The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, dedicated on Sunday the Emigrant Soldier Memorial [Memorial ao Soldado Emigrante], in Praça do Emigrante, Ribeira Grande, on São Miguel island. The Memorial, sponsored by the Azores Emigrants Association (AEAzores), honors all Portuguese emigrant military who have fought, are fighting or died serving […]
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Community: The ‘Emigrant Soldier Memorial’ honors fallen heroes – Azores
Posted on 26 July 2021.
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Call for Papers: ‘Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies’ – UMass,Dartmouth
Posted on 26 July 2021.
The teaching of literature, whether at secondary or university level, has always provoked the recurrent, and controversial, question: “What is it good for, really?” Well-worn debates about the autonomy of literature vs. its social function, its usefulness or uselessness, suggest the ethical and political dilemmas that teachers and institutions face when teaching literary texts. Thinking […]
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Cop-26: Portugal joins effort against climate change – Glasgow, UK
Posted on 24 July 2021.
By Len Port Portugal and all the other member states of the European Union have just been presented with an ambitious new climate change plan formulated by the EU Commission that hopes to influence other major countries in the lead up and during the crucial Cop-26 climate summit conference in Glasgow this November. The plan […]
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Community: Vice President Artur Lima visiting California and Washington – Azores
Posted on 23 July 2021.
The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, is on an official visit to the United States, between July 23 through July 30, where he will participate in the 45th Permanent Bilateral Commission in Washington (DC) and will visit California to contact the Portuguese American community and contact various entities and […]
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COVID’19: Government extends ‘calamity situation’ – Portugal
Posted on 23 July 2021.
The Portuguese government has announced that the current “calamity situation,” will be extended until August 8, in response to a four-month high daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The “calamity situation,” affective for mainland Portugal only, is the highest response to a national emergency. According to data from the Directorate-General of Health (DGS), on Thursday […]
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Travel Alert: Airport baggage handlers and ground personnel on strike – Portugal
Posted on 20 July 2021.
A 48-hour strike, by Groundforece, the Portuguese airport baggage handlers and ground personnel, canceled about 650 flights on Saturday through Sunday and Monday, mainly at the Lisbon Humberto Delgado airport. Around 100% of workers have taken part in the weekend strike in Lisbon and Porto airports, the busiest airports in the country. The Union of […]
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