Cape Verde News

Carol Murray grew up here, a third-generation Brocktonian. She remembers the days when the downtown area was alive with foot traffic and violent crime was rare.

Members of the area's Cape Verdean community bade farewell to one of their most respected advocates Saturday morning, with a funeral service for Raymond Anthony Almeida at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St.

A sub-regional training on de-worming got underway in Ba njul, the Gambian capital, with participants drawn from Liberia, Sierra Leone an d the host country, PANA reported Wednesday.

The Cape Verde islands off the western African coast are often mentioned during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and are known for developing "Cape Verde hurricanes." NASA's Aqua satellite flies over the islands almost daily, and recently captured a stunning visual image of them while directly overhead.

Independence Day, New Year Day, and Valentines and so on. Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something.

The Capeverdeans Mauricio and Joe Andrade are now co-pilots of the U.S. Airline JetBlue Airways.

's Caixa Geral de DepA3sitos , is considering the possibility of a capital increase this year, the bank's new chairman said Friday in Praia .

The newly appointed consul general of Cape Verde, Pedro Graciano Gomes de Carvalho was welcomed to New Bedford on Saturday as he begins his term as Cape Verde's official government representative in Boston.

The bodies of a brother and sister were found today inside a two-family house near downtown Brockton, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz and neighbors.

The Cape Verdean National Communications Agency has granted a licence to Sociedade de Gestao e Promocao de Meios to become an internet and cable television operator, according to the PANA news agency.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - Victor Mooney of Queens, will cast a cyber vote at The Brooklyn Bridge Park, where he looks to arrive after rowing across the Atlantic Ocean.

The island country's Minister of the Environment, Rural Development and Marine Resources, Jose Maria Veiga, announced that intention on Monday.

The Cape Verdean government has authorized the acquisition of a 5 percent stake in the capital of the country's new bank, which will initially be 300 million escudos , Cape Verde's Inforpress news agency has reported.

Mr. Mamodou Bah, the Secretary General of the Gambia Red Cross , here Thursday urged stakeholders, government and NGOs to build a s trong defence, including a strong team of experts, to handle any incidence of th e Influenza Pandemic to prevent an outbreak in the country.

Market capitalization at the close of trading Wednesday on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange went up from 5.020 trillion na i ra recorded Tuesday to 5.089 trillion naira.

Don't throw away day old bread, well, unless it is turning green and moldy. You can make a delicious treat with stale bread that even kids will like.

My 700th photo shown at TE shows a typical house from Santo Antao island/Cape Verde.

Norwich police are slated to discuss a plan aimed at recruiting women and minorities to the department.

At the meeting, the new CEO of MCC, Daniel W. Yohannes emphasized the fact that " Cape Verde is the first MCC partner country to be selected as eligible for a second compact" financial package.

Rene Victoria Hovanec, 9, sketches ideas for future glasswork pieces. Photo courtesy of MILDRED BALDWIN Left, Rene proudly points out a studio glassware piece by her father, Jerry Hovanec.