20 March 2012
The leader of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP), the Portuguese largest trade union confederation, said Monday the organization intents to go ahead with the general 24-hour strike scheduled for Thursday, March 22. Workers will protest the government’s tough austerity measures imposed by the troika of European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and […]
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19 March 2012
Portuguese Finance Minister, Vítor Gaspar, is visiting the United States this week for high-level talks in Washington with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday. At the meetings, Gaspar will explain the progress with the implementation of the bailout program negotiated last May by Portugal with its European Union […]
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17 March 2012
By Carolina Matos, Editor ♦ Genealogist Henrietta Mello Mayer, 82, has spent most of her adult life researching Portuguese genealogy in the Borough of Stonington, specifically the community of South of the Cannons. Her new book, South of the Cannons: Portuguese Families of Stonington, Connecticut, published by the Stonington Historical Society, is a revised and expanded […]
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15 March 2012
Portuguese award-winning photographer, João Silva, will receive Thursday the “Ordem da Liberdade” [Order of Liberty] one of the highest honors bestowed by the Portuguese Government to individuals who have dedicated their lives to advancing the dignity of humankind and the cause of freedom. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, João Silva, 45, lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with […]
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14 March 2012
Small landslides observed Wednesday near the shoreline of Serra Branca were associated with the seismic crisis taking place on Graciosa island, in the Azores, since March 3. The landslides were caused by an earthquake of magnitude 2.7, on the Richter scale, felt Tuesday night, in the Guadalupe area of the island, after several aftershocks were […]
14 March 2012
The Diocese of Fall River, MA, announced that the 150 year old St. John the Baptist Parish, the oldest Portuguese parish established in North America, will close soon due to financial problems, a significant decline in parishioners and the building falling apart. According to the announcement, the New Bedford struggling parish will merge with another […]
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