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	Heads of government of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde.
		The National Assembly nominates the Prime Minister for the President's formal appointment.
		Republic of Cape Verde (Republica de Cabo Verde)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cape_Verde (123 words)

	Prime minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the modern office of Prime Minister developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premier Ministre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
		The Prime Minister is formally the presiding minister of the Privy Council and the cabinet.
		Contrary to popular and journalistic belief, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister (2911 words)

	Politics of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The Prime Minister is the head of the government and as such proposes other ministers and secretaries of state.
		The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the President.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Cape_Verde (548 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Cape Verde 2002
		Cape Verde’s 42-year old prime minister, Jose Maria Neves, strikes a sharp contrast to the country’s 68-year-old president, Pedro Pires.
		The crucial point about governing Cape Verde is to strike a balance between the lack of resources and taking the right actions of governing to guarantee an adequate growth rate,” he says.
		The new generation knows that Cape Verde’s very success may well endanger future aid levels if donor countries aim their aid at the “poorest of the poor.” And, 30 percent of the government’s revenues come from emigrant remittances, which may decline over time.
	www.internationalreports.net /africa/capeverde/2002/primeminister.html (711 words)

	Millennium Challenge Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Cape Verde is a beautiful country with much to offer the world as a tourist destination, for sports fishing, but particularly as an example of excellent governance and transparency.
		Cape Verde suffers from a chronic shortage of water, with more than 80 percent of rain being lost as runoff and evaporation on the few days a year that it rains, and extreme poverty is an unfortunate reality for many Cape Verdeans who suffer day to day to provide for themselves and their families.
		The Cape Verde compact is a five-year commitment of approximately $110 million, and the overall goal is really to help support the government's overall development strategy of moving from an economy that's dependent on aid and remittances to an economy that's driven by private sector development.
	www.mcc.gov /public_affairs/events/071305_CV_POM_Trans.shtml (9382 words)

	Trotter Hosts Prime Minister of Cape Verde
		During a visit to UMass Boston, Dr. Carlos Veiga, prime minister of the Republic of Cape Verde, assured listeners that the west African island nation is advancing, modernizing and independent of Portugal, its former colonial power.
		Cape Verde has also made it a priority to "pursue the double objective of a stricter management of macro-economic indicators and of strengthening the confidence of the investors and other partners in Cape Verde," Veiga said.
		Though Cape Verde has no college or university, the government has created a department of higher education and is looking to establish partnerships with qualified institutions, Veiga said.
	www.umb.edu /news/1997news/reporter/ureporter1197/veiga.html (624 words)

	Prime Minister Neves makes historic visit to BSC - BSC News : Bridgewater State College
		Cape Verde is a nation of 10 islands off the West African coast with a land mass slightly larger than Rhode Island and a population of 412,000.
		Prime Minister Neves said that in 1975, when Cape Verde received its independence from Portugal, 70 percent of the population was illiterate and the nation had only two high schools.
		Prime Minister Neves’ visit was part of a six-day tour of Southern New England communities with large Cape Verdean populations.
	www.bridgew.edu /bridtoday/2003/oct/primeminister_visit.cfm (951 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cape Verde
		The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pron.
		Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
		Cape Verdean literature is one of the richest of Lusitanian Africa.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cape_Verde (1288 words)

	Cape Verde
		Cape Verde enjoys a stable, democratic government with an elected president as head of state, a prime minister nominated by the National Assembly (the national legislative body) as head of government, and elected members of the unicameral National Assembly.
		Cape Verde, similar to Hawaii, is an archipelago of volcanic islands.
		Under the Cape Verdean penal and legal system, persons arrested may be held in detention for up to two years (and in some instances three years), depending on the alleged crime, before receiving a final judgment in their case.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cape_verde.html (2741 words)

	Cape Verde PM to visit Brockton High today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		One of the highlights of this trip was a ceremony Saturday at the Cape Verde Creole Institute on Centre Street.
		The prime minister was accompanied Monday by Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas, the new consul general of Cape Verde in the United States, and Alberto Alves, a Cape Verde Parliament member.
		The prime minister said he was pleased to see a growing Cape Verdean community here that is "more conscious about their responsibility" in society.
	www.enterprisenews.com /articles/2005/12/06/news/news/news08.txt (768 words)

	Cabo Verde 24
		WHEN THE Prime Minister of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, mooted the idea that his country be given a “special status” relationship with the European Union earlier this year, it was the clearest sign yet that this West African archipelago is economically and culturally shifting towards Europe.
		Cape Verde is widely regarded as having the highest standard of living in West Africa.
		But with interest in property in Cape Verde starting to reach a fever pitch it is worth considering a cautionary word of advice from a tour operator who has been travelling to Cape Verde ever since it became independent.
	www.caboverde24.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=324 (1078 words)

