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Swimming pools in Ribeira Grande, Azores, close again following water quality tests

📍 Azores🏖️ Daily Life🩺 Health#public-safety+1 more

Results from the weekly water quality analysis “recorded oxidisability values above the recommended parameters.”

cmjornal.pt29 Jul
Swimming pools in Ribeira Grande, Azores, close again following water quality tests

Exhibition proposes reflection on the nature of the Azores and silencing during the dictatorship

📍 Azores🎭 Culture📜 History#arts+1 more

The exhibition 'The Silence of Hephaestus', which opens on Saturday at the Arquipélago arts centre, proposes a reflection on the dimensions of the Azores' nature and the 'silencing' during the dictatorship, featuring works from the State Contemporary Art Collection (CACE).

rtp.pt24 Jul
Exhibition proposes reflection on the nature of the Azores and silencing during the dictatorship

Brazil gains a voice at North Wave, a 100% female festival in the Azores

📍 Azores🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment+1 more

With an all-female lineup, North Wave brings together LP, Blaya, and Brazilians Mari Froes and Bruna Lennon this Saturday (25/07) in Ribeira Grande, in a premium format with an expected attendance of 7,000 people.

publico.pt23 Jul

Memorial to the Emigrant Soldier in the Azores: A Powerful Tribute

📍 Azores🎭 Culture📜 History#azores+3 more

Home Lifestyle Memorial to the Emigrant Soldier in the Azores: A Powerful Tribute Memorial to the Emigrant Soldier in the Azores: A Powerful Tribute In Ribeira Grande, on São Miguel Island, the Memorial do Soldado Emigrante is a quiet but powerful tribute to emigrant soldiers.

The Portugal News22 Jul
Memorial to the Emigrant Soldier in the Azores: A Powerful Tribute

18-year-old arrested for assaulting 16-year-old during agricultural work in Ribeira Grande

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The disagreement was reportedly motivated by a derogatory comment made by the victim regarding the work performed by the suspect.

cmjornal.pt17 Jul
18-year-old arrested for assaulting 16-year-old during agricultural work in Ribeira Grande

Two people rescued from a geological crater on São Miguel island

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#emergency-services+1 more

The alert was received at 14:58 by members of the public who were in the area.

cmjornal.pt12 Jul
Two people rescued from a geological crater on São Miguel island

Navy: Diving accident emergency route certified

📍 Azores🩺 Health🚇 Infrastructure#emergency-services+1 more

The emergency route for diving accidents will help improve information, cooperation, and lessons learned to enhance support. The exercise involved 234 people.

observador.pt10 Jul
Navy: Diving accident emergency route certified

Preventive detention for two drug trafficking suspects

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

Two men aged 32 and 41 have been remanded in custody after failing to comply with court-ordered coercive measures. The suspects missed their periodic check-ins and maintained contact with each other.

observador.pt9 Jul
Preventive detention for two drug trafficking suspects

Preventive detention for two suspects of robbery with "violence" in São Miguel

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The suspects allegedly used “physical violence to assault the victim and subsequently steal the aforementioned bicycle, later fleeing the scene.”

cmjornal.pt29 Jun
Preventive detention for two suspects of robbery with "violence" in São Miguel

Festival in Portugal features an all-female lineup

📍 Azores🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#music-festival+2 more

Home News Festival in Portugal features an all-female lineup Festival in Portugal features an all-female lineup The North Wave festival, held July 25 in Ribeira Grande, Azores, spotlights female artists, with Mari Froes, Blaya, and LP headlining.

The Portugal News18 Jun
Festival in Portugal features an all-female lineup

Preventive detention for suspect of destroying municipal heritage in Ribeira Grande

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#crime-report+1 more

The man threatened police officers.

cmjornal.pt16 Jun
Preventive detention for suspect of destroying municipal heritage in Ribeira Grande

Fire at the former PSP police station in the Azorean city of Ribeira Grande leaves no injuries

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#public-safety+1 more

Concerns are being raised regarding the 'structural stability' of the building, which is vacant and 'highly degraded'.

cmjornal.pt7 Jun
Fire at the former PSP police station in the Azorean city of Ribeira Grande leaves no injuries

Death of shark in the Azores under investigation

📍 Azores🌱 Environment⚖️ Legal#sustainability+1 more

Following the death of the shark, two complaints were filed by citizens.

publico.pt4 Jun
Death of shark in the Azores under investigation

Violent death of shark in Rabo de Peixe under investigation, says Azores Government

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#animal-welfare+1 more

A video of the act was shared on social media. Meanwhile, the NGO Animal has reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

cmjornal.pt4 Jun
Violent death of shark in Rabo de Peixe under investigation, says Azores Government

Man arrested for stealing gold and silver from a home in the Azores

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

A 54-year-old man was caught in Capelas, on the island of São Miguel. 26 items were recovered, which were already for sale at a gold and silver exchange shop.

cmjornal.pt2 Jun
Man arrested for stealing gold and silver from a home in the Azores

Bolieiro: Azores are an investment "opportunity" for the EU

📍 Azores🏛️ Government💶 Finance#investment+1 more

“We are not just the EU's outermost region, but its best Atlantic projection on the western frontier that connects Europe to America and Africa,” says the president of the Azorean regional government.

