10 March 2012
Recurrent seismic activity on Graciosa island was considered to be above normal according to the Center of Volcanology and Geological Risk Assessment (CVARG)at the University of the Azores. Three seismic events, magnitudes II and III on the modified Mercalli scale, were felt during the week in the southwestern areas of Almas, Guadalupe, Ribeirinha and Pedras Brancas on the island. […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel, Spotlight
09 March 2012
The government of the Azores archipelago said Thursday it was trying to “reduce any possible impact on the (local) economy and society,” following the announcement by the United States of a partial military withdrawal from the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, the second largest employer on the island. André Bradford, Regional Secretary for the Presidency, […]
09 March 2012
The National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with an $11,850 grant to conduct an oral history project designed to document the experience of Portuguese fishermen in southeastern Massachusetts. According to NOAA’s statement: More than half of the New […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal
08 March 2012
Portugal ranked 19th among 34 countries in terms of the number of women holding senior management positions, according to a study by consultancy firm Mercer released Monday ahead of March 8, International Woman’s Day. The study of 247 Portuguese companies found that women held 27% of more than 6,200 top posts, slightly below the European […]
Posted in Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Portugal, World
08 March 2012
Over 40,000 Portuguese have undersigned a petition demanding the resignation of President Cavaco Silva. The petition was presented Wednesday in Parliament. According to Nuno Luis Marreiros, one of the cosignatories, the “Request to dismiss the President,” is now a “citizens’ collective document.” The movement started on Facebook following the President complaining about a drop in […]
07 March 2012
Portugal ranked “low” among five levels, at 77 points, on the Social Watch Gender Equity Index (GEI) at the same level as France, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldavia and Ruanda. The United States ranked lower at 71 on the GEI. The five levels according to which the index measures the gender gap are: “critical”, “very low”, “low”, […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, World
