22 February 2012
Remittances from Portuguese living abroad have stagnated in 2011, reaching 2,430 million euros (3,214 USD million), according to data released Tuesday by Banco de Portugal (BP), the Portuguese central bank. The figures show only a slight increase (0.2%) in remittances over 2010, representing a new trend over the last two years. Portuguese emigrant remittances had […]
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22 February 2012
The Kicking4 Celiac Foundation is celebrating its 1st anniversary with a fundraising dinner taking place March 5, at 7pm, at Churrasqueira Bairrada, Mineola, Long Island, NY. Started by Craig Pinto, 33, a former professional indoor football player for the New Jersey Revolution Arena football team, the Kicking4 Celiac Foundation is dedicated to raising money and […]
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21 February 2012
The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMD) announces a lecture by Prof. Jorge Medeiros, President of the University of the Azores, one the topic: “The University of the Azores and the Atlantic.” The event will take place on Thursday, February 23, at 2:00 p.m. in LARTS, Room 397D, […]
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21 February 2012
Two Portuguese government representatives, Under Secretary of State Teresa Morais and Emigration Parliament Representative Maria João Ávila, will hold a conference on gender equality scheduled for February 25 at 2:00pm, at Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra (CANI), located in East Providence, Rhode Island. Teresa Morais, 52, ia a lawyer and carrier politician, author of […]
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20 February 2012
Commuters and travelers across Portugal will begin feeling the impact of a transportation strike staged to start Monday at the evening rush hour by train engineers at CP, the national railway network. CP spokeswoman Ana Portela said Monday that the 24-hour strike scheduled for Tuesday would force the cancellation of about 81% of the scheduled 841 […]
20 February 2012
Portugal’s unemployment hit a record level of 14% in the final quarter of last year, according to figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported by LUSA. Around 50,700 men and 30,600 women lost their jobs in the final quarter of last year. The new record represents a total of 770,000 people out of […]
