21 October 2011
Global mining giant Rio Tinto is said to be investing about 3.5 billion-euro in Torre de Moncorvo, in the Trás-os-Montes of northern Portugal, reported LUSA news Thursday, citing an unnamed source close to the negotiations. Torre de Moncorvo mines are considered to be among Europe’s largest iron and ore deposits. At least 500 jobs will […]
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21 October 2011
New Jersey National Guard Staff Sgt. Jorge Miguel Oliveira, 33, of Newark, died Tuesday in Afghanistan when Taliban attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Born in Samel, Anadia, mainland Portugal, he emigrated to the United States at age of 7 to Newark, NJ. He is survived by his parents, Manuel and Armanda Oliveira, […]
21 October 2011
The JAZZORES’11 Festival opens Friday in Ponta Delgada. The festival, which runs jazz concerts from October 21 to October 30, extends to four islands, São Miguel, Faial, Pico and Graciosa, in an effort to promote cultural decentralization. “We want this to be a regional festival,” said organizer Rui Melo. The festival opens with a concert at […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Faial, Graciosa, Music, Pico, São Miguel
21 October 2011
The latest version of the Kindle, the Amazon.com digital device, has incorporated a Portuguese language dictionary, the result of an agreement signed between Portuguese publisher Priberam and Amazon.com. Carlos Amaral, Priberam manager, revealed the agreement was signed with Amazon.com about two months before the new Kindle was released. According to Amaral, those who own the new […]
21 October 2011
The Portuguese government announced Thursday the creation of the Strategic Council for the Internationalization of the Economy (Conselho Estratégico de Internacionalização da Economia- CEIE). The newly created institution will be chaired by Prime Minister Passos Coelho in cooperation with Ministers of State Victor Gaspar (Finance) and Paulo Portas (Foreign Affairs) and the Minister of Economy […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, Politics
20 October 2011
Portugal ranked 30rd among the world’s best economies for doing business, according to World Bank’s latest ranking released Thursday. Portugal had ranked 30rd on the previous edition of the World Bank reports. The World Bank annual report “Doing Business” examines the laws that affect companies in 183 economies, between June 2010 and May 2011, classifying […]
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