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José Saramago’s Cain, neither literature nor diatribe – Book Review

By John Howard Wolf —  Pace, pace, literary critics, comrades, general readers, et al. This book*, purportedly written in a short four months near the author´s end, seems to have been done in a “trance” as has been said. Seen in the context of his symphonic literary output, this is merely the coda consisting of repeated […]

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Life on the Douro: A Documentary about Wine and Culture

The documentary “Life on the Douro,” produced and directed by Zev Robinson, was released in the United States and will be shown in California in mid-November, including Los Angeles on November 15 and San Francisco on November 17, 2011. The screenings are followed by wine tastings and seminars. The 90 minute film documents about 300 […]

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Police thwarts youth demonstration in Luanda – Angola

Police stopped 100 demonstrators in Luanda, Sunday, protesting against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ 32 years of autocratic rule. The Portuguese news agency Lusa reported that protesters were pushed back by the police when they planned to march from Luanda’s Santana Cemetery to Independence Square. No arrests were made. Previous protests in Luanda, on September […]

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Portuguese banks offering 6% on interest – Portugal

Some Portuguese banks are offering 6% interest on savings accounts as a way of attracting new customers. The measure is a reaction against the limitations Portuguese banks are facing in obtaining outside financing. The interest rates offered are the highest since 2008. Portuguese banks have been shut out of the interbank funding market for more […]

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Passos Coelho urges Portuguese Americans to invest in Portugal – Newark, NJ

Portugal’s Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, met Friday with representatives from the Portuguese American community of Newark, NJ, at the Portuguese Sport Club, on his first official visit to the United States. Addressing a crowd of over 200, Passos Coelho asked them to believe in Portugal and to invest in their country of origin. Affirming […]

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American Consulate in the Azores to close

News that the Department of State is considering closing the American Consulate in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, in the Azores, was met with apprehension by the Portuguese American community of Azorean descent. On a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congressional Portuguese American Caucus Members, Rep. Dennis Cardoza (Co-Chair), Rep. David Cicilline, Rep. Jim […]

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