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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07PRAIA82 |
CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD [...] Severino Almeida, The Secretary General came to the Embassy on January 24 to sign the condolence book opened in the memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. The Secretary General wrote: "In memory of former President of the United States of American Gerald Ford. The Ministry of [...] |
2007-01-31 18:44:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | CV PGOV PREL |
| 08PRAIA105 |
CODEL FRANK ON-POINT WITH GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE [...] Summary: During two one-day visits during the week of March 24, Congressman Barney Frank and seven accompanying Members of Congress met with local and senior officials, conveying continued USG interest in and support for Cape Verde. Despite unfortunate Sunday afternoon timing, the GOCV schedu [...] |
2008-04-02 18:25:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID MARR CV |
| 08PRAIA118 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Legal Advisor Ms. Neusa Marques on April 22. While she noted the importance of the declaration, she was not able to commit GOCV to co-sponsorship. Post will forward any further GOCV reply upon receipt. PIERCE [...] |
2008-04-25 12:15:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
| 08PRAIA132 |
UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] (U) On May 06, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Neusa Marques, Legal Advisor to the Director General of External Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Marques accepted the demarche, and stated that the GOCV appreciates the importance of maritime security issues. However, they are un [...] |
2008-05-07 14:47:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO CV |
| 08PRAIA147 |
CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV |
| 08PRAIA187 |
DETERMINED TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAPE VERDE REFUSES [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, the GoCV and the Transition Support Group (TSG) for Cape Verde's -- a group of about two dozen bilateral and multilateral donors that coordinate efforts to smooth Cape Verde's graduation from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) to that of Developing Countries [...] |
2008-07-09 13:52:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON ECIN EFIN ENRG CV |
| 08PRAIA188 |
CAPE VERDE SEEKS HELP AS IT STANDS UP ITS INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) On June 30, Charge met with Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Antonio Nascimento, to discuss his recent participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program on transnational crime. Nascimento has also been quietly tasked with assuming the lead on standing up Cape Verde's ne [...] |
2008-07-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SNAR OEXC CV |
| 08PRAIA189 |
CAPE VERDE SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 16, Charge delivered reftel points to an enthusiastic audience of senior GOCV civilian and military officials. Those present who endorsed the concept included Director General (effectively Vice Minister) of Defense Pedro dos Reis Brito, Commandant of the Cape Verde Coast Guard Colonel [...] |
2008-07-11 12:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
| 08PRAIA203 |
DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR CV |
| 08PRAIA214 |
CAPE VERDE: POST ENDORSES FY2008 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL [...] ( C) Post fully endorses the FY2008 proposal for Section 1206 funding for Cape Verde that was submitted by the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies. The funding is aimed at promoting (1) the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and (2) respect for le [...] |
2008-08-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL CV |
| 08PRAIA244 |
CAPE VERDE DEMARCHED ON USG UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post delivered USG priorities for United Nations General Assembly Third Committee 2008 on Human Rights to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde and the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel points to Prime Minister Jose Mar [...] |
2008-09-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN CV |
| 08PRAIA265 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' TRIP TO CAPE VERDE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Welcome to the Republic of Cape Verde, one of Africa's success stories. It is an island nation, approximately the size of Rhode Island, located in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles due west of Senegal off Africa's west coast. Cape Verde has a population of 450,000 people sp [...] |
2008-10-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON MARR OTRA ASEC CV |
| 08PRAIA283 |
CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Cape Verdean Parliament passed a motion of confidence by a margin of 41 to 25, supported by votes exclusively from the governing African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). The two opposition parties, Movement for Democracy (MpD) and Cape Verdean Independent a [...] |
2008-12-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOC PREL PT CV |
| 09PRAIA10 |
CORRECTED COPY: THIRD CASE OF RELEASED MURDERER SHOCKS CAPE [...] (SBU) According to the local press, an individual convicted of triple murder in Holland and sentenced to 25 years in a Cape Verdean jail, is set to be released due to a judicial error. The prisoner, who is currently being held awaiting appeal, by law must be released if the Supreme Court of Ju [...] |
2009-01-22 17:22:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA106 |
CAPE VERDEAN PM REQUESTS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPPORT OF CIDADE [...] (U) Post received a letter from Cape Verdean Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves to President Obama, dated June 10. The original letter, which was received yesterday June 15, will be sent via diplomatic pouch to S/ES-CR. Text as follows: Begin Text ---------- Praia, June 10, 2009 [...] |
2009-06-16 17:18:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OPDC CV |
| 09PRAIA12 |
