22 October 2012
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, will host a lecture by author Manuel Rosa titled “The Secret Identity of Columbus: Peasant to Viceroy in 33 Days.” The event, free and open to the public, will take place October 25, at 7pm. Manuel Rosa has written three books revealing new details about Columbus remarkable […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World
22 October 2012
The Arte Institute, in collaboration with Lisbon based José Saramago Foundation, will promote a week of events in New York City, from October 25 to November 1st, to honor and celebrate the 90th birthday of novelist José Saramago, the 1998 Portuguese Nobel Prize Laureate. The calendar of events includes a screening of the documentary “José […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, People, Photography, Portugal, Spotlight
21 October 2012
In a statement to the Portuguese American Journal, Berta Cabral confirmed her intention to resign as leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the Azores. The former Mayor of Ponta Delgada, and former candidate for President of the Government of the Azores, Cabral will make a formal announcement on Monday to the Regional Committee of […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Spotlight
20 October 2012
Portuguese Canadian of Azorean descent, Mário Silva, will chair the Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research in 2013, the year Canada assumes the chairmanship of the task force. Silva, a former Member of Parliament, has been active in Holocaust education for years. He was chair of the inquiry committee and […]
Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, World
19 October 2012
The agricultural cooperative, Agromariensecoop, based on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, has requested the registration of Protected Geographical Identification (PGI) for melons produced on the island. The objective to establish a trade mark and ensure “the protection and quality” of the product. According to Ana Cristina Rodrigues, the head of the agricultural cooperative, the application for […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Santa Maria, Spotlight
18 October 2012
Yahoo’s has named Portuguese born tech executive, Henrique de Castro, 47, as its new chief operating officer. De Castro, who was Google’s vice president of partner business solutions, was hired to help oversee Yahoo’s turnaround bid. He will join Marissa Mayer, a Google veteran who has served as Yahoo’s CEO since July. In a news […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
