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Becoming an Americano-Luso

By John Howard Wolf, Guest Editor — “Why did you do it”, my neighbors, friends and locals ask me when they would have done just the opposite. You left America, a country where “the streets are paved in...

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GMO: Azores will not comply with United States request – Ponta Delgada

The Regional Government of the Azores and environmental organizations condemned what they termed U.S. “interference” lobbying against plans to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) on the...

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United States no longer processing immigration visas in Portugal

The Embassy of the United States in Lisbon announced Wednesday that, effective March 1, 2012, the U. S. Embassy in Lisbon and U.S. Consulate General in Ponta Delgada will no longer process immigrant...

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ETAN: 10 Years After East Timor’s Independence – Where Is the Justice?

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of their country’s independence on May...

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NOPA: Soldiers of Portuguese descent honored on Memorial Day – U.S. Congress

Soldiers of Portuguese descent, who lost their lives defending the United States, were honored on Memorial Day by the U.S. Congressional Record and Library of Congress, as brave Portuguese Americans...

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Travel: Tourists from the US are the fastest group visiting – Portugal

Tourists from the United States are the fastest growing group visiting Portugal, according to the Portuguese national tourist board, Lusa reported. The number of US visitors who came to the country in...

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Diplomacy: Data accord approved to secure US Visa exemptions – Portugal

The Portuguese government has approved a controversial data sharing agreement with the United States on terrorist suspects that is now to the submitted to Parliament. Portugal was required by the...

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US elections: Portuguese President congratulates Barack Obama – Portugal

The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, congratulated President Barack Obama, on Wednesday, on his re-election to the White House, remembering the “significant role of the Portuguese community...

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Terceira: U.S. to reduce military presence at Lajes Air Field – Azores

The United States Government has informed the Portuguese Government that the U.S. Air Force has already ratified a proposal to significantly reduce its military presence at the Lajes Air Field, on...

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Survey: Portuguese Americans reject Hispanic label – Community

Preliminary data from a survey being conducted online, by the Washington based Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS), has shown that Americans of Portuguese descent...

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Disclaimer: US Census Bureau will not classify Portuguese as Hispanic – Update

According to Michael C. Cook, responsible for the US Census Bureau public affairs and media relations, the US Census Bureau does not intend “to classify people of Portuguese origin as Hispanic,” in...

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Travel: SATA Airlines to boost flights from Boston and Toronto – Azores

Azores based SATA Airlines has announced that starting October 28 it will strengthen air links between the Azores and the United States and Canada with new weekly flights from to Boston and Toronto....

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Community Alert: Provision to keep Lajes Air Field open not included in...

On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, the United States House of Representatives passed unanimously an amendment to the defense appropriations bill that “prohibits the Air Force from reducing the force structure...

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Azores: US Senate votes in favor of reassessing Lajes Air Field – Washington,DC

On a positive note, the United States Senate has voted Thursday a measure with a specific reference to the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island Azores. President Barack Obama is expected to sign it. The...

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Portugal: Syrian chemical arsenal to be transshipped via the Azores –...

Portugal will allow the United States to use a port in the Azores for the transshipping of chemical materials from Syria, as an option, said the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rui Machete, in...

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Terceira: US Congress delegation visiting Lajes Field – Azores

A delegation of members of the United States Congress is visiting the Lajes Field, on Terceira island, Azores, on Saturday, May 9. The visit is taking place at a time of tense bilateral relations...

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Travel: TAP Air Portugal sold to American-Brazilian led consortium – Portugal

A formal signing ceremony to transfer ownership of TAP Air Portugal to an American-Brazilian consortium took place in Lisbon today, June 24, in the Portuguese Ministry of Finance. The Atlantic Gateway...

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