18 April 2019
Portugal is among the European Union countries with one of the lowest birth rates, according to Eurostat the statistical office of the EU. Eurostat revealed that in 2017, 5.075 million babies were born in the European Union (EU), compared with 5.148 million in 2016. The total fertility rate in the EU stood at 1.59 births […]
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05 April 2019
Portuguese nationals, who emigrated and wish to return to Portugal, will be able to join the “Programa Regressar” [Return Program] aimed to support their repatriation, including their descents. Approved by the Council of Ministers, the resolution was issued by the office of Prime Minister António Costa, and published in Diário da República, the official government […]
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30 March 2019
By Millicent Borges Accardi Diniz Borges, long-time educator and Portuguese community leader, was recently appointed as the first director of the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State University in California. The project was founded in November 2018, after a $130,000 grant from the Luso-American Development Foundation, for launching a Portuguese-American Oral History Project and […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World
16 March 2019
By Len Port A series of recent events indicate that Portugal is on its way to becoming a major producer and exporter of cannabis for medical purposes. Holigen, a Portuguese company, has joined forces with a Canadian firm and when fully operational next year it could be one of the largest legal cannabis cultivation facilities […]
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08 March 2019
TAP Air Portugal marked the International Women’s Day, by honoring Portuguese women’s achievements with a transatlantic Airbus A330neo flight operated exclusively by women. “For the first time in the history of world aviation, the model of the Airbus A330neo was operated by an exclusively female crew. Flight TP089 took off at 10h45 Lisbon, bound for […]
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06 March 2019
Portugal has declared March 7, a day of mourning to denounce domestic violence against women. Government buildings would fly flags at half-mast to mark the date. According to a statement by the Minister of the Presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva, in the past 15 years 500 women have died in Portugal victims of domestic violence. […]
