03 April 2011
Trouble with an engine forced one of Portugal’s TAP passenger jets to make an emergency landing in Salvador — northeastern Brazil — just two hours after taking off from Rio de Janeiro, Friday night. TAP issued a statement Saturday saying that a “technical problem” in one of the engines of the Airbus A330 forced the […]
03 April 2011
Throughout May and June, the Portuguese community of Greater Boston will celebrate their ethnic pride with a series of cultural events. The celebrations, sponsored by the Consulate General of Portugal and the Luso-American Education Foundation, will start on May 5 with a Portuguese music recital by Tenor Zachary Wilder held at 7 pm, at the […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations
03 April 2011
Starting in June, TAP Air Portugal will launch flights between Lisbon and Porto Alegre – its tenth destination in Brazil. In the process it will become the first long-haul international carrier to introduce scheduled services to the capital city of the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. The four times weekly link will open […]
02 April 2011
In cooperation with the Regional Government and industry of the Azores, the Green Islands Project is underway in partnership with international education and private institutions. The project aims at making the Azorean islands a model for reducing carbon emissions and fight climate changes. The program, which involves the Azores and other islands around the globe, […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, São Miguel
02 April 2011
Today, Saturday April 2nd, SATA International is resuming direct flights from São Miguel to three major airports in the United Kingdom. SATA International flights will be operating on every Saturday until 29 October 2011, with evening departures from London Gatwick and from Manchester to Ponta Delgada in São Miguel, the largest of the Azorean Islands. […]
02 April 2011
In partnership with the Leadership Business Consulting, Inc. and the goal to promoting initiatives in Science, Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics amongst its membership, the Portuguese-American Post-graduate Society (PAPS) will honor the winner of its Excellence Award in Leadership, at the XII PAPS Forum Award-Winner, April 16, in New York. A jury will pick a winner among […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Education, Featured, Organizations, Scholarships
