08 April 2011
Portuguese labor unions are calling for a general strike for May 6, to protest the waves of government deeper cuts in benefits for the public sector. Workers are also against new austerity measures to be implemented after the June 5 elections. Deeper cuts in the public sector are expected as outgoing Socialist government will continue to […]
08 April 2011
The Executive Committee for the Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS) announced that the organization was distinguished with the PALCUS 2011 Leadership Award for an Outstanding Organization. PALCUS Chairman Fernando G. Rosa stated that “PAPS has demonstrated leadership on a national level that strengthens relationships between Portuguese post-graduate students in North America and American society while maintaining […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Organizations
08 April 2011
Around 60 yachts from 10 different countries will compete at the 10th International Azores & Back Race (AZAB). The race is organized by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth and Club Naval in Ponta Delgada, Azores. The event sponsored by Red Ensign will leave Falmouth, in Cornwall UK, on June 4, 2011. The race […]
08 April 2011
The EcoMod 2011 conference, sponsored by the international EcoMod’s Modeling School, will take place at the University of the Azores from June 29 to July 1. Mário Fortuna, Gualter Couto and Pedro Pimentel are the local organizing committee. The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis for […]
Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, World
08 April 2011
eBay, the popular internet auction company, has launched “eiM Portugal“, a service where consumers can make lower priced purchases outside their country of residence that may not be available in the local market. The service allows Portuguese speaking consumers to search in Portuguese and buy items at a fixed price in the global community on […]
Posted in Life Style
07 April 2011
According to the Wall Street Journal, Portugal’s bailout could cost as much as $129 billion. The terms of the deal will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of EU finance ministers and central European bankers in Budapest, next Friday. The paper also said the process will undergo various phases, before and after the country’s June […]
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