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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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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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 […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, East Timor, Education, Featured, Heritage, Portugal
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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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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18 May 2012
The office of the Mayor of Ponta Delgada has produced and launched a CD album featuring performaces by the many concert and marching bands of the Ponta Delgada distric, and a DVD documenting presentations by the various local folklore performing groups. The featured marching bands include: Banda Lira das Sete Cidades (Sete Cidades), Banda Lira Nossa […]
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