02 November 2011
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was nominated among 23 finalists for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, the football’s global governing body announced Tuesday. He was awarded the Ballon d’Or award for the first time in 2008. The award is a combination of the FIFA World Player of the Year accolade and France Football Magazine’s Ballon […]
02 November 2011
The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC-RI) is hosting its Annual Fall Breakfast on Sunday, November 6, from 8:30am to noon, at the Portuguese Social Club, 131 School St., Pawtucket, RI. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Portuguese American Scholarship Endowment Fund to assist deserving Rhode Island high school […]
Posted in Community, Heritage, Organizations, Scholarships
01 November 2011
Portugal assumed Tuesday the rotating monthly presidency of the Security Council of the United Nations for November, replacing Jog Ogwu, the Nigerian UN ambassador, who presided to the Council for the month of October. Portugal is presiding at 15-nation body at a time when it is reviewing the Palestinian bid for full UN membership. Ambassador […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, Politics, World
01 November 2011
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), headed by Paulo Portas, proposed a cut of at least 40 million euros in its budget for 2012, representing 10 percent in savings. Under the proposed delivered in Parliament, the total expenditure of the MFA in 2012 will be reduced to 334 million-euro, 10.6 percent less compared to 2011. […]
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01 November 2011
All Saints Day [Dia de Todos os Santos] is celebrated in Portugal on November 1st with a national holiday to honor the dead. The origin of All Saints’ Day cannot be traced with certainty, but it has been observed on various days in different places around the world. It is a national holiday in many […]
01 November 2011
Figures from Eurostat revealed Monday the unemployment rate in Portugal had climbed to 12.5% in September with youth unemployment (under-25) rising two decimals to 27.1%, returning to the level of June after dipping to 12.4% in July and August. Portugal now holds the fourth worst unemployment rate behind Spain with a rise in September to […]
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