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Portugal ????Shiloh Robinson will begin his professional career with @cdpbasquetebol!??: https://t.co/0GFjAGvs9A pic.twitter.com/PKu1tKOSQu Yushae DeSilva-Andrade took a huge scalp when beating the world No 1 player in the Povoa de Varzim World Boccia Cup in Portugal DeSilva-Andrade bounced back from a disappointing 11-1 defeat to Thailand’s Satanan Phromsiri on Wednesday to beat Singapore’s Yee Ting Jeralyn Tan The Bermudian will now play her final pool match tomorrow against Bat-El Brightman Ha Cohen but will need Tan to lose if she is to progress from her group Coach Larry Hunt was pleased at the way DeSilva-Andrade bounced back from defeat “She showed a lot of character coming back from an 11-1 loss yesterday to beat the world No 1,” Hunt said “It’s a great accomplishment for her and if the world No 1 loses again tomorrow and Yushae wins then she will go through with the girl from Thailand “With this win under her belt she is very confident Omar Hayward is also in action and was unlucky not to pick up a win losing 4-2 to Jose de Oliveira from Brazil and 7-4 to world No 3 David Smith before ending the group with an 8-2 defeat to Martin Frkovic Hunt was pleased with Hayward’s performance and felt he deserved to pick up some points “Omar played well and deserved to get more than what he did,” Hunt said “He was only just beaten by the world No 3 and was well in the game until the end “He is a bit down because he deserved to win at least one of those matches but he knows he showed a lot of improvement and hopefully he will get there next time.” You must be Registered or to post comment or to vote Which of the Throne Speech promises is the Government best equipped to deliver on View Results Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email The Retail Mind Group is developing four new retail parks in Portugal - in Felgueiras representing an investment of €150 million cover more than 50 thousand square meters of gross area and 45 stores and among other features and “will have a significant impact on the social and economic fabric of the regions in which they are located” given the growing interest in this format” will be the largest: with a gross lettable area of ​​21,000 square meters (m2) it will have 550 parking spaces and 20 stores The opening of Felgueiras Retail Park is scheduled for the first half of 2025 and the project has eight stores a gas station and an area designated for housing comprising 104 apartments in a private condominium The Cantanhede Retail Park will appear by the end of 2025 with around 6 thousand square meters of gross leasable area The Azores Retail Park represents the group's entry into the archipelago with opening scheduled for the first quarter of 2026 “The cornerstone of this project with around 15 thousand m2 of GLA [gross leasable area] was launched on November 22nd According to the group's executive president (CEO) the need for people to shop in larger spaces with more practical entry and exit from the store Retail Mind is an Iberian management and consultancy We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal ISRAEL's Amit Ivry was a part of two meet records to close out the Povoa de Varzim International meet held in Porto Pedro Miguel Pinotes topped the men's 400 IM in 4:35.93 to open the day Giulia Bolgiani set a meet record with a time of 8:56.08 in the women's 800 free Todd Patrick kept up his winning ways with his fourth victory of the meet when he touched out Yuri Samouilich while Susanna Negri followed with a touch-out triumph over Sara Beatriz Loureiro and Bolgiani Kevin Swander conquered the men's 50 breast with a winning effort of 28.30 while backstroker teammate Ben Hesen clocked a surprising second-place 29.36 Israel's Yuliya Banach gained another gold medal with a time of 1:10.80 in the women's 100 breast In another backstroke battle between Mirco Di Tora and Hesen Di Tora came out ahead in the men's 100 back with a meet-record time of 54.88 Hayden Stoeckel (54.37) and Takashi Nakano (54.67) as the other 54-second performers so far this young year Stefania Cartapani checked in with a meet-record time of 29.47 in the women's 50 back Ivry continued a strong meet with a meet-record time of 59.83 in the women's 100 fly She is one of just six swimmers to clear 1:00 so far this year as Felicity Galvez (58.58) Jessicah Schipper (59.74) and Gabriella Fagundez (59.97) each broke 1:00 Fabio Manuel Pereira took home the men's 400 free crown with a time of 3:57.03 Negri grabbed her second victory of the session with a time of 2:20.81 in the women's 200 IM after snatching the 200 free earlier Henrique Pereira Neiva came through with a winning time of 2:22.38 in the men's 200 breast Rudy Goldin and Patrick put together a close finish in the men's 50 fly with Golding winning while Marta Pereira Abreu touched out Silvia Marinoni Neiva and Mario Jorge Rodrigues won the men's 400 medley relay in 3:54.74 while Israel's squad of Nicol Samsonyk (59.37) Kristina Tchemychev (59.25) and Ivry (57.50) set the women's 400 free relay meet record with a 3:56.11 Welcome to our community. 