07 October 2011
Moody’s Investors Service cut Friday the debt ratings of nine Portuguese banks, by one or two notches, from Baa1 to Ba2, on concerns of funding, bad loans and holdings of government debt. The targeted banks are now under negative outlook “junk” status. The affected banks are: Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Banco Comercial Português (BCP/Millennium), Banco […]
07 October 2011
The nearly five thousand Jews living in Portugal today are marking the beginning of Yom Kippur, a religious celebration that starts at 6pm on October 7 and lasts until sundown on Saturday, October 8, with a fast and periods of intense prayer. “This is a day of extreme importance to the Jewish community. It is […]
07 October 2011
The Luso-American Friendship Association (AAPEUA) and the National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA) are hosting a conference, scheduled for October 13, on the topic “The Recuperation of the Portuguese Economy and Image of Portugal in the United States.” The event will take place from 10am to 12:30, at Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, Washington, DC […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Organizations, Politics
06 October 2011
Alberto João Jardim, the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, is the projected winner for the regional legislative elections scheduled for October 9. Jardim, who is the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the Region, is expected to win with absolute majority (50,5%), new polls by Eurosondagem have revealed. This is the […]
Posted in Madeira, People, Politics, Porto Santo
05 October 2011
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, spoke Wednesday to the nation, at the October 5 celebrations, a national holiday to mark the republican revolution of 1910 that ended Portugal’s monarchic rule and established the first Portuguese republican regime. Speaking to a country on the brink of financial disintegration and social unrest, the President said, […]
05 October 2011
State Rep. Tony (Antonio) Cabral and Jon Mitchell, former federal prosecutor, finished Tuesday as the top two candidates and will move on to the November 8th New Bedford municipal election, when residents will also elect 11 city Councilors, three School Committee members and an assessor. Incumbent Scott Lang did not seek another term. There were […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, People, Pico, Politics
