Informação: Regional Director for Communities to attend Luso-American Education Foundation annual conference in California The Regional Director for Communities travels to California to attend the 42nd Annual Conference held by the Luso-American Education Foundation - LAEF between March 15 and 17. On Thursday, March 15, Paulo Teves will meet with young people studying Portuguese at several secondary schools in Fresno. The meeting will take place at California State University, where he will address the importance of ... Mais >> Informação: Rui Bettencourt praises work of Azorean and American young people in community nursing project The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Ponta Delgada that the work jointly carried out by Azorean and American nurses in the area of community health is "very enriching and exciting." Rui Bettencourt spoke to a group of students and professors from the universities of Massachusetts and the Azores in the context of the "Bridging the Atlantic" project. He... Mais >> Informação: Celebrations of the 270th anniversary of Azorean presence in Santa Catarina are source of "great pride," says Regional Director for Communities The Regional Director for Communities stated in Florianópolis, Brazil, that the celebrations of the 270th anniversary of the Azorean presence in Santa Catarina "a source of great pride for the Azorean People." "27 decades after this day - precisely today - when the first Azoreans set foot in Santa Catarina - the feeling of belonging to the Azores is so intense. This event is indisputably part... Mais >> Informação: Regional Director for Communities participates in opening of the "Year of the Azores in Florianópolis" The Regional Director for Communities, Paulo Teves, will visit Brazil between February 21 and 24 to participate in the official opening session of the "Year of the Azores in Florianópolis" in the context of the celebrations of the 270th anniversary of the Azorean presence in Santa Catarina. The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 22, at Florianópolis City Hall, followed by the ... Mais >> Informação: Portuguese Language Courses contribute to full integration of immigrants, says Regional Director for Communities The Regional Director for Communities stressed in Ponta Delgada the importance of Portuguese language courses for immigrants as a determining factor in the "full integration of all those who, not being born in the Azores, chose the islands as their new home." "It is essential to acquire the language skills of the host society in migratory processes insofar as it contributes to a greater and effect... Mais >> Informação: "Azores Brand World" programme broadcast in Canada The series "Azores Brand World," an initiative of the Regional Government under the strategy for the promotion of Azorean products, will be broadcast from Saturday, January 13, on "Gente da Nossa TV," a programme exhibited by Canadian TV network, City TV. This magazine, which is the only Portuguese-spoken television programme on Canadian television, has been aired since 1989. It is broadcast on a... Mais >> Informação: Regional Director for Communities defends creation of spaces for the promotion of interculturality The Regional Director for Communities considered the importance of creating spaces for the "dissemination of the cultural wealth existing in the Azores," through initiatives intended to promote interculturality. "The thousands of immigrants living in the archipelago, our significant Diaspora and the Azorean emigrants who have returned to the islands over the years are a treasure that must be alway... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government marks International Migrants Day The Government of the Azores marks the International Migrants Day on Monday, December 18, with the organisation of an initiative. It intends to promote and disseminate the cultural diversity that exists in the Region, promoting dialogue, socialisation moments and the sharing of living experiences between the Azorean community and migrants. These celebrations will take place at "Casa do Povo" in t... Mais >> Informação:
Rui Bettencourt restates importance and recognition of the Diaspora's "strategic asset" The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations restated in Viana do Castelo the importance of the Diaspora and its recognition for the Government at a time of "economic growth and great opportunities that are opening up" in the economy and in the development of society. Speaking on behalf of the President of the Government at the 2nd Meeting of Investors of the Diaspora,... Mais >> Informação: Azores host 1st Regional Meeting of Investors of the Diaspora in 2018 The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations expressed in Viana do Castelo his "great satisfaction" with the holding of the 1st Regional Meeting of Investors of the Diaspora in the Azores in 2018. Rui Bettencourt spoke on the sidelines of the 2nd Meeting of Investors of the Diaspora regarding the announcement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silv... Mais >>
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