25 May 2011
Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has launched “Ondir” an application for iPhone, iPad Touch and iPod users who want to discover Portugal. Ondir is a mobile tourist guide that locates and provides information on monuments, museums, castles, churches, palaces and many other points of interest, and contains more than 12,000 points of interest on the mainland […]
24 May 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor — The Portuguese resident community in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is celebrating their Portuguese Heritage Month this June with an arts and culture festival aimed at showcasing the Portuguese culture as part of the multicultural make up of Canada. From art exhibits to music and fado singing, theater and dance performances, […]
Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, Interviews, Organizations, Pico, São Miguel
24 May 2011
An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt in Faial, Azores, Monday morning. There is no record of any damage or injury. The earthquake occurred at 8:23 AM in the northwest village of Ribeirinha. Earthquake occurrences are common in the Azores, for the most part registered at sea and not felt by the […]
23 May 2011
Banco Espirito Santo (BES), based in Lisbon, Portugal, and its affiliate Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa Inc., has agreed to pay a $1.9 million in fines for civil penalties to 1,393 investors in New Jersey to settle an investigation into allegations that it sold unregistered stocks and bonds. BES, under investigation by the New […]
22 May 2011
The Intangible Sharing Cultures (ICH) organizers, the Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development and the Instituto dos Museus e da Conservção (IMC) are co-sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Intangible Heritage (ICIH) to be held on July 4-6, 2011, at Hotel dos Templários and the Convent of Christ in Tomar, Portugal. The aim of the […]
Posted in Conferences, Featured, Heritage
22 May 2011
Starting Jun 8, 2011, SATA Air Azores/Express is offering direct daily flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lisbon International Airport, in mainland Portugal. According to the new program, the Azores based airline will offer two direct daily flights from Boston to Lisbon each week — on Wednesday and Sunday — plus five additional flights from […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel
