Informação: Cláudia Cardoso calls for defence of women's rights at the Conference on Migrant Women
In the context of the 36th Annual Conference of Portuguese Language and Culture, organised by the Luso American Education Foundation, the Regional Secretary for Education and Training participated in a roundtable on the theme 'Women in Politics,' integrated in the Conference on Migrant Women. During the session, which also was attended by Manuela Aguiar, President of the General Assembly of Migr... Mais >>

Informação: Carlos César pays tribute to Azorean settlers of Rio Grande do Sul
The President of the Government was the guest of honour of the session to celebrate 260th anniversary of the Azorean settlement of Rio Grande do Sul that took place at the Porto Alegre City Hall, the capital of that Brazilian state. Highlighting the deep respect that the Azores feel today for the memory of those bold ancestors- a respect also felt by the inhabitants of Rio Grande do Sul with the... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Government and House of the Azores of São Paulo organise "Açores Divino Açores" exhibition
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communities, organises in partnership with the House Azores of São Paulo the exhibition "Açores Divino Açores" (Azores Divine Azores)." The exhibition will open tomorrow, April 11, at 8:30 PM and will be attended by the Regional Director for Communities on behalf of the President of the Government of the Azores. Th... Mais >>

Informação: "Azoreans in the World: Where We Are" project presented in Ponta Delgada on Friday
The Regional Directorate for Communities (DRC), Açorestube and Açorespro presented on Friday the project "Azoreans in the World: Where We Are," an initiative addressed at Azorean emigrants and residents outside Portugal. The Regional Director for Communities stressed the importance of the European project in the context of initiatives developed the DRC, highlighting the relevance of "so... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores signed Memorandum of Understanding with the CAST for the teaching of Portuguese language in the United States of America
The Regional Director for Communities signed today in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a memorandum of understanding with Cast - Center for Applied Special Technology for the creation of an online platform to support the teaching of Portuguese language. The programme "Universal Design for Learning and Teaching of the Portuguese Language Worldwide" is a joint project that counts on the support of several... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government already has plan to receive family deported from Canada
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communities and the Institute for the Social Development of the Azores (IDSA) has already established a plan to receive the family to be deported by Canadian authorities and who is expected to arrive in the Azores next Friday, December 30. The Regional Directorate for Communities in conjunction with IDSA has already mobilised a t... Mais >>

Informação: Government to strengthen immigrant support policies in 2012
The Regional Secretary of the Presidency revealed on Sunday that the Azorean Government "will undertake a special effort in 2012, giving special attention to the allocation of resources for immigration policies in order to reduce the difficulties resulting from the adverse economic and financial context." André Bradford spoke at the presentation of the magazine "Viver Aqui" (Living Here), a... Mais >>

Informação: House of the Azores of New England sends letter to Minister Miguel Relvas
The House of the Azores of New England sent today a letter to the Minister Assistant and for Parliamentary Affairs, expressing the "great concern" of the emigrant community in New England regarding "the intentions announced" by Miguel Relvas "in the context of the Economic Sustainability Plan for RTP and the production of RTP Açores contents in a five hour period." In this letter, which als... Mais >>

Informação: President of the Republic met with advisers from Prestige Azores Network
Two Advisers from the Azores Prestige Network, created by the Regional Government, met with the President of the Republic in Silicon Valley during his visit to the United States of America. Advisers Armando Pereira and Helder Antunes joined the team in charge of the preparations of Cavaco Silva's visit to Silicon Valley. Prestige Azores Network, an initiative developed by the Regional Secretari... Mais >>

Informação: Açores são região com os olhos postos no futuro, afirma Vasco Cordeiro
“Os Açores constituem, actualmente, uma Região com os olhos postos no futuro, que conta com o contributo das novas gerações, onde se incluem os descendentes dos emigrantes, para fazer cada vez melhor ao nível económico, das suas infra-estruturas, do ponto de vista social, mas também no que diz respeito à sua afirmação internacional”, de... Mais >>