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  1. Hyannis museum shows works of BHS mentor

    15 hrs ago | Barnstable Patriot

    ARTISTS ASSEMBLE Vasco R.A. Pires, left, whose photos of the Cape Verde islands remain on view at Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis, confers with Carl Lopes, who's just opened a show there that includes the ...

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    Related Topix: Hyannis, MA, World News, Marstons-Mills, MA

  2. Building Cape Verde for the futureRead the original story

    Yesterday | Assetz for Investors property investment news

    Cape Verde has been a major story among emerging property markets in recent years, with the archipelago becoming a major holiday destination and a new hotspot at the same time.

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    Related Topix: World News

  3. Cape Verdian singer performs at UMassRead the original story

    Yesterday | Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Cape Verdian singer performs at UMass

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    Related Topix: World News

  4. History of Little Liberia surveyedRead the original story

    Wednesday | Connecticut Post

    What secrets are hidden in the backyard of "Little Liberia," regarded as the first homes in the state built by African-Americans? On Wednesday, a team led by Nicholas F. Bellantoni, the state archaeologist, was ...

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    Related Topix: African-American, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, Bridgeport, CT, Non-Profit

  5. How African countries are improving standards of governanceRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Vanguard

    ... scores for phone subscribers. For the second year in succession, the island nations of Mauritius, Seychelles and Cape Verde hold the top three places in the overall rankings. They are followed by Botswana and South Africa which again score highly. ...

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    Related Topix: Pedro Pires

  6. SocietyRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Panapress

    ... four refineries has been ruptured, amid fears that militants may have been responsible for the action. Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Police have arrested two Cape Verde women who arrived at Praia International Airport with nearly 5 kg of cocaine, ...

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    Related Topix: Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia, World News, Africa, Coast, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Kenya

  7. Cape Verde: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff MissionRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | International Monetary Fund

    ... visited Praia from September 22-October 3, 2008. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the fifth review of Cape Verde's reform program supported by the IMF's Policy Support Instrument (PSI) . The Cape Verde government's macroeconomic and ...

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    Related Topix: World News

  8. SocietyRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Panapress

    ... has been ruptured, amid fears that militants may have been responsible for the action. 02/10/2008 Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Police have arrested two Cape Verde women who arrived at Praia International Airport with nearly 5 kg of cocaine, police ...

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    Related Topix: Ghana, Africa

  9. Fine fillies: Battle of the sexesRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | The Independent

    Top-class horseracing remains a male bastion, on the track as much as off it, but a beautiful, brilliant French filly is poised to upset the odds in Sunday's Arc.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Horse Racing

  10. Cesaria Evoraa s Unforgettable Voice Transcends Nostalgia

    Thursday Oct 2 | The Santa Barbara Independent

    ... to Portuguese to Creole and back to French. Cesaria Evora is an internationally recognized diva. She comes from Cape Verde, an archipelago of 10 islands off the western coast of Africa. The "barefoot diva" will be gracing UCSB's Campbell Hall with ...

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    Related Topix: Folk, Cesaria Evora, World News, Cape Verde Travel, Travel

  11. Cape Verde: Fuel prices on the rise - why?

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Global Voices Online

    The price of crude oil is plunging, but the population of Cape Verde has been faced with price rises of every sub product of oil, and the news ahead is not optimistic.

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    Related Topix: Blog News

  12. Cape Verde: BAI Cabo Verde bank set up by Angolan and Cape Verdean investors

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Visao News

    Praia, Cabo Verde, 29 Sept - " Cape Verde now has a new bank, Banco Africano de Investimentos Cabo Verde , a financial institution set up with Angolan and Cape Verdean investment.

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    Related Topix: World News

  13. Cape Verde president praises immigrants

    Monday Sep 29 | WHJJ-AM Providence

    Cape Verde President Pedro Pires has pressed immigrants from the poor West African country to "become part of the American society'' by becoming politically active and by voting.

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    Related Topix: Pedro Pires, World News, Providence Metro, Providence, RI

  14. Read the storyRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 28 | The Item

    Cape Verde President Pedro Pires has pressed immigrants from the poor West African country to "become part of the American society" by becoming politically active and by voting.

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    Related Topix: World News, Pedro Pires, Providence Metro, Providence, RI

  15. .com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa

    Sunday Sep 28 | Panapress

    An investment bank established with Cape Verdian and Angolan capitals will begin operation from 1 October 1 in Cape Verde, sources cl o se to the government here announced Saturday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Maputo, Mozambique, Mozambique, Africa, Armando Guebuza, South Africa, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria

  16. Cape Verdean president extols contributions of immigrants

    Sunday Sep 28 | Providence Journal

    Dorothy Monteiro McCollough's father was just 16 when he stowed away on a ship bound for America. A native of Cape Verde, he jumped overboard twice to avoid immigration agents before he managed to complete the journey. Nobody under the age of 21, she ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro, World News

  17. Cape Verdean Remembers Jewish Roots With Pride

    Thursday Sep 25 | Voice of America

    In Cape Verde, a small stretch of islands just off the coast of West Africa, nearly everyone is Catholic.

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    Related Topix: World News

  18. .com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about AfricaRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Panapress

    ... before Chief Justice Ernest Sakala. Cape Verdian President addresses 63rd UN assembly Wednesday The President of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, will Wednes day in New York, address the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), o f ficial sources ...

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    Related Topix: Mozambique, World News, Africa, African National Congress (South Africa), Kenya

  19. Exciting things happening at Capilano Theatre

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Northwest Newspapers (Northwest Herald)

    Originally born in Portugal to parents from the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa, Lura draws on the islands' pungent blend of trade route cultures that have created a unique musical tradition ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Evora, Portugal, Portugal

  20. Holidays that won't break the bank

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Guardian Unlimited

    ... reach of the thrifty traveller Benji Lanyado Shore leave ... avoid hefty fuel surcharges with a mid-haul break to Cape Verde. Photograph: Hemis/Corbis These days, picking a holiday can feel like choosing between a rock and a hard place. ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Travel, Africa, Tunisia, Egypt, Tunisia Travel