20 April 2011
The cost of living in Portugal depends on the location, as well as the lifestyle of the visitor, but compared to other European Union countries, the cost of accommodation, food, transportation and basic necessities is still much lower in Portugal. Currently much of the purchasing power of the Portuguese population has been weakened by unemployment […]
Posted in Featured, Life Style, Travel
20 April 2011
Antonio Calvo, senior lecturer at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University, took his own life on Tuesday, April 12, in New York City. According to The Daily Princetonian, the campus newspaper, the University has not released further details regarding his death alleging that as a policy, the institution “does […]
20 April 2011
The University of the Azores, in partnership with the Astrophysical Center at the University of Porto, is organizing the international seminar “Azores School of Observational Cosmology” to be held from August 31 to September 6, 2011, at the auditorium of the University of Azores in the Angra do Heroísmo. Observational cosmology is the study of the […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, Terceira
20 April 2011
Portugal contracted 42 additional Colombian medical doctors due to a shortage of general and family practitioners in the country. Portugal has also a deficit in specialists, namely anesthetists, obstetricians and pediatricians. The candidates were selected from a group of more than 300 applicants in Bogota, and were required to learn Portuguese. According to official figures, […]
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19 April 2011
The German Berlin-based company — Younicos — plans to launch a test project on the Graciosa island aimed to supply its entire population with renewable resources. The objective is to replace the five diesel generators currently responsible for power supply on Graciosa. The operation will develop a complex supply network consisting of renewable energy sources and a […]
19 April 2011
The Regional Government of the Azores is launching “LEGAL” a new program aimed at preventing the deportation to the Azores of Azorean-born Portuguese nationals resident in the United States and Canada. Last year 61 Azorean-born immigrants in the United States were deported to the Azores. The new program is being implemented by Direcção Regional das […]
Posted in Azores, Canada, Community, Featured, São Miguel
