Espargos, 23 October (Inforpress) – The Municipal Assembly of Sal unanimously approved the revision of taxi fares in the municipality, published in the Official Gazette, with the revised rates scheduled to enter into force in 15 days.

Resolution No. 17/IX/2026 was approved during the seventh ordinary session of the ninth term of the Municipal Assembly, held on 29 and 30 September, following a proposal submitted by the Municipal Council. The revision aims to bring the service into line with current requirements and enhance transparency in the sector.

According to the document, taxi fares charged on the island may not exceed the maximum limits established by Government order.

The new regulations also introduce consumer protection and information requirements, obliging taxi owners and drivers to keep an officially authenticated fare schedule displayed inside their vehicles in a clearly visible location.

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Praia, 23 October (Inforpress) – The Government plans to invest approximately one billion escudos in road rehabilitation and asphalting works, as well as other infrastructure projects, in the municipality of São Domingos, the minister responsible for the sector announced today.

Carlos Tavares, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Spatial Planning, was speaking to the press at the end of a technical visit to the Milho Branco–Moia-Moia road, aimed at assessing the condition of the road and identifying the necessary improvement works.

According to the minister, the rehabilitation and asphalting of the Água de Gato ring road, covering a 2.9-kilometre stretch, is planned at an estimated cost of approximately 200 million escudos, with work scheduled to begin in December this year.

Intervention works on the road section connecting Milho Branco, Moia-Moia and Nossa Senhora da Luz are also scheduled for the first half of 2027. The project will cover approximately 12 kilometres and is estimated to cost 550 million escudos.

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Sal Rei, 22 Oct (Inforpress) – This Friday, 23rd, in Boa Vista, the Fundación Religiosos para la Salud (FRS) will present training certificates to around 70 trainees in the fields of combating gender-based violence and beauty therapy, with a view to promoting social reintegration.

According to a press release seen by Inforpress, the event will take place in the auditorium of Boa Vista Secondary School, starting at 3.00 pm, for the closing ceremonies of both training courses.

The initiatives are part of the project “Strengthening Facilities and Capacities for the Assistance, Prevention and Reintegration of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Victims in Five Islands of Cabo Verde”, implemented by the Religious Foundation for Health (FRS), in partnership with the Capuchin Friars, the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Mary (CFSCM) and the Cabo Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG), with funding from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

The first ceremony, scheduled for 3:00 p.m., will see the awarding of certificates to around 50 professionals from the island who have completed a 32-hour training course in “GBV Case Management Techniques”. 

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Lisbon, 23 Oct (Inforpress) – The Delegation of the Cape Verdean Native Language Association in Portugal (Dalmacv-PT) is organising, from today until November, the third fortnight of writing, literature and oral tradition in the Cape Verdean language.

The initiative, organised in partnership with the Cape Verdean Association of Lisbon (ACV), begins today in Lisbon and will mark the 90th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of the magazine Claridade and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Pro-Culture Movement.

The session will feature a speech by José Luís Hopffer Almada, coordinator of the Executive Council of the Cape Verdean Mother Language Association (ALMA-CV) in Portugal, and by Dulcineia de Sousa, chair of the ACV’s board of directors.

The programme includes a lecture by the researcher Hans-Peter Heilmair, better known as Lonha, on so-called ‘literary Portuguese’, followed by a recital of Cape Verdean poetry in both Creole and Portuguese.

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