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UPDATED: 23 May 2009 GMT
  • Ambassador Myles officially opens Millennium Challenge Corporation -funded Orgaos - Rincao Highway First MCC Funded Road in Africa Completed

    Ambassador Myles officially opens Millennium Challenge Corporation funded highway. The project is one component of MCC's $100 Million, five-year compact with Cape Verde to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth. The 10 kilometer road will directly serve 12,500 farmers and families on Santiago Island.

  • Ambassador Myles visits Ponta Verde Training Center on Fogo Island Ambassador Sponsors Carpentry Training Program

    Ambassador Myles visits Ponta Verde Training Center on Fogo Island. Grants through the Ambassador's Special Self Help fund aid in providing carpentry and masonry training for local youth.

  • Students Discuss Ethics and Transparency Students Discuss Ethics and Transparency

    Embassy guest Barney Rosenberg, lawyer and business ethicist, speaks to students at the University of Cape Verde in Praia. Mr. Rosenberg used a hyothetical election scenario to illustrate ethics and transparency in government and in daily life.

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