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
27 June 2017
A catering company damaged a door of a SATA/Azores Airlines plane at the Lisbon airport on Monday. The incident affected the company’s operations on Monday and Tuesday. “A catering company that was going to supply the A320 plane flight from Lisbon-Ponta Delgada, leaned against the aircraft and crashed into a door, damaging it,” said António […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel
27 June 2017
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate George Edward Glass, 56, to be the new US Ambassador to Portugal. The nomination must be confirmed by the US Senate. Glass is owner and managing partner of MGG Development LLC in Lake Oswego, Oregon, which purchases and operates apartment complexes and rental homes. The White House […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
26 June 2017
The Government of the Azores will be represented at the ‘NewSpace 2017: Convergence’ international conference by Gui Menezes the Secretary of the Sea, Science and Technology. The event, considered the largest world event on space frontier exploration, will be held on June 27-29, in San Francisco, California. The NewSpace 2017 conference will center on the […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal
24 June 2017
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology, Gui Menezes, reiterated in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, the commitment of the Government of the Azores to install an Atlantic International Research (AIR) Center in the archipelago. Menezes, who participated in the 1st Spanish-Portuguese Meeting on the AIR Center, raised awareness for the project and strengthened […]
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23 June 2017
The Silicon Valley Portuguese Education & Culture Foundation (SVPECF) was launched to support Portuguese language education at the San Jose State University. Located in Silicon Valley, the newly founded support group replaces the Portuguese Studies Advisory Board which has served the Portuguese language and culture courses at the university. The goal is to attract more […]
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