26 November 2013
The Portuguese parliament approved Tuesday its 2014 state budget proposal. All opposition parties rejected the plan. The proposal was approved by the PSD-CDS majority ruling center-right coalition. The voting extending the austerity measures was met with strikes and mass demonstrations by various labor organizations converging on parliament to stage a ‘National Day of Indignation, Protest […]
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26 November 2013
The anti-epileptic APTIOM, developed by Portuguese pharmaceutical BIAL, will be available for US patients in 2014. Marketed in Europe since 2009, under the brand ZEBINIX, the drug is the result of 15 years of research and an investment of 300 million euros. “After Europe, it is with great pleasure that we now see our work […]
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23 November 2013
A Massachusetts delegation of about 60 individuals started on Saturday a four-day official visit to São Miguel and Terceira islands in the Azores. The delegation is headed by Suzanne Bump, representing the State of Massachusetts, Senator Michael Rodrigues and the leaders of the Portuguese American Legislative Caucus, Rep. Marc Pacheco and Rep.Tony Cabral. The delegation […]
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22 November 2013
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Historian José de Almeida Mello is the chief librarian of the Ponta Delgada Municipal Library and the cultural attaché of Ponta Delgada City Hall. In 2003, the Israeli Community of Lisbon appointed him the coordinator of the Azores Synagogue Restoration Committee to oversee the renovation and conservation project of the […]
Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, São Miguel, Terceira, World
20 November 2013
Touro Law Center, Central Islip, NY, hosted a Kristallnacht remembrance event on November 12, honoring Aristides De Sousa Mendes, the “Portuguese Schindler.” Sousa Mendes was a WWII Portuguese diplomat who disobeyed orders of his government and granted visas out of occupied France to an estimated 30,000 refugees, including 12,000 Jews. This was one of the largest […]
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20 November 2013
The Porto Surf Film Festival is calling for submissions for its Short Rides 2014 competition. The organization will accept features with a total running time under 30 minutes, coming from any country in the world. On its 2nd edition, the 2014 Porto Surf Film Festival will include in its program a short film competition with surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, […]
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