JUSTICE REFORM AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The obstacles between government and opposition forces that had been blocking reform in the justice sector appear to have been overcome. On January 09, 2009, Prime Minister Josi Maria Neves and Movement for Democracy (MpD) opposition leader Jorge Santos reached an agreement on t [...] |
2009-01-26 18:09:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA178 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAIA [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Praia's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering March 2009 to August 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cape Verde is an archipelago located 500 kilometers west of Senegal. Cape Verde gained its independence from [...] |
2009-09-30 16:42:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CV |
| 09PRAIA194 |
2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...] |
2009-10-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV |
| 09PRAIA204 |
DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR FLOODING IN SAO NICOLAU, CAPE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. SUMMARY: Torrential rains have fallen on the island of Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, during September and October 2009, causing flooding that has killed at least three people, displaced at least 41 families, and destroyed homes, personal p [...] |
2009-10-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI EAID PREF CV |
| 09PRAIA208 |
DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC IN CAPE VERDE [...] In a meeting on October 29 with the Diplomatic Corps in Cape Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health provided information about the mushrooming epidemic of dengue fever that is afflicting the country. The following details were provided: --there are over 3,700 sus [...] |
2009-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA209 |
DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC ACCELERATES, WITH INCREASING [...] Summary. The Dengue epidemic in Cape Verde has affected almost five percent of the population of the capital city of Praia, and five deaths have now occurred. Eighteen more patients are hospitalized with the hemorrhagic form of the disease. The number of suspected Dengue cases doubled over [...] |
2009-11-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA211 |
CAPE VERDE SUBMISSION FOR 2010 INCR REPORT, PART I [...] Per reftel, Embassy Praia submits the following draft text for the 2010 INCSR report in addition to the e-mail version we have sent in for review. Please direct questions or comments to Dana Brown (browndml@state.gov) Cape Verde I. Summary Because of its location in the At [...] |
2009-11-05 19:58:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL EFIN ASEC CV |
| 09PRAIA215 |
CORRECTED COPY: DENQUE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN CAPE VERDE [...] Summary. The number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed. The Minister of health has informed the diplomatic corps that, in the view of the GoCV, the peak of the epidemic was reached on November 4. However, the views of the World Healt [...] |
2009-11-13 18:46:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA22 |
CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS TWO JUSTICES, DISCUSSES NEW [...] (U) Summary. During the first parliamentary session of the year, ruling party PAICV and lead opposition party MpD reached agreements on a number of important issues, including choosing two Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) justices. Parliament also approved the composition of a commission to con [...] |
2009-02-13 19:31:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA23 |
INFIGHTING DISPLEASES PARTY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. Internal party disagreements are affecting all three Cape Verdean political parties. The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) is divided over who will be presidential candidate in the 2011 elections, while factions are fighting over the party presidencies of b [...] |
2009-02-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA239 |
FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-24 17:11:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XA UNGA CV |
| 09PRAIA25 |
CAPE VERDE: LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions contained reftel. 2. (C) Cape Verde's greatest law enforcement challenge is the broad territorial waters under its jurisdiction and its very limited capacity to exert rule of law over those waters. Sitting astride major smuggling routes from South Americ [...] |
2009-02-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MASS MARR PREL KJUS CV |
| 09PRAIA261 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA CV |
| 09PRAIA262 |
CAPE VERDE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON |
| 09PRAIA265 |
CAPE VERDE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits the following text for submission in the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister, +238 260-8995, email: ZinsmeisterJE@state.gov. 2. (U) Begin text: Terrorist organizations have not historically operated in Cape Verde due to i [...] |
2009-12-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC SMIG CV |
| 09PRAIA36 |
CAPE VERDE WELCOMES US RETURN TO UNHRC [...] Per reftel, on February 27 Ambassador delivered demarche points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Brito. Brito warmly welcomed the news of the United States intent to return to the United Nations Human Rights Council. It was his view that the U.S. could be a more effective advocate for [...] |
2009-03-02 10:46:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CV |
| 09PRAIA39 |
(C) HELPING CAPE VERDE MOVE FROM DATA TO INTELLIGENCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Post has engaged the GOCV in a sweeping dialogue on the future of GOCV interagency collaboration in interdicting drug smuggling, combating illegal fishing, and countering arms smuggling and related terrorist activities. At the heart of this dialogue is a two phase USG proposal to [...] |
2009-03-03 11:45:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS SNAR PREL ETRD KJUS CV |
| 09PRAIA59 |
CAPE VERDE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] In response to reftel, Cape Verde's budget is highly transparent, and should not prevent normal disbursement of government to government assistance (including IMET, FMF, 1206, and others). 2. The information is publicly available and can also be accessed in the following link of [...] |
