“Ex-Policeman Gets 31 Years Sao Paulo, Brazil (AP) –Former police investigator Geraldo Giorgino das Neves has been sentenced to 31 years in prison on charges of being a member of the Death Squad.               Neves, who was convicted Tuesday, has been accused specificially [sic] in the deaths of two criminals known as Cabo Verde and Bugio.               The former police off... Read More

For the people who insist that Cabo Verde is a poor country let me give you my personal view. I have a good friend who is now retired and lives in Cabo Verde after devoting most of his life to the betterment of his country. Now he is unable to visit neighboring islands around him because he can’t afford it. He tells me that he wants to visit Boavista, but the island is now owned by foreign investments and therefore he would have to pay hotel rates imposed by the foreigners, which understandabl... Read More