News (19)

Everything you wanted to know about news on Maio in the Cape Verde archipelago.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Maio on alert, but calm

Maio, Fogo and Brava, as well as other islands in the national territory, outside the country's major urban centers, are on alert about the situation in the country and the world vis-à-vis COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Aside from normal fears, people remain calm. Maio, Fogo and Brava,…

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Covid-19: Cabo Verde Airlines suspends all transport activity.

Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) will temporarily suspend all transport activities from Wednesday, for at least 30 days, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline announced today. In a statement sent to Lusa, the company, led since March 2019 by Icelandair, justifies the decision as a…

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Jeff Daigle says he is very impressed with the island of Maio

The Ambassador of the United States of America presides today to close the Acceler Program 8, on the island of Maio, promoted by a former fellow of the Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI) program. Ambassador Jeff Daigle also visits some projects financed by the US Government…

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Coronavirus, UK Foreign Travel Advice Cape Verde

There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, but cases have been confirmed in other countries. The Cape Verdean authorities have introduced a number of measures to limit the spread of the virus. Protective measures are being implemented at international airports. Those arriving…

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State grants loan to society of Maio Cabo Verde

The company set up by the Government and the municipalities of Boa Vista and Maio to provide tourism for those two islands plans to invest 27 million euros in land infrastructure, according to the Council of Ministers. A resolution of the council of ministers, which…

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Government Designs Desalination Plant for Maio

The government is aiming to equip the islands of Maio and Brava with a desalination unit soon. This is part of a plan to mitigate the bad agricultural sector to be financed, at around 10 million euros, by the European Union. In this project, recently…

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Cape Verde to Install Maio Desalination Plant

The government intends to install the island of Maio with a desalination unit, within the scope of a plan to mitigate the bad agricultural to be financed, in about 10 ME, from the European Union. The information was today released by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luís…

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Maio: Câmara Municipal Opens Cascabulho

Porto Inglês, 15 Feb (Inforpress) - The town of Cascabulho, on the island of Maio, was awarded today a square, an infrastructure inaugurated jointly by the mayor, Miguel Rosa, and President of the Republic, Jorge Carlos Fonseca. According to the mayor, this infrastructure was an…

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President: Progress of Works in the Port of Maio

The President of the Republic, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, said Friday, during his visit to the requalification works of the port of Maio, that he is “satisfied” with the progress of the works. According to Jorge Carlos Fonseca, due to the information that was transmitted to…

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PR impressed by the island of Maio

Jorge Carlos Fonseca, who is on the second day of the island visit, said that he mainly liked the “good pace” of the ongoing works in Porto do Maio The President of the Republic, who is in the City of Porto Inglês, for a three-day…

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