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Secretaria Regional dos Assuntos Parlamentares e Comunidades
Paulo Estêvão praises integration of foreign students into Azorean educational community
Paulo Estêvão praises integration of foreign students into Azorean educational community
Secretaria Regional dos Assuntos Parlamentares e Comunidades
Azorean and Canadian media meet in Toronto and Montreal
Azorean and Canadian media meet in Toronto and Montreal
Secretaria Regional dos Assuntos Parlamentares e Comunidades
Azorean Diaspora Advisers take office on Azores Day
Azorean Diaspora Advisers take office on Azores Day
June 11, 2025
Paulo Estêvão praises integration of foreign students into Azorean educational community
June 5, 2025
Azorean and Canadian media meet in Toronto and Montreal
June 4, 2025
Azorean Diaspora Advisers take office on Azores Day
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Nota de Imprensa
June 11, 2025
Paulo Estêvão praises integration of foreign students into Azorean educational community
The Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, Paulo Estêvão, stressed today that the integration of foreign students in Azorean schools is a success story. He also highlighted the "organised return" of families from the United States and Canada as well as their successful integration. "This return is organised. It means that they already have housing and the opportunity, for many of them, to sell their property in the United States and buy it here, and so this voluntary return of families is organised. Integration will be easier as they do not face the problems of those who are deported and the consequent inconveniences," he said. The government official spoke after a meeting this morning with two members of the School Board of Roberto Ivens Basic Education School in Ponta Delgada about the integration of students who have returned from the United States and Canada in recent months. At Roberto Ivens School, there are three middle school students in this exact situation and one in elementary school. However, with the end of the current school year, the number of families returning to the Azores and enrolling their children in regional schools is expected to increase. In recent months, about 30 families have returned to the Azores: in the United States, the voluntary return was due to fear of the policies pursued by the current U.S. administration, and in Canada due to the rising cost of living, stated the Regional Secretary. "We are counting on the collaboration of institutions run by Azoreans and working with the Azorean community," he said, praising the decisive role of these institutions and thanking them for their work. About 60 students from 15 different countries are studying at the school visited today - Brazil, Cape Verde, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are just some of the countries represented.
June 11, 2025
Paulo Estêvão praises integration of foreign students into Azorean educational community
The Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, Paulo Estêvão, stressed today that the integration of foreign students in Azorean schools is a success story. He also highlighted the "organised return" of families from the United States and Canada as well as their successful integration. "This return is organised. It means that they already have housing and the opportunity, for many of them, to sell their property in the United States and buy it here, and so this voluntary return of families is organised. Integration will be easier as they do not face the problems of those who are deported and the consequent inconveniences," he said. The government official spoke after a meeting this morning with two members of the School Board of Roberto Ivens Basic Education School in Ponta Delgada about the integration of students who have returned from the United States and Canada in recent months. At Roberto Ivens School, there are three middle school students in this exact situation and one in elementary school. However, with the end of the current school year, the number of families returning to the Azores and enrolling their children in regional schools is expected to increase. In recent months, about 30 families have returned to the Azores: in the United States, the voluntary return was due to fear of the policies pursued by the current U.S. administration, and in Canada due to the rising cost of living, stated the Regional Secretary. "We are counting on the collaboration of institutions run by Azoreans and working with the Azorean community," he said, praising the decisive role of these institutions and thanking them for their work. About 60 students from 15 different countries are studying at the school visited today - Brazil, Cape Verde, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are just some of the countries represented.
