20 May 2014
Portugal is among the top ten countries where it is safest for newly-born babies with one of the lowest neonatal mortality rates in the world, The Lancet reported on Tuesday. While it was already well known that Portugal had one of the best infant mortality rates (children under 5), what The Lancet proved was that […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
20 May 2014
The 2014 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, [Holy Feast of Christ of Miracles] is taking place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, starting Friday May 23 through May 29. The festival is a movable holiday occurring on different dates each year to coincide with the fifth Sunday after Easter. The event will be […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Religion, Travel, World
18 May 2014
Reviewed by Bill Purves* Portugal was neutral in World War II, and the Axis powers were anxious that it should remain so. As a result, even after Timor Leste’s neutrality was ignored by the Allies, the Japanese continued to respect that of Macau. That made Britain’s pre-existing Macau consulate the only one to remain in […]
Posted in Books, East Timor, Featured, Macau, Politics, Portugal, World
17 May 2014
On May 17, the Museum of Horta, Faial, is opening an exhibit celebrating the 95th anniversary of the first aviation crossing of the Atlantic by US Navy seaplane NC-4, which stopped at Horta harbor on May 17, 1919. The historic mission had began with three identical aircraft, NC-1, NC-3, and NC-4 departing from Naval Air […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal
15 May 2014
Medical Port, affiliated with the Medical Tourism Association, is organizing two free dinner events – one in Newark (NJ) and one in Cambridge (MA) – to promote the benefits of medical tourism in Portugal. The events are free and open to the public. Places are limited. The event in Newark will take place on Tuesday, […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal
15 May 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The Madeleine McCann case seems to have reached a critical juncture: police are planning to start a new phase in the investigation, but there is a very real risk it may collapse in disarray. The paradox is explained by a fundamental difference in the way the Portuguese and British police go […]
Posted in Featured, Life Style, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
