By Len Port, Contributor (*) As the international rhetoric ratchets up over the use of chemical weapons, Portugal may to be drawn into possible foreign military intervention in the civil war in Syria, but only on the fringe. The US Secretary of State John Kerry issued the strongest signal yet that the United States intends […]
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Opinion: Portugal’s UN hopes on Syria fade – by Len Port
Posted on 27 August 2013.
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Arts: Alexandre Farto (VHILS) represented at the Life is Beautiful Festival – Las Vegas
Posted on 27 August 2013.
Portuguese artist, Alexandre Farto (Vhils), one of the biggest names in international street art, will be represented at the first Life is Beautiful Festival taking place October 26-27 in Las Vegas (NV). The interactive art programming, complete with theatrical, visual and street art projects is comprised of three separate initiatives, bringing artists out of their […]
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Travel: Portugal ranks high on global ranking of visa restrictions – Henley & Partners
Posted on 26 August 2013.
Portugal, Canada, France, Ireland, o Japan, Norway, and Spain hold a joint fourth rank (170) on the 2013 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index – A Global Ranking of Countries based on Freedom of Travel for their Citizens. Visa restrictions are an important tool for governments to control the movement of foreign nationals across borders. […]
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Travel: The 2013 “Portugal no Coração” edition is open to seniors – Portugal
Posted on 23 August 2013.
The Portuguese Government, through the Department of the Portuguese Communities, is sponsoring the 2013 edition of the “Portugal no Coração” program dedicated to seniors of Portuguese descent. The goal of the program is to offer the opportunity to visit mainland Portugal for a week, to 15 Portuguese citizens, 65 years old or older, living in […]
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Travel Alert: SATA’s workers issuing a four month long strike action warning – Azores
Posted on 21 August 2013.
The National Civil Aviation Workers Union (SINTAC) issued Tuesday a strike action advance notice regarding a stoppage to be carried out by SATA Airlines’ workers from September 1 through December 31. Workers have concerns over the labor policies drafted in a memorandum of understanding by SATA Airlines regarding working overtime, breaking time, on-call employee policies […]
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Travel: Mozzies can buzz off, bees must stay – Portugal
Posted on 16 August 2013.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) A world without mosquitoes would be a very much better place, but we are told that a world without honeybees would probably be a planet devoid of human habitation. This is not the view of someone on holiday who has been exposed to too much sun. It is the considered […]
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