Posted on 30 June 2022.
Former US Senator, State John Kerry, is in Lisbon where he met, on Wednesday, Portuguese lawmakers of the Council of State [Conselho de Estado] at the invitation of the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The Council of State is the advisory body of the President of the Portuguese Republic. John Kerry, served as […]
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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
Posted on 26 June 2022.
About two dozen heads of state and government will be in Lisbon at the UN Ocean Conference, taking place from June 27 to July 1, the vice-president of the organizing committee, Alexandre Leitão, has confirmed. In addition, representatives from 193 countries will be also joining, including 938 civil society entities, 75 foundations and 74 universities. […]
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Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 24 June 2022.
The soaring cost of living because of record-breaking inflation rates is bad enough in itself, but there are a couple of other rather sneaky economic things to worry about too. The annual inflation rate in Portugal hit 8% in May, up from 7.2% in April and the highest since February 1993. It has pushed up […]
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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 22 June 2022.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has issued a proclamation declaring June as Portuguese-American Heritage Month in the Commonwealth in recognition of the significant contributions Portuguese-Americans have made to the state and the nation. The proclamation followed the 38th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal at the Massachusetts State House, held virtually on June 21 and hosted by […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
Posted on 22 June 2022.
SATA Azores Airlines has launched this week, starting June 20, its first seasonal direct weekly flight between Lages, Terceira Island, Azores, and New York (JFK). The Terceira-New York route will be available on Mondays, between until September 5, 2022. Accordingly, on Tuesday, the first 174 passengers disembarked at Lajes Airport, bound for several Azores islands. […]
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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World
Posted on 20 June 2022.
The Archaeology of Roman Portugal aims to contribute to the wider debate on Roman imperialism and expansionism, by bringing to the fore a much-underrepresented area of the Roman empire, at least in English-language scholarship: its westernmost edge in modern day Portugal. Highlighting the perspective from Roman Portugal will contribute to our understanding of the Roman empire, […]
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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World