main
President
Regional Government
Citizen Space
Business Space
About Azores
  news Legislation Schedule Communities Contacts Portal Map Links Help
Versão PortuguesaMUDAR LÍNGUA
See in: entities  
 

Presidency of the Government
Vice-Presidency of the Government, Employment and Business Competitiveness
Regional Secretariat for Social Solidarity
Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture
Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology
Regional Secretariat for Transport and Public Works
Regional Secretariat for Health
Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism
Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry

 
Media
      

Get News of the Government by RSS - click here
Know more about RSS ...

 

Angra do Heroísmo ,  November 16, 2012

Government committed to reintegrate deportees

 

The Regional Government is committed to reintegrate deportees, assured the Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations in Angra do Heroísmo yesterday night.

Rodrigo Oliveira spoke on behalf of the President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, at a Thanksgiving dinner offered to over 100 deported citizens and their respective families. The event was promoted by the Bristol County Sheriff, Tom Hodgson, with the support of the Regional Directorate for Communities, local social support organisations as well as associations from the Azorean communities on the East coast of the United States.

"This is a Government for all, a Government that works on a daily basis to provide opportunities for everyone," stressed the government official, who addressed "a word of encouragement" to deported emigrants and challenged them to seize these opportunities towards a full integration.

Rodrigo Oliveira highlighted the work carried out by the Government of the Azores in conjunction with U.S. and Canadian authorities in monitoring deportation processes. Moreover, the government official emphasised the role played by the Bristol County Sheriff, who is responsible for one of the most important detention centres for deported citizens, in the support provided to deportees and their families.

The dinner held on Thursday night was attended by nearly 120 deported citizens and their respective families. The same initiative will take place on São Miguel next Sunday at 12:30 PM. There will also a dinner organised for 100 children and teenagers placed at the care of social solidarity institutions.
 
The celebration of Thanksgiving Day is extremely important in the lives of Americans, a tradition dating back to the 17th century that was established as a national holiday by the Congress of the United States of America. The menu includes the traditional turkey and pumpkin pie. These products were imported from the United States for this occasion.


GaCS/FA
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

Official government press-releases presented in all foreign languages interfaces of the Azorean Government Portal (Portal do Governo dos Açores) are a sub-set of the government's official press-releases daily output and are chosen for translation and publication on the foreign language interfaces based on audience segmentation criteria. The entire collection of the Azorean government press-releases is available in portuguese, here, from the GACS Press Office site.

 
   Print   Send Send News   GaCS GaCS Site   Regional Press Regional Press   rss  
     

Last News

Search
 
Where?
Advanced Search >>
 
 



 
 

This e-mail address is at your disposal for you to place your questions to the Regional Government of the Azores.
Ask the Government!

 

Health Ombudsman
  
Listen to this Page LISTEN
Go to top of page TOP
help HELP
Versão PortuguesaMUDAR LÍNGUA

 
Símbol of Acessibilidade on Web
main | President | Regional Government | Citizen Space | Business Space | About Azores | My Site