The Regional Government of the Azores has opened applications for 450 scholarships worth €2,750 each for the 2026/2027 academic year, aimed at students residing in the region for at least three years, with the objective of promoting equal opportunities in access to education. #BolsasDeEstudo #EnsinoSuperior #Açores (translated)
Occupational scholarship holders in the Azores demand better working conditions and request meetings with political parties to discuss solutions that ensure labor justice and social protection. #Açores #JustiçaLaboral #EducaçãoInclusiva (translated)
We are talking about a critical infrastructure for communications, for businesses, for hospitals, for schools, for banks, and for the entire regional economy. We cannot wait for a serious failure to then realize that we needed to act sooner," emphasizes José Pacheco, as cited in the note. #Açores #GovernoRegional #Infraestrutura (translated)
Chega Açores questioned the Regional Government about the urgent replacement of the inter-island submarine cables, warning that the current infrastructure has already exceeded its lifespan and requires concrete answers and not just new studies or announcements. #Açores #GovernoRegional #Infraestrutura (translated)
The deputy of Chega/Açores, Francisco Lima, stated that the former workers of the Lajes Base were robbed by the system and demanded the restoration of the illegitimate deductions that total about 7.8 million euros, appealing to the PS and PSD to support the cause. #PartidoChega #BaseDasLajes #Açores (translated)
The unions SITAVA and SINTAC called for a strike at SATA Handling between October 21 and November 3 in protest against the Azorean Government's intention to sell the entirety of ground handling services, stating that the 100% sale was a political choice of the Portuguese authorities and not an imposition from the European Commission. #GreveSATA #SITAVASINTAC #TransporteAéreoAçores (translated)
The president of the Health Unit of São Miguel Island, Sandra Silva, stated, in turn, that the new Health Unit of Livramento and São Roque fits into the modernization of primary healthcare, intending in the medium term to invest, in addition to the existing human resources, in more doctors, nurses, psychologists, nutrition, and dentistry. #Saúde #Açores #Desperdício (translated)
We are effectively increasing expenditure, investment throughout the Regional Health Service (SRS), and this is [often] difficult to manage from a financial point of view. José Manuel Bolieiro (PSD) stated that we are "combating chronic underfunding in the Regional Health Service (SRS), whether in primary care or in the hospital sector, with very significant amounts, perhaps beyond the capabilities." #Saúde #Açores #Desperdício (translated)
The president of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, highlighted the importance of combating waste in the health sector, while the executive invests significantly to address chronic underfunding and announced the construction of a new Health Center in Ribeira Grande. #Saúde #Açores #Desperdício (translated)
The socialist deputy Francisco César advocated for an end to digital discrimination in the Azores, warning that the Azoreans should not be treated as second-class Portuguese when accessing products from platforms like Amazon, and he requested oversight of shipping costs to ensure equality in digital commerce. #Açores #DiscriminaçãoDigital #ComércioEletrónico (translated)
The island of Faial, in the Azores, will implement a pilot project funded by the European Union to transform brackish water into drinking water, aiming to improve water resource management and climate resilience. #Açores #Água #Sustentabilidade (translated)
The Government of the Azores announced the opening of competitions to recruit 40 nurses, 25 for the Hospital of the Divine Holy Spirit and 15 for the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, highlighting a 17% growth in the number of nurses in the region over the last six years. #Enfermagem #SaúdeAçores #Hospitais (translated)
The Government of the Azores is implementing a training program in entrepreneurship for prisoners up to 35 years old in the largest prisons in the region, following a pilot project in 2024, with the aim of promoting skills, resilience, and reintegration into the community. #Empreendedorismo #Açores #ReinserçãoSocial (translated)
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will speak this Tuesday at the European Parliament to advocate for an increase in the community budget and the maintenance of support for the outermost regions, such as the Azores and Madeira. #ParlamentoEuropeu #OrçamentoEuropeu #AçõesGovernamentais (translated)
🚨 Pedro Proença chegou de urgência a Copenhaga para uma reunião em torno da situação de Cristiano Ronaldo na seleção. O presidente da FPF tinha previsto marcar presença nos Açores para o jogo de amanhã dos sub-21, que quase de certeza garantirá o apuramento para o Euro 2027. #CristianoRonaldo #FPF #Euro2027
“A situação está a tornar-se precária, mas o mundo está a começar a perceber”Em entrevista ao Observador, Nate Soares, norte-americano com família com raízes nos Açores, sublinha que o ataque do “enxame” de agentes da OpenAI “deu provas concretas de que a IA tem objetivos que não queríamos que tivesse”. #InteligênciaArtificial #Superinteligência #RiscosTecnológicos
Um homem de 56 anos foi detido em São Miguel, Açores, por violação e violação de domicílio, após surpreender uma mulher de 20 anos enquanto esta prestava serviços de limpeza, sendo agora mantido em prisão preventiva. #Crime #Violação #Açores
“O rating da Fitch subiu para os Açores no seguimento, aliás, do que a DBRS tinha feito em maio passado, quando subiu também a expectativa para a Região Autónoma. Isto revela a solidez e a credibilidade das finanças públicas regionais”
A agência de rating Fitch melhorou a classificação dos Açores para BBB+, destacando a solidez das finanças públicas regionais e a sustentabilidade da receita, acompanhando a recente subida do rating de Portugal. #Açores #FinançasPúblicas #Rating
O ciclone tropical Six, que se intensificou a 730 km a sudoeste dos Açores, não deverá afetar o arquipélago, segundo o IPMA, embora possa causar alguma instabilidade atmosférica e precipitação localizada. #CicloneTropical #Açores #IPMA
