The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, has awarded 30 personalities from the Portuguese diaspora with Portugal’s Honorific Orders, as part of the celebrations of Portugal Day observed officially on the 10th of June. Portugal’s Honorific Orders are attributed each year, on June 10th, by the President of the Portuguese Republic to a select group of […]
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Awards: President Cavaco do Silva honors 30 individuals from the Portuguese diaspora – Portugal Day
Posted on 09 June 2014.
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Memoir: Revisiting the Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon by Henry Fielding (1707-1754) – Travel
Posted on 08 June 2014.
By André Darlington, Contributor (*) Henry Fielding is dying. His doctors, who have kept him alive by regularly draining fluid from his stomach, have ordered him to convalesce in a warmer climate. Since the famous author can no longer walk, his bloated and decaying carcass is hoisted by crane onto a ship bound for Portugal. […]
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Azores Day: Azoreans celebrating self-rule and regional pride – June 9th
Posted on 08 June 2014.
This year the Azores Day will be celebrated on Monday June 9, a public holiday dedicated to the affirmation of Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution following the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974. Established in 1980, as Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores), the holiday […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, Graciosa, Heritage, Organizations, People, Pico, Portugal, Santa Maria, São Jorge, TerceiraComments Off on Azores Day: Azoreans celebrating self-rule and regional pride – June 9th
Community: Mineola celebrates Day of Portugal with historic pride parade – Long Island, NY
Posted on 07 June 2014.
For the first time in their over 100 year history on Long Island, the Portuguese community will have a parade in Mineola. On Sunday June 8th at 11am over 50 groups will ride on colorful floats and display their Portuguese pride. Long Island is home to almost 20,000 residents who are Portuguese or of Portuguese […]
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Travel Alert: SATA Air Azores on strike June 18-28 – Azores
Posted on 06 June 2014.
The National Civil Aviation Workers Union (SINTAC) issued a SATA airline full scale strike notice effective from June 18 to June 28. The action was called in protest for “persistent illegalities” involving alleged retaliatory action by SATA against 15 workers who have changed union affiliations. Strikes were staged by SATA airline on April and May […]
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For sale: Foreign buyers account for 14% of property transactions in 1st quarter – Portugal
Posted on 05 June 2014.
An estimated 3,500 foreign citizens invested in property in Portugal in the first quarter of the year, representing some 14% of the total value of market transactions in this period, according to APEMIP, the Portuguese real estate agents’ association. The APEMIP figures released on Wednesday revealed that UK citizens represent 25% of the total, with […]
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