18 January 2014
The number of doctoral theses in Portugal rose to 2,200 in 2012 from 860 in 2000, with women outnumbering men in terms of their production, according to figures released recently on by the Ministry of Education. The upward trend continued throughout the period under review, and from 2011 to 2012 it was a striking 19.7%. […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal
16 January 2014
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The multinational Repsol-Partex oil and gas consortium says it will commence “clean and safe” exploratory drilling off the south coast of Portugal late this year or early next, but it may be another four or five years before it can accurately gauge if hydrocarbon deposits are sufficient to make it […]
14 January 2014
United States authorities have contacted the Portuguese Government regarding the transshipping of 500 tons of chemical materials from Syria via Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores. The materials, already in international waters, began to be shipped out of Syria on January 7 under a disarmament agreement that had been agreed with Damascus. The Portuguese media speculated […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World
13 January 2014
For the second time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, won Monday the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, after being voted “World’s Player of the Year” at the FIFA’s awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland. He has beaten Franck Ribéry of the Bayern Munich and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, who was has held the honor for the last four […]
Posted in Awards, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, World
12 January 2014
To win the war against German U-boats, the Allies had to protect their convoys in the vast black hole of the mid-Atlantic known as the Azores Gap. In 1943 they devised a plan to set up air bases on the Azores Islands, owned by neutral Portugal. It was essential for the operation to remain secret […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World
10 January 2014
Mozambique is facing its worst conflict since 1992, when the Rome peace accords brought an end to 16 years of civil war between Renamo and Frelimo, the country’s main opposing political factions. A former Portuguese colony in East Africa, Mozambique became independent in 1975. Reports are still confusing and contradictory, but the political and military […]
Posted in Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
