The layoff scheme, which ended at the end of last year after being renewed seven times, benefited more than 18.000 workers and cost more than 2,8 billion escudos (US$28 million)

The "Women's Empowerment in Cape Verde" project brought women together to create a space and support system to guarantee conditions for women's empowerment with a focus on self-knowledge and women's appreciation

The government is working on creating a platform to register Cape Verdeans in the diaspora and reduce the cost of the voter registration process

Construction work on 12 fishermen's houses in Fajã Bay, municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo, has been awarded to the construction company Construção Irmãos Miranda

The Movement for Democracy chose the Porto Novo region of Santo Antão to celebrate the party's 34th anniversary in a ceremony presided over by its leader, Ulisses Correia e Silva