
National Commission begins 3rd edition of the initiative “Human Rights do not go on vacation”
Praia, Aug 8 (Inforpress) – The CNDHC started today, on the outskirts of the port of Praia, the 3rd edition of the initiative “Human Rights

Sal Island: Hospital director considers lack of clarification on breastfeeding
Espargos, Aug 5 (Inforpress) – The director of the Ramiro Figueira Hospital, in Sal Island, Cláudia Silva, said today that there is “a lot of

DHAA Alliance Project empowers young people from Santo Antão, São Vicente and São Nicolau in audiovisual production
Porto Novo, Aug 4 (Inforpress) – Audiovisual production on the human right theme to adequate food is the subject of training for young people from

Praia: População das zonas aeroportuárias ciente do perigo
Praia, Aug 3 (Inforpress) – The population living in the airport areas of City of Praia already shows some knowledge about the danger the birds

Guinean expert asks Cabo Verde to share his experience on inclusive education
Praia, Aug 3 (Inforpress) – The focal point of the KIX Africa 21 Regional Centre for Guinea-Bissau, Braima Mane, today acknowledged Cabo Verde’s progresses in

Brava: le maire appelle à la résolution définitive des problèmes de transport maritime
Praia, 03 août (Inforpress) – Le maire de Brava, Francisco Tavares, a appelé ce mardi à la résolution définitive des problèmes de liaisons maritimes et

Fogo: Program to celebrate the Nossa Senhora Socorro Day begins today with clean-up campaign
São Filipe, Aug 2 (Inforpress) – The program to celebrate the Nossa Senhora Socorro Day, on Saturday, the 5th, begins today with a clean-up campaign

Government says it is working on the new higher education funding law
Praia, Aug 2 (Inforpress) – The Government is working on the new law on financing higher education in order to ensure a higher quality and

AAI promotes meeting on female genital mutilation to raise awareness about this harmful practice
Praia, Aug 2 (Inforpress) – The High Immigration Authority (AAI) held on Monday a meeting to raise awareness among immigrants in Cabo Verde about female

ERIS conducts study to evaluate medical device market in Cabo Verde
Praia, Aug 1 (Inforpress) – The Independent Health Regulatory Authority (ERIS) is conducting a study from today to 20th this month to evaluate the medical

North Santiago: City Hall of Santa Catarina promotes several initiatives for migrants on vacation
Assomada, Aug 1 (Inforpress) – The City Hall of Santa Catarina promotes from today until Saturday activities dedicated to migrants who are on vacation in

Santo Antão: Fifth SLTSA Conference focuses on the current socio-labour and political-trade union situation on the island
Porto Novo, Jul 29 (Inforpress) – The current socio-labour and political-trade union situation in Santo Antão will be one of the issues to be discussed

Fogo: ICCA holds holiday camp for vulnerable children in Santa Catarina do Fogo
São Filipe, Jul 27 (Inforpress) – The delegation of the Cabo Verdean Institute of Children and Adolescents (ICCA) holds a holiday camp for 40 vulnerable

Institute for Prevention and Investigation of Aeronautical Accidents conducts survey of poultry and livestock breeders
Mindelo, Jul 26 (Inforpress) – The Institute for the Prevention and Investigation of Aeronautical and Maritime Accidents (IPIAAM) begins, this Tuesday, in the vicinity of

GBV: ICIEG confirms increase in cases and associates it with post-pandemic context, economic crisis and holiday period
Praia, Jul 26 (Inforpress) – Cases of VBG in Cabo Verde have increased in recent weeks, according to ICIEG president, who believes the reason is

Boa Vista: People benefiting from the rehousing programme move to new homes next week
Sal Rei, Jul 22 (Inforpress) – Families benefiting from apartments under the rehousing programme are already contracted and next week will move to the new

Minister recognizes “greater challenge” in the destruction of conventional weapons
Praia, Jul 21 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Internal Affairs, Paulo Rocha, today recognized, in the city of Praia, a “greater challenge” in the destruction

