05 June 2017
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Recent events have been a reminder of Portugal’s laudable position well ahead of many other more powerful countries in at least two key areas of human endeavour: keeping the peace and controlling climate change. The atrocities in London last weekend and Manchester last month made the latest Global Peace index […]
05 June 2017
On Monday, June 5th, the Azorean people celebrate the – ‘Day of the Azores’ – a public holiday established in 1980, dedicated to honor Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976, following the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974. Designated ‘Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores’ (Day of the Autonomous Region of […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
30 May 2017
The cabin crew of SATA International /Azores Airlines will stage a strike on June 1 and June 2, according to a statement released to the press by the National Union of Civil Aviation (SNPVAC). According to a statement, all passengers booked on SATA International / Azores Airlines flights for June 1 and June 2 are […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
23 May 2017
Magellan’s dramatic maritime expedition in 1519 discovered the straits that enabled Europe to trade with the Eastern spice islands and changed the course of history. In an era of intense commercial rivalry between Spain and Portugal, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator sailed to explore the undiscovered parts of the world and claim them for the […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Politics, Portugal, World
15 May 2017
The 2017 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [The Holy Feast of Christ of the Miracles], are taking place on the weekend of May19-25, in Ponta Delgada city, on São Miguel, Azores. According to the “2017 Festivities Program”, the Bishop of Fall River (MA), D. Edgar da Cunha, will officiate the religious celebrations with […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World
14 May 2017
By Len Port, Contributor (*) While the media focus was on Pope Francis and the centenary celebrations of the miraculous apparitions at Fátima, a Vatican-sponsored academic conference was debating more scientific celestial goings-on. Before getting on to revelations about the papal interest in cosmology and astrophysics, let’s recap on the more down-to-earth issues. Over the […]
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