Young Professionals Program open to Portuguese candidates – United Nations
The UN General Secretariat has launched the new “Young Professionals Program” (YPP) open to highly qualified international candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as civil servants...
View ArticleProtesters to rally for more democracy – Angola
Angolan youths intend to hold a fresh protest in Luanda on September 3 against President José Eduardo dos Santos, one of the organizers said Tuesday. Carbono Casimiro, a well-known Angolan rapper, told...
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Miss Angola crowned Miss Universe 2011
In a live telecast that reached over a billion viewers around the world, Miss Angola, Leila Lopes 25, was crowned Miss Universe 2011 at the Creditcard Hall in São Paulo, Brasil, defeating the...
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Prime Minister Passos Coelho to address UN General Assembly– NYC
Portuguese Prime Minister, Passos Coelho, will visit the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 23. The event will be attended by 121 heads of state of which 12 are...
View ArticlePolice thwarts youth demonstration in Luanda – Angola
Police stopped 100 demonstrators in Luanda, Sunday, protesting against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ 32 years of autocratic rule. The Portuguese news agency Lusa reported that protesters were...
View ArticlePrime Minister Passos Coelho to visit Angola
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho will pay a one-day visit to Angola, November 17, Lusa news reported. Passos Coelho will meet the Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, the speaker of...
View ArticleUNDP: Portugal ranked very high in human development – United Nations
Portugal ranked 41st among countries considered to have “very high” human development, according to the Human Development Report for 2011 released by the United Nations last week. Portugal was ranked...
View ArticleOA: Portuguese spelling reform takes effect – Portugal
The Portuguese language spelling reform came to effect January 1st for all state organisms and entities in Portugal in accordance with the Council of Ministers decision on January 25, 2011. The...
View ArticleMercer: Lisbon becoming more affordable for expatriates – Portugal
The Portuguese capital has dropped 22 places in Mercer’s 2012 ranking of the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates to occupy the 108th position out of 214 cities surveyed. The head of the...
View ArticleLAFF: “All is Well” wins top prize at Los Angeles Film Festival – Los...
The Portuguese language film “All is Well” [Por Aqui Tudo Bem] , directed by Angola native Pocas Pascoal, won the top honors for best narrative film at the 18th annual Los Angeles Film Festival, held...
View ArticleElected: President Dos Santos to be sworn for five term in office – Angola
President José Eduardo dos Santos is to be sworn President of Angola, for a five-year term in office, Wednesday, following the Angolan Constitutional Court’s announcement that all appeals presented by...
View ArticleRemittances: Portuguese abroad sending more cash home – Portugal
Data from the Bank of Portugal has revealed that remittances from the Portuguese living abroad have increased 12,6%, between January and October of 2012, accounting for a total of € 2,254 million,...
View ArticleMay 5th – International Day of the Portuguese Language and Culture – CPLP
For the first time, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) is celebrating May 5th as the International Day of the Portuguese Language and Culture. Established during the 14th CPLP...
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Portugal: The Golden Visas no strings attached scheme – by Len Port
By Len Port, Contributor (*) At a time when Britain is worrying about an influx of workers from poor European Union countries, Portugal is enthusiastically encouraging rich entrepreneurs from outside...
View ArticleEusébio: Portugal and Mozambique mourn their soccer legend
Eusébio, 71, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died Sunday, at home in Lisbon, of heart failure. After undergoing a heart operation six years ago, he had been admitted to hospital...
View ArticleSports: Portugal withdrawing athletes from the Lusofonia Games 2014 – Goa, India
Portugal is withdrawing their football team and some high-ranking athletes from the Lusofonia Games 2014, to be held January 18-29 in Goa, The Times of India reported Wednesday. The Lusofonia Games...
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Book: The Green and Purple Skin of the World – by Paulo da Costa – Review
Norma Lundberg (*) The book’s title evokes a metaphor of bruised skin, the purple of the initial hematoma gradually fading to livid green as the damaged area recovers. In many of these stories...
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Portugal: Rodrigo de Matos wins Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix – Belgium
Portuguese cartoonist Rodrigo de Matos has won the “Press Cartoon Europe Grand Prix” with a cartoon published in Expresso, a Lisbon based weekly. The winning cartoon, published in November of 2013,...
View Article2013: Portuguese emigrants increased remittances – Portugal
Portuguese living abroad have increased remittances home, up 9.6%, to a total of €3 billion “for the first time ever” revealed the Bank of Portugal, the nation’s central bank. France remained the...
View ArticlePortugal: Cavaco Silva attending the 10th Summit of the Community of...
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, will travel to East Timor to attend the 10th Summit of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) taking place July 23 in Dili. Portuguese...
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