	[24 Sep 1997] GA/9309 : PRESIDENT OF SLOVENIA URGES PROMPT ACTION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON REFORM PROPOSALS, AS GENERAL ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Foreign Minister of Ghana, Kwamena Ahwoi, said that while peacekeeping was a primary function of the Organization, it had fallen prey to geo-strategic parochial considerations.
		Cape Verde joined in the broad consensus on the need for all Member States to pay their dues in full and on time.
		KWAMENA AHWOI, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Ghana said that while weapons of mass destruction deserved priority attention, the illicit transfer and use of conventional weapons constituted a threat to the stability of States and fueled the numerous conflicts which bedeviled the world today, particularly in Africa.
	www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1997/19970924.GA9309.html (4097 words)

	[27 Sep 1999] GA/9612 ENV/DEV/522: THIRTY SPEAKERS ADDRESS SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ...
		CARLOS VEIGA, Prime Minister of Cape Verde: It should be recognized that small island States have assumed their commitments under the Barbados Programme of Action with seriousness and a sense of ownership.
		The Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment of the Group, meeting in May of this year, supported a coherent and integrated approach to sustainable development.
		LEONARDO SANTOS SIMAO, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique: It is a matter of great concern to all developing countries that small islands are bracing against the gathering forces of globalization and trade liberalization which threaten to dramatically alter their economies and hamper efforts to promote sustainable development.
	www.sidsnet.org /francais/ungass/day1_2.html (7865 words)

	A short history of Cape Verde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1450 the Cape Verde Islands are discovered by the Venetian explorer Alvise Cadaosto.
		The islands are claimed by Portugal in 1460 and in 1495 Portugal establishes the colony of the Cape Verde Islands.
		In 2001 the MPD is defeated by the PAICV in the parliamentary elections: José Maria Neves becomes prime minister, and in 2002 former PAICV prime minister Pedro Verona Rodriques Pires wins the presidential elections.
	www.electionworld.org /history/capeverde.htm (267 words)

	NewStandard: 10/2/99
		He told reporters that Cape Verde, a small 10-island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa, has difficulty assimilating the deportees, who in many cases left their native country when they were mere children.
		The Prime Minister, spoke in Portuguese, Cape Verde's national language, at the Northeast Maritime Institute before meeting with the large crowd at the Verdean Vets Hall.
		The prime minister, who was flanked by Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz, City Councilors Brian Gomes and Joseph "Jo-Jo" Fortes, also gave an update on the conditions in Cape Verde.
	www.s-t.com /daily/10-99/10-02-99/a01lo008.htm (1062 words)

	03-029 (José Maria Neves)
		Born on the island of Santiago in 1960, José Maria Neves became interested in the politics and government of Cape Verde as a teen-ager, when he was the leader of a nationalist youth organization during the country’s transition from Portuguese rule to independence and democracy in 1975.
		After studying public administration in Brazil, he returned to Cape Verde and held positions as director of the National Public Administration Training Center and coordinator of the Administration Reform and Modernization Projects.
		Neves was elected president of PAICV in June 2000 and led the party to victory in the legislative elections of January 2001; he became prime minister of the Republic of Cape Verde on February 1, 2001.
	www.brown.edu /Administration/News_Bureau/2003-04/03-029.html (470 words)

	afrol News - Cape Verde PM discusses special partnership with EU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Cape Verde and its European Union allies plan to hold a meeting in the first trimester of 2006 to discuss relations between the archipelago and the community.
		In addition to Luxembourg and Cape Verde, the meeting will be attended by the representatives of the governments of Portugal, Spain, France and possible other countries.
		Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, one of the "godfathers" of the tightening of ties between Cape Verde and the EU, received José Maria Neves yesterday.
	www.afrol.com /printable_article/17267 (420 words)

	Cape Verde Press Releases
		Hurricane forecasters are warning residents of the Cape Verde Islands to monitor the progress and possible development of a tropical weather system 200 miles away.
		Cabo Verde Airlines, the Republic of Cape Verde's flag carrier is making a $10 million investment over ten years as it selects SITA's Horizon portfolio to introduce e-ticketing and e-commerce services.
		The islanders of Cape Verde are slowly getting used to German armoured vehicles and Spanish helicopters descending on their sun-drenched beaches as U.S. fighter F-16 jets roar overhead.
	www.topix.net /world/cape-verde/pr (1558 words)

