According to Portuguese Ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Telles, executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), the U.S. State Department has formalized a request by the United States to joining the Lusophone group as an associate member. The information released by UN News at the United Nations, in New York, adds that the U.S. […]
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CPLP: U.S. to join Lusophone group as an associate member – United Nations
Posted on 29 September 2019.
Posted in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Community, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, WorldComments Off on CPLP: U.S. to join Lusophone group as an associate member – United Nations
Community: Fabric Arts Festival celebrates the City – Fall River, MA
Posted on 24 September 2019.
The first edition of the Fabric Arts Festival takes place in Fall River, Massachusetts, September 25-28, celebrating art, music, community and the city. The four-day festival will be comprised of a series of music concerts, films, art exhibitions and murals. The multidisciplinary event is organized by Casa dos Açores de Nova Inglaterra, with the curatorship […]
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Lajes Base: President Vasco Cordeiro meets Permanent Bilateral Commission – Washington, DC
Posted on 08 September 2019.
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, participates in the 41st Permanent Bilateral Commission meeting, in Washington, scheduled for Wednesday, September 11, the office of the president announced. The meeting is promoted under the Cooperation and Defense Agreement between Portugal and the United States. The agenda for the meeting addresses matters relating […]
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Hugo Santos: A sense of self rooted in the immigrant experience – Interview
Posted on 26 August 2019.
By Millicent Accardi Meet Hugo dos Santos, a Luso-American writer, editor, and translator based on the Iron-bound area of Newark, New Jersey. A co-founder of the Brick City Collective and associate editor at DMQ Review, Hugo is the author of Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), a collection of Newark stories, and the translator of A Child in […]
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Travel Alert: Fuel shortage comes at the height of tourist season – Portugal
Posted on 12 August 2019.
A 10-day general strike by fuel-tanker drivers went ahead in Portugal this Monday. After weeks of failed negotiations to avert the action, the fuel-tanker drivers are pursuing higher wages and better working conditions. This is the second general strike by Portuguese fuel-tanker drivers this year. The action is affecting general transportation, including airport travelling, as […]
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Lisbon: President Donald Trump invited to visit Portugal – Washington, DC
Posted on 25 July 2019.
Diplomats in Washington and Lisbon have been planning a one-day visit of President Donald Trump to Portugal in the near future. If confirmed the visit would take place “towards the end of August” when President Trump is scheduled to visit Spain, at the invitation of King Philip VI. Reports from the media, yet to be […]
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