18 November 2011
Every year the population of the Azores participates in the “SOS Cagarro” initiative a program aimed to preserve the Cory’s Shearwaters species which nests in the Azores. “Cagarro” is the Portuguese name for the Cory’s Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) a bird of the albatross family named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory. About 60% of the […]
18 November 2011
The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC of RI) is alerting the Portuguese American community for the MassMutual’s LifeBridge Free Insurance Program which has over $500 million dollars of free life insurance to give away to persons meeting the program qualifying criteria. According to a PACC press release, the policies are 10 year […]
Posted in Community, Education, Organizations, Scholarships
17 November 2011
The bailout “troika” said in Lisbon Wednesday it was “very satisfied” with its second quarterly review of Portugal’s performance under the 78 billion-euro financial rescue program agreed last May with Brussels and the IMF, Lusa news reported. “We’re very satisfied with this second review, in particular with the government’s commitment in implementing the program” and […]
Posted in Politics
17 November 2011
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is hosting sounds of Fado, in “Tudo Isto É Fado” (‘All Here Is Fado’), happening December 2 and 3 as part of Next Wave Festival. The event is produced in partnership with Tempest Entertainment. December 2, at 8pm, the event features 2 hours of exquisite performances from Lisbon’s finest musicians, […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music
16 November 2011
In a statement released in Lisbon, Tuesday, the US Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, acknowledged the strategic importance of the Lajes Air Base on Terceira, Azores, but stated the future of the base was “uncertain.” Reiterating the importance of the strategic position of Lajes Air Base to the US and its NATO partners, Mabus […]
16 November 2011
The Portuguese Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Portas, announced to parliament Tuesday that seven Portuguese embassies will be closing, namely the embassies in Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Kenya. Portas made the announcement while debating the government budget for 2012. He said the decision will save 12.7 million-euro in 2012. He also said […]
Posted in Education, Organizations, People
