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Cape Verde Experience Unveils New Island-Hopping Adventure and Unique Hotels
Breaking Travel News
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July 19, 2025
UK tour operator Cape Verde Experience has announced an exciting expansion to its holiday collection for 2025/26, showcasing the diversity of Cape Verde’s islands with its new island-hopping itinerary and authentic hotel additions. Renowned for...
Cabo Verde: EU backs armed forces with €12M to strengthen capacity
Macau Business
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July 8, 2025
The European Union (EU) approved a measure on Tuesday to assist the Armed Forces of Cabo Verde with €12 million over a two-year period to strengthen the country’s military capacity. According to a statement from the Council of the EU, the first...
Cabo Verde issues final ultimatum to Macau Legend over stalled casino-resort project
Yogonet International
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July 7, 2025
Cabo Verde has given Macau-based developer Macau Legend Development a final 60-day deadline to submit a new proposal for its long-stalled casino-resort project in the capital, Praia, warning that failure to do so will lead to contract cancellation...
Cabo Verde issues final warning to Macau Legend over stalled hotel-casino project
Macau Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
Cabo Verde’s government has issued a final ultimatum to Macau Legend, urging the company to present a new plan for its stalled hotel-casino project in Praia or risk losing the site entirely, according to a report by Lusa. Speaking during a visit...
Morabeza documented the culture of Cape Verde before independence.
Portugal Pulse
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July 9, 2025
The music of Cape Verde carries a poignant feeling. This sentiment is embedded in our songs, expressing what words cannot say, what hands cannot write. It holds the silent rage, the unspoken disgust, the mute despair, and the words of faith that...
Cape Verde gives Macau Legend final opportunity to revive integrated resort project
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 6, 2025
Cape Verde’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Paulo Rocha, announced that the government is giving Macau Legend one final opportunity to present an alternative plan for the unfinished hotel-casino project in Praia. According to news agency Lusa, the...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
Cape Verde wants “more and better” Chinese investment: Minister
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
The Interior Minister of Cape Verde told Lusa that the African country wants to attract investment from China, which he described as “one of the main partners” in the country’s development since independence. “We currently already have a Chinese...
Israeli aggression impacts Africa
Press TV
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The recent Israeli and US aggression on Iran has negatively impacted the economies of many African countries while challenging the continent's legacy of anti-colonial solidarity. Can Africa break free from economic dependence and reclaim its...
Things To Do: Polar art; Park Passport Challenge; Cape Verdean Heritage
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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“What do you want to do?” If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the...
Cape Verde celebrates 50 years of independence
Deutsche Welle
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"Many say Cape Verde is a beacon for other African countries," says long-serving Cape Verdean politician Gualberto do Rosário. "I don't believe in such comparisons. Undoubtedly, Cape Verde scores better than many other African countries in various...
Cape Verde declares 3-month health emergency over dengue, malaria
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Cape Verde has declared a three-month national public health emergency to stem the spread of dengue fever and the resurgence of malaria. "The measure, approved by the Council of Ministers, takes into account the upcoming...
Cape Verde Upgraded to Upper-Middle-Income Status by World Bank
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
The World Bank has reclassified Cape Verde as an upper-middle-income economy, effective July 1, 2025, marking a major milestone in the nation’s development. The upgrade follows a 16.8% surge in gross national income (GNI) per capita between 2023...
Cape Verdean heritage and the American Dream: Commentary
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Rhode Island's Cape Verdean community reflects on belonging, opportunity and the American Dream amid national shifts. The 50th Anniversary of Cape Verdean independence prompts reflection on the American Dream through equity, inclusion and...
Cape Verdean community celebrates 50 years of independence
Dorchester Reporter - Massachusetts
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July 2, 2025
One day after American Independence Day, the Cape Verdean community will unite with their island home in marking the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s break from Portugal – a milestone many in the diaspora hope will bring a tighter bond between the...
Macau Legend promises alternative to hotel-casino in Cape Verde
Macau Business
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July 4, 2025
Cabo Verde’s minister for internal affairs told Lusa on Friday that the government will give a “last chance” to the Macau Legend company, which has promised “an alternative” for the unfinished hotel-casino in Praia. “The developer has had several...
‘We are focused on freedom’: Local Cape Verdeans celebrate 50 years of independence
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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July 4, 2025
On July 5, Cape Verde marks 50 years of independence. It’s an important anniversary for the thousands of Cape Verdeans who will be celebrating in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which together are home to the largest population of Cape Verdeans in...
The lost dreams of Cape Verdeans who studied casino management in Macau
Macau Business
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July 3, 2025
A group of 17 Cape Verdeans travelled to Macau to study with the aim of joining the management team of a hotel-casino under construction in Praia. Nine years later, the project remains unfinished, and most have since emigrated. In November 2016,...
A Walk Down the Block: Brockton, Cape Verde's '11th island'
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Let’s take a walk down the block. Today we’re on the southern end of Main Street in Brockton, in the Campello neighborhood. It’s a nice summer day, so people are out and about. Some drop into the many shops, salons and eateries lining the busy,...
The 2nd annual Cape Verdean ’40 under 40’ gala to highlight homegrown talent
Dorchester Reporter - Massachusetts
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July 2, 2025
This year’s second installment of the Cape Verdean 40 under 40 awards highlights another group of promising young people in the city and the region who have found great success in athletics, academia, health care, and community development....