02 July 2017
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) are holding a joint annual Global Colloquium on Terceira island, Azores, from September 16 -18, 2017, hosted by the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP). In its 45th edition, the ASEE annual conference was held previously in Beijing, Sydney, Rio […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World
01 July 2017
July First is Madeira Day [Dia da Região Autónoma da Madeira e das Comunidades Madeirenses], a holiday observed in Madeira to mark the date when The Portuguese Constitution in 1976 granted iself-rule to the archipelago. The day is also celebrated with pride in the many Portuguese communities of Madeiran descent around the world, namely in […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
30 June 2017
The rarest orchid in Europe – ‘Platanthera Azorica’ – endemic to the Azores, was identified by a visitor this week on Faial island. Alerted for the possibility of the existence of this rare orchid in the protected area of the Natural Reserve of Caldeira do Faial, a technical team from the Botanical Garden of Faial […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, People, São Jorge
30 June 2017
For the fifth consecutive year, 22 world class cliff divers from 9 countries are gathering in São Miguel, Azores, to participate in the second stop of the 2017 International Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. This year’s competing divers include women and men. The extreme sports competition is being held July 8-9 at the Ilhéu de […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Organizations, People, São Miguel, Sports
29 June 2017
The municipality of Lisbon has just launched a “bike share”, a new eco-friendly service focusing in the mobility of locals and visitors. Following new traffic and parking restrictions the goal is to limit pollution in inner city. The service required an investment of €2 million to providing the city with 1,200 bicycles distributed over 100 […]
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28 June 2017
Len Port, Contributor (*) The Brexit talks now underway in Brussels may end in no deal, says Britain’s chief negotiator, David Davis. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, says no deal would be “a very, very bad outcome for Britain.” Prime Minister Theresa May keeps telling us that no deal would be better than […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal
