
Minister highlights contribution of energy transition in reducing Cabo Verde’s vulnerabilities
Praia, May 31 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Energy today highlighted the contribution of the energy transition in reducing Cabo Verde’s vulnerabilities,

Fishermen warn of impact of fish shortage on income of Cape Verdean families
City of Praia, 31 May (Inforpress) – Fishermen, fishmongers and ship owners say they are having a hard time due to the drastic and accentuated
Electra with over PTE 780 million in negative net result
Mindelo, 25 May (Inforpress) – Electra SA (Electra SA) currently has a negative result of over CVE 780 million, although there are positive results at

Poser Programme has already generated 3,435 jobs and benefited 21,878 people in rural areas – Government
Praia, May 25 (Inforpress) – The Program for the Promotion of Rural Socioeconomic Opportunities (Poser) has already generated 3,435 jobs and benefited 21,878 people, 2,431

“Intellectual property rights are crucial in adding value to products”, president of IGQPI
Praia, 25 May (Inforpress) – The president of IGQPI`s Board of director , Ana Spencer, said today in Praia that intellectual property rights are crucial

São Vicente: “It is a false question to point out a lack of communication with CV Interilhas” – Jorge Maurício
Mindelo, May 25 (Inforpress) – The vice president of the ETE Group representing the shareholder in CV Interilhas considered that the “false perception” that indicates

President of Sovereign Fund presents Macaronesian entrepreneurs with the benefits of investing in Cabo Verde
Praia, 24 May (Inforpress) – The president of the Sovereign fund of private Investment Guarantee, Pedro Barros, has just returned from Madeira, Portugal, where he

São Vicente: CV Interilhas deplores “abnormal sequence” of breakdowns and raises the possibility of sabotage
Mindelo, May 24 (Inforpress) – The vice president of the ETE Group representing the shareholder in CV Interilhas today classified the recent “sequence of cases,

IPC and partners start project to introduce lighthouses on Cabo Verde’s Cultural and Tourist Routes
Praia, May 23 (Inforpress) – The Cultural Heritage Institute (IPC) started today, in the city of Praia, the seminar “Cultural and Tourist Routes linked to

National Institute of Statistics (INE) trains field agents for the Financial Inclusion Survey
Praia, May 22 (Inforpress) – INE has today started a training of field agents for the Financial Inclusion Survey, which aims to collect data on

São Nicolau: Road connecting Ribeira da Prata to Fragata represents the “fulfillment of a dream of several generations” – residents
Ribeira Brava, 17 May (Inforpress) – The residents of the locality of Fragata, in the municipality of Tarrafal, São Nicolau, consider that the inauguration of

Sal Island: Young entrepreneurs overcome challenges with a focus on business success
Espargos, May 17 (Inforpress) – Young entrepreneurs, on the island of Sal, overcome challenges, set up strategies to optimize their business, focusing on professional success,

Praia: First Entrepreneurship and Business Development Market takes place from Thursday to Saturday
Praia, May 17 (Inforpress) – Pró-Empresa holds from Thursday to Saturday, in the city of Praia, the first edition of the Entrepreneurship and Business Development

Four dozen young people ready to join the merchant marine with training for sailors and drivers
Mindelo, 16 May (Inforpress) – A escola do Mar-EMAR (The School of the Sea) has concluded training activities for 43 young people, 24 of whom

Parliament: Public purchases made on an electronic platform from 2024 – Deputy Prime Minister
Praia, 12 May (Inforpress) – The vice prime minister and minister of Finance, Olavo Correia, said today that the government would implement a mechanism whereby

Hotel establishments in the country had a 12.6% increase in employees at the end of 2022, data from INE
City of Praia, 11 May. (Inforpress) – The inventoried hotel establishments in Cabo Verde employed 9,458 people at the end of 2022, an increase of

Fogo: Tourist village and airfield remodeling analyzed at the meeting between the mayor and the minister of Tourism
São Filipe, May 11 (Inforpress) – The creation of the tourist village of Campanas de Cima, in the far north of the municipality, and the

