Austerity: Portuguese workers to stage more strikes – Portugal
Commuters and travelers across Portugal will begin feeling the impact of a transportation strike staged to start Monday at the evening rush hour by train engineers at CP, the national railway network....
View ArticleGraciosa: Landslides associated with seismic activity – Update
Small landslides observed Wednesday near the shoreline of Serra Branca were associated with the seismic crisis taking place on Graciosa island, in the Azores, since March 3. The landslides were caused...
View ArticleArts: André Carrilho illustrates Vanity Fair – Hollywood
Portuguese illustrator, André Carrilho, was invited to give his personal touch to the Vanity Fair’s March issue devoted to Hollywood. Carrilho, who has collaborated with Vanity Fair for the last eight...
View ArticleTravel: TAP Air Portugal to strike over budget restrictions – Alert
Unions representing 7,000 workers, at state-owned TAP Air Portugal, called a strike for March 21, 22 and 23 over concerns relating to budget reductions, layoffs and pay cuts between 3.5% and 10% in...
View ArticleWeather: Pounding rain kills three and displaces many – Azores
Bad weather Thursday caused a landslide in Burguete, Faial da Terra, on São Miguel island, Azores, burying three homes and killing three people. In one home, completely buried, two brothers were...
View ArticleTravel Alert: TAP and SATA calling off impending strike – Update
The 12 unions representing the 7,000 workers of TAP Air Portugal and SATA Group have called off the three-day strike planned for March 21, 22 and 23. The strike was averted after a dispute over wage...
View ArticleMusic: Brown University Jazz Band in concert on São Miguel Island – Azores
The Brown University Jazz Band, based in Providence, RI, is performing two concerts on São Miguel island, Azores, this week. Under the direction of Matthew McGarrell, the performances are scheduled to...
View ArticleArts: Natália Gromicho represents Portugal in New York – NYC
Natália Gromicho is representing Portugal at “The Power of Perception II: International Art in 2014” group exhibit, taking place in New York City March 3-17, 2014. The Power of Perception II:...
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