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Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team Diplomacy Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans
 

Sports | Cristiano Ronaldo retiring from Portuguese national team – Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in world sports history and Portugal’s most celebrated footballer, announced on Thursday, November 5, that he is retiring from the Portuguese national team. The 41-year-old Madeira-born superstar announced his decision in an emotional social media video, saying the time had come to relinquish Portugal’s iconic No. 7 jersey. […]

Diplomacy – Portugal and the United States reaffirm cooperation with the Azores – Washington, DC

Portugal and the United States have reaffirmed this week their strategic partnership, emphasizing continued American military cooperation at Lajes Air Base, on Terceira Island in the Azores, at the 53rd meeting of the Portugal–United States Standing Bilateral Commission, held in Washington on November 3. Under the framework of the 1995 bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement, commonly […]

Community | Azores Government offers cultural exchange grants for diaspora applicants – Azores

The Government of the Azores has opened applications for grant opportunities supporting cultural and community projects in Azorean emigrant communities abroad, as well as educational exchanges and immigrant integration initiatives for 2027.  The funding opportunities are particularly relevant to Azorean organizations, cultural associations, and educational institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Brazil, and other […]

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Elections: Berta Cabral to step down as leader of the Social Democratic Party – Azores

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 […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Spotlight

Appointed: Mário Silva to chair Task Force for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education – Canada

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 […]

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Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, World

Santa Maria: Producers request trade mark registration for melons – Azores

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 […]

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Posted in Azores, Featured, Food & Wine, Heritage, Santa Maria, Spotlight

Appointed: Henrique de Castro named Yahoo’s new chief operating officer – California

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 […]

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Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Author: Novelist Gonçalo M. Tavares to lecture at Boston College – Conference

16 October 2012

The Consulate General of Portugal in Boston, in partnership with Lisbon (Portugal) based Instituto Camões, is sponsoring a lecture by Portuguese novelist Gonçalo M. Tavares to take place at Boston College. The event, open to the public, will be held in Gasson Hall, 206, October 18, Thursday, from 5 to 7 pm. Tavares, a professor of […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, People, Portugal

Elections: Vasco Cordeiro elected Regional President of the Azores – Update

14 October 2012

Vasco Cordeiro, 39, was elected Sunday Regional President of the Azores, with an absolute majority of 49% of votes. Cordeiro, the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) in the Azores, won 31 out of a total of 57 parliamentary seats for his party. A total of 12 political organizations were represented in the Sunday ballot. […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Spotlight

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