23 June 2011
Portuguese soccer coach André Villas-Boas, 33, signed a three-year contract with London based Chelsea after resigning Tuesday as head coach of FC Porto. Chelsea reportedly paid $21.5 USD million to FC Porto to activate the release clause in his contract and sign him as the youngest manager in the Premier League and the manager with […]
22 June 2011
Portugal has the highest rate of immigration assimilation among the European Union countries, with 5.8 percent of foreign residents being granted citizenship. On average, in 2009, 2.4 citizenships were granted per 100 resident foreigners in the EU. Portugal is followed by Sweden (5.3), Poland (4.8) and United Kingdom (4.8). The lowest rates of assimilation were […]
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21 June 2011
Social Democrat (PSD) Assunção Esteves, 54, was elected, Tuesday, President of the Portuguese Parliament, the first time a woman was voted for the position in Portugal, second-in-line in the Portuguese political hierarchy. She replaces Socialist Party (PS) Jaime Gama. A graduate of the University of Lisbon Law School, she was elected with 186 votes out […]
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21 June 2011
A SATA International Airbus A310, on flight from Toronto, Canada, to São Miguel, Azores, suffered the failure of a hydraulic system, on June 20, while on approach to Ponta Delgada international airport, reported the Aviation Herald. According to the source, the crew was able to normally lower the landing gear and continued for a safe […]
Posted in Azores, Canada, Featured, Madeira, São Miguel, Travel
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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