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Cape Verdean Catholic Official Lauds Country’s “extremely positive” Participation in Jubilee of Youth in Rome
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
The Cape Verdean Deacon recalled that “there was even a day especially dedicated to sharing the youth experiences of each country, during which the young people exchanged experiences that broadened their horizons and allowed them to understand...
Cardinal Furtado of Cape Verde on Mindelo Deadly Floods: “We share the pain and hope”
ACI Africa
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August 14, 2025
Mindelo, 14 August, 2025 / 8:42 pm (ACI Africa). The Bishop of Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago has expressed solidarity with the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo following torrential rains in São Vicente that left at least eight people dead,...
Greenwich pizza truck owner of Cape Verdean descent gets a piece of the pie
Connecticut Public Radio
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August 13, 2025
Pizza truck owner Louise Joseph said she remembers the first time she realized people, even in apizza-crazed New Haven, liked her wood-fired pies. Joseph said her family told her people were lining up during the city’s Apizza Feast in 2015. She...
Cape Verde Declares Disaster After Deadly Floods Kill Nine in São Vicente
teleSUR
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August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025 Hour: 2:45 pm At least nine people, including four children, were killed in the early hours of August 11 when extreme rainfall triggered destructive flash floods across São Vicente Island, prompting the government of Cape Verde to...
Cape Verdean government prepares pre-conservatory for youth training
Portugal Pulse
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August 11, 2025
“This is a regional pre-conservatory that will combine educational training and musical instrument learning, preparing these young people to later enter any conservatory in the world,” explained the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries,...
Combine Beach bliss with Cape Verde’s Spectacular Carnival
Breaking Travel News
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August 8, 2025
Specialist tour operator Cape Verde Experience presents its spectacular Carnival package on the stunning island of São Vicente — a four-night cultural add-on that pairs perfectly with a relaxing beach break on the island of Sal. Taking place in...
Former poachers guard Cabo Verde’s endangered sea turtles
Mongabay
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August 4, 2025
Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches. From 2007-24, illegal catches of female turtles on one island plummeted from 1,253 to...
New Bedford’s Historic Cape Verdean Church Marks 120 Years
Fun 107 - Massachusetts
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August 3, 2025
Our Lady of the Assumption Church on South Sixth Street in New Bedford, the first Cape Verdean parish in the United States, is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, church leaders are holding a celebration on August 16...
Haitian nationals convicted of overstaying and 42 foreign nationals deported
ZNS
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August 14, 2025
On today’s date, seven Haitian men appeared in Magistrate’s Court No. 2 before Assistant Chief Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux on charges of Overstaying. All pleaded guilty and were convicted. All individuals were ordered to be handed over to...
Get to know the church’s new Young Men general presidency
Deseret News - Utah
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August 6, 2025
President Timothy L. Farnes and his counselors, Brother David J. Wunderli and Brother Sean R. Dixon officially began their service as the new Young Men general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday, Aug. 1. They...
Jubilee of Youth: Delegation of 43 Pilgrims Representing Cape Verde Selected on Basis of “pastoral commitment”
ACI Africa
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July 27, 2025
He noted that “more than any control mechanism, it is the conscience of each one that will guarantee their return. The Jubilee is a mission, not a means of escape.” Asked about the contribution of the Cape Verdeans to the Jubilee of Youth...
In Brockton, the ‘11th island’, celebrates Cape Verde’s 50th year of independence
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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BROCKTON - On a drizzling Sunday afternoon, people here gathered at Campanelli Stadium to celebrate Cape Verde, the island nation off the coast of West Africa, celebrating its 50th year of independence. Vendors sold dried baobab fruit, coconut...
Kimbriell Kelly to Lead Chicago Public Media
Journal-isms
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August 14, 2025
Who Says There Is No Life After a Layoff? What Blacks Worldwide Have in Common: Strength Gained From Surviving Oppression Homepage photo: Kimbriell Kelly keynotes Chicago’s #FOIAFest on Freedom of Information Day, March 2024 (Credit: Kirk...
Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra debut in Cape Verde (with 2 concerts)
Portugal Pulse
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July 26, 2025
“We thought it would be wonderful to celebrate Cape Verde’s 50 years of independence, and for that, we decided to organize a concert with the Gulbenkian Orchestra and Choir,” stated António Feijó, president of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation,...
Cape Verde mourns the death of pioneering visual artist Kiki Lima
Portugal Pulse
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July 20, 2025
The artist was in Lisbon, receiving medical treatment, and passed away early this morning, according to his brother, Mick Lima, speaking to the Rádio de Cabo Verde (RCV). “Considered by many as one of the greatest Cape Verdean painters of all...
What Blacks Worldwide Have in Common
Journal-isms
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August 14, 2025
Strength Gained From Surviving Oppression Homepage photo and Journal-isms Roundtable images by Jeanine L. Cummins ” ‘Black Like Me?’ What Black People Worldwide Have in Common, and Don’t,” attracted about 53 people to the Zoom, and 121 had watched...
What’s happening at the Whaling Museum on Sept. 5? Cabo jazz
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum is hosting a special event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean independence. The First Friday event will take place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 5, and will feature the KabuJazz Ensemble, led by vocalist Candida...
June Freedom Returning to His Grandfather’s House in Cape Verde ‘Balanced My Spirit Out’ and Inspired His Serene ‘Casa Mira Mar’ Album
Billboard
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July 24, 2025
For Cape Verdean artist June Freedom, island time isn’t a state of being – it’s a way of living. Born in Boston, Mass., Freedom (real name Pedro Fontes Veiga Jr.) moved to the motherland when he was three and grew up listening to traditional Cape...
China hands over maternity ward building project in Cape Verde
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, Cape Verde, July 23 (Xinhua) -- A China-aided maternity ward building has been handed over to local authorities in Mindelo, on Cape Verde's Sao Vincente Island. Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva and Chinese Ambassador to...
GDP up, poverty down in Cape Verde’s digital economy
Independent (Uganda)
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July 20, 2025
Cape Verde is showing how a mix of digital ambition, sound institutions, and targeted social policy can unlock inclusive economic growth. Its emerging digital sector, backed by public investment and regional partnerships, is helping turn a small...