Praia, 21 August (Inforpress) – The Mayor of Praia (CMP), Fernando Pinto, said on Thursday that he had emerged from his meeting with the Prime Minister, Francisco Carvalho, with “high expectations and hope”, highlighting the Government’s willingness to support priorities in the areas of investment, housing and sanitation.

Fernando Pinto was speaking to journalists after a meeting with the Government, in which he presented the main priorities of the municipality and the instruments that are guiding the preparation of municipal investments.

According to the Maior , the dialogue with the Government “has been ongoing for some time”, with the council having received several ministers and carried out visits to various ministries, in a process he described as “really good and fruitful”.

For this Thursday’s meeting, the city council presented the amended budget for 2026, which, according to Fernando Pinto, is expected to be finalised later today, enabling the council to submit a detailed document on municipal priorities to the Government.

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Praia, 21 August (Inforpress) – Global export prices for maize and sugar rose between 12 and 18 August, whilst those for rice and soya oil fell, the National Secretariat for Food and Nutritional Security (SNSAN) reported today.

According to the report by this government agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, the rise in sugar prices was driven by the prospect of a global shortage and a fall in production among the main exporters.

In the case of maize, prices also rose compared with the previous week, driven by gains in the United States and South America. In Brazil, export prices recorded a weekly increase of 4.1 per cent.

In the United States, expectations of increased demand and concerns about the effects of recent storms and floods in the Midwest contributed to rising prices. In Argentina, reduced acreage and concerns related to crops and profitability also pushed prices upwards.

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São Filipe, August 21 (Inforpress) – A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night, August 20, by the National Police on suspicion of fatally assaulting Silas Andrade, 35, known as Broca, with a bladed weapon.

The incident occurred around 6:00 PM on Thursday in the village of Queimada Guincho, in the municipality of Mosteiros, when, according to information gathered from witnesses, the suspect allegedly encountered the victim and stabbed him with a knife, without any prior altercation having taken place between the two at the time of the attack.

An eyewitness told Radio Cabo Verde that the alleged assailant found Silas Andrade and attacked him with a bladed weapon without any prior discussion at the time of the attack.

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Ribeira Grande, August 21 (Inforpress) – The 12th edition of the Nhô Kzik Violin Festival transforms Ponta do Sol into a meeting point between generations today, paying homage to emigrants and reinforcing the memory of the violinist who gives his name to the event.

The Councillor for Culture of the Ribeira Grande City Council, Pedro da Luz, told Inforpress that the organization prepared this edition with the ambition of reaffirming the festival as one of the main cultural events in the municipality and as a space for valuing a musical tradition deeply linked to the identity of Santo Antão.

“We are facing one of the most important cultural moments in Ribeira Grande’s history,” said the mayor, who envisages a show based on the diversity of generations and backgrounds, but with one common element: the violin and Cape Verdean music.

The stage will bring together musicians from Santo Antão, São Vicente and Sal, as well as a representative of the diaspora, in a composition that, according to Pedro da Luz, aims to highlight the vitality of this tradition and its ability to renew itself without losing its roots.

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