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NEWS DESK https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/news-desk 2024-04-30T08:40:48+00:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Poesia Cabo-Verdiana na George Washington Unversity 2012-11-08T18:49:45+00:00 2012-11-08T18:49:45+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/119-poesia-cabo-verdiana-na-george-washington-unversity Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" alt="CertamePortugueseLanguageLusophoneWorldGWUNov2012a 1024x819" src="images/CertamePortugueseLanguageLusophoneWorldGWUNov2012a%201024x819.jpg" width="240" height="192" /></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Poesia Cabo-Verdiana na George Washington University </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">No dia 2 de Novembro a Universidade George Washington no âmbito do programa de celebração da <i>Língua Portuguesa e da Cultura da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (</i>CPLP), organizou um pequeno certame sobre o Mundo Lusófono, que centrou sobre o tema</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Poesia e Prosa no Mundo Lusófono.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A referida cerimónia que decorreu no auditorio daquele estabelecimento de ensino, contou com a presença&nbsp; de representantes das Embaixadas em Washington, dos países que falam a língua portuguesa, nomeadamente</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Brasil, Angola,&nbsp;Cabo Verde, Moçambique entre outras representações de diversas esferas do meio académico de DC.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A Embaixada de Cabo Verde em Washington&nbsp;esteve representada pela Diplomata </span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">Isabel Oliveira</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">, que fez uma incursão pela “ <b><i>Poesia Contemporânea no Feminino em Cabo Verde</i></b>” na esfera da poetisa Vera Duarte.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Também de mencionar a presença da Cabo-verdiana Dra. Dulcídia Benrós, da Granston High School East, em Cranston, RI, que abordou o tema</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> “A Diáspora Cabo-Verdiana nos Estados Unidos da América”</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">---------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verdean Poetry at George Washington University</span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On </span><st1:date year="2012" day="2" month="11"><span style="font-family: Arial;">November 2, 2012</span></st1:date><span style="font-family: Arial;">, the Portuguese Language and Lusophone Studies Program at </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;">George</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;">Washington</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Arial;">University</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;"> hosted an event celebrating Portuguese language. The presentations centered on the theme “Prose and Poetry in the Lusophone World”,</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Embassies representing Portuguese Speaking Countries - </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Angola</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mozambique</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Brazil</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;"> - participated in the celebration with poetry readings, lectures and performances.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On behalf of the Embassy of Cape Verde, the diplomat Isabel Oliveira made a presentation on Contemporary poetry in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, focusing on women contributions in particular the Cape-Verdean poet, Ms. Vera Duarte</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Also from Cape Verde, Ms. Dulcídia Benrós, a teacher at Granston High School East, in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cranston</span></st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-family: Arial;">RI</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">, shared a lecture on the experiences of the Cape Verdean Diaspora in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" alt="CertamePortugueseLanguageLusophoneWorldGWUNov2012a 1024x819" src="images/CertamePortugueseLanguageLusophoneWorldGWUNov2012a%201024x819.jpg" width="240" height="192" /></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Poesia Cabo-Verdiana na George Washington University </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">No dia 2 de Novembro a Universidade George Washington no âmbito do programa de celebração da <i>Língua Portuguesa e da Cultura da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (</i>CPLP), organizou um pequeno certame sobre o Mundo Lusófono, que centrou sobre o tema</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Poesia e Prosa no Mundo Lusófono.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A referida cerimónia que decorreu no auditorio daquele estabelecimento de ensino, contou com a presença&nbsp; de representantes das Embaixadas em Washington, dos países que falam a língua portuguesa, nomeadamente</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Brasil, Angola,&nbsp;Cabo Verde, Moçambique entre outras representações de diversas esferas do meio académico de DC.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A Embaixada de Cabo Verde em Washington&nbsp;esteve representada pela Diplomata </span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">Isabel Oliveira</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">, que fez uma incursão pela “ <b><i>Poesia Contemporânea no Feminino em Cabo Verde</i></b>” na esfera da poetisa Vera Duarte.