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Cape Verde gives Macau Legend final opportunity to revive integrated resort project

Asia Gaming Brief · 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...

Cape Verde wants “more and better” Chinese investment: Minister

Macau Business · 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...

‘We are focused on freedom’: Local Cape Verdeans celebrate 50 years of independence

The Public's Radio - Rhode Island · 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...

Cape Verde Upgraded to Upper-Middle-Income Status by World Bank

News Ghana · 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...

The lost dreams of Cape Verdeans who studied casino management in Macau

Macau Business · 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,...

Cape Verdean community celebrates 50 years of independence

Dorchester Reporter - Massachusetts · 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...

A Walk Down the Block: Brockton, Cape Verde's '11th island'

WGBH - Massachusetts · 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,...

New arts residency program aimed at strengthening ties with Portugal

Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts ·

New Bedford resident Lara Harrington launched Hotel Papel, an arts-focused cultural exchange program connecting the South Coast with the Azores and beyond. The first residency takes place January 23-February 1, 2026, on Faial, focusing on various...

Finding Hope at Drag University

The Japan News · July 7, 2025

Casey Parks/The Washington Post Jazell Barbie Royale, left, a well-known model and drag performer, gives a class on how to dance and perform with Alex Grandstaff (known as Hermes as a drag performer), right, during a weekend session of Drag...

A Month of Cape Verdean Heritage in New Bedford

1420 WBSM - Massachusetts · June 29, 2025

The month of July is Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford, as set by the New Bedford City Council earlier this year. It came at the urging of the Cabo Verdean Heritage Coalition, which represents a number of Cape Verdean organizations. This...

Meet the Raso lark: The critically endangered songbird of Cape Verde

One Earth - California · June 26, 2025

One Earth’s “Species of the Week” series highlights an iconic species that represents the unique biogeography of each of the 185 bioregions of the Earth. On a remote speck of volcanic rock in the Atlantic Ocean, where the wind carves stories into...

Cabo Verde: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Increased Resilience And Equal Opportunities

MENAFN · June 23, 2025

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) PRAIA, Cabo Verde, June 23, 2025/APO Group/ -- Cabo Verde's economy continues on a strong recovery path, according to the latest Cabo Verde Economic Update 2025, released today by the World Bank. Real GDP in...

Chapter 7 – The World Imperialist System [From Class Society to Communism]

AntiCapitalist Resistance · July 6, 2025

1 Capitalist industrialisation and the law of combined and uneven development Modern industrial capitalism was born in Great Britain. During the Nineteenth Century it spread progressively to most West and Central European countries, as well as to...

Cabeólica Phase II expansion in Cabo Verde gains funding from AfDB

Power Technology · June 17, 2025

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has sanctioned a €19.6m ($22m) financing package to bolster the Cabeólica Phase II expansion project in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Africa. The project is the country’s first renewable energy initiative to...

AfDB approves 19.6 mln euros in funding for wind energy in Cape Verde

Xinhua News Agency ·

PRAIA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Monday that it has approved 19.6 million euros in financing to support Phase II of the Cabeolica expansion project in Cape Verde. "This project is the country's first...

AfDB Backs Cabo Verde’s Clean Energy Expansion with €19.6m

TechEconomy · June 16, 2025

Advertisements The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved €19.6 million in financing for the Cabeólica Phase II Expansion Project in Cabo Verde. Building on the success of the original Cabeólica project commissioned...

EU promises one billion in funding for the blue economy in Cape Verde

Portugal Pulse · June 16, 2025

“We put forward our concerns and projects. The European Union committed to funding one billion euros for blue economy programs,” stated Jorge Santos at a press conference about the country’s participation in the conference, which took place from...

Cabo Verde: CO2 emissions from aircraft up 45% in 2024 – report

Macau Business · June 10, 2025

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Cabo Verde operated aircraft increased by 45% in 2024 compared to 2023, reflecting an increase in flights, the regulator announced, but they remain a tiny fraction of global emissions. “Compared to 2023, there...

Mario Lúcio Sousa, Cape Verde’s Renaissance Man

World Music Central · June 15, 2025

(headline image: Mário Lúcio – Photo by Omar Camilo) Mário Lúcio Sousa (born October 21, 1964) is a prominent Cape Verdean composer, singer, author, painter, and former politician. From 2011 to 2016, he served as Cape Verde’s Minister of Culture....

Whaling Museum explores Cape Verdean experience through art, storytelling

Cape Cod Times - Massachusetts ·

The New Bedford Whaling Museum commemorates the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence with two exhibitions. “Morabeza: Cape Verdean Community in the South Coast” showcases personal stories and artifacts from the local Cape Verdean...