Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Corvo.
Due to the festivities of Our Lady of Miracles, the Azorean government will grant a public holiday to civil servants based on the island of Corvo, highlighting the importance of this celebration.
Bolieiro leads a two-day trip to the smallest island in the Azores. The Government Council meets in Corvo and regional secretaries have an agenda spread across the island.
Two horticultural greenhouses, a composter, and drip irrigation: the European project Life IP Agriloop arrives on the smallest island of the Azores with a focus on sustainable production.
With the new regulation, the municipality aims to “contribute to the increase of the birth rate in the municipality of Corvo and foster the healthy development of families and the improvement of living conditions”.
New regulation doubles the incentive that had been in effect since 2022.
The National Association of Parishes (Anafre) has issued a negative opinion on a legislative proposal that intends to allocate funds from the Parish Financing Fund to the municipality of Corvo, in the Azores, which performs parish-level duties in this Azorean territory.
The president of the National Association of Parishes highlighted that the municipality of Corvo, as it lacks parish bodies, does not have the set of expenses that would justify access to the fund.
In the Azores, the Corvo Volunteer Firefighters will provide training to 22 new members, aged between 17 and 42, which will begin on Monday and continue until July 31st.
The project was accepted by everyone, and in 2022, the global tender for the execution of the contract was launched, with a total value of 3.6 million euros.
The scholarships last for the duration of the academic year, in accordance with the respective school calendar, according to regulations published this Tuesday in the Diário da República.
The ship Thor has not docked at Corvo's commercial port since November, and the supply failures are worrying local residents and business owners.
The cooperation between local authorities and the Azores Government aims to “work for the people of Corvo and provide responses to their needs” and includes investments in health, accessibility, and housing.
