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
13 May 2014
Portuguese-American poet José [Joe] Gouveia – known to his friends as “JoeGo” – died at home, May 10, in Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA, of complications from lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. A son of Portuguese immigrants, he was a journalist and radio personality who hosted the radio show “Poets Corner” on the Provincetown’s local […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, World
