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Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
Eimskip sells feeder vessel to Portugal’s Grupo Sousa
Splash 247
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July 14, 2025
Icelandic carrier Eimskip has divested one of its cornerstone feeder vessels, Lagarfoss, to Portuguese logistics and maritime group Grupo Sousa. The 875 teu vessel, built in 2014 by Rongcheng Shenfei Shipbuilding, is set to change ownership by...
Travel agent slams five popular holiday destinations as 'overrated'
Devon Live
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July 13, 2025
Carlos Lavilla, a travel agent, has shared his thoughts on some of the most popular destinations in the world Choosing the ideal spot for a getaway can be quite the challenge. Nonetheless, a seasoned travel agent has now offered some advice to...
Brit tourist gets free quadbike trip as hotel room stinks, then suffers horror crash
The Mirror
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July 11, 2025
A free quadbiking trip ended in carnage after a Brit holidaymaker crashed the vehicle - leaving him with life-changing injuries. Tony Holliday, 57, had been offered the trip free of charge after his luggage went missing and the two hotel rooms he...
Three countries and a book
Navhind Times
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July 10, 2025
Students from Goa, Cape Verde, and Portugal, have come together to create the third edition of the book ‘Stories from here and beyond’ ELSTAN NAZARETH In a unique initiative aimed at educating children on various environmental themes and the...
One RI woman's fight to correct race on her birth…
Newport Daily News - Rhode Island
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Lucy Rose campaigned to change the race on her birth certificate to Cape Verdean after learning that it said "Negro." Both sides of her family come from Cape Verde and have mixed African and Portuguese ancestry, but were labeled Black or White on...
Surge in exotic turtles being washed ashore Irish coast
RTE Ireland
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July 13, 2025
There has been a surge in the number of exotic turtles being washed ashore on the Irish coast. Five critically endangered loggerhead turtles are currently being cared for and recovering at Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium in Co Kerry. Experts believe a...
Cape Verdean community celebrates 50 years of independence
Dorchester Reporter - Massachusetts
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July 2, 2025
One day after American Independence Day, the Cape Verdean community will unite with their island home in marking the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s break from Portugal – a milestone many in the diaspora hope will bring a tighter bond between the...
Irenosen Okojie on Creating New Mythologies
Literary Hub
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July 11, 2025
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisement Interrogating the ways different myths occupy their own unique spaces establishes pathways into existences of literary immortality,...
Dad sues TUI after holiday quad bike crash left him with life-changing injuries
Times & Star
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Tony Holliday, a 57-year-old property developer, travelled to Sal, Cape Verde in March 2023 with his wife and two of his daughters for a package holiday booked through TUI. The trip got off to a disappointing start after the family's luggage got...
It’s Saharan dust season, but where’s the dust?
Local 10 - Florida
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July 11, 2025
Big outbreaks of Saharan dust – tens of millions of tons of mineral dust hoisted from the sands of North Africa into the Atlantic each hurricane season – typically peak around this time each year. The band of sand that’s most concentrated between...
Full List Of African Countries Affected By 3-Month US Visa Validity
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
In a statement released by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, the American government announced that “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The...
Observances: July 5-6
Bulgarian News Agency
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July 5 The world: National Day of Cabo Verde: Independence Day (1975); National Day of Venezuela: Independence Day (1811). Bulgaria: Interior Ministry Day. On this date in Bulgarian history: 1879: First government formed after five centuries of...
Twenty Three Coaches From 15 African Countries For 2025 2K26 NBA Summer League
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 The NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 is ongoing in Las Vegas, Nevada, as it started on Thursday, July 10, to run through July 20. The Summer League once again features a strong presence of African players, coaches and referees, including: Six former...
Royal greetings sent to Algerian leaders
Gulf Daily News Online
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His Majesty King Hamad sent a cable of congratulations to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his country’s Independence Day. The King also sent a cable of congratulations to Cabo Verde President José Maria Neves on his country’s...
TUI holiday ruined by 'rancid' five-star hotel 'not fit for a dog'
Lancs Live
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July 5, 2025
A family's luxury holiday was reportedly 'ruined' when they found their five-star hotel to be so 'rancid' that even TUI staff apparently admitted it 'wasn't fit for a dog'. Sarah Koops and her family flew to a five-star hotel in Cape Verde on...
‘We are focused on freedom’: Local Cape Verdeans celebrate 50 years of independence
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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July 4, 2025
On July 5, Cape Verde marks 50 years of independence. It’s an important anniversary for the thousands of Cape Verdeans who will be celebrating in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which together are home to the largest population of Cape Verdeans in...
ECOWAS MP urges W/African nations to invest 30% budgets in education
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Health and Member of Parliament from Cabo Verde, Dr Orlando Pereiza Dia, has called on West African countries to allocate at least 30 per cent of their national budgets to education. He said such...
Local elections are scheduled
The Portugal News
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Local elections are set to happen on 12 October, and people may vote for three different political aspects of each municipality. In these elections, citizens will choose not only the mayor, but also the president of their Junta de Freguesia, and...
Dad suffered life-changing injury on holiday and insurance company won't pay
Lancs Live
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July 11, 2025
A holidaymaker suffered life-changing injuries during a quadbike trip offered as compensation by his hotel because his room stank. Tony Holliday, 57, suffered a severely fractured right leg and sustained head and shoulder injuries after being...