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 […]
Posted in Politics
15 October 2011
Portuguese children are among the “five percent” best protected children by the law in the word, said Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for violence against children. Stating that Portugal is one of the few countries in the world where legislation forbids all forms of violence against children, she stressed that […]
15 October 2011
By John Howard Wolf — Some readers might not be familiar with the historic expression “Biting the Bullet” from the American Far West, nor with the concept or thought behind it. As a matter of fact, its origin is not known, but it is believed that a wounded cowboy would bite on a bullet to […]
15 October 2011
The city of Peniche, mainland Portugal, is hosting the Rip Curl Pro Portugal for the 2011 WCT – World Championship Tour for surfing. The event will take place October 15-24 at various local beaches. The Rip Curl Pro Portugal will culminate the Dream Tour’s European leg (Stop No. 9 of 11) with the participation of […]
