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Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave
 

Community | Justice Department moves to revoke citizenship for naturalized immigrants – Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice is moving to accelerate efforts to revoke the citizenship of certain naturalized Americans, targeting cases where individuals are suspected of having obtained citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation. Citizenship is considered one of the most secure legal statuses in the United States. Therefore, the overall impact of such measures is likely […]

Honor | Writer João Pedro Vala recipient of the PEN/O. Henry Award – New York, NY

Portuguese writer João Pedro Vala has been awarded a prestigious PEN/O. Henry Award for his short story “Inês,” a recognition widely regarded as one of the highest honors in English-language short fiction. The first Portuguese author to receive that distinction, his short story ‘Inês’ was selected for inclusion in the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. […]

Space | Portugal launches satellites honoring national literary figures – Santa Barbara, CA

Portugal successfully launched six satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, US. The mission reinforces Portugal’s growing role in the global space economy, while also strengthening strategic, scientific, and economic links across the Atlantic. Among the satellites are four named after some of the nation’s most celebrated literary figures […]

Community | 2026 International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA)  – Providence, RI

The International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMA) will return on Saturday, April 25, 2026, for its 14th annual edition at the Providence Performing Arts Center, bringing together leading artists from across the global Portuguese-speaking world.  The event, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and hosted by Daniella Ruah and Ricardo Farias, will be broadcast internationally, continuing its mission […]

Community | Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho remains on paid leave – Los Angeles, CA

Alberto M. Carvalho, the Portuguese-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), remains on paid administrative leave following a federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school system.  The move comes after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed search warrants at Carvalho’s residence and district offices in late February 2026, in […]

Community: Vice President Artur Lima visiting California and Washington – Azores

23 July 2021

The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, is on an official visit to the United States, between July 23 through July 30, where he will participate in the 45th Permanent Bilateral Commission in Washington (DC) and will visit California to contact the Portuguese American community and contact various entities and […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World

COVID’19: Government extends ‘calamity situation’ – Portugal

23 July 2021

The Portuguese government has announced that the current “calamity situation,” will be extended until August 8, in response to a four-month high daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The “calamity situation,” affective for mainland Portugal only, is the highest response to a national emergency. According to data from the Directorate-General of Health (DGS), on Thursday […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Travel Alert: Airport baggage handlers and ground personnel on strike – Portugal

20 July 2021

A 48-hour strike, by Groundforece, the Portuguese airport baggage handlers and ground personnel, canceled about 650 flights on Saturday through Sunday and Monday, mainly at the Lisbon Humberto Delgado airport. Around 100% of workers have taken part in the weekend strike in Lisbon and Porto airports, the busiest airports in the country. The Union of […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Porto Santo, Portugal, Travel, World

Dementia: A much less talked about pandemic – By Len Port

11 July 2021

The lives of about 50 million people worldwide have been shattered without any hope of recovery by Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. The number is increasing by about 10 million a year, according to the World Health Organisation. In Portugal, around 200,000 people – more than twice as many women as men – have […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal

Community: Bob Correia has died at the age of 82 – Fall River, MA

09 July 2021

Robert Correia, a longtime member of the Massachusetts Legislature and later the mayor of Fall River, has died at the age of 82. He was House majority whip for six years. One of the bigger local political figures in the past 50 years, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 […]

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Book: ‘Daria’ by Irene Marques – Editor’s Note

08 July 2021

When a young woman is subjected to a violent attack, the impact of colonialism, patriarchy, and who we choose to love are thrown into sharp relief. Daria is an immigrant woman living in Toronto, and as she begins to tell her story, the reader is pulled into different worlds, travelling to various timeframes and locations […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World