
Acrides organises volunteer fair in the capital’s primary schools to mark International Volunteer Day
Praia City, 05 Dec (Inforpress) – The Association of Disadvantaged Children (Acrides) today promoted a volunteer fair at the basic schools of Achada Mato and

Porto Novo/FNJ: United Nations Coordinator says it is “urgent” to invest in young people to face current challenges
Porto Novo, 04 Dec (Inforpress) – The resident coordinator of the United Nations System in Cabo Verde, Patrícia de Sousa, said this Monday, in Santo

São Vicente: Researchers and technicians receive training to identify factors that contribute to maritime accidents
Mindelo, Dec 4 (Inforpress) – Technicians, maritime accident researchers and professionals from national institutions in the maritime and port sector began training in Mindelo today

Government wants teenagers to be “emotionally strong” and increasingly “aware” of the problem of violence
Praia, Nov 30 (Inforpress) – The Secretary of State for Family and Social Inclusion on Thursday stressed the need for teenagers to be increasingly “sensitised”

HIV/AIDS: Cabo Verde invests in young people abstinence and elimination of vertical transmission
Praia, Nov 30 (Inforpress) – Cabo Verde is investing in abstinence of young people and the elimination of HIV in vertical transmission, aiming for a

Slowness of justice system leads RIU group to demand more than (six million escudos) 6 000 000 escudos from state of Cabo Verde
Praia, Nov 28 (Inforpress) – The RIU Hotels group on Tuesday demanded compensation totalling six million escudos from the Cape Verdean state due to a

Expert says Cape Verdeans are “concerned” about mental health and that many are seeking treatment
Praia, Nov 24 (Inforpress) – Jacob Vicente, specialist in Social and Organisational Psychology, said today that Cape Verdeans are “concerned” about their mental health and

Santa Catarina: Technical problems postpone the start of works on the entrance to the city of Assomada until 2024 – municipality
Assomada, 23 Nov (Inforpress) – The mayor of Santa Catarina today justified the delay in works on the entrance to the city of Assomada with

“A 36.6% increase in teachers’ salaries is absolutely unaffordable and devastating for the economy” – minister
Praia City, 22 Nov (Inforpress) – The Minister of Education said today that the request for a 36.6% increase in teachers’ salaries is “absolutely unaffordable

Teachers Strike: Teaching class threatens an indefinite strike until government concessions
City of Praia, 22 Nov (Inforpress) – Teachers began a two-day strike across the country today, threatening possible strikes for an “indefinite period” until the

Cape Verdean Association for the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence shares strategic plan with partners
Praia, 21 Nov (Inforpress) – The Cape Verdean Association for the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence (ACLCVBG) shared today with its partners the National Strategic Plan

Sal Island: Councillor says right to environmental safety is “undeniably a pillar” for children’s development
Espargos, Nov 20 (Inforpress) – The Councillor for Sanitation and Environment of the City Council of Sal, Francisco Correia, considered today that the right to

São Vicente: Residents of Iraque consider themselves “abandoned” by municipal authorities
Mindelo, 15 Nov (Inforpress) – The residents of the spontaneous neighborhood created near the Municipal Waste of São Vicente, Iraq, say they are “abandoned” by

World Diabetes Day: Emprofac marks the celebration with a health fair for its employees and neighboring companies
Praia City, 14 Nov (Inforpress) – Empresa Nacional de Produtos Farmacêuticos, S.A., (Emprofac), (The National Pharmaceutical Products Company) headquartered in the Zona industrial of Tira

São Vicente: Health department holds meeting to outline dengue prevention and control strategies
Mindelo, 12 Nov (Inforpress) – The board of the São Vicente Health Department will hold, this Monday, a meeting with those responsible for public and

Cabo Verde with a delegation of more than 50 people at the Web Summit that starts today in Portugal
Lisbon, 13 Nov (Inforpress) – Cabo Verde will be present at the Web Summit 2023, which starts today, in Lisbon (Portugal), and runs until the

