09 June 2011
The Day of Portugal is a national holiday celebrated by the Portuguese nation every year on June 10. The date also celebrates the life of Luis de Camões, Portugal’s national poet who died on the 10th of June 1580. Camões wrote “Os Lusiadas,” Portugal’s national epic poem celebrating 16th century Portuguese history and achievements. For the […]
09 June 2011
António (Tony) Frias, President and CEO of S&F Concrete Contractors based in Hudson, MA, was one of the two winners of the fourth edition of the 2011 COTEC Enterprise Innovation Award. The other winner was João Mena de Matos founder of European Design Centre (EDC) based in the Netherlands. The award ceremony, presided by the President of Portugal, Aníbal […]
Posted in Awards, Community, People, Santa Maria
09 June 2011
More than 23, 700 Portuguese emigrated last year, reported Wednesday Lisbon based Diário Económico. It is the second largest emigration wave since the beginning of the millennium, only surpassed by the 26,800 emigrants registered in 2007. Many are young professionals with college degrees trying to escape the economic debacle. Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) says the country has slipped […]
08 June 2011
The President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has formally requested Prime Minister elect Passos Coelho, to quickly “draw up a government” before the final vote count of the June 5 elections is known. He asked that, prior to his official nomination of the Prime Minister elect, “the make-up of the new government be submitted to his consideration,” as […]
08 June 2011
Massachusetts State Rep. António (Tony) Cabral, (D-New Bedford) announced Monday he is running for Mayor of New Bedford. In a press conference, speaking to a crowd of supporters, Tony Cabral said he is committed to boost public safety, improve the city’s schools and stimulate the economic growth of the city. He said, “I see the glory of […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, People, Pico, Politics
07 June 2011
The final poll results from Sunday’s snap elections could take up to two weeks to be known, but the overseas votes, from an estimated 5 million Portuguese living abroad, will not impact the results significantly. In the United States, with a Portuguese presence of over 1 million, less than 11 thousand were eligible to vote. […]