2009-04-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL CV |
| 09PRAIA63 |
CAPE VERDE TO HOST ECOWAS GUINEA BISSAU ROUND TABLE; INVITES [...] (C) Summary. Cape Verde Foreign Minister Jose Brito convoked Ambassador on 27 March for a briefing on the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that took place in Praia on Wednesday 25 March. According to Brito, the CPLP count [...] |
2009-04-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Praia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SNAR PU CV |
| 09PRAIA65 |
GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE TO HOST A MEETING ON GUINEA-BISSAU [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-07 20:28:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO SNAR PU CV |
| 10PRAIA19 |
CAPE VERDE RECORDS LOWEST INFLATION RATE OF THE LAST FOR [...] (U) Cape Verde recorded an overall inflation rate of just 1% in 2009, the lowest annual inflation rate since 2005 and a 5.8% reduction from 2008's rate. Cape Verde's National Statistics Institute announced the news this week and noted the low inflation was as a result of a good harvest year pa [...] |
2010-01-15 18:12:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KMCA CV |
| 10PRAIA20 |
VISAS VIPER EAC MEETING HELD JANUARY 12 [...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: Praia, Cape Verde; MEETING DATE: January 12; CHAIR: Deputy Chief of Mission; COORDINATOR: Consular Section Chief; ATTENDEES: Deputy Chief of Mission, Consular Section Chief, Vice Consul. 3. (U) MEETING NOTES: The Deputy Chief of Mission convened a [...] |
2010-01-15 18:24:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT CV |
| 10PRAIA21 |
CAPE VERDE: FY10 AMERICAN CORNER SUSTAINING FUNDS REQUEST [...] (U) Summary: PAS Praia is requesting 10,000 USD (see para 8) from the American Corner Sustaining Funds to strengthen the operation of American Corner (AC) Mosteiros by augmenting print, electronic and audio-visual collections, purchasing equipment, increasing outreach efforts, and training and [...] |
2010-01-15 18:47:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
| 10PRAIA22 |
CAPE VERDE'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's Investment Climate Report. The full text will also be sent separately by e-mail. END SUMMARY -------------- INTRODUCTION -------------- 2. The government of Cape Verde ( [...] |
2010-01-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EIND EINV ETRD ECIN ECON EAID KTDB TRSY |
| 10PRAIA28 |
CAPE VERDE CONSULTS BEFORE JOINING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV CV |
| 10PRAIA29 |
CAPE VERDE: INTERNET FREEDOM FULLY RESPECTED [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-25 21:21:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CV |
| 10PRAIA31 |
CAPE VERDE EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY FOR HAITI POST-EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) On January 21, DCM followed up informal messages to the MFA with a demarche giving detailed information on the U.S. support package for Haiti. In the meeting with MFA America's Desk Oriana Gonsalves, we shared the information and asked about Cape Verde's response. Gonsalves told us that C [...] |
2010-01-26 19:13:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CV |
| 10PRAIA51 |
CAPE VERDE REPORTS NO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cape Verde has a very low incidence of forced and exploitative child labor has no worst forms of child labor. Of children who work, most do so to augment their family income. Specifically, many of these children work as street vendors and car washers in cities, or assist with ha [...] |
2010-02-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CV |
| 10PRAIA64 |
PRAIA NEEDS ANNEX PER OIG RECOMMENDATIONS ON SECURITY [...] (U) Summary and Action request. Embassy Praia has exceeded the available workspace in the USG's 36-year old Chancery. Post requests OBO and DS assistance in identifying a solution, now that our place on the NEC list for replacement our downtown street-front property has been pushed back fro [...] |
2010-02-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD ASEC ASIG AMGT CV |
| 10PRAIA72 |
CAPE VERDE: INFORMATION ON CHINESE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two primary types of Chinese commercial engagement are widespread in Cape Verde: Chinese small-scale retailers and high-profile Chinese economic development projects. With the former, the retailers have made largely economic contributions to the local market, and on the larger [...] |
2010-02-12 14:36:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CN CV |
| 10PRAIA73 |
CORRECTED: VISAS VIPER EAC MEETING HELD JANUARY 12 [...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: Praia, Cape Verde; MEETING DATE: January 12; CHAIR: Deputy Chief of Mission; COORDINATOR: Consular Section Chief; ATTENDEES: Deputy Chief of Mission, Consular Section Chief, Vice Consul. 3. (U) MEETING NOTES: The Deputy Chief of Mission convened a [...] |
2010-02-12 16:55:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT CV |
| 10PRAIA74 |
MCC CEO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS FIRST COMPACT SUCCESS AND LOOKS [...] (U) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Daniel Yohannes' visit to Cape Verde last week reviewed the tangible accomplishments of the 2005-2010 MCC Compact with Cape Verde and set the groundwork for the preparation of a second Compact for FY 2011-2016. As Yohannes met with the Cape Verde [...] |
2010-02-12 18:55:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP EAID PREL EFIN CV |
| 10PRAIA77 |
CAPE VERDE: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Praia is pleased to submit this funding request for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative to support the construction of the first shelter for victims of domestic violence in Cape Verde, as proposed by the Association of Battered Women of Cape Verd [...] |
2010-02-20 00:30:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL SOCI PHUM CV |
| 10PRAIA80 |
PRAIA SUPPORTS NSDD-38 FOR GSO AND IMO POSITIONS [...] Is the need for the proposed staffing change reflected in the most recent (or earlier) Mission Strategic Plans? If so, under which goal? If not, what circumstances have changed to justify this NSDD 38 proposal? - Yes, Embassy Praia clearly needs the addition of one GSO and one IMO [...] |
2010-02-26 18:16:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC AMGT AMTC CV |