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Também de mencionar a presença da Cabo-verdiana Dra. Dulcídia Benrós, da Granston High School East, em Cranston, RI, que abordou o tema</span><st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;">:</span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial;"> “A Diáspora Cabo-Verdiana nos Estados Unidos da América”</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">---------------------------------------------------</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verdean Poetry at George Washington University</span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On </span><st1:date year="2012" day="2" month="11"><span style="font-family: Arial;">November 2, 2012</span></st1:date><span style="font-family: Arial;">, the Portuguese Language and Lusophone Studies Program at </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;">George</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;">Washington</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Arial;">University</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;"> hosted an event celebrating Portuguese language. The presentations centered on the theme “Prose and Poetry in the Lusophone World”,</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Embassies representing Portuguese Speaking Countries - </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Angola</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mozambique</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Brazil</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;"> - participated in the celebration with poetry readings, lectures and performances.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On behalf of the Embassy of Cape Verde, the diplomat Isabel Oliveira made a presentation on Contemporary poetry in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">, focusing on women contributions in particular the Cape-Verdean poet, Ms. Vera Duarte</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Also from Cape Verde, Ms. Dulcídia Benrós, a teacher at Granston High School East, in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cranston</span></st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-family: Arial;">RI</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">, shared a lecture on the experiences of the Cape Verdean Diaspora in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p></div> Ambassador Veiga discusses International Development Assistance effectiveness at American University 2012-05-02T18:33:55+00:00 2012-05-02T18:33:55+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/102-american-university <div class="feed-description"><p>The theme of International Development Assistance effectiveness was at the center of a discussion held at the Kay Spiritual Center, American University, in Washington, D.C., where Ambassador Fatima Veiga participated as a discussant on April 23, 2012. The Kay Spiritual Center, American University and The Esquel Group Foundation sponsored the event.</p> <p>Mr. Stahis Panagides, former MCC Resident Country Director in Cape Verde, presided, focusing on examples drawn from hands-on experience in and outside the US, working with bilateral and international development-aid agencies, civil society, and the private sector.</p> <p>Ambassador Veiga expanded on the specific cases of Cape Verde’s partnerships for development, the importance of country ownership and country-led solutions.</p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p>The theme of International Development Assistance effectiveness was at the center of a discussion held at the Kay Spiritual Center, American University, in Washington, D.C., where Ambassador Fatima Veiga participated as a discussant on April 23, 2012. The Kay Spiritual Center, American University and The Esquel Group Foundation sponsored the event.</p> <p>Mr. Stahis Panagides, former MCC Resident Country Director in Cape Verde, presided, focusing on examples drawn from hands-on experience in and outside the US, working with bilateral and international development-aid agencies, civil society, and the private sector.</p> <p>Ambassador Veiga expanded on the specific cases of Cape Verde’s partnerships for development, the importance of country ownership and country-led solutions.</p></div> Ambassador Veiga as Guest panelist at Cape Verdean Panel Discussion - Harwich, MA 2012-05-02T18:32:09+00:00 2012-05-02T18:32:09+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/101-iharwich <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="images/HarwichGallery1_n.jpg" width="300" height="201" alt="HarwichGallery1 n" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ambassador Fatima Veiga participated in a panel discussion at the Harwich CV Exhibit in Massachusetts. The Harwich Historical Society &amp; the Cape Verdean Historical Trust partnered to promote this event, which took pace at the Harwich Public Library on May 5th, 2012, from 1:00-4:00pm.</p> <p>The discussion focused on the progress Cape Verde has made, from the colonial regime, through independence and up to today's economic developments, business investment opportunities and tourism industry.</p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><img src="images/HarwichGallery1_n.jpg" width="300" height="201" alt="HarwichGallery1 n" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ambassador Fatima Veiga participated in a panel discussion at the Harwich CV Exhibit in Massachusetts. The Harwich Historical Society &amp; the Cape Verdean Historical Trust partnered to promote this event, which took pace at the Harwich Public Library on May 5th, 2012, from 1:00-4:00pm.</p> <p>The discussion focused on the progress Cape Verde has made, from the colonial regime, through independence and up to today's economic developments, business investment opportunities and tourism industry.</p></div> October 18th is Cape Verde's National day for Culture and Communities 2012-10-16T21:21:24+00:00 2012-10-16T21:21:24+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/115-dia-nacional-da-cultura-e-das-comunidades Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A full schedule of activities will take place in Cape Verde and in the Diaspora. Conferences, performances, movie screenings and a public commemoration presided by Prime Minister Neves.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Ministry for Communities is leading the efforts to mark this especial day for Cape Verdean communities around the globe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the highlights is the photo Exhibit by Ronald Barbosa on the life of former President Aristides Pereira. The exhibit had its debut in early 2012 in Washington D.C., through a collaboration of the Cape Verde Embassy to the US and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">18 de Outubro é Dia Nacional da Cultura e das Comunidades</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No proximo dia 18 de Outubro, data que coincide com a do nascimento do poeta Eugénio Tavares, Cabo Verde comemora o <em>Dia Nacional da Cultura e das Comunidades</em>, com varias iniciativas tanto no pais&nbsp;<strong></strong>como no&nbsp;<strong></strong>exterior.