09 September 2011
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, will visit the Autonomous Region of the Azores on September 20-25. This is the second time the President of Portugal visits the Region officially. The post of Portuguese President is largely ceremonial since executive power lies with the Prime Minister. For this visit, the President is scheduled to […]
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08 September 2011
By John Howard Wolf , Contributor (*) — “Why did you do it”, my neighbors, friends and locals ask me when they would have done just the opposite. You left America, a country where “the streets are paved in gold, where everyone is rich” they say. The question is legitimate and not always easy to […]
08 September 2011
Portuguese Finance Minister, Vitor Gaspar, said Tuesday, Portugal will be able to return to the international money markets in 2013 and next year will see a “turning point.” According to figures released on Wednesday by Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE), Portugal’s recession came to an end in the second quarter as an increase in exports […]
Posted in World
07 September 2011
Portugal’s Foreign Minister, Paulo Portas, visited Libya Wednesday to meet in Benghazi, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the National Transitional Council (NTC) head who ousted Muammar Gadhafi, the France Press reported. The Portuguese top diplomat praised Jalil for respecting the contracts underway between the Libyan government and the Portuguese companies operating in the country. In a joint statement to the […]
06 September 2011
A SATA-International aircraft on flight to Boston was forced to land Tuesday on Lajes International Airport, on Terceira Island, after being struck by a flock of birds shortly after take-off. Also on Tuesday, a similar incident involving a TAP Air Portugal aircraft and a flock of birds caused a forced landing on Lajes International Airport. The […]
06 September 2011
Living PlanIT, the Portuguese smart city initiative underway, was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported. Steve Lewis, a former Microsoft executive, is behind the Living PlanIT project to build a brand new smart-city in Paredes, Portugal. Smart cities have intelligence and remote sensors built […]