Nota de Imprensa
June 5, 2025
Azorean and Canadian media meet in Toronto and Montreal
The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities is organising the 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America, this time in Canada, more precisely in the cities of Toronto and Montreal, from June 12 to 16. Organised by the Regional Directorate for the Communities, the initiative brings together Azorean media outlets with their Canadian counterparts serving the Portuguese communities in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It aims to debate the new challenges of transatlantic communication as well as share information, experiences and knowledge between these media outlets. The meeting programme begins in the province of Ontario on June 12. It includes visits by representatives of the Azorean media to Camões TV, Camões Radio and Chin Radio and TV in Toronto, as well as to the Correio da Manhã Canada newspaper and CMCTV and CIRV FM radio in Brampton. On the morning of the following day, June 13, visits are scheduled to OMNI Television and FPTV. The first session of the 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America will take place in the afternoon. It will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, Paulo Estêvão, at the Graciosa Community Centre in Toronto, featuring the participation of various media outlets from the Azores and the province of Ontario. The event will be divided into panels dedicated to the press, radio and television. The second session of the meeting will be held on June 14 at the House of the Azores of Quebec in Montreal. It will also be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities and will once again be attended by the Azorean media present at the initiative and, this time, the press, radio and television outlets serving the local Portuguese-speaking communities. On June 15, the Azorean delegation will take part in the traditional Holy Spirit festivities in the community of Laval and visit LusaQTV and Radio Centre-Ville the following day. The 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America is attended by the following Azorean media outlets: Diário dos Açores, Diário Insular, Ilha Maior, Tribuna das Ilhas, Rádio Atlântida, Rádio Clube Asas do Atlântico, Rádio Clube de Angra, RTP Açores and VITEC - Azores TV. Twenty media outlets serving the Portuguese communities in these two Canadian provinces will be present, 15 of which are based in Ontario (Correio da Manhã Canada, Jornal de Toronto, North News, O Milénio Stadium, Revista Amar, Revista Luso Life, Camões Radio, CIRV FM, Rádio Luso Canadá, Rádio Sons de Portugal, Camões TV, CMCTV, FPTV, Gente da Nossa TV and OMNI TV) and five in Quebec (Voz de Portugal, LusoPresse, Rádio Centre-Ville, LusaQTV and Montreal TV Magazine). The two previous editions of this initiative took place on the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, in the Azores, and in Fall River and New Bedford, USA, in May and October 2022, respectively. The previous editions saw the creation of ADMA - Azores Diaspora Media Alliance, a platform for cooperation between media organisations in the Azores and North America, which is coordinated by the State University. The meeting to be held in Canada intends to be a space for debate on common challenges between the media organisations of the Azores and their communities, encouraging the exchange of information and experiences to promote the Region, its culture and its potential. The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, created within the organisational structure of the XIV Government of the Azores, is endowed with specific competences in media affairs.
June 5, 2025
Azorean and Canadian media meet in Toronto and Montreal
The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities is organising the 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America, this time in Canada, more precisely in the cities of Toronto and Montreal, from June 12 to 16. Organised by the Regional Directorate for the Communities, the initiative brings together Azorean media outlets with their Canadian counterparts serving the Portuguese communities in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It aims to debate the new challenges of transatlantic communication as well as share information, experiences and knowledge between these media outlets. The meeting programme begins in the province of Ontario on June 12. It includes visits by representatives of the Azorean media to Camões TV, Camões Radio and Chin Radio and TV in Toronto, as well as to the Correio da Manhã Canada newspaper and CMCTV and CIRV FM radio in Brampton. On the morning of the following day, June 13, visits are scheduled to OMNI Television and FPTV. The first session of the 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America will take place in the afternoon. It will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, Paulo Estêvão, at the Graciosa Community Centre in Toronto, featuring the participation of various media outlets from the Azores and the province of Ontario. The event will be divided into panels dedicated to the press, radio and television. The second session of the meeting will be held on June 14 at the House of the Azores of Quebec in Montreal. It will also be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities and will once again be attended by the Azorean media present at the initiative and, this time, the press, radio and television outlets serving the local Portuguese-speaking communities. On June 15, the Azorean delegation will take part in the traditional Holy Spirit festivities in the community of Laval and visit LusaQTV and Radio Centre-Ville the following day. The 3rd Meeting of Media Directors from the Azores and North America is attended by the following Azorean media outlets: Diário dos Açores, Diário Insular, Ilha Maior, Tribuna das Ilhas, Rádio Atlântida, Rádio Clube Asas do Atlântico, Rádio Clube de Angra, RTP Açores and VITEC - Azores TV. Twenty media outlets serving the Portuguese communities in these two Canadian provinces will be present, 15 of which are based in Ontario (Correio da Manhã Canada, Jornal de Toronto, North News, O Milénio Stadium, Revista Amar, Revista Luso Life, Camões Radio, CIRV FM, Rádio Luso Canadá, Rádio Sons de Portugal, Camões TV, CMCTV, FPTV, Gente da Nossa TV and OMNI TV) and five in Quebec (Voz de Portugal, LusoPresse, Rádio Centre-Ville, LusaQTV and Montreal TV Magazine). The two previous editions of this initiative took place on the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, in the Azores, and in Fall River and New Bedford, USA, in May and October 2022, respectively. The previous editions saw the creation of ADMA - Azores Diaspora Media Alliance, a platform for cooperation between media organisations in the Azores and North America, which is coordinated by the State University. The meeting to be held in Canada intends to be a space for debate on common challenges between the media organisations of the Azores and their communities, encouraging the exchange of information and experiences to promote the Region, its culture and its potential. The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, created within the organisational structure of the XIV Government of the Azores, is endowed with specific competences in media affairs.