21 June 2011
Portuguese Prime Minister designate Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD) took office Tuesday, June 21, as the leader of the 19th government since Portugal’s 1974 April Revolution, 16 days following the June 5 snap elections. As he was sworn, he said, “Portugal won’t fail,” and he added, “We can’t ignore the scope and urgency of the challenges […]
21 June 2011
Francisco Semião, Founding Director of the National Organization of Portuguese -Americans (NOPA), addressed a letter of protest to Republican Presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty, regarding comments he made at the GOP’s New Hampshire debate, held June 13th, which many Portuguese nationals and many Americans of Portuguese descent found to be derogatory and insensitive. On his remarks, referring […]
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20 June 2011
By Beth Santos, Contributor(*) — You may have heard of Diane Macedo, and if you follow FoxNews.com you’ve definitely seen her work. Online news editor and now a reporter and anchor for Fox Business Network, Diane has moved over a very short period of time from being a Guest booker for Fox News Radio, to […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People
19 June 2011
Portuguese open water swimmer Miguel Arrobas, 38, finished 7th, with 7:46, at the “Manhattan Island Marathon Swim,” Saturday, June 18, in New York City. Solo swimmers and relay teams usually take about seven to nine hours to complete the marathon — the longest swimming event in the world. American swimmer Erika Rose, 28, won the competition […]
18 June 2011
The Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club (MPSC) members are celebrating their 5-3 triumph over the 2010 National Amateur Champions NY Pancyprians-Freedoms (Astoria), in the 2011 ENYSSA Manning Cup Finals to secure the Club’s 4th career State Championship. The team now qualifies for the National Finals Tournament in Pennsylvania. Indeed, hundreds of Portuguese gathered at Wilson Park on […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Organizations, People, Sports
18 June 2011
According to the final results released Friday by the National Election Commission, less than 17 percent of the Portuguese living abroad cast their ballots for the June 5 elections, representing an absenteeism rate of 83 percent. Out of a total of 195,109 emigrant eligible voters, only 33, 059 voted (16.9%). Of those, 18, 180 (23.9%) […]
