Portuguese Canadian of Azorean descent, Mário Silva, will chair the Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research in 2013, the year Canada assumes the chairmanship of the task force. Silva, a former Member of Parliament, has been active in Holocaust education for years. He was chair of the inquiry committee and […]
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Appointed: Mário Silva to chair Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education – Canada
Posted on 20 October 2012.
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Santa Maria: Producers request trade mark registration for melons – Azores
Posted on 19 October 2012.
The agricultural cooperative, Agromariensecoop, based on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, has requested the registration of Protected Geographical Identification (PGI) for melons produced on the island. The objective to establish a trade mark and ensure “the protection and quality” of the product. According to Ana Cristina Rodrigues, the head of the agricultural cooperative, the application for […]
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Appointed: Henrique de Castro named Yahoo’s new chief operating officer – California
Posted on 18 October 2012.
Yahoo’s has named Portuguese born tech executive, Henrique de Castro, 47, as its new chief operating officer. De Castro, who was Google’s vice president of partner business solutions, was hired to help oversee Yahoo’s turnaround bid. He will join Marissa Mayer, a Google veteran who has served as Yahoo’s CEO since July. In a news […]
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Author: Novelist Gonçalo M. Tavares to lecture at Boston College – Conference
Posted on 16 October 2012.
The Consulate General of Portugal in Boston, in partnership with Lisbon (Portugal) based Instituto Camões, is sponsoring a lecture by Portuguese novelist Gonçalo M. Tavares to take place at Boston College. The event, open to the public, will be held in Gasson Hall, 206, October 18, Thursday, from 5 to 7 pm. Tavares, a professor of […]
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Elections: Vasco Cordeiro elected Regional President of the Azores – Update
Posted on 14 October 2012.
Vasco Cordeiro, 39, was elected Sunday Regional President of the Azores, with an absolute majority of 49% of votes. Cordeiro, the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) in the Azores, won 31 out of a total of 57 parliamentary seats for his party. A total of 12 political organizations were represented in the Sunday ballot. […]
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Elections – Azoreans to vote for new President – Azores
Posted on 13 October 2012.
Regional elections in the Azores will be held Sunday, October 14, to elected a new legislative assembly and government leader to replace incumbent socialist Carlos César, 16 years in office as the President of the Regional Government of the Azores . Vasco Cordeiro, the current Regional Secretary for the Economy, is now the Socialist Party […]
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