Regional Government promotes session on Autonomy and Diaspora in Horta
The Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, is promoting a session on “Autonomy and Diaspora – the Future,” which will be held next Friday, May 26, at 6 pm at the Manuel de Arriaga House Museum in the city of Horta, Faial Island. Chaired by the President of the […]
Regional Government launches podcast for young people of Azorean descent
The Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities and in partnership with Antena 1 Açores radio station, will premiere the “Azores Today” podcast this Thursday, April 27. It will be specifically targeted at Azorean emigrant communities in the United States of America, Canada and Bermuda, namely young people of Azorean […]
“Skin-coloured pencils” project kicks off on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, marked on March 21, with the launch of “Skin-coloured pencils,” an initiative aimed at the basic education school community, starting with the islands of Pico and Faial. This project aims to promote […]
Applications open for organisation of Portuguese Language Courses for foreigners
The application period for the organisation of Portuguese Language Courses for Foreigners in the Autonomous Region of the Azores is open until March 31. This is the deadline for interested organisations to formally declare their intention to provide this training, which aims to contribute to the full integration of foreign citizens living in the archipelago, […]
Regional Advisory Council for Immigration Affairs met in Ponta Delgada
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, chaired today the meeting of the Regional Advisory Council for Immigration Affairs, which took new steps towards the creation of an information-sharing platform between companies and associations supporting immigrants. At the first meeting of 2023, held at Conceição Palace in Ponta Delgada, […]
President of the Government praises ” warm and tolerant” identity of the Azorean people
The President of the Regional Government, José Manuel Bolieiro stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azores have a long history of a “warm and tolerant” identity, highlighting the Azoreans as a people that strive for integration, “dialogue and intercultural experience.” “When I look at the role of immigrants today, I regard it as if it […]
Seven decades of Azorean emigration to Canada celebrated in São Miguel and Terceira
The Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, is promoting two public sessions marking the beginning of the celebrations of the 70 years of Azorean emigration to Canada, next week, in the cities of Ponta Delgada and Angra do Heroísmo. The sessions are aimed at the public in general. […]
Azorean community personalities featured in “Diaspora Talks”
The “Diaspora Talks” initiative of the Regional Directorate for the Communities returns this month for a new season, now dedicated to biographical interviews with personalities who were born in the Azores and who have made their mark in Azorean communities. This cycle of sessions will be broadcast live on the official Facebook page of the […]
Azores-Diaspora Media Alliance with over fifty members
Over fifty media entities, media groups and press agencies from the Azores and the Azorean communities from the United States, Canada and Brazil expressed their wish to become members of the Azores-Diaspora Media Alliance (ADMA), a platform dedicated to exchanging ideas, cooperation and knowledge promoted by the Government of the Azores and managed by the […]
Film screenings on all islands to mark International Migrants Day
The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities and in partnership with the Terceira Island Film Club, promotes “Cinema without Borders” – Regional Exhibition on Migrations on all the islands of the archipelago on December 16, 17 and 18. The initiative is part of the celebrations of International Migrants Day, which is celebrated […]