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Veja o programa de comemorações organizado pelo Governo, através do Ministério das Comunidades, Ministério da Cultura e Ministério das Relações Exteriores.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Destaca-se a participação no programa de Ron Barboza, caboverdiano-americano de New Bedford, com uma exposiçao de fotografias de Cabo Verde e de suas gentes. A exposição foi inaugurada em Washington DC, no inicio de 2012, fruto de uma colaboração da Embaixada de Cabo Verde nos EUA e a Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A comunidade caboverdiana em Portugal também marca presença no evento com o Grupo de Batuque <em><span style="font-style: italic;">Finka Pé</span></em>.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No dia 18 Outubro, às 11:30&nbsp;<strong></strong>haverá na Sala de Conferências do Palácio do Governo, uma <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sessão Pública de comemoração do Dia da Cultura e das Comunidades</span></strong> presidida por Sua Excia o Primeiro-Ministro.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conferências, a projecção do filme "<em><span style="font-style: italic;">Finka Pé</span></em>" - Contos de Mulheres que dançam pela Liberdade", de Raquel Castro e uma noite de Gala são ainda outras actividades enquadradas nessas comemorações.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A full schedule of activities will take place in Cape Verde and in the Diaspora. Conferences, performances, movie screenings and a public commemoration presided by Prime Minister Neves.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Ministry for Communities is leading the efforts to mark this especial day for Cape Verdean communities around the globe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the highlights is the photo Exhibit by Ronald Barbosa on the life of former President Aristides Pereira. The exhibit had its debut in early 2012 in Washington D.C., through a collaboration of the Cape Verde Embassy to the US and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">18 de Outubro é Dia Nacional da Cultura e das Comunidades</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No proximo dia 18 de Outubro, data que coincide com a do nascimento do poeta Eugénio Tavares, Cabo Verde comemora o <em>Dia Nacional da Cultura e das Comunidades</em>, com varias iniciativas tanto no pais&nbsp;<strong></strong>como no&nbsp;<strong></strong>exterior.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Veja o programa de comemorações organizado pelo Governo, através do Ministério das Comunidades, Ministério da Cultura e Ministério das Relações Exteriores.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Destaca-se a participação no programa de Ron Barboza, caboverdiano-americano de New Bedford, com uma exposiçao de fotografias de Cabo Verde e de suas gentes. A exposição foi inaugurada em Washington DC, no inicio de 2012, fruto de uma colaboração da Embaixada de Cabo Verde nos EUA e a Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A comunidade caboverdiana em Portugal também marca presença no evento com o Grupo de Batuque <em><span style="font-style: italic;">Finka Pé</span></em>.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">No dia 18 Outubro, às 11:30&nbsp;<strong></strong>haverá na Sala de Conferências do Palácio do Governo, uma <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sessão Pública de comemoração do Dia da Cultura e das Comunidades</span></strong> presidida por Sua Excia o Primeiro-Ministro.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conferências, a projecção do filme "<em><span style="font-style: italic;">Finka Pé</span></em>" - Contos de Mulheres que dançam pela Liberdade", de Raquel Castro e uma noite de Gala são ainda outras actividades enquadradas nessas comemorações.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p></div> Cape Verde: High Score in Good Governance 2012-10-17T15:56:34+00:00 2012-10-17T15:56:34+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/117-cape-verde-high-score-in-good-governance Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> ranks 2nd place with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2012 Index of African Governance.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The report, which measures governance outcomes in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">, looks at both country and regional performances in four major categories – Safety &amp; Rule of Law, Participation &amp; Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> has ranked consistently among the top 10 countries in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> with sound record of good governance, for the 6 years sincethe report has been published.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">’s score for 2012 is 78 (out of 100), while </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Mauritius</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">, at the top of the list scored 89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">See the link below for the full report.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf">www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">-----------------------</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cabo Verde em Segundo lugar no ?ndice de Boa Governação em África da Fundação Mo Ibrahim </span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A Fundação Mo Ibrahim acaba de publicar o seu relatório de 2012 sobre a boa Governação em África.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Trata-se de um relatório que classifica os países em termos de boa governação em África, analisando tanto as performances individuais como regionais, em quatro grandes àreas: Segurança e Estado de Direito, Participação e Direitos Humanos, Oportunidades Económicas Sustentáveis e Desenvolvimento Humano.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cabo Verde ficou classificado no segundo lugar e nos 6 anos em que o relatório é publicado, manteve-se sempre na lista dos <i>top 10</i> países em África com registo de boa governação.