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Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Eight communities in Northern Portugal are benefiting from increased access to convenient door-to-door recycling collection and other related services The aim was to get more people to recycle by making it convient for residents This project reduced the distance between the recycling collection bins and the citizen thus improving the separation and collection network offered to the population The project expanded recycling services in eight municipalities: Espinho Door-to-door collection to households and businesses was increased and more bins were made available in public places Backed by a robust awareness-building campaign the project succeeded in collecting 3 800 tonnes of recyclable materials – four times more than what was expected the project expanded door-to-door household recycling collection to include an additional 12 450 homes Each home received either a 40 litre or 140 litre container for collecting mixed waste recycling (paper Some communities offered additional bins for biowaste collection The project provided door-to-door collection services to nearly 600 businesses and other establishments in addition to adding 212 more street bins to the region’s network The project added 11 state-of-the-art collection vehicles to the current fleet and built a new recycling centre in Póvoa de Varzim The initiative was backed by a multi-faceted communications campaign that aimed to not only raise awareness about the project but also motivate citizens and businesses to participate Project coordinators believe the campaign reached nearly 1 million people.  each recycling bin given to a home or business was equipped with a portable ultra-high frequency (UHF) Radio-Frequency ID (RFID) reader that when used with an application developed by the project allows authorities to track whose bin belongs to whom All collection trucks were outfitted with a UHF RFID that in conjunction with the readers embedded in the bins allowed for monitoring of participation in the project and adjustment of awareness-raising efforts it achieved a significant increase in the amount of recyclable materials collected (3 800 tonnes) It reduced the amount of recyclables in the mixed waste stream from 32.5 % in 2017 to 29.4 % in 2019 As this is the equivalent of 12 000 tonnes of recyclable material being kept out of the community’s energy recovery plant the project contributed to the reduction of waste management company LIPOR’s greenhouse gas emissions Total investment for the project “Recycling is to Give More - Door to Door and Proximity Selective Collection” is EUR 3 874 646 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 3 239 707 through the “Sustainability and Resource Use Efficiency” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Environment Protection and promotion of resource efficiency” Estrutura com a natureza jurídica de estrutura de missão criada pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 137/ 2014 de 12 de setembro Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater Porto (LIPOR) Singapore Paralympian made her Asian Para Games bow in 2010 but only found her breakthrough in 2021 when she won a gold medal at the Fazza Dubai 2021 World Boccia Asia-Oceania Regional Championships PHOTO: SINGAPORE DISABILITY SPORTS COUNCIL Singapore boccia player Jeralyn Tan Yee Ting together with coach and competition partner Yurnita Omar ended their last game in the BC1 Female Individual event at the Póvoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Cup today with an emotional 4-2 win over current world ranked number one player Jeralyn kicked off her match with a narrow win in Round 1 ending 3-2 against Israel’s Bat-El Brightman-Ha-cohen winning 9-3 against Spain’s Amagoia Arrieta PHOTO: POVOA DE VARZIM 2023 WORLD BOCCIA CUP The semi-finals turned out to be yet another close shave against Argentina’s Ailen Flores before Jeralyn entered the finals to face off one of her strongest opponents who is currently world ranked number 1 and was World Champion in the BC1 Female Individuals category at the Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships Jeralyn won a beautiful game against De Oliveira The win marks Jeralyn’s second World Cup title this year the first at Montreal 2023 World Boccia Cup held in April but euphoria of the win over the strong De Oliveira was evident “Flying across the other side of the world to compete and represent and make Singapore proud was our goal The days get tougher each day but we take one ball and we’d like to thank everyone who has been supporting us,” said Jeralyn and Yurnita PHOTO: POVOA DE VARZIM 2023 WORLD BOCCIA CUP Jeralyn started playing boccia a Paralympic sport designed for persons with severe physical impairment as a student at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS) School Jeralyn has represented