observador.pt30 May
Bolieiro: Azores are an investment "opportunity" for the EU

Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment, three receive suspended sentences

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The Ponta Delgada Court sentenced a former employee of a Rabo de Peixe nursery accused of child abuse to six years in prison on Thursday, while the remaining three defendants received suspended sentences.

rtp.pt21 May
Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment, three receive suspended sentences

Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment, three receive suspended sentences

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

The defendant accused of committing the most acts of mistreatment against the minors was sentenced to six years in prison.

publico.pt21 May
Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment, three receive suspended sentences

Mistreatment: Six years of effective imprisonment for a nursery school assistant in Rabo de Peixe

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

A nursery school assistant was sentenced this Thursday, May 21, to six years of effective imprisonment for mistreatment at a daycare centre in Rabo de Peixe, in the Azores. The other three defendants received suspended sentences ranging from two to five years. The four women, former employees of the Casa do Povo de Rabo de Peixe, were accused of a total of 44 crimes of child abuse. The court found the charges proven, specifically that the four former employees committed acts of mistreatment against 17 children (infants and toddlers aged 1, 2, and 3) under their care while working as educational assistants at the Casa do Povo de Rabo de Peixe Child Support Centre. The defendant accused of the most crimes was sentenced to six years of effective prison; another received a five-year suspended sentence. A third defendant was given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence, and the fourth received a two-year suspended sentence. The Public Prosecutor's Office intends to appeal the suspended sentences, according to a judicial source.

dn.pt21 May
Mistreatment: Six years of effective imprisonment for a nursery school assistant in Rabo de Peixe

Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#crime-report+1 more

One received an effective six-year prison sentence, while the remaining three defendants received suspended sentences.

cmjornal.pt21 May
Four former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees convicted of mistreatment

Azores: Fire leaves five people homeless in Rabo de Peixe

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#emergency-services

A fire in a house in Rabo de Peixe left the first floor uninhabitable, displacing five people, according to the fire department. The causes of the incident are unknown.

observador.pt19 May
Azores: Fire leaves five people homeless in Rabo de Peixe

Vito Quinci, nephew of the famous Italian drug trafficker from Rabo de Peixe, has died

📍 Azores🎭 Culture⚖️ Legal#entertainment

He served house arrest in Mazara del Vallo, Sicily.

cmjornal.pt17 May
Vito Quinci, nephew of the famous Italian drug trafficker from Rabo de Peixe, has died

“What is shocking is that the director is still in office”: Carlos Anjos on the case of mistreatment at a Rabo de Peixe daycare centre

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#crime-report+1 more

CMTV commentator says he is surprised that the director and staff members continue to perform their duties at the daycare centre.

cmjornal.pt6 May
“What is shocking is that the director is still in office”: Carlos Anjos on the case of mistreatment at a Rabo de Peixe daycare centre

Public Prosecutor requests effective prison sentences for Rabo de Peixe nursery staff

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#crime-report+1 more

The Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking effective prison sentences for the four women accused of committing 44 crimes of child abuse at a nursery in Rabo de Peixe.

rtp.pt6 May
Public Prosecutor requests effective prison sentences for Rabo de Peixe nursery staff

Public Prosecutor and prosecution request custodial sentences for former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees accused of child abuse

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

For the Public Prosecutor, the facts of the indictment “are all proven” and “none of the four is fit to work with children”.

cmjornal.pt6 May
Public Prosecutor and prosecution request custodial sentences for former Rabo de Peixe nursery employees accused of child abuse

Works by Fuso Insular to be featured at the Arquipélago centre

📍 Azores🎭 Culture#arts+1 more

The work by Fuso Insular, which will be at the Arquipélago — Contemporary Arts Centre, includes 45 video pieces in continuous projection, marking the first time they will be shown together.

observador.pt5 May
Works by Fuso Insular to be featured at the Arquipélago centre

Shark beaten to death in Rabo de Peixe. Association reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#animal-welfare+1 more

Images of a shark being beaten to death were shared on social media.

cmjornal.pt1 May
Shark beaten to death in Rabo de Peixe. Association reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office

Shark beaten to death in the Azores: animal welfare associations urge authorities to investigate video with "shocking images"

📍 Azores⚖️ Legal🌱 Environment#animal-welfare+1 more

The incident occurred in Rabo de Peixe, on the island of São Miguel

cnnportugal.iol.pt1 May
Shark beaten to death in the Azores: animal welfare associations urge authorities to investigate video with "shocking images"

Azores thermal baths: an asset to combat Azorean seasonality

📍 Azores🏖️ Daily Life🧭 Travel#tourism+1 more

With around 170,000 annual users, the thermal baths in the Azores attract local tourists and visitors from all over the world due to their beauty and therapeutic benefits. We went to discover some of these places in the volcanic heart of the archipelago's largest island.

expresso.pt30 Apr
Azores thermal baths: an asset to combat Azorean seasonality

Outrage as mob in Azores beats shark to death

📍 Azores🏖️ Daily Life🌱 Environment#animal-welfare+1 more

There is outrage today in the Azores, and over social networks, after images show a mob, in the fishing community of Rabo do Peixe, beating a shark to death. That The post Outrage as mob in Azores beats shark to death appeared first on Portugal Resident.

portugalresident.com30 Apr
Outrage as mob in Azores beats shark to death