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
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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Community, Conferences, Education, Heritage, People, Portugal
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. […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Politics, Spotlight
13 October 2012
Regional elections in the Azores will be held Sunday, October 14, to elected a new legislative assembly and government leader to replace incumbent socialist Carlos César, 16 years in office as the President of the Regional Government of the Azores . Vasco Cordeiro, the current Regional Secretary for the Economy, is now the Socialist Party […]
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12 October 2012
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, appointed Friday, Joana Marques Vidal, first Portuguese female Attorney General (PGR). Under Portugal’s Constitution, the President appoints the Attorney-General “at the counsel of the government.” Vidal will head the public prosecutor’s office, replacing Fernando Pinto Monteiro whose six year term ended October 9. Currently, she was the legal […]
