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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
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 […]
