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Prime Minister Touts Cape Verde's Successes, Challenges During Stop In New Bedford

Jim Phillips — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:57:04 +0000

Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves is visiting Cape Verdean-American communities on the East Coast.

Cape Verdean Prime Minister to Visit New Bedford

Jack Peterson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:57:10 +0000

Cape Verdean Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves will visit New Bedford Saturday.

Former State Rep., Activist Tom Lopes Passes Away

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:30:57 +0000

A long-time activist in the Cape Verdean community has passed away.

Tom Lopes died Wednesday at the age of 70, after battling a lengthy illness.

Lopes was a well-known New Bedford resident, having served as a two-term state representative from 1975 to 1978, and serving as the owner and operator of Cape Verdean News for over thirty years