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Cape Verde second-most-sought-after destination for charter flights from Lisbon Cape Verde is the second-most-popular destination for charter flights departing from Portuguese capital Lisbon. A total of 19,600 passengers flew from Lisbon International Airport to Cape Verde in the month of June, an 18.7% increase over the same period last year.
Cape Verde proved to be an up-and-coming charter destination in June, with an increase in the number of passengers (round trip) of 50.5%, for a total of 4,511. A 31.6% increase was registered on flights to the island of Boa Vista (to 2,411) and 80.3% on flights to and from Sal (to 2,100).
After the Caribbean, Cape Verde is the country with the most charter flight traffic from Lisbon. Meanwhile, the two commercial airlines making regular scheduled flights from Lisbon to Cape Verde, TAP Portugal and TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, transported 82,900 passengers, 2.1% more than a year ago.
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Cape Verde: one of the seven wonders of the AtlanticAccording to Katia Delimbeuf, the author of an article published in Portuguese weekly Expresso on the seven wonders of the Atlantic, the nesting of sea turtles on the islands of Maio, Sal, Boa Vista and Santiago is among the Atlantic Ocean’s most fascinating natural ph
The Dom João de Castro bank in the Azores, which is actually a seismically active volcano, as well as the Princess Alice bank, the fjords of Norway, the Bermuda triangle, the white sharks of Guadalupe, the wild islands of Madeira and the depths off the Azores are the other Atlantic wonders.
In Delimbeuf’s words, “highlighting seven places or activities in the Atlantic that are not to be missed is almost like choosing one’s seven favorite stars in the Milky Way…” According to her, these are “a selection of some marvels that one should see before dying.”
Delimbeuf says that sea turtles nest in various sites throughout the Atlantic and that the islands of Boa Vista and Maio are one of the five or six most important locales in the world. She also mentions Santiago because of the work that has been developed by the University of the Algarve with the sponsorship of the Lisbon Oceanarium.
The laying of eggs by sea turtles in Cape Verde has been the object of protection and preservation programs on Boa Vista on the part of the University of the Canaries for more than a decade. Under the coordination of Natura 2000, tens of thousands of the reptiles who successfully reproduced on the island, laying the foundations for environmentally friendly business Turtle Watch.
Currently, the movement to protect sea turtles in Cape Verde is a reality that has become increasingly consolidated. On São Vicente, Santa Luzia, Fogo and Maio, both public and private sector initiatives have provided an invaluable contribution in the defense of the species. The island of Sal has carried out a number of actions aimed at protecting turtles, but these have been made more difficult by the dense urban occupation of nesting areas and the illegal consumption of the animals’ meat and eggs.
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On Santiago, the municipality of Tarrafal stands out in the defense of sea turtles. For the past three years, it has been providing for safe nesting on its beaches, with a permanent surveillance service set up in the district of Ribeira Prata. Since last year, it has also been safe for turtles to lay their eggs in Mangui do Monte Negro, Achada Baleia and São Francisco.
There is still much work to be done before Cape Verde is specifically sought out as a tourist destination because of the turtles that come here to nest. With a little more effort and goodwill on the part of the public sector entities with authority in the area, the country could be promoted in such a way as to consistently benefit all sectors of the tourist industry and, as a result, the entire economy. After all, should we or should we not capitalize on our potential? Simply repeating in speeches that we have potential is not enough.
Emanuel C. D’Oliveira
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The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has invested €16 million in wind energy in Cape VerdeThe Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has invested about N12.2 billion (Euro 16 million) in the development of a wind power project in Cape Verde.
It also made a significant equity investment in Cabeolica SA, the company set up to build, own and operate the wind farm project. According to a statement by Mr. Richard Uku, Senior Vice President & Head, Corporate Communication, AFC, the public-private partnership with the Government of Cape Verde entails the development, construction, ownership and operation of about 30 wind turbines on four islands of the archipelago.
These wind turbines will have an installed capacity of approximately 28 megawatts. He noted that Cape Verde has outstanding wind resources, but the country relies heavily on expensive imported fossil fuel for power generation.
He said, “The wind power project will reduce that reliance substantially. Cape Verde is targeting 25 percent of national utility power generation to be provided by renewable sources by 2011, and 50 percent by 2020.
“The project is one of the larger wind power projects to be developed in Africa to date, and is one of the most prominent of its kind in the African renewable sector,” says Andrew Alli, AFC President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Cape Verde exports and imports on the rise in first half of 2010 Cape Verde’s exports and imports increased 59.3% and 8.3%, respectively, in the first six months of 2010 in comparison to the same period last year. Portugal and Spain were the main destinations for Cape Verdean exports.
According to the Bank of Cape Verde, Portugal imported mainly clothing and footwear from Cape Verde, while Spain, for the most part, imported traditional products, especially fish. In terms imports to Cape Verde, countries in the Euro Zone remain Cape Verde’s main trading partners, with Portugal, the Netherlands and Spain particular standouts.
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Cape Verdean government and Microsoft sign software licensing accord Various computer programs to be used in the Cape Verdean government’s education-sector project Mundu Novu will now feature utilization licenses from the Microsoft Corporation. According to the government, the move is “ daecisive “ step toward the next phase in the school computerization program, which could receive some 25,000 computers by the end of the year.The protocol signed this morning between the government of Cape Verde and the Microsoft Corporation calls for the licensing of a series of computer programs considered to be a “decisive step” toward the next phase in the Mundu Novu program.
“The signing of this protocol is yet another decisive step that will allow us to move forward with the program, which has been planned until 2013,” said Minister of Education and Sports Octávio Tavares during the ceremony.
The objective includes “innovating schools with alterations in the teaching system so that students can be at the center of the training and education process through more modern approaches and digital content, as well as a series of other tools that will increase the level of interactivity between teachers and students.”
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