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Results 1 - 20 of 191 in Cape Verde

  1. Sugar and spice and ... glassblowing?

    Friday Dec 4 | The Recorder

    ... Rene 's "The Four Seasons Vase Series" is being displayed for three years in the Ambassador's Residence in Praia, Cape Verde as part of the U.S. Department of State's "Art in Embassies" program. Rene is the youngest artist to participate in the ...

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  2. Juanita M. Haynes LopesRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Standard-Times

    Juanita M. Haynes Lopes, 81, of New Bedford, died November 30, 2009, at Miriam Hospital.

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  3. EconomyRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Panapress

    The privatization of port services in Cape Verde is expected to be completed in June next year, a senior official of the process said in Praia on Thursday.

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  4. HealthRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Panapress

    ... on the African continent where more women are infected, the coordinating committee for AIDS control (CCAC) in Cape Verde told PANA on Tuesday. 01/12/2009 Gambia commemorates World AIDS Day Gambian Minister for Health and Social Welfare Baboucarr ...

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  5. and just imagine i read a newspaper columnist who wrote

    Saturday Nov 28 | Cape Cod Today

    ... 11/28/09 7:47 am :: posted by CCToday A can of DEET a day to keep mosquitoes at bay Anti-Dengue posters in the Cape Verde capital of Praia. (credit - T. Kane Stanton) By Andy Buckley M AIO, Cape Verde - There's a mosquito in my room. It buzzed my ...

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  6. EconomyRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Panapress

    ... after abandoning the route on viability grounds. 25/11/2009 full text... India to finance technology park in Cape Verde Praia, Cape Verde(PANA) - India is to finance a US$25 million technology park in Cape Verde as part of a software production ...

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  7. Thanks Jonathan... don't forget Kane too

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Cape Cod Today

    The normally loud and gregarious people of Cape Verde that we have come to know over the past few days, here are hushed.

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  8. A Portuguese treat

    Monday Nov 23 | Philly.com

    ... country or her former colonies: Brazil; Angola, in southwest Africa; or the tiny South Atlantic island nation of Cape Verde. Tavares' singular music has elements of all these locales, though she favors her Cape Verdean roots. (Her parents were ...

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  9. PoliticsRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Panapress

    ... a day of national mourning, in memory of the 28 black soldiers hanged on the same day in 1990. UN system commends Cape Verde over MDGs Praia, Cape-Verde (PANA) - The coordinator of the UN system in Cape-Verde, Ms Petra Lantz, said here Friday that ...

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  10. Dead man walkingRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Daily Monitor

    ... dream is fading fast and I am forced to draw the conclusion that after three solid years, the boy from Praia, Cape Verde via Lisbon has flattered to deceive. I know many a career has withered under the unforgiving spotlight that is Manchester United ...

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  11. Honor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers

    Sunday Nov 22 | Buffalo News

    ... Julia Hall, class of 1981; and Marianne Matuzic Myles, class of 1971, former U. S. ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, were this year's Catherine McAuley Distinguished Alumnae Honorees. Deanna Kwiatkowski Russo, class of 1993, and Joanne M. ...

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  12. HealthRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Panapress

    ... with the free screening of potential carriers in the capital, P ANA reported from here. Prime Minister of Cape Verde hit by dengue fever Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, is on e of the 14,000 people affected ...

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  13. Sara Tavares comes to BerkleeRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | The Boston Globe

    ... of a life woven between place and culture. Her latest release, "Xinti,'' melds sounds from Angola, Brazil, and Cape Verde in songs showcasing Tavares's honeyed voice and mellow arrangements. Tonight at 8. $22, $28. Berklee Performance Center, 136 ...

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  14. Shaping her own identity

    Thursday Nov 19 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... an album that more fully embraces the influences that have shaped her identity - with the buoyant rhythms of Cape Verde, Angola and other African countries bubbling up against richly textured grooves from the Caribbean and South America - and ...

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  15. Sara Tavares: spanning the globe to find herselfRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Toronto Star

    Singer, songwriter and guitarist Sara Tavares. Sara Tavares, a Portuguese singer of Cape Verde origins, specializes in sweet melodies that express cheerfulness and gentle melancholy.

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  16. Sound Surfing by Mike HoryczunRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Stamford Times

    Sound Surfing by Mike Horyczun The Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield is the place to experience international sounds once again, as this weekend it presents the marvelous music of Cape Verdian singing sensation Sara Tavares in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday.

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  17. Mayra Andrade/Roberto Fonseca | World music reviewRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | MediaGuardian.co.uk

    This impressive double bill featured a young celebrity from Cape Verde and the Cuban pianist who achieved the seemingly impossible when he successfully took over from RubA n GonzA lez in the Buena Vista Social Club.

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  18. HealthRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Panapress

    ... the free screening of potential carriers in the capital, P ANA reported from here. 14/11/2009 Prime Minister of Cape Verde hit by dengue fever Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, is on e of the 14,000 people ...

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  19. Some Kibitzing for Brahms From the Cape Verde IslandsRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 16 | New York Times

    For all the wondrous diversity Carnegie Hall has injected into its programming in recent years, the heart of its traditional mission lies in a few series of concerts each season: extended visits by the world's great orchestras.

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  20. Cape Verde educators visit New Bedford as part of sister city program

    Monday Nov 16 | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... for the project. In the spring, teachers, administrators and students from the New Bedford schools will visit Cape Verde. "The world is becoming smaller and more globalized," Anastacio Alves Mendes, superintendent of schools in Santa Cruz, said. ...

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