São Vicente: Circuits at HBS conditioned by the start of works on the Mother Child Center
Mindelo, 10 Nov (Inforpress) – The management of the Hospital Baptista de Sousa (HBS), in São Vicente, reported today that the access circuits to the

City Council of Maio intends to build multi-sports facilities in the towns of Morro and Ribeira Don João – Mayor
Porto Inglés, 09 Nov (Inforpress) – The mayor of Maio, Miguel Rosa, announced today that the municipality intends to build two sports facilities, one in

Boa Vista: President of the ACLCC Center satisfied with men joining the free urology consultation
Sal Rei, 09 Nov (Inforpress) – The president of the Cape Verdean Association for the Fight Against Cancer (ACLCC), in Boa Vista, Raquel Lima, highlighted

Boa Vista: Student of Secondary School informed about National Defense Day, military recruitment and the Armed Forces
Sal Rei, Nov 7 (Inforpress) – This, Tuesday, the Students at Boa Vista secondary school had the opportunity to learn about national defence and the

Cabo Verde launches flu vaccination for people over 65 for the first time
Praia, 07 Nov (Inforpress) – Cabo Verde today launched, for the first time, an annual flu vaccination campaign for people over 65 and those most

Boa Vista: Centre of the Association for the Fight Against Cancer with free urology consultations
Sal Rei, Nov 7 (Inforpress) – The Boa Vista centre of the Cape Verdean Association for the Fight Against Cancer (ACLCC) is starting today a

Use of alcohol and other drugs: CCAD technique highlights increase in the number of users seeking support
Praia, 06 Nov (Inforpress) – Eloisa Borges, the technician of CCAD, today highlighted as a positive development in Cabo Verde the increase in the number

São Vicente: Dom Ildo Fortes classifies his presence at the Synod as an “extraordinary fraternity experience”
Mindelo, 03 Nov (Inforpress) – The bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo, Dom Ildo Fortes, today considered his first presence at the 2021-2024 Synod an

Santo Antão: Farmers in Santa Isabel hope to get “some production” of coffee this year
Porto Novo, Nov 2nd (Inforpress) – Farmers in Santa Isabel, on the island of Santo Antão, are hopeful of achieving some agricultural production this year,

Uni-CV holds 1st edition of Science Open Day with a focus on promoting scientific initiation
Praia City, 31 Oct (Inforpress) – The University of Cabo Verde (Uni-CV) promotes the 1st edition of the Open Day of Science on the 15th

Earthquake measuring 4 to 4.5 on the Ritcher scale recorded on Fogo and Brava islands – INMG
São Filipe, 31 Oct (Inforpress) – An earthquake measuring 4 to 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the Brava and Fogo islands on Monday night,

Fogo: Civil Prison overcrowded with inmates sleeping on the floor and without conditions – family members say
São Filipe, 30 Oct (Inforpress) – The facilities at the Fogo Regional Prison, whose first phase of rehabilitation and expansion works were inaugurated in September

Secretary of State announces political and parliamentary diplomacy in the near future with a view to ‘empowering’ the media
City of Praia, 25 Oct (Inforpress) – The Secretary of State for Social Communication announced this Wednesday that the Government will be developing, in the

Cape Verde will start producing its own electronic documents in 2024 – coordinator
Praia, 25 Oct (Inforpress) – The coordinator of the GESTDOC project – Modernization and Reinforcement of the Identification and Document Security Chain in Cabo Verde

International meeting discusses inclusion, interculturality and pedagogical innovation
Praia, Oct 25 (Inforpress) – The president of the Faculty of Education and Sport said today that the Uni-CV with its research and master’s dissertations

PR says that geopolitical wars undermine the United Nations’ ideals of “tolerance and world peace”
City of Praia, 24 Oct (Inforpress) – The President of the Republic, José Marias Neves, considered today that geopolitical wars among countries adversely affect the

Brava: EMAEI promotes activities with pre-school children to learn about the difficulties faced by blind people
Nova Sintra, 24 Oct (Inforpress) – The Multidisciplinary Support Team for Inclusive Education in Brava (EMAEI) carried out an activity today at Jardim Cardeal (Cardinal

