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  1. Shots took life of hard-working cookRead the original story

    Aug 4, 2009 | Boston Globe

    ... way.'' Monteiro had been working nights at Ka-Carlos to make extra cash to pay for his parents' trip from Cape Verde to the United States. He had not seen his parents since he left 20 years ago and was supposed to reunite with them at his sister's ...

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  2. Police Recruiters Target Women and MinoritiesRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | WCBS Newsradio 880

    ... 83 sworn officers are minorities, and three of them are women. Belmiro "Junie'' Rodriguez, president of the Cape Verde Santiago Society in Norwich, said potential Cape Verdean recruits don't have enough information on how to become a police officer. ...

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  3. Police Recruiters Target Women and Minorities

    Saturday Dec 12 | Wcbs880.com

    ... 83 sworn officers are minorities, and three of them are women. Belmiro "Junie'' Rodriguez, president of the Cape Verde Santiago Society in Norwich, said potential Cape Verdean recruits don't have enough information on how to become a police officer. ...

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  4. Cape Verde Eligible for a Second MCC Compact

    Thursday Dec 10 | Visao News

    At the meeting, the new CEO of MCC, Daniel W. Yohannes emphasized the fact that " Cape Verde is the first MCC partner country to be selected as eligible for a second compact" financial package.

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  5. Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staffRead the original story

    Nov 8, 2009 | Christian Science Monitor

    Astonishing footage from World War II on the Smithsonian Channel, Cape Verde's Billie Holiday on CD, 'Sesame Street' at 40, and more.

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  6. Sugar and spice and ... glassblowing?

    Friday Dec 4 | The Recorder

    ... Rene 's "The Four Seasons Vase Series" is being displayed for three years in the Ambassador's Residence in Praia, Cape Verde as part of the U.S. Department of State's "Art in Embassies" program. Rene is the youngest artist to participate in the ...

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  7. Juanita M. Haynes LopesRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Standard-Times

    Juanita M. Haynes Lopes, 81, of New Bedford, died November 30, 2009, at Miriam Hospital.

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  8. EconomyRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Panapress

    The privatization of port services in Cape Verde is expected to be completed in June next year, a senior official of the process said in Praia on Thursday.

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  9. HealthRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Panapress

    ... on the African continent where more women are infected, the coordinating committee for AIDS control (CCAC) in Cape Verde told PANA on Tuesday. 01/12/2009 Gambia commemorates World AIDS Day Gambian Minister for Health and Social Welfare Baboucarr ...

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  10. and just imagine i read a newspaper columnist who wrote

    Saturday Nov 28 | Cape Cod Today

    ... 11/28/09 7:47 am :: posted by CCToday A can of DEET a day to keep mosquitoes at bay Anti-Dengue posters in the Cape Verde capital of Praia. (credit - T. Kane Stanton) By Andy Buckley M AIO, Cape Verde - There's a mosquito in my room. It buzzed my ...

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  11. EconomyRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Panapress

    ... after abandoning the route on viability grounds. 25/11/2009 full text... India to finance technology park in Cape Verde Praia, Cape Verde(PANA) - India is to finance a US$25 million technology park in Cape Verde as part of a software production ...

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  12. Thanks Jonathan... don't forget Kane too

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Cape Cod Today

    The normally loud and gregarious people of Cape Verde that we have come to know over the past few days, here are hushed.

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  13. A Portuguese treat

    Monday Nov 23 | Philly.com

    ... country or her former colonies: Brazil; Angola, in southwest Africa; or the tiny South Atlantic island nation of Cape Verde. Tavares' singular music has elements of all these locales, though she favors her Cape Verdean roots. (Her parents were ...

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  14. PoliticsRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Panapress

    ... a day of national mourning, in memory of the 28 black soldiers hanged on the same day in 1990. UN system commends Cape Verde over MDGs Praia, Cape-Verde (PANA) - The coordinator of the UN system in Cape-Verde, Ms Petra Lantz, said here Friday that ...

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  15. Dead man walkingRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Daily Monitor

    ... dream is fading fast and I am forced to draw the conclusion that after three solid years, the boy from Praia, Cape Verde via Lisbon has flattered to deceive. I know many a career has withered under the unforgiving spotlight that is Manchester United ...

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  16. Honor Roll / Recognizing the accomplishments of Western New Yorkers

    Sunday Nov 22 | Buffalo News

    ... Julia Hall, class of 1981; and Marianne Matuzic Myles, class of 1971, former U. S. ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, were this year's Catherine McAuley Distinguished Alumnae Honorees. Deanna Kwiatkowski Russo, class of 1993, and Joanne M. ...

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  17. HealthRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Panapress

    ... with the free screening of potential carriers in the capital, P ANA reported from here. Prime Minister of Cape Verde hit by dengue fever Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, is on e of the 14,000 people affected ...

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  18. Sara Tavares comes to BerkleeRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | The Boston Globe

    ... of a life woven between place and culture. Her latest release, "Xinti,'' melds sounds from Angola, Brazil, and Cape Verde in songs showcasing Tavares's honeyed voice and mellow arrangements. Tonight at 8. $22, $28. Berklee Performance Center, 136 ...

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  19. Shaping her own identity

    Thursday Nov 19 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... an album that more fully embraces the influences that have shaped her identity - with the buoyant rhythms of Cape Verde, Angola and other African countries bubbling up against richly textured grooves from the Caribbean and South America - and ...

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  20. Sara Tavares: spanning the globe to find herself

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Toronto Star

    Singer, songwriter and guitarist Sara Tavares. Sara Tavares, a Portuguese singer of Cape Verde origins, specializes in sweet melodies that express cheerfulness and gentle melancholy.

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