12 February 2012
Portugal was voted first in the world’s list of top 10 best hostels selection, securing the top five spots, at the the annual 10th Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Traveller’s House in Lisbon, Portugal, became the first hostel ever to win first place two years in a row. The other top Portuguese hostels selected were Rossio Hostel […]
10 February 2012
The new leader of CGTP, Portugal’s largest labor organization, said Friday that the national demonstration planned for Saturday, February 11, to protest the center-right government’s bailout austerity policies, will be one of “the largest ever.” “The demonstration against inequality and poverty will generate a great mobilization against the government’s policies”, said Arménio Carlos to Lusa. […]
Posted in Organizations, People, Politics
10 February 2012
CAST Universal Design for Learning announced today that it will collaborate with the University of the Azores, the government of the Azores, and Lesley University’s Portuguese World Language Institute (Cambridge, MA) to make instructional materials for teaching Portuguese based on UDL principles. The announcement stated that CAST will provide training and technical assistance to educators […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Education, Heritage, Organizations
10 February 2012
The Associação Internacional dos Colóquios da Lusofonia (AICL), based on São Miguel island, Azores, is holding its 17th Colóquio Internacional da Lusofonia to take place in the town of Lagoa, March 30 through April 4. Former First Lady Maria Barroso, President of the Pro Dignitate Foundation, will be the conference keynote speaker. According to organizer Chrys […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, São Miguel
09 February 2012
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Helena DaSilva Martin’s book Walk Wit’ Me All Ova Guyana is a memoir portraying the first 21 years of her upbriging in Guyana, originally known as British Guiana, the country where she was born to a Portuguese immigrant family from the islands. Martin is uncertain about which islands. It could have been […]
Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, World
07 February 2012
American vocalist Madonna is launching her 2012 world tour with a performance scheduled for June 24 at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Fifty thousand tickets will be available for sale starting February 11. The tour, her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, will follow the release of Madonna’s new album […]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Music, People
