04 March 2011
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) will suspend Portugal’s soccer clubs from all international competitions should the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) fail to approve new statutes that conform with FIFA rules. The revision, demanded by the Portuguese government and international authorities, concerns an amendment to the rules of representation of different federation members – clubs, […]
03 March 2011
The National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) reported today that their efforts to reinstate the Congressional Portuguese American Caucus were successful. Congressmen Cardoza (CA-18) and Costa (CA-20) are now officially co-chairs of the Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus for the 112th Congress (2011-2012). According to NOPA’s news release, the organization is “extremely thankful to the Congressmen for their commitment and to […]
Posted in Community, Organizations, People, Politics
01 March 2011
According to the British Council and the Migration Policy Group, in the latest international Migrant Integration Policy Index, Portugal was ranked as the second country in the world, after Sweden , in the treatment of its immigrants, followed by Canada ranked 3rd place. The United States is ninth among 31 countries in promoting full integration of legal […]
Posted in Politics
23 February 2011
Portuguese neuroscientist António Damásio will particiapte at the annual TED Global 2011 conference . Panelists include musicians, artists, scientists, educators and such well-known personalities as Broadway creator Julie Taymor and philanthropist Bill Gates. This year’s conference theme is “The Rediscovery of Wonder,” a topic that will be tackled on March 2 by brain scientists, a cellist, a deep-sea […]
Posted in Conferences, People
21 February 2011
Thousands of people packed churches across Madeira on Sunday February 20, to mark the first anniversary of the devastating floods which killed 42 and left more than 100 injured and about 600 homeless. One year ago on February 21, floods in Madeira swept everything in their path, people, cars, homes and business. But one year […]
20 February 2011
The Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (HIPCC) announced the Dennis G. Aguiar Portuguese Day-in-the-Park event to take place at Gilbert Carvalho Park, in Hilo, on Sunday March 6, from 9am. to 1pm . The event is held each year by the HIPCC to celebrate the Portuguese cultural heritage in the state of Hawaii with […]
Posted in Heritage, Organizations
