08 December 2011
The Professional School of Praia da Vitória, Terceira, in partnership with the European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools (AEHT) is holding the II International Chocolate Festival on Terceira island taking place December 9-11. The main objective of the event is for students and teachers to meet, share experiences and learn about the art of […]
Posted in Azores, Food & Wine, Terceira, World
07 December 2011
The Portuguese Civil Aviation Pilots’ Union (SPAC), representing TAP Air Portugal pilots, said Wednesday recent negotiations with the company made no progress and that pilots will go ahead with an eight-day strike over the holiday period. SPAC has called a strike for December 9-12 and January 3-6. It represents 718 of the airline’s about 800 […]
07 December 2011
The Portuguese multinational OutSystems picked up a “Cool Tool Award” from the American publication EdTech Digest, in the Green Solution category, the company announced Tuesday. Provider of the industry leading Agile Platform application development environment, OutSystems received the award for an energy management application delivered at the University of Aveiro in concert with their implementation […]
07 December 2011
By Kathi Stafford — Millicent Borges Accardi, a Portuguese-American poet, is the author of three books: Injuring Eternity (World Nouveau), Woman on a Shaky Bridge (Finishing Line Press chapbook), and Only More So (forthcoming from Salmon Press, Ireland). The painting on the cover of Injuring Eternity was painted by her husband, Charles, a talented artist […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Terceira
06 December 2011
The film Mysteries of Lisbon, by Portuguese producer Paulo Branco and Chile-born director Raul Ruiz, was nominated for three Satellite Awards, including Best Foreign Film, by the International Press Academy (IPA). Based on a novel by Portuguese 19th century writer Camilo Castelo Branco, Mysteries of Lisbon has won several international awards, namely the San Sebastián […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Film, People, World
05 December 2011
The study “Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising,” released Monday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), revealed Portugal remains one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, and the most unequal among the European economies. With a sharp gap in income distribution, the richest 20% earn over 6.1 times more than […]
