13 October 2018
The strongest storm to hit mainland Portugal in 176 years, Cyclone Leslie is bringing heavy rain, ear-hurricane force winds and dangerous surf to western parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Developing across the Atlantic Ocean for last three weeks as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm has weakened slightly into a post-tropical cyclone late Saturday as […]
04 October 2018
Translated by George Monteiro It is impossible to translate poetry, decided Elizabeth Bishop, but perhaps only one aspect of a poem can be translated at a time, and each poem needs several translations.1 So here are thirteen attempts made to translate an untitled quatrain by Vergílio Ferreira. I stopped at thirteen in homage to Wallace […]
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25 September 2018
By Millicent Borges Accardi Diana Marcum has worked at the Los Angeles Times as a senior journalist since 2011 covering the Central Valley in California and places beyond. Her career began with a gig as an editorial assistant and, later, she became a reporter for the San Bernardino Sun and the Fresno Bee. In 2015, […]
Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, Organizations, People, Travel, World
25 September 2018
The Portuguese American community of Hawaii is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese migration to the state in the second half of the nineteenth century. The Government of the Azores will be represented by the Regional Director of the Communities, Paulo Teves, in the celebrations. According to the program for […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Film, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
24 September 2018
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, addressed on Monday the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York, dedicated to the example of former South African President Nelson Mandela. On Monday, after addressing the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had bilateral meetings with the President of the […]
Posted in Angola, Community, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
22 September 2018
The Center for Seismic-Volcanic Surveillance of the Azores (CIVISA) has alerted the population of the archipelago for seismic activity being significantly “above normal values.” Authorities in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel in particular for ongoing seismic activity on the island, starting September 20, with over 97 seismic events registered on land […]
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