The SIC’s information management confirmed that the debate with candidates for the Lisbon City Council remains scheduled for the 15th, while the Porto debate has been moved to the 21st “for practical reasons.” In a statement, CDU Lisbon criticized...

Portugal: Government to finalise Lusa purchase in ‘next few weeks’

The government said on Thursday that it would finalise the purchase of the whole of Lusa “in the coming weeks” and stressed that the news agency’s new governance model is still “open”. António Leitão Amaro visited Lusa’s headquarters in Lisbon...

“My forever boyfriend” – Rita Dominic shares adorable video of her and her husband on vacation in Portugal

Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has blessed her fans and followers with a lovely video of herself and her husband, Fidelis Anosike, on vacation. The light-skinned Nollywood diva, who turned 51 a month back, shared a lovely video of herself and her...

Cyprus’ committee on missing persons ‘invaluable’, Portugal says

The Portuguese government considers Cyprus’ committee on missing persons (CMP) “invaluable”, the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Vanda Sequeira said on Saturday. She was speaking to the Cyprus Mail after signing a donation agreement with the...

Portugal: Surely more interesting than Paris

There must be 400 books a year written about Paris. From what I could tell, when I arrived in Portugal in 2018, there seemed to have been one written in English about my new home. Published nine years before I arrived. There happened to be more, I...

New Joint Venture Sets Eyes on Exploration off São Tomé and Príncipe

Portugal’s Galp, Brazil’s Petrobras, U.K.’s Shell and Agência Nacional do Petroléo de São Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP) have formed a joint venture focused on early-stage exploration block offshore the African country. Galp has reached a farm-in...