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A classificação para Cabo Verde para 2012 foi de 78 (sendo o m°ximo de 100), enquanto que as ilhas Maurícias, no primeiro lugar, obtiveram 89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Veja o link seguinte para o report detalhado. (em inglês)</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf">www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf</a></span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> ranks 2nd place with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2012 Index of African Governance.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The report, which measures governance outcomes in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">, looks at both country and regional performances in four major categories – Safety &amp; Rule of Law, Participation &amp; Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> has ranked consistently among the top 10 countries in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> with sound record of good governance, for the 6 years sincethe report has been published.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cape Verde</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">’s score for 2012 is 78 (out of 100), while </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Mauritius</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">, at the top of the list scored 89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">See the link below for the full report.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf">www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">-----------------------</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cabo Verde em Segundo lugar no ?ndice de Boa Governação em África da Fundação Mo Ibrahim </span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A Fundação Mo Ibrahim acaba de publicar o seu relatório de 2012 sobre a boa Governação em África.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Trata-se de um relatório que classifica os países em termos de boa governação em África, analisando tanto as performances individuais como regionais, em quatro grandes àreas: Segurança e Estado de Direito, Participação e Direitos Humanos, Oportunidades Económicas Sustentáveis e Desenvolvimento Humano.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Cabo Verde ficou classificado no segundo lugar e nos 6 anos em que o relatório é publicado, manteve-se sempre na lista dos <i>top 10</i> países em África com registo de boa governação.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">A classificação para Cabo Verde para 2012 foi de 78 (sendo o m°ximo de 100), enquanto que as ilhas Maurícias, no primeiro lugar, obtiveram 89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Veja o link seguinte para o report detalhado. (em inglês)</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf">www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/2012-IIAG-summary-report.pdf</a></span></p></div> PM Neves Meeting With MCC Resident Country Director 2012-11-16T13:54:13+00:00 2012-11-16T13:54:13+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/120-pm-neves-meeting-with-mcc-resident-country-director Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">NOTA DE IMPRENSA - Gabinete do Primeiro Ministro</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">O Primeiro Ministro, José Maria Neves, recebe em audiência esta sexta-feira, 16 de Novembro, às 12:00 horas, o novo Diretor do Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) em Cabo Verde, Kenneth Miller.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Neste, que é o primeiro encontro entre o Chefe do Governo e o Responsável do MCC, estarão sobre a mesa o novo financiamento desta organização norte americana a Cabo Verde no valor de 66, 2 milhões de dólares e os projetos a nível de água e saneamento e administração e gestão da terra a serem implementados ate 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">A ajuda ao desenvolvimento dos Estados Unidos da América começa a chegar ao arquipélago a partir de 30 de Novembro próximo.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">----------------------</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="border: 1px solid #000000; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;" alt="PmNevesNov2012" src="images/PmNevesNov2012.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">PRESS RELEASE&nbsp;- Prime Minister's Office</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister, José Maria Neves, meets today in Praia,&nbsp;at 12:00pm local time, with the new Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Country Director for Cape Verde, Mr. Kenneth Miller.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In this first meeting with the Resident Country Director, the PM will&nbsp; discuss the Second MCC Compact, a USD$66.2 million&nbsp;program financed by the US agency. The projects will encompass improvements in&nbsp;Water &amp; Sanitation Systems and Land Administration and Management, which will be implemented through 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">November 30th, 2012, marks the&nbsp;official start of the Program.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>(unofficial translation)</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">NOTA DE IMPRENSA - Gabinete do Primeiro Ministro</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">O Primeiro Ministro, José Maria Neves, recebe em audiência esta sexta-feira, 16 de Novembro, às 12:00 horas, o novo Diretor do Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) em Cabo Verde, Kenneth Miller.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Neste, que é o primeiro encontro entre o Chefe do Governo e o Responsável do MCC, estarão sobre a mesa o novo financiamento desta organização norte americana a Cabo Verde no valor de 66, 2 milhões de dólares e os projetos a nível de água e saneamento e administração e gestão da terra a serem implementados ate 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">A ajuda ao desenvolvimento dos Estados Unidos da América começa a chegar ao arquipélago a partir de 30 de Novembro próximo.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">----------------------</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="border: 1px solid #000000; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;" alt="PmNevesNov2012" src="images/PmNevesNov2012.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">PRESS RELEASE&nbsp;- Prime Minister's Office</span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister, José Maria Neves, meets today in Praia,&nbsp;at 12:00pm local time, with the new Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Country Director for Cape Verde, Mr. Kenneth Miller.