Headline highlight, in another edition of Expresso das Ilhas, for the interview with the new Minister of Culture and Creative Industries, Augusto Veiga.
Just over two months ago as holder of the Culture portfolio, in his first major interview with Expresso das Ilhas, Augusto Veiga explains his priorities for the sector whose keywords are the formalization and financing of the sector. The minister emphasizes that he will pay special attention to inclusion in culture and announced the construction of a new building for the Historical Archive and a Data Center to carry out the digital transition with a view to digitizing the entire Historical Archive collection. For the time ahead, Augusto Veiga says he feels a little pressured, “but we will respond with work, with assertiveness and try to make a difference so that there is improvement and sustainability in the sector, but, above all, also bring a little more dignity and respect for the Culture and Creative Industries class”.
Also highlighted are social networks and their influence on electoral processes.
Victor Shale, an expert from the South African Electoral Commission, was in Praia where he discussed the impact of social media on elections. In conversation with Expresso das Ilhas, Victor Shale recalls the difficulties that most African countries experience in each electoral period and argues that the internet and, especially, social networks have brought benefits to both the organization of elections and the dissemination of results.
In the economy, we highlight the most recent Outlook from the International Monetary Fund.
For Cape Verde, the IMF’s forecasts are lower than the government’s. At a global level, the improvements expected for the United States compensate for the declines in other advanced economies, in particular, the largest European countries.
Fishing also deserves to be featured on the front page this week.
Since 2015, Brazilian researcher and anthropologist, João Paulo Silva, has been studying Cape Verdean fishing communities and traditional fishing practices in the archipelago. Graduated from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, he dedicates his doctoral research to the historical origins of “patterns of subalternity” that define the relationship between fishing collectives and the state institutions responsible for managing the activity.
On this week’s cover we also address the topic of discrepancies and lack of prices on supermarket shelves and stores.
The absence of visible prices on the shelves of various commercial establishments and the charging of different amounts at the checkout have generated dissatisfaction among consumers. Complaints, which include accusations of lack of transparency and disrespect for consumer rights, have become increasingly frequent and are monitored by the Association for Consumer Protection (ADECO).
Also read the opinion article ‘Journey through Traditional’ by João Carlos Silva and ‘Tibau – Luz do Sol from an island that reflects the outside world’ written by Paulo Lobo Linhares.
