18 June 2021
The UN General Assembly unanimously elected António Guterres, by acclamation, as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations, to a second five-year term, ending in 2026. He will begin his second term on January 1, 2022. The sworn ceremony, which took place on June 18, was attended by Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. António […]
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12 June 2021
Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, will be the keynote speaker at the 37th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal to be celebrated on June 25th, sponsored by the Massachusetts Portuguese American Legislative Caucus (PALC). According to the announcement by Senator Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton) and State Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford), co-chairmen of the Massachusetts […]
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11 June 2021
The introduction and the prologue detail quite explicitly what my novel is about. My book is based on a true story and lead characters, several of whom I knew personally in the late 1960s and early 1970s before they passed away. I never did meet Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond novels, as […]
10 June 2021
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, joined the celebrations of the Day of Portugal, June 1oth, by congratulating the Portuguese people in a letter addressed to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal. In the letter, President Biden wrote, “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate you and the people […]
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08 June 2021
Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced a resolution to the 117th Congress (2021-2022), supporting the designation of June as “Portuguese National Heritage Month”. The H.Res 459 resolution, co-sponsored by Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), celebrates the historic, cultural, and significant contributions Portuguese Americans have made to the United States, “I’m honored to introduce this legislation that recognizes […]
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07 June 2021
Many British visitors to Portugal are counting the cost of having to rush home early amid the chaos created by the British Government’s sudden U-turn on its ‘green list’ travel arrangement. Among them is Tonia Christensen, who came to the Algarve, not to enjoy a getaway sunshine holiday, but to visit at long last her […]
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