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In this first meeting with the Resident Country Director, the PM will&nbsp; discuss the Second MCC Compact, a USD$66.2 million&nbsp;program financed by the US agency. The projects will encompass improvements in&nbsp;Water &amp; Sanitation Systems and Land Administration and Management, which will be implemented through 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">November 30th, 2012, marks the&nbsp;official start of the Program.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>(unofficial translation)</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p></div> Embaixadora Fatima Veiga Participa em Conferencia sobre Aristides Pereira 2012-11-16T22:47:54+00:00 2012-11-16T22:47:54+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/121-embaixadora-fatima-veiga-participa-em-conferencia-sobre-aristides-pereira Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A Embaixadora de Cabo Verde para os Estados Unidos, Maria de Fátima Veiga participa&nbsp;Sábado, 17 de Novembro, numa conferência intitulada: <b><i>Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História</i></b>. O evento terá lugar no Bristol Community College (BCC), no campus de Fall Rivers, MA, das 10am - 2:00pm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Para além da Embaixadora, participam também no encontro o ex-Embaixador Americano para Cabo Verde, Vernon Penner e o escritor e autor do livro que dá título à confêrencia, José Vicente Lopes. O autor estará disponível para autografar cópias do livro.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A par da conferência, abre a exposição do fotógrafo Ron Barboza, dedicada à vida do ex-Presidente Aristides Pereira. Recorda-se que esta última teve inauguração em Washington, D.C., a Janeiro de 2012, resultado de uma parceria da Embaixada Cabo-verdiana e do Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A exibicao fotográfica estará aberta na Galeria de Arte Grimshaw-Gudewicz do BCC. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Para mais informações contacte Jose <span style="color: #333333;">Costa através de <a href="mailto:&lt;a href=" edu="" bristolcc="" costa="" mailto:jose="">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a>"&gt;<span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:jose.costa@bristolcc.edu">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a></span> ou 508.678.2811 ext. 2925</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">-----------------------------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Bristol Community College’s LusoCentro presents the Cape Verdean Conference: Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História. The conference will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the BCC Fall River Campus.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The conference will focus on the former President Aristides Pereira, the first president of Cape Verde, after its Independence. Former U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, Mr. Vernon Penner, and the current Cape Verdean Ambassador to the U.S., H.E. Maria de Fátima Veiga, will both&nbsp;share their perspectives and experiences with the former President.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> In addition, Mr. José Vicente Lopes, author of the recent book, <i>Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História</i> will be at the conference&nbsp;for discussion and&nbsp;book signing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The BCC Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery will be open for the exhibition of photographs of former President Pereira by Cape-verdean- American photographer, Ron Barboza. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A light lunch will be served at 1 p.m., with music by Benevindo Cruz.<br />&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Bristol Community College | Fall River Campus<br />777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">For more information contact Jose <span style="color: #333333;">Costa at <a href="mailto:&lt;a href=" edu="" bristolcc="" costa="" mailto:jose="">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a>"&gt;<span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:jose.costa@bristolcc.edu">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a></span> or call 508.678.2811 ext. 2925</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A Embaixadora de Cabo Verde para os Estados Unidos, Maria de Fátima Veiga participa&nbsp;Sábado, 17 de Novembro, numa conferência intitulada: <b><i>Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História</i></b>. O evento terá lugar no Bristol Community College (BCC), no campus de Fall Rivers, MA, das 10am - 2:00pm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Para além da Embaixadora, participam também no encontro o ex-Embaixador Americano para Cabo Verde, Vernon Penner e o escritor e autor do livro que dá título à confêrencia, José Vicente Lopes. O autor estará disponível para autografar cópias do livro.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A par da conferência, abre a exposição do fotógrafo Ron Barboza, dedicada à vida do ex-Presidente Aristides Pereira. Recorda-se que esta última teve inauguração em Washington, D.C., a Janeiro de 2012, resultado de uma parceria da Embaixada Cabo-verdiana e do Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A exibicao fotográfica estará aberta na Galeria de Arte Grimshaw-Gudewicz do BCC. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Para mais informações contacte Jose <span style="color: #333333;">Costa através de <a href="mailto:&lt;a href=" edu="" bristolcc="" costa="" mailto:jose="">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a>"&gt;<span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:jose.costa@bristolcc.edu">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a></span> ou 508.678.2811 ext. 2925</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">-----------------------------------</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Bristol Community College’s LusoCentro presents the Cape Verdean Conference: Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História. The conference will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the BCC Fall River Campus.