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Logan Airport is losing immigrant workers as Trump administration changes the rules
WBUR - Massachusetts
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August 26, 2025
As a little girl in Nicaragua, Daysi Rocha Cruz loved to stare up at the sky, watching airplanes soar overhead. “I’d say to myself, ‘Wow, I’m never going to be there,’ ” she recalled in Spanish from the front steps of her East Boston home on a...
Cape Verde: Africa’s Hidden Island Escape You Have Been Overlooking
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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August 22, 2025
Santiago Island, rolling green valleys and mountain ridges, perfect for nature lovers and hikers. Photo by Sam74100 via iStock Cape Verde is a stunning island with a captivating blend of volcanic landscapes, green valleys of flowers and sugarcane,...
WHO urges Cape Verde to boost disease prevention after deadly floods
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged Cape Verde to step up disease prevention following deadly floods triggered by an Aug. 11 storm on the island of Sao Vicente that killed nine people. WHO Representative...
How to help Cape Verde devastated by Hurricane Erin
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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Cape Verde declared a state of emergency last week after Hurricane Erin brought deadly floods that killed at least nine people and forced thousands from their homes. New Bedford may be over 3,000 miles away from Cape Verde, but it is home to one...
Tropical islands are 26C in October and only a short direct flight from the UK
Daily Express
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August 27, 2025
The Cape Verde islands, a volcanic archipelago nestled in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, are the epitome of idyllic island life. With year-round warm temperatures, sandy beaches, lush mountains and a volcanic landscape,...
Cape Verdean Catholic Official Lauds Country’s “extremely positive” Participation in Jubilee of Youth in Rome
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
The Cape Verdean Deacon recalled that “there was even a day especially dedicated to sharing the youth experiences of each country, during which the young people exchanged experiences that broadened their horizons and allowed them to understand...
Tropical islands that are 28C in October with 6-hour direct flights from the UK
The Mirror
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August 27, 2025
The volcanic island chain of Cape Verde, nestled in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, epitomises the idyllic island life - boasting year-round warm temperatures, sandy beaches, lush, mountainous areas and a volcanic...
Cardinal Furtado of Cape Verde on Mindelo Deadly Floods: “We share the pain and hope”
ACI Africa
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August 14, 2025
Mindelo, 14 August, 2025 / 8:42 pm (ACI Africa). The Bishop of Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago has expressed solidarity with the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo following torrential rains in São Vicente that left at least eight people dead,...
Cape Verde Declares Disaster After Deadly Floods Kill Nine in São Vicente
teleSUR
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August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025 Hour: 2:45 pm At least nine people, including four children, were killed in the early hours of August 11 when extreme rainfall triggered destructive flash floods across São Vicente Island, prompting the government of Cape Verde to...
“A time of profound reflection”: Official on Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter of OFM Capuchins in Angola
ACI Africa
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August 26, 2025
Luanda, 26 August, 2025 / 7:52 pm (ACI Africa). The ongoing Third Ordinary and Elective Provincial Chapter of members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola is a moment of “profound reflection,” an official has said....
Cape Verdean government prepares pre-conservatory for youth training
Portugal Pulse
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August 11, 2025
“This is a regional pre-conservatory that will combine educational training and musical instrument learning, preparing these young people to later enter any conservatory in the world,” explained the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries,...
Greenwich pizza truck owner of Cape Verdean descent gets a piece of the pie
Connecticut Public Radio
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August 13, 2025
Pizza truck owner Louise Joseph said she remembers the first time she realized people, even in apizza-crazed New Haven, liked her wood-fired pies. Joseph said her family told her people were lining up during the city’s Apizza Feast in 2015. She...
Chico Buarque among the semifinalists of the Oceanos literary prize
Portugal Pulse
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August 26, 2025
This year, the award received entries from 3,142 works, which were evaluated by two specialized panels, one for prose and another for poetry, composed of professionals from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and...
Captain Fanplastic Releases 2022–24 Impact Report, with Global Reach in Environmental Education
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa – Captain Fanplastic, the flagship environmental education programme of Soapbox South Africa, has released its 2022–2024 Impact Report, highlighting three years of measurable progress in turning young learners into...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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Combine Beach bliss with Cape Verde’s Spectacular Carnival
Breaking Travel News
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August 8, 2025
Specialist tour operator Cape Verde Experience presents its spectacular Carnival package on the stunning island of São Vicente — a four-night cultural add-on that pairs perfectly with a relaxing beach break on the island of Sal. Taking place in...
Former poachers guard Cabo Verde’s endangered sea turtles
Mongabay
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August 4, 2025
Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches. From 2007-24, illegal catches of female turtles on one island plummeted from 1,253 to...
New Bedford’s Historic Cape Verdean Church Marks 120 Years
Fun 107 - Massachusetts
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August 3, 2025
Our Lady of the Assumption Church on South Sixth Street in New Bedford, the first Cape Verdean parish in the United States, is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, church leaders are holding a celebration on August 16...
EOCO working with Interpol, FBI recovers 100 stolen vehicles trafficked into Ghana; warns public...
Business Ghana
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The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in...
GIABA calls for stronger regional cooperation to tackle financial crimes in West Africa
Peoples Gazette
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August 26, 2025
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) has reiterated the need for stronger political commitment and regional cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. This call was made on Tuesday in Dakar,...