2015 in Cape Verde
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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
Events
- On Ilhéu de Santa Maria off the shores of Praia, Cape Verdean government and Legend Development Company made a legal contract and proposes to construct hotel resort and casino, its cost is around 30 billion Capeverdean escudos (250 million euros).[1] The Government conceded the islet probably for 75 years.
- UCV's Mindelo campus enlarged in the eastern portion
- January 8: The ferry boat Vicente sunk off the island of Fogo with the loss of 15 people.[2]
- January 18: the weekly newspaper A Voz begins publications
- February 7: Volcanic eruption ended leaving just a few buildings south of the center undamaged, buildings in the north were mostly damaged but still stands
- March 20: A total solar eclipse took place before 7:30 after sunrise, it showed at about 25-30% obscuration of the sun in the archipelago
- May 21: Passengers boarded back to their destination in Praia after waiting for eight days at Fortaleza International Airport as a TACV Boeing 757 aircraft (D4-CBP) crash landed there ruining its flaps (a component of the wing that supports the stability and speed of the flight[3]
- June: TACV opened its new air route with Recife, Brazil and replaced the Cape Verde-US (New England) flight stop of Boston's Logan Airport with Providence, Rhode Island. Also ts flight with Bissau resumed and serves as a biweekly flights via Dakar, operated by the ATR 72 aircraft.
- August 31- September 1: Hurricane Fred struck the islands of Santiago, Boa Vista, Maio, Sal, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santo Antão.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- September 4 - Electricity restored in Povoação Velha on Boa Vista island
- September 23 - President Jorge Carlos Fonseca sanctioned a bill that merges the two companies, RTC and Inforpress for entry within 30 days to create a new entity, Radiotelevisão & Inforpress, Sociedade Anónima (RTCI - Broadcasting, Inforpress and Anonymous Society)
- October 10: Praia became a sister of city of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States,[11] one of two official sister cities
- November 4: Zika virus was confirmed in the nation
Arts and entertainment
- Lura's album Herança released
- The 21st Mindelo Theatrical Festival took place[12]
- March or April: the 5th Cabo Verde Music Awards took place
- April/May: the 14th Praia da Gamboa music festival took place in Praia
- May 7: the 7th Kriol Jazz Festival took place in Praia
- August: the 32nd Baía das Gatas Music Festival took place
- September:
- the Santa Maria Music Festival took place on the island of Sal
- the 6th Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) took place
- the 2nd Cinema do Plateau International (Film) Festival took place
Sports
- January 10 - the 2014-15 regional leagues of Boa Vista, Sal and the Santo Antão South Zone season begins
- January 13 - Batuque FC (2013/14 cup winner) defeated FC Derby (2013/14 champion) to win the 2013/14 São Vicente Super Cup.[13][14]
- January 17 - the 2014–15 São Vicente Island League season begins
- January 24 - the 2014-15 regional leagues of Brava and São Nicolau season begins
- February 1 - the 2014–15 Maio Island League season begins
- 2016
- February 12: Achada Grande Frente football field opened with an artificial turf added,[15] it replaced the dirt field
- April 1: Académica do Mindelo celebrated its 50th anniversary of its foundation
- April 5 - Paulense won the sixth island title for Northern Santo Antão.[16]
- April 13 - Académico 83 won the sixth title for Maio[17][18]
- April 19: Académico do Aeroporto (Sal),[19] Académica do Porto Novo (Southern Santo Antão )[20] and Spartak d'Aguadinha (Fogo)[19] were regional champions of the season
- April 26:, Académica Operária (Boa Vista),[18] Boavista da Praia (Santiago South Zone,[21] CS Mindelense (São Vicente)[22] and Sporting Brava [23] were regional champions
- April 30 - FC Ultramarina fwon the 11th island title for São Nicolau[24]
- May 3 - Beira-Mar do Tarrafal won their very first title for the Santiago North Zone[25]
- May 9 - 2015 Cape Verdean Football Championships started.
- June 7 - the national regular season finished.
- July 11 - Mindelense claimed their eleventh and recent national title, the club also qualified into the national championships in the following season.
- August 24 - AD Bairro won the 2015 national basketball championships and was the first club ever to compete in the African competition[26]
- September 16 - Desportivo de Assomada celebrated its 25th anniversary of the foundation of the club
- November - The Second Division was installed to the Maio Island League
- November 7 - The 2015-16 Fogo Island League begins
- November 13 - the 2015-16 Santiago Island League (South) begins[27]
- December: First Santo Antão Super Cup took place
- December 3 - GDRC Fiorentina announced to return after a three-year absence from the Southern Santo Antão Island League to financial concerns[28] their first match of the season was against Lajedos
- December 12 - The 2015-16 Santiago Island League (North) begins, the Second Division was restored after a nearly ten-year hiatus
- December 13 - Académica do Porto Novo won the Santo Antão South Zone Super Cup title for the season[29]
- Late-December: Académica do Porto Novo won their first and only title for the first edition of the Santo Antão Island Super Cup
- December 19: In basketball, Bairro (or ADESBA) was out of the continental competitions, the club finished 8th[30]
References
- ↑ "Hotel-Casino no Ilhéu de Santa Maria: Governo concessiona Djeu por 75 anos" [Hotel-Casino in Ilhéu de Santa Maria: Government Concession of the Islet (Djeu) for 75 Years]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 2015.
