02 July 2011
Starting July 4, Lisbon authorities are enforcing a city ordinance which bans vehicles without a catalytic converter from circulating downtown. The ban was approved by the city council on May 18, 2011. According to the ban, cars that don’t comply with the new regulations will not be allowed to drive between Avenida da Liberdade and […]
01 July 2011
Portugal’s Parliament passed the austerity measures package proposed by the newly elected center-right government coalition. The document presented to Parliament on Wednesday, for debated on Thursday and Friday, passed with no opposition objections. In a brief statement to the press, Prime Minister elect Passos Coelho said, “With the Parliament endorsement, the government has now all […]
01 July 2011
According to António Gomes de Menezes, CEO of Azores based SATA Group, after a net profit of 1.024 million-euros ($1.48 million USD) in 2009, the Azorean airline company reported a loss of 3.5 million-euros ($5 million USD) in 2010, representing deficit of 1.38% of its total income, with an estimated loss of €2.39 euros ($3.45 […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, São Miguel, Travel
30 June 2011
The resident population of Portugal increased by 199,000 people (1.9%) in the last decade to a total of 10,560,000 — reported Thursday the National Institute of Statistics (INE) based on preliminary results from the 2011 Census underway. The resident population in the Azores islands also increased 1.79%, over the past ten years, to 246,102 inhabitants. […]
30 June 2011
The World Summit Award Network is organizing the 4th World Summit Youth Award (WSYA), a global contest open to young people under 30, using the internet, mobile phones or other digital media to put the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into action. Registration for the 2011 contest is open till July 15. The MDGs […]
Posted in Conferences, Featured, Organizations, Social networks, World
30 June 2011
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Alberto João Jardim, announced that the reconstruction work underway, following the storm of February 20, 2010, is estimated to cost over 100 million-euros ($145 USD million). The President made the announcement during his recent visit to the affected areas. The storm affected mainly the district of Funchal, […]