Cook concerned about the shortage of products on the market and appreciation of the profession.
Praia, May 10 (Inforpress) – A cook for 20 years, José Olívio Fernandes told Inforpress today that the scarcity of products on the market and

Sal Island: Tour operators with travel packages already sold for high season
Espargos, May 10 (Inforpress) – Tour operators already have the travel packages sold, thus guaranteeing the high season in the country, as a tourist destination,

Fogo: Fogo Coffee Spirit Company and the Association of Coffee Producers have different language – Amarildo Baessa
São Filipe, 09 May (Inforpress) – The company Fogo Coffee Spirit and the Association of Coffee Producers, Pró-café, use different languages and so have never

Fogo- Cabo Verde Island: Casa Marisa (Marisa House) invests in the acquisition of all-terrain bicycles to provide tourists with new services
São Filipe, 04 May (Inforpress) – Casa Marisa, a hotel unit located in Chã das Caldeiras, the most touristic point on Fogo island, has invested

Vice-PM classifies pozzolan exploration concession as “extremely important” for the creation of 80 new job positions
Praia, 03 May, (Inforpress) – The vice prime minister, Olavo Correia, today reiterated the importance of signing the concession contract for exploitation of pozzolana in

Porto Novo -Island of Santo Antao: Pozzolans industry will restart within 18 months in an investment of more than 340 million escudos (3,391521,20 USD)
Porto Novo, May 3 (Inforpress) – The pozzolan industry in the municipality of Porto Novo, in Santo Antão, will be restarted within 18 months, based

NOSI becomes the host of the ECOWAS Investment Bank’s database at home
Sal Rei, April 28 (Inforpress) – The Operational Nucleus for the Information Society will host the ECOWAS Investment Bank’s database as part of an agreement

Boa Vista: Mayor calls for more and better partnerships
Sal Rei, April 27 (Inforpress) – The mayor of Boa Vista said today that the island is calling for more and better partnerships and called

Naviera Armas Cabo Verde is working with authorities to decide on a new cargo tariff for the São Vicente/Santo Antão line
Mindelo, April 26 (Inforpress) – Naviera Armas Cabo Verde (NACV) announced that it is “actively collaborating” with authorities in the development of a new cargo

Boa Vista hosts the 2nd edition of the International Partners for Development Conference for two days
Sal Rei, April 26 (Inforpress) – The island of Boa Vista will host the 2nd edition of the International Partners for Development Conference from Thursday,

Government suspends update of inter-island cargo tariffs but maintains those applied to passengers
Mindelo, April 25th (Inforpress) – The Government announced, in a statement released by the Ministry of the Sea, the temporary suspension of the update of

Creation of Destination Management Organization among the main challenges for tourism in Porto Novo
Porto Novo, April 24 (Inforpress) – The creation of the Destination Management Organization (DMO) is one of the main challenges facing tourism in the municipality

Fogo: Unitel T+ positioning itself to ensure better connection between the island and its vast diaspora – administrator
São Filipe, April 21 (Inforpress) – Unitel T+ is positioning itself to improve the services that the island can offer to ensure better connection between

Government promises to demand strict compliance with routes and schedules from CV Interilhas
Praia, April 20 (Inforpress) – The Government will demand strict compliance with routes and schedules established from CV Interilhas, the concessionaire of the public service

São Vicente: Increase in inter-island maritime transport fares will cause rise in prices of goods and services – Adeco
Mindelo, April 20 (Inforpress) – The Association for Consumer Defense has taken a stance against the increase in inter-island maritime transport fares “without considering the

Owner of “Nôs Ferry Mar d´Canal” considers the fare increase on the São Vicente/Santo Antão route “incoherent”
Mindelo, April 20 (Inforpress) – The owner of “Nôs Ferry Mar d´Canal” has described the increase in passenger transport fares on the São Vicente/Santo Antão