Singapore at various major games beginning from the first Asian Para Games held in 2010 when she won a gold medal at the Fazza Dubai 2021 World Boccia Asia-Oceania Regional Championships and secured her first World Championships debut at the Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships She is currently the only BC1 female national boccia athlete in Singapore "Many wins are celebrated for that brief moment but they have taken someone years of dedication to get there We hope more people will understand that and come forward to lend a hand to this long unglamourous but very important journey," said Kelly Fan Executive Director of the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) #SportPlusSG #Boccia ‘We will strive to do better going forward,’ says American fashion designer I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Tory Burch has apologised after being criticised for selling a sweatshirt that bears a striking resemblance to a garment traditionally worn by Portuguese fisherman Fashion industry watchdog Diet Prada pointed out the similarities in a post on Instagram that featured the traditional garment alongside the American designer’s one. In the caption, Diet Prada described the garment as “a sweater for sale, barely imperceptible from the camisolas poveiras traditionally worn since the early 1800s by Portuguese fisherman from Póvoa de Varzim.” The caption went on to quote Ricardo Silva, president of the parish union of Póvoa de Varzim, who called out Tory Burch on Facebook, writing: “The incredible story of how an international brand Tory Burch presents our Poveira Jersey as its own.  “David’s fight against a Goliath that usurps, does not respond and does not recognize one of the main pieces of Portuguese handicrafts.” Diet Prada pointed out that Burch’s original design was listed as “Baja-inspired tunic”, which is a reference to Baja California, a state in Mexico. “[It] features an embroidered motif of crabs and the Portuguese coat of arms,” the caption continues. “The embroidery looks like traditional Portuguese techniques rather than intarsia knitting, which is undoubtedly easier to mass produce. Even the garter stitched details at the edges are similar.” Diet Prada notes how these sweaters were often worn for celebrations and voyages of pilgrimage, and that the embroidery is so synonymous with Póvoa de Varzim that it is often used on souvenirs sold there. Ms Burch’s listing now describes the jumper as “sweater tunic”. In response to Diet Prada’s claims, Ms Burch has apologised and accepted her “mistake”. “We absolutely acknowledge this mistake and take full responsibility,” wrote the designer in a comment beneath Diet Prada’s post. “It was brought o our attention that we mis-attributed this sweater and did not realise its origin. “We are working with the city of Póvoa de Varzim to rectify this error. We celebrate all cultures and we will strive to do better going forward.” Diet Prada is an Instagram account that monitors the actions of those within the fashion industry. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies A cidade de Póvoa de Varzim é profundamente relacionada ao mar e à pesca Sua riqueza cultural tornou-se um estímulo interessante para o projeto a casa foi uma oportunidade de revitalizar um dos locais de memória da cidade e participar da gama de cores e materiais que caracterizam a rua Plantas Organiza-se verticalmente e de maneira hierárquica As áreas sociais estão nos pisos inferiores e as privadas nos superiores Para atingir grandes amplitudes visuais e interconexões dinâmicas entre espaços Uma parede pintada de azul enfatiza a importância e continuidade através dos espaços © Courtesia de dIONISO LAB A fachada oeste é coberta por portadas de alumínio que A intimidade é garantida por painéis de aço inoxidável © Courtesia de dIONISO LAB usada antigamente na região como modo de comunicação e para identificar pertences e peixes © Courtesia de dIONISO LAB© Courtesia de dIONISO LAB difunde algumas das memórias locais e referencia-se com a população Agora você receberá atualizações das contas que você segue usuários favoritos e personalize seu stream Se voc\xea j\xe1 analisou esses casos e ainda n\xe3o consegue encontrar seu e-mail de valida\xe7\xe3o This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page According to reports from Jornal de Noticias the incident occurred around 6am on the Atlantic coast north of Porto there was confusion regarding her nationality with some Portuguese media claiming she was from Luxembourg while the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed she was Portuguese The accident took place on the beach of Póvoa de Varzim The young woman went into the sea after leaving a beach bar and disappeared prompting the maritime police of Póvoa de Varzim and a helicopter from the Portuguese Air Force to mobilise for rescue efforts Despite rescue teams locating her and bringing her ashore the woman had already suffered a cardiac arrest Attempts by SAMU rescuers to resuscitate