23 January 2014
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The storms that battered Portugal’s entire coastline recently, plus extensive flooding in England, prolonged drought in California, extreme cold in northeastern America and extreme heat in Australia, have created further confusion over climate change. In the aftermath of the most violent waves in 20 years, the cash-strapped Portuguese government is […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, World
23 January 2014
The European Commission has decided to take Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union because Portugal has not adopted and notified compulsory guidelines for the application of safety management procedures for road infrastructure in the trans-European network (TEN-T). The adoption of these guidelines would save more lives on Portuguese roads, reinforcing the […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, Travel, World
22 January 2014
By Richard Simas,Contributor (*) Why an international Klezmer Music Festival in São Paulo… “I am an idealist,” Kleztival director Nicole Borger admits. “That’s why I do this.” Promoting Jewish music in all its facets connects her long-standing youthful idealism and musical love to a powerful commitment to Hazbara, promoting the cause of Israel. She is […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Brazil, Canada, Entertainment, Featured, Music, Religion
22 January 2014
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, has said it was a “great victory” for the Region the ruling, by Portugal’s Constitutional Court, that the regional budget for 2014 will be implemented, as approved by the Azorean Parliament, despite being questioned by central government authorities. “The decision that has been made public […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal
22 January 2014
President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 50 African countries to take part in a summit at the White House, on August 5-6, 2014. Heads of state from Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Cape Verde, members of the Community of Portuguese-Language Countries (CPLP) are among the invited. The list includes the leaders of all […]
Posted in Angola, Cape Verde, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, São Tomé and Prince, World
20 January 2014
By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) The story of the poet Robert Frost’s (1874-1963) considerations on the subject of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama as great historical voyagers begins with a brief account of the relationship between Frost and the poet-translator Leonard Bacon (1887-1954), whose last major work was a fine translation of Camões’s Os […]
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