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The conference will focus on the former President Aristides Pereira, the first president of Cape Verde, after its Independence. Former U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, Mr. Vernon Penner, and the current Cape Verdean Ambassador to the U.S., H.E. Maria de Fátima Veiga, will both&nbsp;share their perspectives and experiences with the former President.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> In addition, Mr. José Vicente Lopes, author of the recent book, <i>Aristides Pereira: Minha Vida, Nossa História</i> will be at the conference&nbsp;for discussion and&nbsp;book signing. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The BCC Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery will be open for the exhibition of photographs of former President Pereira by Cape-verdean- American photographer, Ron Barboza. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">A light lunch will be served at 1 p.m., with music by Benevindo Cruz.<br />&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Bristol Community College | Fall River Campus<br />777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA 02720</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">For more information contact Jose <span style="color: #333333;">Costa at <a href="mailto:&lt;a href=" edu="" bristolcc="" costa="" mailto:jose="">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a>"&gt;<span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:jose.costa@bristolcc.edu">jose.costa@bristolcc.edu</a></span> or call 508.678.2811 ext. 2925</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Cape Verde Low on Corruption Perception 2012-12-05T17:27:52+00:00 2012-12-05T17:27:52+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/123-cape-verde-scores-low-on-corruption-perception Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">The report, <i>Corruption Perception Index 2012</i>, produced by the NGO Transparency International, ranks </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cape Verde</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;"> as one of the least corrupt countries in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Africa</span></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">, second to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Botswana</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;"> and followed by </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Rwanda</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">Transparency International releases the yearly report, having the&nbsp;latest been published on </span><st1:date month="12" day="5" year="2012"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Wednesday, December 5, 2012</span></span></st1:date><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">. It ranks countries/territories on perceived levels of public sector corruption, on a score of 0 to 100, being 100 the lowest level of perceived corruption and 0 perceived as highly corrupt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">For&nbsp;details, click on the link below to learn more about Transparency International's findings</span><st1:personname><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></span></st1:personname></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><a href="http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/interactive2/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/interactive2/</span></a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><br /></span></span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">The report, <i>Corruption Perception Index 2012</i>, produced by the NGO Transparency International, ranks </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cape Verde</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;"> as one of the least corrupt countries in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Africa</span></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">, second to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Botswana</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;"> and followed by </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Rwanda</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">Transparency International releases the yearly report, having the&nbsp;latest been published on </span><st1:date month="12" day="5" year="2012"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Wednesday, December 5, 2012</span></span></st1:date><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">. It ranks countries/territories on perceived levels of public sector corruption, on a score of 0 to 100, being 100 the lowest level of perceived corruption and 0 perceived as highly corrupt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 10pt;">For&nbsp;details, click on the link below to learn more about Transparency International's findings</span><st1:personname><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></span></st1:personname></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><a href="http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/interactive2/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/interactive2/</span></a></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: medium;" size="3" face="'Century Gothic'"><br /></span></span></p></div> National Alliance of The Cape Verdean Organizations Launch 2013-01-22T20:03:27+00:00 2013-01-22T20:03:27+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/129-national-alliance-of-the-cape-verdean-organizations-launch Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">On </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:date year="2013" day="19" month="1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Saturday, January 19th, 2013</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">, the&nbsp;National Alliance of the Cape Verdean Organizations (NACVO) held its first annual meeting in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Bridgewater</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">CT.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">More than fifty </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Cape</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Verdean</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"> organizations met in 2011 and gave the mandate to the Consulate General in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Boston</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"> to oversee the process.