17 October 2011
The two largest Portuguese union federations have agreed Monday to call for a general strike for a date to be announced “very soon,” their leaders said. The announcement was made by CGTP leader Carvalho da Silva at the end of a meeting with João Proença the leader of UGT. They didn’t advance a concrete date […]
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16 October 2011
The New Bedford chapter of the Prince Henry Society will honor Manuel Calado as its 2011 Person of the Year, at an event to be held Saturday, October 22, at 6pm, at the Century House in Acushnet, MA. Manuel Calado, 88, is a veteran community journalist, based in New Bedford, where he has been a radio […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Heritage, Organizations, People, Scholarships
16 October 2011
The Regional Government of the Azores is proposing a new ruling which will make sex education mandatory in all public schools on the islands. The legislative initiative is requesting the implementation of sex education in all classes, at all levels of the primary, secondary and vocational in the public school system of education in the […]
16 October 2011
The regional Institute of Meteorology in the Azores has forecast for Sunday severe rainstorms for most of the nine islands, placing the entire Region on “Orange Alert” for severe weather, the second highest on a scale of four. According to the forecast, the island of Santa Maria and São Miguel were placed under “Red Alert” […]
Posted in Azores, Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, Santa Maria, São Jorge, São Miguel, Terceira
16 October 2011
The European Region Airline Association (ERA) awarded the bronze “2011/2012 Airline of the Year” distinction to SATA Air Azores. In a statement to the press, SATA Air Azores announced that the award was in recognition for its renewal of its ATP and Dornier fleet with a Bombardier fleet. “This is the ERA’s acknowledgement to the […]
15 October 2011
The Portuguese joined the call for a global day of action Saturday with protests planed for Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Coimbra, Évora, and Faro on the mainland. Protests were also scheduled for Funchal (Madeira) and Angra do Heorismo (Azores). It was estimated that 50,000 people, of all ages, marched Saturday peacefully through the streets of Lisbon […]
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