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Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation
 

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

Community | Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro fatally shot in Brookline – Massachusetts

Portuguese physicist Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, late on the evening of Monday, December 15. Authorities confirmed that Loureiro, originally from Viseu, Portugal, was found with multiple […]

Portugal Named “Economy of the Year 2025” by The Economist – London, UK

Portugal has been selected by the British magazine The Economist as the “Economy of the Year” for 2025, placing the country at the top of a ranking of the world’s 36 richest economies   Titled “Which economy did best in 2025?”,  the magazine highlighted Portugal’s strong blend of macroeconomic indicators, including solid GDP growth, low inflation, […]

Update | Airlines begin cancellations ahead of December 11 general strike – Portugal

Travelers heading to or from Portugal on December 11, 2025, should brace for widespread flight cancellations and major delays, as a nationwide general strike is set to disrupt operations at all major airports and across public services. The stoppage, called by Portugal’s main trade-union confederations in protest over proposed labor-law reforms, is expected to affect […]

Project Homecoming | Incentives offered for voluntary self-deportation – DHS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today, December 5, reaffirmed its commitment to reducing undocumented immigration through voluntary departure mechanisms, unveiling the full scope of its “self-deportation” program under Project Homecoming. Under this initiative, undocumented immigrants who choose to depart the United States voluntarily using the CBP Home mobile app will receive a USD$1,000 exit […]

Azores: Summer School for Teachers of Portuguese – Update

20 May 2012

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with the Government the Azores, through the Office for the Azorean Communities (DRC), the Camões Institute and the North American Portuguese Teachers Association, has announced the second edition of the Summer School in the Azores for Teachers of Portuguese in the United States to take place in Ponta […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, São Miguel, Scholarships

Arte Institute: Hosting NY Portuguese Short Film Festival 2012 – NYC

20 May 2012

The Arte Institute, based in New York City, is organizing the 2nd Edition of the New York Portuguese Short Film Festival scheduled for June 1 and 2. The two-day film screenings take place at the Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, NYC. The festival will run concurrently in Portugal at the Hard Club (June 1), in Porto (June […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

Scouting: Carlos Neves winner of the 2012 JOTA-JOTI Logo Contest – Portugal

20 May 2012

Carlos Neves, 22, is the winner of the international 2012 Jota-Joti Logo Contest sponsored by the World Scout Bureau. Neves belongs to the 901 Caldas de S. Jorge (Porto) scouting troop, affiliated with the Federação Escutista de Portugal (NSO/Portugal). He won both the 55th Jamboree On The Air and the 16th Jamboree On The Internet […]

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Posted in Awards, Education, Organizations, People, Portugal, World

East Timor: Coimbra University will help preserve Tetum language – Portugal

19 May 2012

The National University of East Timor and the University of Coimbra, Portugal, will work together to develop Tetum, the Timorese national language. According to Lusa news agency, an accord between the two institutions was signed Friday, in Dili, the Timorese capital, by representatives of both universities. “We’re absolutely determined that this collaboration will function with […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, East Timor, Education, Featured, Heritage, Portugal

Asian Tour: Cavaco Silva attending Timorese Independence Day – East Timor

19 May 2012

Portugal’s President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, is visiting East Timor to attend the inauguration of the country’s new elect president Taur Matan Ruak. On Sunday, May 20, the Portuguese President will participate in the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of restored independence of the former Portugal’s colony, following a quarter-century of Indonesian occupation. Cavaco Silva, who […]

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Posted in East Timor, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World

ETAN: 10 Years After East Timor’s Independence – Where Is the Justice?

18 May 2012

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of their country’s independence on May 20. “This important milestone is the result of the persistent struggle and great suffering of the people of Timor-Leste,” said ETAN’s National Coordinator John M. […]

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Posted in East Timor, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World