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">"The Mission of NACVO is to promote the interests of community-based organizations in the United States through policy analysis, advocacy, coordination, capacity-building, and representation of the communities that they serve.” , according to the mission statement of the organization.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ambassador Fatima Veiga sent a congratulations message that you can read in full below. (English and Portuguese versions)</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="images/CongratsMessageNACVO1.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ambassador's Message</span></span></a></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></span><a href="images/FelicitacaoNACVO.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mensagem da Embaixadora</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">On </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:date year="2013" day="19" month="1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Saturday, January 19th, 2013</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">, the&nbsp;National Alliance of the Cape Verdean Organizations (NACVO) held its first annual meeting in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Bridgewater</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">CT.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">More than fifty </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Cape</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:placetype><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Verdean</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"> organizations met in 2011 and gave the mandate to the Consulate General in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Boston</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"> to oversee the process.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">"The Mission of NACVO is to promote the interests of community-based organizations in the United States through policy analysis, advocacy, coordination, capacity-building, and representation of the communities that they serve.” , according to the mission statement of the organization.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ambassador Fatima Veiga sent a congratulations message that you can read in full below. (English and Portuguese versions)</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="images/CongratsMessageNACVO1.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ambassador's Message</span></span></a></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></span><a href="images/FelicitacaoNACVO.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mensagem da Embaixadora</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span></p></div> TACV - New Bagage Rules/ TACV - Novas Regras para Bagagem 2013-03-14T15:57:54+00:00 2013-03-14T15:57:54+00:00 https://embcv-usa.gov.cv/index.php/rss/133-tacv-new-bagage-rules-tacv-novas-regras-para-bagagem Isabel Varela isabel.varela@mirex.gov.cv <div class="feed-description"><div id="yiv564886909"> <div> <div> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note the following communication from TACV/Cabo Verde Airlines</span></span></span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1">&nbsp;</span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">PARTILHAMOS A SEGUINTE INFORMACAO</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">COMUNICAÇÃO DA TACV, À COMUNIDADE CABO-VERDIANA RESIDENTE NOS EUA</span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;“A TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines aderiu durante muitos anos a prática de “</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Piece Concept</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">” (PC) nos seus voos entre<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>Boston<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>e Cabo Verde. “</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Piece Concept</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">” é a franquia e transporte gratuito de dois (2) volumes de bagagem com 45 Kg (100 lbs) por passageiro.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;Por razões de ordem comercial e operacional e, em sintonia com as novas práticas da indústria, a <b>TACV comunica a todos os seus passageiros e clientes na rota dos Estados Unidos que com início a partir de<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">01 de Março de 2013<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">passou a conceder apenas 01 (um) volume de franquia gratuito com 32 Kg (70lbs.) por passageiro</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">. Desta forma, o passageiro que viajar na rota dos Estados Unidos passará a ter direito ao transporte gratuito de apenas 01 (um) volume, tanto no voo de ida,<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>como<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>no do regresso”.</span></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Em suma, com a prática de “Piece Concept” a empresa perdia com o número de passageiros que transportava, (em vez de 210, transporta 170 passageiros), para transportar mais volumes.</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Assim sendo, a TACV pede e agradece a comprensão e colaboração de todos</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -----------------------------</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">TACV COMMUNICATION INFORMATION TO THE<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></b><st1:place><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">CAPE</span></span></b></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">VERDEAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES</span></span></b></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;TACV<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>Cabo Verde Airlines for many years has adopted the&nbsp;</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">“Piece Concept”</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;(PC) on its flights, thus granting every passenger to/from Boston an allowance of 2 pieces of baggage, weighting a total of 100lbs. (45kg, approximately).