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Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night
 

Book | Reduction in Force: Poems by Hugo dos Santos  – Review

By Millicent Borges Accardi Born in Lisboa, Portugal, Hugo dos Santos was raised in New Jersey. An award-winning writer and translator, his books include a collection of short stories about Newark, Then, there (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), his upcoming book, book A Reduction in Force (Bauhan Publishing, 2026), winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry […]

Community | Portuguese diaspora entrepreneurs network to be created – Portugal

The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities, Emídio Sousa, has expressed his intention to foster the creation of an economic community that connects Portuguese citizens and their descendants worldwide, aiming to strengthen ties between the diaspora and Portugal’s economy. His proposal centers on leveraging the global Portuguese diaspora, estimated at more than five million people, […]

Debate | Portuguese lawmakers propose shift in gender identity laws – Portugal

Portugal’s parliament has voted in a preliminary session to advance three controversial bills that would significantly alter the country’s gender identity framework, marking a potential shift away from one of Europe’s most progressive legal models.  The proposals, backed by center-right and right-wing parties including the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Chega, and CDS-PP, would move forward […]

Vatican City | Pope Leo XIV to visit Fátima in the near future – Portugal

Pope Leo XIV has expressed a clear desire to visit Portugal, fueling growing expectations that a future papal trip will include the Sanctuary of Fátima, one of the world’s most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites.  While the Vatican has confirmed there is no imminent official visit being planned, recent diplomatic and ecclesiastical signals suggest the visit […]

Community | Boston Red Sox to honor Portuguese Heritage Night – Massachusetts

The Boston Red Sox have announced a special Portuguese Heritage Night on June 3 at Fenway Park, as the team takes on the Baltimore Orioles.  June’s designation as Portuguese-American Heritage Month in Massachusetts gives added significance to the Red Sox celebration at Fenway Park.  The honor is part of the club’s ongoing commitment to celebrate […]

Corruption: Golden Visa scheme leads to 11 arrests and resignation of Interior Minister – Portugal

18 November 2014

Portuguese Interior Minister Miguel Macedo has resigned following the arrest of several top administration officials under suspicion of involvement in a corruption ring linked to the “golden visa” scheme – a government program designed to attract wealthy foreign investors. The police raids “Operation Labyrinth” was conducted last week and detained at least 11 senior officials, including […]

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Community: Luis Pedroso recipient of the American Dream Award – Lowell, MA

16 November 2014

The International Institute of New England, Lowell Office, has announced it is honoring entrepreneur and philanthropist, Luis Pedroso, with the 1st American Dream Award at a ceremony scheduled for December 11, starting a 5:50pm, at the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The American Dream Award is presented “to an individual who embodies the work ethic, ingenuity and […]

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Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World

Book: ‘On Emerging from Hyper-Nation’ Saramago’s ‘Historical’ Trilogy – Editor’s Note

15 November 2014

‘On Emerging from Hyper-Nation’ represents Ronald W. Sousa’s attempt to answer the question, “Why do I smile on reading one of Saramago’s ‘historical’ novels?” Why that reaction of emotional release? To answer the “smile question” the book engages in a critical mode that could be described as “discourse analysis.” It combines several critical strains and […]

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Awarded: Vintage 2011 Port selected Wine Spector’s of the Year – WSM

15 November 2014

A 2011 vintage Dow’s Port wine was selected as “Wine Spectators’ of the Year” ranking first at the “Annual Top 100 List” of “most exciting wines” for 2014. Produced by the Symington family, the selected 2011 Dow’s Port vintage originates from Pinhão, in the Douro River valley, north central Portugal. According to the Wine Spectator’s […]

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Literature: Darrell Kastin winner of the 2014 USA Best Books Awards – Los Angeles, CA

15 November 2014

Portuguese American author Darrell Kastin is a winner of the 2014 USA Best Books Awards, in the Fiction/Multicultural category, for his short story collection The Conjurer and other Azorean Tales (2012) published by Tagus Press. Now in its 12th year, the USA Best Book Awards is one of the largest mainstream book award competitions in […]

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Business: TAP Air Portugal to be sold before the end of the year – Portugal

13 November 2014

For the second time in two years, Portugal is considering selling TAP Air Portugal. Government sources have said that the re-launch of the airline’s privatization should occur before the end of 2014, “when market conditions are conducive to the success of the operation.” As reported Thursday, by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), “Portugal’s government said it […]

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