03 March 2021
By Carlos A. O. Pavão MPA, PhD Historically, the United States (US) has been a magnet for Portuguese immigrants; there are several states with a significant population of Portuguese immigrants or Americans who claim Portuguese ancestry. Portuguese Americans are a diverse population consisting of people of Portuguese descent or immigrants from continental Europe, the Azores, […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
28 February 2021
By Len Port Since taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Germany at the start of this year, Portugal has emphasised that climate change is “an existential threat to humanity” and has given the subject top priority in the run-up to November’s crucial United Nations COP-26 summit in Glasgow. At […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
25 February 2021
This book focuses on Luis Frois, a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit and chronicler, who recorded his impressions of Japanese gardens, cities and building practices, tea-drinking rituals, Japan’s unification efforts, cultural traditions, and the many differences between Europe and Japan in remarkable manuscripts almost lost to time. This research also draws on other Portuguese descriptions from contemporary […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World
25 February 2021
Portugal has officially nominating UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a candidate for a second five-year term. He served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015. The nomination came in a letter addressed to the President of the General Assembly,Volkan […]
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21 February 2021
By Len Port More information has emerged about the business activities of Isabel dos Santos, this time claiming that despite her corrupt reputation she was able to count on advice from three of the world’s largest consulting firms. The extent of Isabel dos Santos’ reported corruption is astounding and it continues to be examined by […]
Posted in Angola, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
18 February 2021
TAP Air Portugal has announced the suspension of 93% of its international operations, effective February 18 to March 30, above the 73% reduction previously forecast. TAP chairman of the Board of Directors, Miguel Frasquilho and the chairman of the Executive Committee, Ramiro Sequeira, informed that, given the new COVID’19 travel restrictions and “a further drop […]
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