	Cabo Verde 24 - News
		[Neves] Cape Verde is a country of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
		It is a nation of diasporas and we need to be able to mobilize all its abilities and national competencies resident or in the communities abroad to construct Cape Verde's future.
		During this festive season, I would especially like to address the thousands of Cape Verdean people spread across the world who, with their blood sweat and tears have worked to build a new Cape Verde.
	www.caboverde24.com /news.asp?ID=265 (331 words)

	Cape Verde News
		Cape Verde News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Cape Verde plans to restrict the entry of people from other West African nations in a bid to curb illegal Europe-bound immigration from passing through the archipelago, Cape Verdean Prime Minister Jose Maria...
		The outer bands of a tropical depression produced rain squalls in the southern Cape Verde islands in the far eastern Atlantic as it passed the nation on Tuesday, forecasters said.
	www.topix.net /world/cape-verde?scoring=r (624 words)

	MCA Monitor Blog: July 2005 Archives
		Neves spoke about the Cape Verde compact at a meeting in Washington DC on July 13 organized by the Center for Global Development, Bread for the World and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
		Cape Verde is the third country to sign a compact with the MCC, and the second in Africa to do so after Madagascar.
		Cape Verde and the United States signed a $110 million compact in Praia on July 4.
	blogs.cgdev.org /mca-monitor/archives/2005/07 (1725 words)

	Jews of Cape Verde - Kluztnick Sponsors Cape Verde Prservation Project
		A group of descendants in Cape Verde has created an association called Amigo de Cabo Verde e Israel (AMICAEL) to press for restoration of the cemeteries and create a permanent archive documenting the presence of their forebears.
		The overall project, called The Jews of Cape Verde: Preservation of Memory aims to investigate the presence and honor the memory of the numerous Sephardic Jewish families who traveled to Cape Verde from the Moroccan cities of Tangier, Rabat, and Essaouira.
		The current Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga, is of Moroccan Jewish descent.
	www.haruth.com /JewsCapeVerdeKlutznick.html (308 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Cape Verde 2002
		A visitor to Cape Verde is told upon arrival that to understand Cape Verde, one must experience its music.
		It is not hard to understand why Cape Verde is one of the few places in the world where ubiquitous American pop takes a backseat to the distinctive sounds of native music.
		Cape Verde’s parliament will take up the issue of intellectual property protection in the second half of this year, according to Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves.
	www.internationalreports.net /africa/capeverde/2002/capeverde.html (576 words)

	.::CaboNet::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Despite opposition gains in Cape Verde's local elections, the island state's Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves still said Sunday's ballot proves his governing party remains the archipelago's strongest political force.
		According to a report reaching here on Tuesday, Neves told a news conference in the capital, Cidade da Praia, Monday that the vote showed his African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) was "the biggest party," claiming it would have won a majority if the ballot had been a legislative election.
		However, the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, off the Atlantic coast of Senegal, acknowledged PAICV's loss, particularly on Sal Island, would require "important reflections" by his party's leadership.
	cabonet.org /print.php?sid=116 (261 words)

	08.19.98 - Prime Minister of Cape Verde Visits Berkeley
		The first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of Cape Verde, Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga, visited campus July 30 as part of a nationwide celebration of the 23rd anniversary of Cape Verde's independence from Portugal.
		Richard Herr, chair of the Portuguese Studies Program, and Martha Saavedra, vice chair of the Joint Stanford-Berkeley Center for African Studies, hosted the Prime Minister and his delegation.
		Cape Verde, about 350 miles off the coast of West Africa, has some 400,000 citizens living on 10 islands.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/berkeleyan/1998/0819/cape_verde.html (227 words)

	Prime Minister of Cape Verde to Deliver Ogden Lecture: October 2, 2003 : The Watson Institute for International Studies
		Prime Minister JosÃ© Maria Neves of the Republic of Cape Verde will deliver a Stephen A. Ogden Jr.
		Since becoming prime minister in 2001, JosÃ© Maria Neves has sought "to increase jobs, fight poverty and restore dignity to his West African archipelago nation.
		The lecture is being held in collaboration with the Watson Institute for International Studies and Brown University's Department of Portuguese and Brazilian.
	www.watsoninstitute.org /news_detail.cfm?id=131 (189 words)

	afrol News - All Cape Verdeans promised water and electricity
		The Cape Verdean Prime Minister made these declarations during an arrangement celebrating the African Children's Day, which was held yesterday and in relation with the stated "embracement of my government with children in the country's kindergartens," according to Prime Minister Neves.
		Finally, the last promise of the Cape Verdean Prime Minister referred to the start of a programme termed "Operation Hope", through which his government aims at rehabilitating at least 20,000 social residences during the next few years.
		Therefore, these three new social development schemes were directed towards Cape Verde's children, and therefore they had been announced on children's day to pay tribute to the coming generation.
	www.afrol.com /articles/12838 (556 words)

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