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CIVISA Raises Faial-Pico Channel Volcanic Alert to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May as Seismicity Climbs Along the Madalena-Lagido Submarine Line — Cachorro System Under Eight-Day Watch

CIVISA Raises Faial-Pico Channel Volcanic Alert to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May as Seismicity Climbs Along the Madalena-Lagido Submarine Line — Cachorro System Under Eight-Day Watch

CIVISA raised the Faial-Pico channel volcanic alert from V0 to V1 at 12:06 on Saturday 16 May 2026 as low-magnitude seismicity returned to the Madalena-Lagido submarine line. The watch holds for eight days; the Cachorro Submarine Volcanic System is the structure under observation.

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Saturday 16 May Ministry of Health note to Lusa confirms specialists who left the SNS before the new diploma enters into force serve a one-year tarefeiro lock-out, not two — saving more than 2,000 doctors from a retroactive ban as the 31 December 2026 transitional window runs.