Cape Verdean teacher says she is “better prepared” to work with children with special needs after congress
Lisbon, Oct 23 (Inforpress) – The VI Congress on Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties and the I International Congress on Autism took place at the weekend

São Vicente: Health Centre organises health fair to mark the month’s dates and promote intergenerational interaction
Mindelo, 20 Oct (Inforpress) – The São Vicente Health center organized today, in Mindelo, a health fair to mark dates celebrated in October and also

Brava: Eugénio Tavares Secondary School celebrates its 28th anniversary under the slogan “We are Culture”
Nova Sintra, Oct 18 (Inforpress) – The Eugénio Tavares Secondary School (ESET), in Brava, is celebrating its 28th anniversary today under the slogan “Somos Cultura”

Ribeira Grande: Health centre starts vaccinating boys aged 10 to 14 against HPV
Ribeira Grande, 16 Oct (Inforpress) – The Ribeira Grande Health Department, Santo Antão, will begin vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in the municipality’s

Ministry of Justice will install listening rooms in Fogo and Santo Antão – minister
Mindelo, 13 Oct (Inforpress) – The Minister of Justice said today, in Mindelo, that the listening rooms project will be extended to islands where there

“Human health is intrinsically linked to the health of animals and the state of the environment” – SE
Santa Maria, Oct 12 (Inforpress) – The Assistant Secretary of State to the Minister of Health asserted today in Sal island that human health is

Brava: Mayor of Brava said he is “highly satisfied” with the work of the Coast Guard
Nova Sintra, 11 Oct (Inforpress) – The president of Brava City Council, Francisco Tavares, said today that he is “highly satisfied” with the work of

Boa Vista: Minister warns that government will be “relentless” to prevent the emergence of new informal settlements
Sal Rei, 10 Oct (Inforpress) – The Minister of Family, Inclusion and Social Development warned this Tuesday that the Government will be relentless in preventing

Brava: Coast Guard promotes island tour to celebrate 30th birthday
Nova Sintra, 10 Oct (Inforpress) – The Cabo Verde Coast Guard detachment on Brava Island today organized a tour of the island on the ship

Portugal: “The black community is further away from mental health processes because of prejudice” – psychologist
Lisbon, Oct 10 (Inforpress) – The co-founder and senior member of AfroPsis – Platform of Psychologists of African Descent, Henda Vieira-Lopes, pointed out that the

PR defends complementarity between public and private to improve the provision of health services
City of Praia, 09 Oct (Inforpress) – The President of the Republic, José Maria Neves, defended this Monday, in the City of Praia, complementarity between

Cabo Verde had 650 hospitalizations in 2020 due to mental and behavioral disorders
Praia City, 09 Oct (Inforpress) – In 2020, Cabo Verde had 650 admissions to hospitals due to mental and behavioral disorders, with 69% of patients

President of the Republic urges civil society to “pay more attention” to the mentally ill people
Praia, Oct 9 (Inforpress) – The President of the Republic today urged civil society to pay greater attention to the mentally ill in order to

São Vicente: Food Bank Against Hunger without food to help families due to lack of volunteers for collection (with audio)
Mindelo, Oct 5 (Inforpress) – The Donana Foundation’s Food Bank Against Hunger, managed in São Vicente by the delegation of the Cabo Verde Women’s Organisation,

International Teachers’ Day: Teacher accuses Ministry of Education of “discrimination” and “injustices” in hiring
Mindelo, 05 Oct (Inforpress) – Professor Virgínia Ângelo, who has been “fighting” for a teaching position for five years, accused the Ministry of Education of

Cape Verde will receive King Air 360 aircraft in the first quarter of 2024 – Major Sabino Varela Baessa
Praia, Oct 4 (Inforpress) – Major Sabino Varela Baessa, sworn in today as commander of the Coast Guard Command’s Air Squadron, announced that the King

Brava: Psychologist warns of the need for society to take care of its mental health
Nova Sintra, 04 Oct (Inforpress) – The psychologist responsible for the Cape Verdean Institute for Children and Adolescents (ICCA) in Brava, Mileida Cabral, warned today