her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:30am Her body was then transported to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Porto This tragic incident comes after a similar fatality at the same location towards the end of 2022 when a young soldier also lost his life at sea The Maritime Police have engaged their psychology service to provide support to the victim's friends during this difficult time There are 13 municipalities across Portugal that charge a tourist tax Vila Real de Santo António and Santa Cruz already charge a municipal tourist tax Figueira da Foz will debut later this year According to a report by ECO the cost is two euros per person and the fee is charged up to a maximum of seven consecutive nights per person Porto raised 15 million euros with this measure the tourist tax came into force at the end of 2018 and costs two euros per night in the high season which corresponds to the period between October 1st and March 31st The fee applies to guests aged 16 and over the tourist tax is 1.50 euros per overnight stay up to a maximum of four nights and is applied between the months of March and October the fee applies to persons aged 16 and over it costs 1.50 euros and applies to the same age group having entered into force at the beginning of this year the tourist tax began to be applied in January 2016 on overnight stays of national tourists (including Lisbon tourists) and foreigners in hotels or local accommodation units but from January 2019 it increased to two euros Lisbon Council wants to use tourist tax to invest in housing Óbidos joins the list of Portuguese cities that charge tourist tax This fee came into effect in January 2022 and costs one euro per night for all guests aged 13 and over the tourist tax came into force in March this year and is worth 2.20 euros in the high season from May 1st to October 31st and 1.10 euros in the low season the municipal tourist tax for overnight stays came into force in 2019 and costs two euros per guest in all tourist developments and local accommodation establishments Cascais charges a city tax of two euros per person The fee applies up to a maximum of seven consecutive nights and is charged to guests age 13 and older at check-in the Municipal Tourist Tax came into force on April 5th and costs one euro per night The fee will be charged in all tourist developments and local accommodation establishments located in the geographical area of the Municipality up to a maximum of three consecutive nights the fee is levied on guests aged 16 or over and is applied only between the months of March and October approved last month the draft regulation of the tourist tax with a price reduction for people with physical limitations children and young people under 14 years old to pay a tourist tax of three euros per day (between 6 and 18 years old The tourist tax on the island of Berlengas yielded 83,000 euros in the first nine months The Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) clarified that the revenue was collected between April and December 2022 the tourist tax also applies to cities such as Faro and Vila Real de Santo António the rate costs 1.50 euros per person and is applied from March to October up to a maximum of seven consecutive nights Vila Real de Santo António has a tourist tax of one euro up to a maximum of seven nights Minors aged ten or less are exempt from paying this fee while minors aged between 11 and 13 will only pay half the amount the tourist tax also applies in the municipality of Santa Cruz The value of the fee is two euros per night for a maximum of seven nights The decision to apply the fee is up to each municipality which also defines the amount charged to tourists who stay overnight in hotels the tourist tax yielded 54 million to the councils Lisbon and Porto concentrated more than 80% of the financial inflow which was 4% below the last year before the pandemic (2019) but which corresponded to triple the amount verified in 2021 I operate a keypad entry to my apartment so the guest would need to know how they can pay I understand there may be another way where I charge and then pass on but again I don't know where or how to pay that as I reside in the UK Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker it's important to pay attention to water quality in Greater Porto and other areas of the north bacterial contamination led to a temporary ban on bathing If there are beaches that stand out for their “Golden quality” there are also others who stand out for less positive reasons there are three beaches not recommended to bathing the Administration of the Northern Hydrographic Region (AHR Norte ) recently carried out analyses Abnormally high values of escherichia coli bacteria (2383 per 100 ml) and intestinal sterococci (117 per 100 ml),” says the same source This contrasts with the results for June and the first week of July the beaches of Matosinhos and Vila Praia de Âncora are facing a similar situation so bathing is also temporarily not recommended