2010 Cabo Verde PWA World Cup announced! 15 Nov 2010 to 23 Nov 2010 - Sal, and its legendary breaks such as Ponta Preta, have grown in stature in recent years as their lure to waveriding purists worldwide grows season upon season. Now with improved flight connections, and this small republic’s high profile resident Josh Angulo (CV-1) acting as both host and ambassador, the hollow, powerful waves of Ponta Preta and nearby breaks will test even the most hardcore PWA athletes. In 2010, Cape Verde will play host to the final of the PWA Pro Wavesailing Tour, as the best of the best battle it out for championship honours. Read more

Discover the Sal International Music Festival this month The Sal International Music Festival is normally held around Mid September at the weekend. Dates now confirmed for the 18th & 19th September 21st Sal International Music Festival Theme is "Protected Environment -Guaranteed Future" I have Google translated the Portuguese public announcement of the festival below: In terms of artists already confirmed they will perform at the festival, he cites the names of those who did not act in the previous edition: Tecla2, Strings of the Sun, Boss AC, Collectives in the Netherlands consists of Grace Evora, Beto Dias, Johnny Ramos and Nelson Freitas and United Ky-mani Marley from the United States. for more info click on the link! Read more

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.

Cape Verde: one of the seven wonders of the Atlantic According 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. enomena. 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 Read more

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has invested €16 million in wind energy in Cape Verde The 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. Read more