Praia, Jul 10 (Inforpress) – Today, the Craftsman - Zeferino de Pina denounced the Ministry of Culture for allegedly failing to honour a promise to pay the cost allowance for the 50th anniversary independence fair, which did not take place.

Speaking to Inforpress, this artisan from Maio Island said he received an invitation to participate in the fair, scheduled for July 4th to 6th, in Praia, along with other artisans from different islands.

According to him, the organization paid for the round-trip tickets, promising to pay a travel allowance upon arrival, an amount that has not yet been paid.

He cited a lack of organization as the reason for the fair's cancellation and criticized the fact that the artisans didn't even know the amount of aid promised.

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Assomada, July 10 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Sports said today that the seminar on university sports, taking place at the University of Santiago (US), in Assomada, aims to gather input and recommendations for a better structure and organization of sports in this area.

Carlos Monteiro was speaking at the opening of the Seminar on University Sports in Cabo Verde, an initiative of the Institute of Sports and Youth (IDJ), in partnership with the University of Santiago, other higher education institutions and national sports organizations.

The initiative seeks to gather input and recommendations to strengthen the university sports system in the country.

The Prime Minister's Assistant Minister for Youth and Sport emphasised that the seminar was an opportunity to reflect on public policies and strategies for boosting sport in higher education. He also emphasised the role of federations, such as the National University Sports Federation (FNDU), in promoting ‘inclusive, structured and representative’ sport.

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Praia, Jul 9 (Inforpress) - The president of the National Civil Protection and Fire Service (SNPCB) said today that the SNPCB already has all the plans for preventive measures and recommendations to deal with possible abnormal situations caused by the rains.

Domingos Tavares, speaking in an interview with Inforpress, said that all the city councils in the country, as in previous years, have already received notification of the national and municipal plans that the organisation has for this year, for rain preparation and prevention.

He explained that these preventive measures for the rainy season, which are sent to the organisations, are prepared after the Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics has forecast what the season will be like.

In the plan sent to local councils, he said, they have been asked to identify homes in areas at risk, especially from flooding, in order to guarantee the safety of the population whose homes are in these situations.

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Praia, Jul 9 (Inforpress) - The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, today received at the Palácio do Platô siblings Julius Britto and Vanessa Britto, prominent members of the Cape Verdean community in the United States, reported the Presidency of the Republic.

The visit, which takes place in the context of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of National Independence, aims to strengthen ties between the archipelago and its Diaspora, which is considered a strategic asset for the country's development.

Julius Britto, whose family emigrated from Ribeirão Manuel (Santiago island) at the end of the 19th century, has dedicated his life to promoting Cape Verdean history and heritage.

A member of the PAIGC in his youth and a witness to the declaration of independence at the age of 25, Julius Britto is the current president of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association (SEMA).

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