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, […]
Posted in Featured
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
18 April 2011
The America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta will begin in Cascais, Portugal, August 6-14. A record of 15 teams, from 12 countries will be competing. The race will feature wing sail AC45 catamarans measuring 72 feet overall. For event 2 the ACWS moves to Plymouth, England, scheduled for September 10-18. The cup finals will take place […]
17 April 2011
José “Girah” Macedo, the now famous “Portuguese Poker Prodigy” has joined Lock Poker as a member of its “LockPRO ELITE” team. Macedo became recently famous after turning a US $30 initial online poker deposit into US$2 million. The feat is more remarkable when considering Macedo, who is 18 years old, only started playing poker online […]
Posted in People
16 April 2011
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) In the early 16th century, Azorean born Miguel Corte-Real may have been the first Portuguese to set foot on American soil, while Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho may be credited with leading the first European expedition to California in 1542. Still, the first known Portuguese immigrant on record, to have […]