- ↑ "One dead, 15 missing after ferry "Vicente" sinking off Fogo Island" (in Turkish). Sea News. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Passageiros para Cabo Verde ficam retidos em Fortaleza devido a uma avaria no Boeing 757 da TACV". A Nação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Chuvas fazem transbordar barragens de Faveta e de Canto de Cagarra". A Semana (in Portuguese). Praia. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Fonseca, Sanny (2015-08-31). "Boa Vista: Furacão Fred deixa 50 casas destruídas em Povoação Velha" [Hurricane Fred Destroyed About 50 Houses in Povoação Velha]. A Semana (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ↑ "Resumo a minuto do Furacão Fred". Ocean Press (in Portuguese). 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "llha do Sal foi uma das mais fustigadas pelo Furacão Fred" (in Portuguese). Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal: Radio Onda Livre. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Furacão Fred: Governo vai precisar de 30 mil contos para intervenções em São Nicolau". Inforpress (in Portuguese). Praia. 2015-09-08. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ↑ "Santo Antão: Agricultores de Alto Mira querem apoio do MDR para compensar estragos nas culturas". Inforpress CV (in Portuguese). Praia. 2015-09-09. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ↑ "Chuvas fazem transbordar barragens de Faveta e de Canto de Cagarra" [Rainfall Filled Up the Dams of Faveta and Canto de Cagarra]. A Semana (in Portuguese). Praia. 2015-09-02. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ↑ "Praia e Boston celebram geminação". A Semana (in Portuguese). 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ 21st Mindelo Theatrical Festival at Mindelact
- ↑ "Cabo Verde: Batuque vence Derby en conquista supertaça de São Vicente". Mozambican newspaper (in Portuguese). 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Batuque vence supertaça em São Vicente" [Batuque Wins the Super Cup in São Vicente]. Alfa CV (in Portuguese). 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Relvado do campo de Achada Grande Frente foi inaugurad" [Achada Grande Frente Field Opened]. Oceanpress (in Portuguese). 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Paulense sagra-se campeão na zona Norte de Santo Antão" [Paulense Became Champion of Santo Antão North Zone]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol Maio: Académico 83 É O Novo Campeão Regional" [Académico '83, the New Regional Champion]. Criolosport (in Portuguese). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Académico 83 do Maio e Académica da Boa Vista são os novos campeões regionais" [Académico 83 and Académica Boa Vista Are New Regional Champs]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Spartak e Académico são os novos campeões regionais das ilhas do Fogo e do Sal" [Spartak And Académico Aeroporto, New Regional Champions of the Island of Fogo and Sal]. Futebol CV. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol/Santo Antão – Sul: Académica do Porto Novo conquista o penta campeonato regional" [Académica Porto Novo Won the Fifth Regional Championship]. Inforpress CV (in Portuguese). 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol/Santiago Sul: Boavista da Praia sagra-se campeão regional" [Boavista Praia Claimed the Regional Champion] (in Portuguese). Inforpress CV. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Mindelense no grupo B do Campeonato Nacional de Futebol" [Mindelense in Group B of the National Football Championships]. A Nação (in Portuguese). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol/Brava: Sporting da Brava revalida título regional". Inforpress CV (in Portuguese). 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Regionais: Ultramarina de São Nicolau sagra-se campeã" [Regionals: Ultramarina Champion of São Nicolau]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Apurados todos os campeões regionais de futebol". A Semana (in Portuguese). 3 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bairro e campeão de Cabo Verde" [Bairro, Capeverdean Champions]. SAPO PT (in Portuguese). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol: Regional de Santiago Sul arranca a 13 de Novembro" [Southern Santiago Regional Season Begins on 13 November]. Expresso das Ilhas. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Santo Antão Sul - Fiorentina estreia-se no campeonato regional" [Fiorentina Returned to the Regional Championships]. Criolosprt (in Portuguese). 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Joel de Castro apresentado como novo treinador do Boavista da Praia" ("Joel de Castro, the New Manager for Boavista Praia")". SAPO Desporto. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Liga dos Campeões Africanos: Bairro termina na oitava posição" [African Champions League, Bairro Finished Eight in Basketball]. A Semana. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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