28 September 2011
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime-Minister of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Timor-Leste) and its former President, was awarded an honorary Doutor Honoris Causa degree from the University of Coimbra on Wednesday. Coimbra University Professor, José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, highlighted the reasons for the honor, which include Gusmão’s role in ensuring that Portuguese became an […]
Posted in Awards, East Timor, Featured, People
28 September 2011
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, met with Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas at the State Department, Tuesday, followed by a joint press conference. In her opening statement, Secretary Clinton remarked that the economic challenges now facing Portugal and Europe were the main topic of their conversation. She said, “I want to say very clearly […]
28 September 2011
Portuguese-Canadian pop singer, Nelly Furtado, said Tuesday she is donating $1 million to Free the Children, a global charity organization. She said the money will help build an all-girls secondary school in Kenya. Reportedly, the donation amounts to the sum Furtado earned performing a 45-minute private concert for family members of ousted Libyan leader Moammar […]
Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Music, People, São Miguel
27 September 2011
The body of Aristides Pereira, Cape Verde’s first-ever president, has now arrived in the West African country following his death at age 87 in Portugal last week. There was a large crowd in attendance at the airport, including former president Pedro Pires, members of the government, the military, family and friends. The state funeral of […]
Posted in Cape Verde, Community, People, Politics
27 September 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor – They are only sixteen, but Ana Silva, Ana Silveira and Ines Amarante are having the experience of a lifetime. They are students at Escola Básica e Secundária das Velas, São Jorge Island, in the Azores, visiting the United States for the first time from September 23-27. They were the winners […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Community, Education, Featured, Heritage, People, São Jorge
27 September 2011
The Angra Jazz Cultural Association is hosting the 13th AngraJazz International Festival to be held October 6-8, at Centro de Congressos, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores. Guest musicians include Portuguese jazz performer Júlio Resende and Larry Coryell, Bill Carrothers, Kurt Elling, Charles Lloyd, and Dave Douglas from the United States, among many others. The event […]
Posted in Azores, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, Terceira
