On a positive note, the United States Senate has voted Thursday a measure with a specific reference to the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island Azores. President Barack Obama is expected to sign it. The bi-partisan measure, which passed the Senate with 84 votes in favor and 15 votes in opposition, had passed Congress last week […]
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Azores: US Senate votes in favor of reassessing Lajes Air Field – Washington,DC
Posted on 20 December 2013.
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Book: Macao – Peoples and Places, Past and Present – Review
Posted on 18 December 2013.
Book review by Nigel Collett (*) Every now and then, a reviewer has the pleasure of being able to write about a book that he has really enjoyed reading and which gives him only pleasure to review. One might expect such a book to be both short and on a subject of which the reviewer might claim […]
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Portugal: Drug law reform a bold new initiative – By Len Port
Posted on 15 December 2013.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Uruguay has joined Portugal in the forefront of drug law reform by becoming the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and smoke marijuana. When the law approved by the senate in Uruguay comes into force and marijuana is being grown legally within its own […]
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Business: Portuguese designer Ana Romero launches her own brand – NYC
Posted on 13 December 2013.
Portuguese designer Ana Romero Monteiro, 32, has established herself as a textile designer in New York City. She is the creator of the Ana Romero Lifestyle Brand, her own brand of a selection of Home and Lifestyle Accessories. Launched in 2012, at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York (ICFF), her creations have been […]
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PAJ & Holidays & Books & Gifts & Beyond…
Posted on 13 December 2013.
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) In 2013, many fine books were published either about or by those of Portuguese heritage and the Portuguese American Journal featured a number of book reviews, interviews and literary articles. This holiday season, as contributor to PAJ, it only seems appropriate that I should present my recommended Christmas Gift […]
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Award: Copywriter Hugo Veiga wins first place in “The 10 Best Ads of 2013” list – Adweek, NYC
Posted on 11 December 2013.
Portuguese advertising copywriter, Hugo Veiga, tops the world’s list of “The 10 Best Ads of 2013″ at the Adweek magazine “year’s greatest triumphs in concept and craft.” Adweek is a leading source of news for marketing, media and advertising professionals. Veiga is the creator of “Real Beauty Sketches” a three minute advertising video, produced […]
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