Unitel T+ promotes today a business convention on the role of the digital economy in the transformation of the Fogo/Brava Region
São Filipe, April 20 (Inforpress) – Unitel T+ Telecommunications is organizing a business convention today on the role of the digital economy in the transformation

Maritime Transport: “Updating fares is to ensure sustainability of operators and increase service level” – PM
Mindelo, April 19 (Inforpress) – The Prime Minister considered today in Mindelo that it “makes perfect sense” to update the prices of maritime transport to

Santa Cruz: Beneficiaries of the productive inclusion project receive self-employment promotion kits
Pedra Badejo, April 17 (Inforpress) – Eighty-six families from the municipality of Santa Cruz, in the interior of Santiago, were benefited today with self-employment promotion

North Santiago: Financing and water mobilization are “big challenges” for agriculture – ACAISA president
Assomada, April 17 (Inforpress) – The president of ACAISA, Felisberto Veiga, stated in an interview with Inforpress today that financing and water mobilization are the

City Hall of Mosteiros works towards elevating coffee to municipal intangible heritage – president
São Filipe, April 16 (Inforpress) – The president of the Mosteiros City Hall, Fábio Vieira, said that the local municipality’s biggest ambition is to elevate

CVB/Five Years: Analog to Digital transition places Country on the most important levels in Africa and worldwide – President
Mindelo, Apr 14 (Inforpress) – The president of the board of directors of Cabo Verde Broadcast (CVB) classified the transition from analog to digital television

Fogo: Fishermen training aims to create a sense of ownership of natural biological resources – Project Vitó responsible
São Filipe, Apr 13 (Inforpress) – The training of fishermen from the four municipalities of the Fogo/Brava region under the “Guardians of the Sea” program,

Minimum Social Pension: Government opts to expand beneficiaries rather than increase the value
Praia, Apr. 10 (Inforpress) – The government does not plan to increase the value of the minimum social pension, said today the Minister of Family,

Santo Antão: Government chooses APN as strategic partner in setting up intermunicipal water and sanitation company
Porto Novo, April 4 (Inforpress) – The government has chosen Águas do Porto Novo (APN) as a “strategic partner” in setting up the Santo Antão

Government approves National Strategy for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering
City of Praia, Apr. 04 (Inforpress) – The government has already approved the National Strategy for Prevention and Combating Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and Proliferation

Brava: Beneficiaries of the employment and employability project start transforming and preserving seafood
Nova Sintra, Apr 4 (Inforpress) – The beneficiaries of the project I Employment and Employability Network of Brava, aimed at processing, preserving, and marketing fish,

New legal regime for accidents at work begins to be applied on May 1, 2023
Praia, Apr 3 (Inforpress) – Banco de Cabo Verde (BCV) has already regulated the compulsory insurance rate for work accidents and occupational diseases, thus allowing

Government analyzes the application of zero VAT on food products – Olavo Correia
Praia, Mar 31 (Inforpress) – The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Business Development, Olavo Correia, announced today that the Government is analyzing the

São Vicente: Beneficiaries of the Cape Verde Digital Scholarship see the initiative as a way to give more visibility to their projects
Mindelo, Mar 30 (Inforpress) – Youth from São Vicente beneficiaries of the fourth edition of Cape Verde Digital Scholarship (BCVD) believe that the initiative can

Santa Cruz: Mayor committed to recovering the title of largest agricultural producer
Pedra Badejo, Mar 29 (Inforpress) – The Mayor of Santa Cruz expressed this Wednesday the intention of this municipality in the interior of Santiago to

The President of the Deposit Guarantee Fund guarantees that Cape Verde’s financial system is solid and resilient
Praia, Mar 23 (Inforpress) – The president of the Deposit Guarantee Fund (FGD), Carlos Rocha, guarantees that the Cape Verdean financial system is “solid and

Government will assume one hundred percent guarantee for Start Up Jovem projects
Praia, Mar 16 (Inforpress) – The Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva announced that the government will guarantee 100% of the loans of young entrepreneurs through the Start