Portugal Tests Whether Law Can Constrain Empire
Lajes das Flores
Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Lajes das Flores.
Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Lajes das Flores.
In truth, I have nothing more to question, nor to complain about, insofar as there is a normality in the institutional relationship, given that this is a matter of State, stated José Manuel Bolieiro.
The Attorney General's Office confirmed the inquiry, indicating that it was “initiated following a complaint filed by members of the Left Bloc”.
Due to the strong swell felt on Sunday night, the Spanish sailboat ran aground in the port of Lajes. No one was on board when the incident occurred, and there are no navigation risks.
The accident caused no injuries, as the 10 crew members of the sailboat, all of Russian nationality, were not on board at the time the yacht ran aground.
The government reiterated that the port will be completed by April 2030, almost 11 years after the hurricane destroyed the infrastructure.
The current fortnightly schedule of the cargo ship to the island of Flores causes “constraints” not only for residents but also for businesses and other productive sectors.
He travelled with the corpse of the German skipper.
The Maritime Police found approximately 300 grams of cocaine and several syringes inside the vessel.
Cause of death unknown. The Maritime Police of Santa Cruz das Flores have opened an investigation and towed the vessel to the port of Lajes das Flores due to engine failure.
The causes of death are still being investigated by the authorities.
Tourism in Flores goes against the downward trend seen in the other islands of the Azores archipelago. It records an increase in overnight stays, both in hotels and local accommodation. Business owners are calling for more labour and more flights.
The office issued a statement denying Rubio. It is the most Portuguese way of admitting everything: explaining in a hurry that, after all, it was not exactly like that.
Miguel Relvas, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses the US Secretary of State's statements regarding the use of Lajes Field for the attack on Iran. He considers that “if there is nothing abnormal, the praise the United States is giving to Portugal is normal.”
According to the PJ, this was “the largest seizure of hashish ever made” in the Western Group of the Azores archipelago.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported this Saturday, May 9, that its Azores Criminal Investigation Department arrested two men and a woman in the act for drug trafficking. The investigation began after the GNR notified the PJ about a suspicious package found during an inspection of a freight forwarder on Flores Island. Authorities seized approximately 8.3 kilograms of hashish, enough for 42,000 individual doses, marking the largest seizure of its kind in the Western Group of the Azores. The suspects will appear before a judge for coercive measures. In a separate international operation, 54 people were arrested and nearly 20 tons of drugs were seized.
Judiciary Police carry out the largest ever seizure of hashish in the western group of the archipelago.
In what is Charles III's 20th visit to the USA, the King states that the two countries have always found a way to understand each other. Additionally, the USA has once again asked Portugal to use the Lajes Field base.
Hundreds of yachts and about a thousand crew members visit the port annually. A Liberal deputy questions the Government of the Azores and requests an urgent solution.
A 53-year-old man was identified on Flores Island for harvesting limpets out of season. The specimens, found alive, were returned to their natural habitat.
This is due to the influence of the low-pressure system Joseph, which is passing through the Azores and bringing bad weather to Madeira and the Portuguese mainland.
