237 earthquakes felt by the population since March 19 Açoriano Oriental reports that a total of 237 earthquakes have been felt by the population on the island of São Jorge, in the Azores,…

Web camera already installed acorianooriental.pt reports that seismovolcanic monitoring authority “CIVISA plans to install, probably at the beginning of next week, a station to measure the flux of carbon dioxide from soils on…

One earthquake was felt by the population in São Jorge in the last 24 hours Açoriano Oriental reports that an earthquake was felt by the population in the last 24 hours on the…

… but none felt Açoriano Oriental reports that about 700 earthquakes were recorded this Tuesday on the island of São Jorge, but none were sufficiently strong to be felt by the local population….

Various media sources report that faced with “increased risks” due to the Ukraine war, Brussels has asked EU countries to revoke golden passports, control golden visas, and report on their implementation by May….

Marcelo visits São Jorge today Expresso reports that on Friday, the President of the Republic had already said that he was following the seismovolcanic crisis on the Azorean island of São Jorge, where…

Locals offer support in event of evacuation Hundreds of people from Pico are providing accommodation for families on the island of São Jorge that can be evacuated.On social media, a group was created…

The inhabitants of the fajã das Velas, in São Jorge, will be removed, and going to those areas will be prohibited due to the seismovolcanic crisis, revealed today the President of the Government…

Non-essential trips discouraged The regional secretary for Health, Clélio Meneses, who oversees Civil Protection, reiterated that non-essential trips to the island of São Jorge are not recommended, due to the seismovolcanic crisis. “Taking…

… if seismic crisis worsens The national edition of JM reports that the Regional Government of the Azores is preparing scenarios for the evacuation of people from the island of São Jorge, in…

1,800 earthquakes hit Sao Jorge island Reuters reports that the “Azores are on watch for large quake or eruption as island keeps shaking” Some 1,800 earthquakes hit Sao Jorge island Experts fear stronger…

… but only 48 felt locally The earthquake of greater magnitude, 3.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 2:43 am this Sunday (March 20), having been felt by the populations of São…

… with £295m worth of luxury cars The Guardian among others reported earlier this week that an abandoned cargo ship that caught fire in the mid-Atlantic last week was carrying $401m (£295m) worth of cars,…

. “Last year we sold 312 tons of cheese to the island of São Miguel” On December 31, 2021, Hospital A Uniqueijo – União de Cooperativas Agrícolas da Ilha de São Jorge, founded…

“Mild” earthquake felt on mainland An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale and an epicentre about 35 kilometres south-southwest of Cape Finisterre, in Spain, was felt yesterday in Santo…

Airline bosses send open letter to UK government The PA News Agency reports that the chief executives of the UK’s largest airlines have written to the Government to demand an end to coronavirus-related…

… as bad weather impacts Açoriano Oriental reports that Casermel (Cooperativa de Apicultores e Sericultores de São Miguel) recorded a 40% drop in honey production last year compared to 2020. The main reason…

3,541 active cases The Azores today (Jan 16) have 471 new cases of COVID-19, accounting for a total of 3,541 active infections and 40 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus are now hospitalized,…

Azores and Madeira identify agricultural crisis JM reports that the Outermost Regions of Portugal have joined forces, with the Regional Government of the Azores, together with the Madeiran executive, sending a letter to…

Poll looks promising for PM Costa Press agency dpa-international reports from mainland Portugal that Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa can hope to win an absolute majority of seats in parliament for the first time in the new…

… after MPs reject government budget. Various sources report that Portugal’s parliament yesterday rejected the minority Socialist government’s proposed state budget for 2022 in a move expected to trigger an early election and…

Press agency Lusa report that complete vaccination against Covid-19 already covers 86% of the Portuguese population and there are already more than nine million people who have at least one dose of the…

Positive news as T3 reopens Various sources report that BA flights moving back to Terminal 3 in two weeks. In a clear indication of the pick-up of flight activity, British Airways will be moving…

… but still lower than 2019 Açoriano Oriental reports that the number of passengers disembarking at airports in the Azores in September was more than double the number registered in the same month…