DGTR has ongoing implementation of the multimedia examination of driving licences
Praia, Jul 20 (Inforpress) – The Directorate General of Road Transport (DGTR) has ongoing the implementation of the multimedia examination of driving licences, as part

CVCV moves forward with money transfer programme to help families at risk of food security
Praia, Jul 20 (Inforpress) – The Cabo Verde Red Cross (CVCV) will move forward with a monetary transfer programme to help families at risk of

COVID-19: Positive rate dropped from 31.2 to 12% in the last 14 days and new cases are reduced by more than 60%
Praia, Jul 19 (Inforpress) – The COVID-19 positive rate in Cabo Verde has dropped from 31.2 percent to 12 percent (%) in the last 14

Cabo Verde Women’s Organization launches women’s and girls’ empowerment project
Praia, Jul 18 (Inforpress) – The Cabo Verde Women’s Organization (OMCV) is launching the “Empowerment of women and girls in Cabo Verde: The Path to

Porto Novo: Poor feed quality conditions cheese production, livestock farmers warns
Porto Novo, Jul 18 (Inforpress) – The poor feed quality, which is being marketed under the cattle rescue program, is conditioning the production of cheese

Government publishes ordinance approving the criteria for access to the Habitat Regeneration Program
Mindelo, Jul 15 (Inforpress) – The Government has published the ordinance approving the criteria for access to the Regeneration and Habitat Program (PRH), which aims

Brava: Brava Sustentavel Foundation has started activities with recruitment of young people for +Saúde project of intervention
Nova Sintra, 14 Jul (Inforpress) – The Brava Sustentavel Foundation (Sustainable Brava Foundation) has already started its activities with the recruitment of young people to

Tourism: IEFP sees the Cabo Verdeans labour migration to Portugal as a “great opportunity” for young people
Praia, Jul 14 (Inforpress) – The executive director of the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) sees the IOM’s labour migration project for Portugal

Porto Novo: Government confirms investments of 66 million escudos in tourism in the next five years
Porto Novo, Jul 7 (Inforpress) – The Government has already confirmed to make investment of around 66 million escudos in the next five years in

Santo Antão: Accident involving the fishing vessels Djesone and Ponta de Peça remains under investigation
Porto Novo, Jul 4 (Inforpress) – The accident involving, in February, the fishing vessels Ponta de Peça and Djesone, both from Porto Novo, remains under

Santo Antão: Regional hospital staff outraged with four-month delay in paying overtime allowance
Ribeira Grande, Jun 29 (Inforpress) – Several employees at the João Morais Regional Hospital (HRJM) are outraged because four months delay in paying overtime allowance,

Mosteiros: City Hall donates lots of land to 18 young people in the Relva for housing construction
Cidade de Igreja, Mosteiros, Jun 28 (Inforpress) – The City Hall of Mosteiros donated plots of land to 18 young people from the Relva, South

City Hall of Praia defends broader vision and cross-sectoral action in combating drug use
Praia, Jun 27 (Inforpress) – The Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Management and Social Reintegration of the City Hall of Praia, Sueli Carvalho, defended the need

Municipality Day: “Brava” brand presented to the public through Renda Brava products
Nova Sintra, Jun 24 (Inforpress) – The first collection by Renda Brava products project, which represents the Brava brand, was presented to the citizens of

Universities have low participation of women in engineering courses despite training offers
Praia, Jun 23 (Inforpress) – The participation of women in engineering courses has increased in recent years, but despite the training offers of Uni-CV and

Boa Vista: Demolition of tents and rehousing of families in social housing will begin in July – Director General of Housing
Sal Rei, Jun 23 (Inforpress) – The demolition of tents in the Southern part of the Boa Esperança neighborhood will begin in July and families

