15 January 2013
The Fulbright Portugal Program is accepting applications for scholarships awards to Portuguese students and researchers wishing to pursue masters and doctoral studies and/or research projects in universities and resaerch institutions in the United States. Applications must be submitted between February 1 and March 28, 2013. The Fulbright Program program also provides eligible U.S. citizens with […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Education, Featured, Madeira, Portugal, Scholarships
13 January 2013
Portuguese Prime Minister Passos Coelho, national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was the guest speaker at the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention, which took place in Ponta Delgada over the weekend. The event was presided by Duarte Freitas, the regional leader of PSD, elected with 92.6 percent of the vote December 18. About […]
13 January 2013
By Michael Colson, Contributor (*) Carlo Matos and I are both college English instructors and have been friends for over eight years. We formed a creative writing cooperative called “The Alchemists.” Matos’s family is from São Miguel, in the Azores, and he was born in Fall River, MA. He has published four books: A School […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, São Miguel, World
11 January 2013
The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, will visit Portugal next week to discuss the future of Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores, according to Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco. Panetta is scheduled to visit Lisbon, Madrid, Rome and London during the weeklong trip. “The U.S. Secretary of State Panetta will be in Lisbon Monday […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Spotlight, Terceira, World
10 January 2013
The International Monetary Fund (FMI) has issued a report, to the Portuguese Government, proposing additional severe austerity measures aimed to “reforming the Portuguese State.” According to the report, Portugal’s current social welfare system was “too wasteful and especially unfair to young people,” adding that the “unemployment benefits was still too long and too high.” The […]
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10 January 2013
Portuguese-American vocalist Katy Perry was the big winner at the 2013 People’s Choice Awards on the music category, taking home awards for favorite video, favorite female artist, and favorite pop artist, plus favorite music fan following. On January 2012, Perry was honored as favorite female artist, at the 38th annual People’s Choice Awards, in five […]
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