05 September 2011
The Portuguese language is the 6th language most useful for business, according to the last Bloomberg Rankings. Portuguese, the official language of 8 countries, is the 6th most spoken language in the world by 176 million in 33 countries. Mandarin Chinese is the top language for business worldwide after English the primary language for business, spoken by 845 […]
04 September 2011
The Regional Government of the Azores, through the Department for the Azorean Communities (DRC), is sponsoring the 1st International Symposium on Human Rights and Quality of Life in the Portuguese-speaking Communities in the United States and Canada to be held November 9-10, in Cambridge (MA). Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Professor of […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Heritage, Organizations
03 September 2011
At least 24 people were arrested over the weekend for trying to stage a rally calling for more democracy and the resignation of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos. The rally, organized on Saturday in Luanda by a youth movement, gathered about 200 at Independence Square, in Luanda when the police stepped in and made […]
03 September 2011
The 29th annual Portuguese Folkore Festival organized by Magic Valley Portuguese American resident community, is taking place September 3-4, at the Twin Falls City Park,. The festival is featuring the Mar Bravo Folkdance Group, from Casa dos Açores, Hilmar, California. The event includes a multiple array of folklore dancing, singing, traditional costumes and authentic Portuguese […]
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Heritage, Organizations
02 September 2011
The Regional Government of the Azores is sponsoring the 9th edition of the “Saudades dos Açores” program. The initiative is aimed to providing older Azorean expatriates living in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Brazil with the opportunity to travel back to the homeland to visit family and friends. To qualify, candidates must be age […]
01 September 2011
The leader of the Regional Government of Madeira, Alberto João Jardim, has admitted that the Autonomous Region has a liquidly problem. New figures from the European Commission (EC) revealed Wednesday that the Region public debt, exceeding 500million-euro ($712.9 USD million), has worsened the Portuguese deficit by 0.3% of its gross domestic product, reported Lusa news […]