Professor proposes studies to know reasons for the weak representation of women in Engineering
Praia, Jun 23 (Inforpress) – Elisabeth Andrade, professor and researcher at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Uni-CV, defended the need for exploratory studies

Brava: Student Association members trained in combating violations of adolescents rights
Nova Sintra, Jun 22 (Inforpress) – The members of the Eugénio Tavares High School Student Association received a training on 20th and 21st June to

National Police proceeded to arrest six individuals including a teenager suspected of murder against prison officer
Praia, June 22 (Inforpress) – The National Police announced on Tuesday that it has arrested in flagrante delicto six individuals, including a 13 years teenager,

Praia: Brava passengers “outraged” with postponement of trip call for urgent resolution of maritime connection problem
Praia, Jun 21 (Inforpress) – A group of passengers travelling Praia/Brava was “outraged” at the postponement of the trip due to a malfunction registered on

São Vicente: SOS Social Center calls for more godparents to continue mission to protect children
Mindelo, Jun 20 (Inforpress) – The director of the SOS Mindelo Social Center, Graça Gomes, wants more people to join the godparents program allowing the

Extension of Higher Education to Santo Antão will involve the readjustment on the Ministry of Education structures – Minister
Porto Novo, Jun 20 (Inforpress) – The extension of Higher Education to Santo Antão, with the entry into operation of the Higher Institute of Technologies

Santo Antão/Higher Education: Future university campus will be built in the city of Porto Novo – Technical studies
Porto Novo, Jun 20 (Inforpress) – The future university campus of the Higher Institute of Technologies and Agricultural Sciences of Santo Antão (ISCTA-SA) will be

Praia: National Police operation in the area of Brazil results in three arrests and seizure of four firearms
Praia, Jun 17 (Inforpress) – An operation conducted this Thursday by the National Police (PN) in the area of Brazil, in Achada de Santo António

Ministry of Education “successfully” train 38 students in Spanish and English
Praia, Jun 16 (Inforpress) – The Delegation of the Ministry of Education of Praia delivered on Wednesday certificates to the trainees of the courses on

CVCV President advocates strengthening social policies in the protection of the elderly population
Praia, Jun 15 (Inforpress) – The president of the Red Cross of Cabo Verde (CVCV), Arlindo Soares de Carvalho, today defended the strengthening of social

Sociologist argues that more empathy and greater awareness on the importance of the elderly are needed
Praia, Jun 15 (Inforpress) – Sociologist Henrique Varela today considered that Cabo Verdean society needs to be more “empathetic” about the elderly situation and be

“The Elderly is a human library and builder of society must be loved and valued” – Teresa Mascarenhas
Praia, Jun 15 (Inforpress) – The president of the SimaJúlia Foundation argued that the problem of violence against the elderly requires a “strong engagement” of

President of the LBGTI Praia Association recognizes improvements in the issue of the human rights of LGBTI people
Praia, Jun 15 (Inforpress) – The president of the LGBTI Praia Association acknowledged on Tuesday that there have been improvements in the issue of the

HUAN Blood Bank aims for a society more aware on voluntary blood donation
Praia, Jun 14 (Inforpress) – The responsible substitute official of the HUAN Blood Bank said today they would like to have a society more aware

São Vicente: CIGEF gathering inputs for research/action project on responsible parenting and positive masculinities
Mindelo, Jun 14 (Inforpress) – The Centre for Gender and Family Research (CIGEF) of the University of Cabo Verde (Uni-CV) opens today, in Mindelo, a

Porto Novo: Residents from Dominguinhas want the President of the Republic to visit this isolated region
Porto Novo, Jun 13 (Inforpress) – The residents from Dominguinhas, an agricultural area isolated in the countryside of the municipality of Porto Novo, today asked

North Santiago: National Director of PN highlights tranquility, but says he is not satisfied with results achieved
Assomada, Jun 10 (Inforpress) – The national director of the National Police (PN), Emanuel Estaline Moreno, highlighted the tranquility experienced in North Santiago in terms