07 April 2011
The 2011 Madeira Flower Festival will take place May 7-8, in Funchal, the main city on the island. The event comprises of parades through the streets of Funchal in festive costumes, artistic flower carpets, and music and flower exhibitions. A new tradition was added in recent years — the ‘Wall of Hope’ – with the […]
07 April 2011
Portuguese born WNBA player, Patrícia ( Ticha) Nunes Penicheiro, 36 years old, is since January at home in Portugal playing for Mcell-Algés averaging 9.6 points — an impressive 9.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists, through five Portuguese League games. She is a member of Portugal’s national women’s basketball team. According to her team’s website in the US, Penicheiro will […]
06 April 2011
In a press conference Wednesday, outgoing Prime Minister Socrates confirmed Lisbon had already asked the EU Commission for a bailout. In a position statement, Passos Coelho, the leader of the opposition party — Social Democratic Party (PSD) — noted the socialist government was too late in calling for a bailout. Coelho is expected to become […]
06 April 2011
Professor Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, the Executive President of Lisbon based Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) is visiting Massachusetts on April 10th and 13th as part of a 10 day international exchange program hosted by the U.S. State Department. The stay in the United States also includes visits to New Jersey, New York City and Washington, […]
Posted in Community, Education, Organizations
06 April 2011
According to João Botelho, manager at American Travel of East Providence, RI, SATA International is sold out for the upcoming 2011 Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres to be held on May 25-30, in Ponta Delgada. Passengers wishing to travel to the Azores that week will have to consider different alternatives — said João […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel, Travel
06 April 2011
Faial islanders are circulating an online petition demanding the expansion of the Horta airport runway. The initiative aims at reaching 15 thousand signatures as many as the whole population of the island. Posted online two weeks ago, the petition claims that a longer runway is needed from the current 1,700 meters to at least 2,000 […]
Posted in Corvo, Faial, Featured, Flores, São Miguel, Terceira, Travel
