17 August 2021
Based in New York city the ‘All4Integrity’ initiative was launched with the goal of establishing a National Integrity System in Portugal. Under the motto “Free my country from corruption” the aim is to “Identify, recognize, celebrate, and reward the work carried out by individuals, organizations and institutions, in the prevention and fight against corruption in […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal
16 August 2021
Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA) has confirmed that a two-hour a day strike action by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) workers’ union, is causing four hour delays at the border control services in Portuguese airports. The partial stoppage was called at the peak of international traffic, resulting in “the waiting time at the border control […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Porto Santo, Portugal, Travel, World
11 August 2021
The World Travel Awards has nominated the Azores in three categories: (1) Europe’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2021; (2); Europe’s Leading Island Destination 2021; and (3) Europe’s Responsible Tourism Award 2021. The selection of the nominees is carried out annually on a worldwide scale by the general public and for more of 200 thousand tourism […]
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10 August 2021
Delta Air Lines has resumed flights between New York-JFK and Lisbon, following the lifting of COVID’19 restrictions, on the entry of North Americans, by the Portuguese government. The airline will operate four direct weekly flights between New York-JFK and Lisbon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For the New York-Lisbon route, Delta Air Lines will […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel, World
09 August 2021
After a slow start, Portugal is now ahead of schedule in vaccinating its citizens against COVID’19. “The goal of having 70% of the population of mainland Portugal vaccinated with at least one dose was reached today, before the initially planned date,” the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. “About 12.1 million vaccines have been administered […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Travel, World
07 August 2021
My Art and My Stetson‘s main character, Aleixo de Queiroz Ribeiro, a Portuguese sculptor whose remarkable personal and professional trajectories took him to places as diverse as Paris, Lisbon, Sofia, Addis Ababa, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. Based on real people and events, […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, People, Portugal, World
