28 January 2018
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor In this timely interview for the Portuguese American Journal, feminist poet Marina Carreira talks about her writing, tips for life and her lively poetry inspired by Fado music. From New Jersey’s Ironbound neighborhood, Carreira has roots in the town of Batalha, in Central Portugal which boasts a historical monastery and […]
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26 January 2018
The Azores Airlines is inaugurating the first of four new A321neo aircraft, delivered by the Airbus consortium based in Hamburg, Germany. The first commercial flight to Boston is schedule to debut on February 2nd, connecting Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport and Boston Logan Airport. There will be four weekly flights, which were previously made […]
Posted in Azores, Cape Verde, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel, World
24 January 2018
Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, announced on Wednesday that the multinational Google will create a support center in the town of Oeiras, greater Lisbon, as a main technological hub to serve Europe, Middle East and Africa. The center, to be launched in June 2018, will create 500 highly-qualified jobs. António Costa made the announcement at […]
Posted in Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
22 January 2018
The cabin crew workers of TAP Air Portugal have announced a strike for February 9-11 and partial stoppages starting March 28, according to a motion approved Friday, January 19, at the general assembly of the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC). The strikers claim that all possibilities of reaching a consensus were exhausted […]
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15 January 2018
Official data released by the Trump Administration reveals that repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will affect 520 undocumented Portuguese immigrants, authorities in Portugal have confirmed. DACA was approved in 2012, by President Barack Obama, to protect undocumented residents who were brought illegally to the country as children. The program was approved conditionally […]
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15 January 2018
An earthquake magnitude 4.9 Richter scale was reported at 11.51am, local time, on Monday morning, in the Alentejo southern region of Portugal. The event felt across the country caused no injuries or destruction, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IMPA) has confirmed. The earthquake happened in the District of Evora (population 173,700). The […]
