Cape Verdean immigration to the United States began in the early 19th century. The first immigrants from Portuguese Cape Verde came aboard whaling ships.
A Brockton man who is wanted for murder in Cabo Verde has been arrested in Massachusetts for passport fraud after allegedly telling authorities his U.S. passport was lost to get a replacement — when really it had been confiscated.
The New Bedford Cape Verdean Independence Parade joins other events that had been previously canceled due to COVID-19 in making a grand return this summer.
Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva made a stop in the Whaling City and spoke with Mayor Jon Mitchell on Wednesday as part of his trip to the United States.