Local Maio Cabo Verde Video by Faces2Hearts
The island of Maio is preparing itself for visitors. So when they arrive they can find a variety of local attractions created by Maio island locals.… Read more
Development Voices | Testimonials from Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
With continuous work in Cape Verde since 2001 and a solid partnership of several years with the municipalities of Maio and Loures, IMVF has kept a close eye on the evolution and development of the archipelago – specifically on the island of Maio – and its constraints and potential.
The Tourist Dynamization and Requalification project on Ilha do Maio started in March 2016 and focuses on local entrepreneurship (as a means) for the affirmation of Ilha do Maio as a sustainable and supportive tourist destination (as an end). The Solidarity and Community Tourism project on the island of Maio started in December 2017 and is based on the reinforcement of sustainable economic initiatives in support of the local tourism sector. With the development of a solidary and sustainable tourism product, implemented and managed locally, the intention is to boost the local economy and enhance the traditional cultural and environmental traits.… Read more
Maio From a Forgotten Island to an Island of Hope – Minister of State
The Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fernando Elísio Freire, considered today that Maio went from being a forgotten island to being an island of hope.
According to Fernando Elísio Freire, who is visiting Maio, the island has been experiencing “great gains” with investments in urban and environmental requalification in all villages, thanks to a “good partnership” between the central and local authorities.… Read more
The Young Farmers of Cape Verde
Nowadays, all over the islands, we are witnessing the emergence of new farmers, with special emphasis on the appearance of a handful of rural, urban and even emigrants or returnees from the diaspora who are engaged in agricultural production.… Read more
Ilha do Maio 550 million euro Tourism Investment Project.
The island of Maio is preparing to receive Spanish investments called Little Africa in the order of 550 million euros. The project estimates to create more than 10,000 jobs on the island in the long term, and will be a “unique project” that focuses on the environment and ecotourism in Cape Verde.… Read more
Coordinator of United Nations Joint Offices Visits Maio Island
The coordinator of the United Nations Common Offices, Opia Kumah, starts today a three-day visit to the island of Maio, to monitor the activities implemented and to be implemented under the Local Platforms 2030 Program.… Read more
Entrepreneur Eyes set on Maio Island’s Tourist Development
The young Mayan entrepreneur Élvio Rosa intends to continue investing in the local market, diversifying and expanding his business, with “conviction and hope” in the island’s tourist development, despite the constraints.… Read more
Avenida Amílcar Cabral will make the city of Porto Inglês more attractive
The Mayor of Maio considered that the requalification of Avenida Amílcar Cabral will make the city of Porto Inglês one of the most attractive in Cape Verde.… Read more
Government commitment “to prepare the island of Maio to receive high quality tourism”
Preparing the island to receive high-quality tourism, attracting private investments, which are able to present Maio as safe destinations for tourism… Read more
Maio, No Longer the “Stepchild”
Maio viewed by other islanders as a quaint, but insignificant, part of the country. Yet it is, incredibly, only 18 miles away from Praia by plane and 2½ hours by ferry boat from Praia.… Read more