30 November 2011
The Portuguese Parliament approved Wednesday the final draft of the proposed Government budget for 2012. The document was approved with the vote from the majority governing coalition comprised of the Social Democrats (PSD) and Christian Democrats (CDS-PP). The coalition has 132 seats in the 230-seat Parliament. The Socialist Party (PS) in opposition abstained from voting […]
30 November 2011
The Angolan ambassador to Canada, Agostinho Tavares, and the Portuguese and Brazilian counterparts, João Pedro Silveira de Carvalho and Piragibe dos Santos Tarragó, respectively, met in Ottawa this week to discuss issues relating to Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP). As a result, it was announced the launching in Canada of the Day of the Portuguese […]
Posted in Angola, Awards, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, East Timor, Education, Guiné-Bissau, Heritage, Mozambique, Organizations, São Tomé and Prince
30 November 2011
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is hosting two nights of Portuguese Music, at the Howard Gilman Opera House, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. On December 2, BAM features performances from Lisbon’s finest musicians, tracing the roots of Fado through the Portuguese guitar and a multigenerational vocal ensemble, coupled with the […]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music
29 November 2011
A delegation of European Union officials, led by the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, met with President Barak Obama in the White House Monday as part of a long scheduled annual EU-US summit to discuss the Eurozone debt crisis and how to ease the crisis. The visiting delegation included European Council President […]
28 November 2011
The leader of CGTP, Carvalho da Silva, announced Monday that workers nationwide will hold a week of protests scheduled for December 12-17. CGTP is the country’s largest trade union federation representing 727,000 workers in 81 unions. Speaking at a press conference, Silva said demonstrations are being called to protest against changes in the labor law […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics
28 November 2011
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), 71, a member of the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus, announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2012 for a 17th term in Congress. The liberal Democrat, representing Massachusetts’ Fourth District, will retire because, according to a source close to the Representative, he would have to run in a newly drawn […]