</span></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">In tandem with common practice within the industry, <b>TACV has opted to&nbsp;discontinue that policy and restrict free checked-in baggage allowance to 1 piece of 70lbs. (32kg approximately), with effect from</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b><st1:date year="2013" day="1" month="3"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">01 March 2013</span></b></st1:date><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">.</span></b></p> <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">TACV appreciates and is grateful for the understanding of its clients and general public and is delighted to inform that it will continue flying twice a week to the</span>&nbsp;<st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">, connecting</span>&nbsp;<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Praia</span></st1:place></st1:city>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">to</span>&nbsp;<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Boston</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">, every Tuesday and Friday.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><strong>For further clarification, please contact</strong></span>:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Boston Office:&nbsp;+1-617-471-2227&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> CallCenter:&nbsp;+238-2608260&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> Your Travel Agent</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="feed-description"><div id="yiv564886909"> <div> <div> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note the following communication from TACV/Cabo Verde Airlines</span></span></span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1">&nbsp;</span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">PARTILHAMOS A SEGUINTE INFORMACAO</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">COMUNICAÇÃO DA TACV, À COMUNIDADE CABO-VERDIANA RESIDENTE NOS EUA</span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;“A TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines aderiu durante muitos anos a prática de “</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Piece Concept</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">” (PC) nos seus voos entre<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>Boston<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>e Cabo Verde. “</span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Piece Concept</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">” é a franquia e transporte gratuito de dois (2) volumes de bagagem com 45 Kg (100 lbs) por passageiro.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;Por razões de ordem comercial e operacional e, em sintonia com as novas práticas da indústria, a <b>TACV comunica a todos os seus passageiros e clientes na rota dos Estados Unidos que com início a partir de<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">01 de Março de 2013<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">passou a conceder apenas 01 (um) volume de franquia gratuito com 32 Kg (70lbs.) por passageiro</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">. Desta forma, o passageiro que viajar na rota dos Estados Unidos passará a ter direito ao transporte gratuito de apenas 01 (um) volume, tanto no voo de ida,<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>como<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>no do regresso”.</span></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Em suma, com a prática de “Piece Concept” a empresa perdia com o número de passageiros que transportava, (em vez de 210, transporta 170 passageiros), para transportar mais volumes.</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Assim sendo, a TACV pede e agradece a comprensão e colaboração de todos</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -----------------------------</span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">TACV COMMUNICATION INFORMATION TO THE<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></b><st1:place><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">CAPE</span></span></b></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">VERDEAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES</span></span></b></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" data-mce-mark="1"></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;TACV<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span>Cabo Verde Airlines for many years has adopted the&nbsp;</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">“Piece Concept”</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;(PC) on its flights, thus granting every passenger to/from Boston an allowance of 2 pieces of baggage, weighting a total of 100lbs. (45kg, approximately).</span></span></p> <p class="yiv564886909msonormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">In tandem with common practice within the industry, <b>TACV has opted to&nbsp;discontinue that policy and restrict free checked-in baggage allowance to 1 piece of 70lbs. (32kg approximately), with effect from</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b><st1:date year="2013" day="1" month="3"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">01 March 2013</span></b></st1:date><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">.</span></b></p> <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">TACV appreciates and is grateful for the understanding of its clients and general public and is delighted to inform that it will continue flying twice a week to the</span>&nbsp;<st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">, connecting</span>&nbsp;<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Praia</span></st1:place></st1:city>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">to</span>&nbsp;<st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Boston</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">, every Tuesday and Friday.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><strong>For further clarification, please contact</strong></span>:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Boston Office:&nbsp;+1-617-471-2227&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> CallCenter:&nbsp;+238-2608260&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> Your Travel Agent</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> </div> </div> </div></div>