26 August 2013
Portugal, Canada, France, Ireland, o Japan, Norway, and Spain hold a joint fourth rank (170) on the 2013 Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index – A Global Ranking of Countries based on Freedom of Travel for their Citizens. Visa restrictions are an important tool for governments to control the movement of foreign nationals across borders. […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, World
23 August 2013
The Portuguese Government, through the Department of the Portuguese Communities, is sponsoring the 2013 edition of the “Portugal no Coração” program dedicated to seniors of Portuguese descent. The goal of the program is to offer the opportunity to visit mainland Portugal for a week, to 15 Portuguese citizens, 65 years old or older, living in […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, Travel
21 August 2013
The National Civil Aviation Workers Union (SINTAC) issued Tuesday a strike action advance notice regarding a stoppage to be carried out by SATA Airlines’ workers from September 1 through December 31. Workers have concerns over the labor policies drafted in a memorandum of understanding by SATA Airlines regarding working overtime, breaking time, on-call employee policies […]
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16 August 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) A world without mosquitoes would be a very much better place, but we are told that a world without honeybees would probably be a planet devoid of human habitation. This is not the view of someone on holiday who has been exposed to too much sun. It is the considered […]
12 August 2013
Here is a story I wrote a while back, but never thought to share until today… I entered this story in a competition and won a partial scholarship to attend a literary conference in Lisbon, Disquiet International, but sadly I couldn’t attend. Enjoy! By Marielena Dias, Contributor (*) One summer, before my 13th birthday, my parents and […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, People, Portugal, Travel, World
10 August 2013
On its third edition, the Walk & Talk Festival of public art was held on São Miguel island, through the month of July, with a huge success. Founded in 2011 by Azorean art entrepreneurs Diana Sousa (27) and Jesse James (25), the event is now part of the international art scene and will continue to attract […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People, São Miguel, World
