C. Naseer Ahmad, Contributor (*) Friends of Portugal were enchanted by a splendid cultural experience through an exquisite event hosted, June 7, by H.E. Ambassador Domingos Fezas Vital and his wife Mrs. Isabel Vital. Ambassador Vital was ably assisted by Cultural Secretary Joanna Mayer Castro and staff to make the guests experience the marvelous skills […]
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Friends of Portugal: Evening at the Ambassador’s Residence – Washington, DC
Posted on 08 June 2017.
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Azores Airlines: Incident strands 220 passengers at Logan Airport – Boston, MA
Posted on 08 June 2017.
About 220 Azores Airlines passengers were left stranded overnight at Logan Airport, June 7, after the plane was damaged by ground equipment while moving to the runway. The plane was bound to the Azores, Lisbon, Portugal, and Barcelona, Spain. As the jet rolled out onto the taxiway, passengers heard a loud crash, it was reported. […]
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Portugal: Keeping peace and controlling climate change – By Len Port
Posted on 05 June 2017.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Recent events have been a reminder of Portugal’s laudable position well ahead of many other more powerful countries in at least two key areas of human endeavour: keeping the peace and controlling climate change. The atrocities in London last weekend and Manchester last month made the latest Global Peace index […]
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June 5th: The Azores celebrate 41 years of self-rule – Horta, Faial
Posted on 05 June 2017.
On Monday, June 5th, the Azorean people celebrate the – ‘Day of the Azores’ – a public holiday established in 1980, dedicated to honor Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976, following the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974. Designated ‘Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores’ (Day of the Autonomous Region of […]
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Travel Alert: Azores Airlines on strike on June 1-2 – Azores
Posted on 30 May 2017.
The cabin crew of SATA International /Azores Airlines will stage a strike on June 1 and June 2, according to a statement released to the press by the National Union of Civil Aviation (SNPVAC). According to a statement, all passengers booked on SATA International / Azores Airlines flights for June 1 and June 2 are […]
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Book: ‘Magellan: Over the Edge of the World’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 23 May 2017.
Magellan’s dramatic maritime expedition in 1519 discovered the straits that enabled Europe to trade with the Eastern spice islands and changed the course of history. In an era of intense commercial rivalry between Spain and Portugal, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator sailed to explore the undiscovered parts of the world and claim them for the […]
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