12 April 2011
The ukulele is a small instrument with a unique sound and a rich history. The tiny guitar was introduced in Hawaii about 1879, by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira. This week, Canadians in Vancouver, British Columbia, are having great fun at their weeklong ukulele celebration that will last until April 18 to close with a grand […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Canada, Community, Entertainment, Heritage, Madeira, Music
12 April 2011
The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) organizes its 1st Summer Course, with the theme “Regional and Urban Economics, Theory, Analysis and Operational Models” to be held June 13-21, in Terceira island, Azores, in partnership with the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), the University of the Azores and the Portuguese Association for Regional Development (APDR). The 1st […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, Terceira
12 April 2011
The University of the Azores announced that 20 additional new doctors, of a class of 150 student-doctors, have completed their studies and are now interns at the public hospitals in Ponta Delgada (São Miguel) and Angra do Heroismo (Terceira). The University of the Azores new school of medicine started in 2005 with 60 percent of […]
Posted in Azores, Education, Featured, São Miguel, Terceira
11 April 2011
Unemployment for college graduates in Portugal rose 16 percent last year and an estimated 64,000 are out of work or under-employed. According to Lisbon based National Statistics Institute (INE), there are 95,400 people under the age of 25 unemployed. More of the best-educated are packing and leaving Portugal to seek work in the former Portuguese […]
Posted in Angola, Brazil, Featured, Mozambique
11 April 2011
According to a report released by the European Union, Portugal tops the list of air passenger complains followed by Spain and the United Kingdom. In 2009, passengers in Portugal filed 7,055 complains, 40 percent of which were for EU regulations violations. In Spain passengers filed 6,931 complaints and in the United Kingdom 4,666 complaints were […]
11 April 2011
XII Annual Edition Forum, organized by the Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) will take place on April 16-17, at the NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, in New York City. The theme “Harvesting the Globalized Portuguese Talent Abroad” will be discussed by panel sessions to include the topic “Portuguese Science: The Way Forward“, “Impact of the […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Education, Featured
