15 May 2018
The Chinese state-controlled company, Three Gorges Corporation, has bid to secure a larger share of the Portuguese corporation Energias de Portugal (EDP Group). The Chinese offer of about €11.9 billion (USD $10.8 billion) was considered too low by EDP, which board is holding a board meeting this week to review it. EDP, which employs over […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World
13 May 2018
To respond to the pressures of an ageing population, Portugal is considering new policies to attracting more immigrants, including highly qualified managers for fundamental sectors of the economy. Portugal’s birth rate is one of the weakest in the European Union, with more than a fifth of the population aged over 65. It is estimated that […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Politics, Portugal, World
07 May 2018
The 63rd edition of the annual ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ festival is taking place for the first time in Portugal, following the country’s victory in 2017 with the song “Amar pelos dois”, performed by Salvador Sobral, in Kiev, Ukraine. This year, forty-three countries will participate in the contest. In all, at the grand final, only 26 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
03 May 2018
By Cristina Ogden The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, arrived in Canada for an official visit May 2-5, 2018. It is the first of a number of visits by Portuguese officials to North America in the Spring 2018. Costa’s trip to Canada includes stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal where he is meeting with […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
02 May 2018
The festival ‘Viva Portugal!’ is returning to New Bedford on May 5 to celebrate the art, music and culture of Portugal. On its 3rd edition, the festival is sponsored by the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in partnership with 14 local Portuguese-American organizations. The festival starts at 12:45pm opening with a Portuguese brass band parading up […]
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29 April 2018
UMass Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Nursing, Maryellen Brisbois, Ph.D, APHN-BC, was awarded for creating a transatlantic health education project –Bridging the Atlantic – between Massachusetts and the Azores to improve health globally. The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)’s “Projects That Work” competition sought projects from around the globe to improve […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People
