25 February 2012
Portuguese parliament defeated Friday two bills that would have allowed gay couples to adopt children. Introduced by the small Left Bloc and Green parties, the bills were supported by the ruling center-right Social Democratic party and Popular party and by the progressive Socialist party. The Communist party was fully united behind the no vote. The Portuguese […]
24 February 2012
The Embassy of the United States in Lisbon announced Wednesday that, effective March 1, 2012, the U. S. Embassy in Lisbon and U.S. Consulate General in Ponta Delgada will no longer process immigrant visa (IV) or diversity visa (DV) applications. According to the announcement, these offices will neither schedule nor conduct IV or DV interviews […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Politics, Portugal, World
24 February 2012
The Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC) has became one the best soccer programs on Long Island. The 2011 New York State Manning Cup Champion, MPSC will break a new record this spring by fielding 10 teams and over 200 players at one time. MPSC’s current 2 men’s amateur and 3 youth teams will be joined […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Sports
23 February 2012
A special edition of the Portuguese language weekly “Terra Nostra,” measuring just one inch by 0.7 inches, has been certified by the Guinness World of Records as the world’s smallest newspaper. Printed in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel island, in the Azores, the special edition of the Terra Nostra was issued, Monday, February 20, Social Justice […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, São Miguel
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 […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
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 […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports
