01 April 2011
President of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva accepted today the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister José Socrates, dissolved the Parliament, and announced early elections to be held June 5 for a new administration. In a live televised address, the President of Portugal stated that the country’s Council of State had agreed unanimously to dissolve the Parliament […]
01 April 2011
The US job market showed a significant improvement by adding 216,000 jobs to the workforce in March over the 194,000 in February nationwide – the best showing since March 2009. Since November 2010, the jobless rate has declined by 1.0 percentage. The current unemployment rate is down to 8.9 percent but the Portuguese speaking communities nationwide […]
01 April 2011
According to a statement released by the National Organization of Portuguese Americans (NOPA), last week their government affairs team began sending invitations to Members of Congress to join the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus. NOPA has announced the list of U.S. Representatives who have officially joined the Caucus: Barney Frank (D MA-4) website: http://www.house.gov/frank/ contact: http://www.house.gov/frank/contact/index.html […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations, Politics
01 April 2011
Brazil took $41.5 billion IMF loan in 1998, but former Brazilian President Ignácio Lula da Silva’s advice for the Portuguese decision makers: “Don’t take the bailout!” According to the Associate Press (AP) Silva said that “even though Portugal is on the verge of financial collapse it should refuse assistance from the European bailout fund and […]
01 April 2011
The 2011 “Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres” (Christ of Miracles Feast), the largest religious celebration of the Azores, will take place from May 28 to June 2, in Ponta Delgada, the capital city of the Azores. Nearly 400 years old, the tradition attracts many thousands of Azorean pilgrims returning home for the festivities. According to the […]
Posted in Azores, Heritage, São Miguel, Travel
01 April 2011
The 93rd Annual AATSP Conference (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) will be held on July 6-9, 2011, in Washington, DC for three days of professional development, networking, exhibits, and immersion experiences. The conference will address the topic “Spanish and Portuguese for a New Era: Advocacy, Policy and Programs” This theme relates well to […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Conferences, Education, Featured, Organizations
