𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝘁𝘀 : 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 !

After reading Paul Lismore’s post on Air Mts highlighting that

“ 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴: ….. 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘻𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? "𝘕𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘣𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!" 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 "𝘨𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵". 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴..................“

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱-𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐒𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 !

The Ex-CEO of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Désiré Vencatachellum, made headlines when he suddenly resigned, effective June 30, 2026, after serving just nine months. His departure had reignited major debates/speculations regarding governance at the regulatory body.

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 ! 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 ! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐞 ?

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde), a small island, lacking natural resources and facing severe climate vulnerabilities, has successfully transitioned into a upper middle-income economy( World Bank classification), significantly reduced poverty, and become recognized as one of the safest and most democratically stable destinations in the region.

𝑨 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕-𝒖𝒑 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 !

On the subject of economic reforms, the 2026/27 budget aims at turning the country into a ‘Start-up Nation’, with a dedicated legislative framework, a public-private council, an accelerator programme and a digital platform for patent management. It also highlights measures to support businesses, including a ten-year tax holiday for start-ups and strengthened support schemes for SMEs.

I , Me, I, Me, the bloated ego of our Ashok Subron

A.Subron in the National Assembly today :

Regarding the Portable Retirement Gratuity Fund (PRGF) , "had it not been me ,…had it not been me and the trade unions, the PRGF would have been "un seau percé"…I stood there for the employees I stood in front of the Treasury building in 2020" ….Me ,I , Me, I…

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 ?

(Published in l'express of 30th June 2026-diiferent version)

(As I had pointed out in my article published in L’express of the 24th June, I do not believe that attempts to revive the dying low-tax liberal economy model by such measures as means test or targeting of pensions will help in reforming an unjust, unequal, unfair system - it's only a kind of compromise that satisfies the ultimate beneficiaries of the present economic system-the low tax liberal model)

Let us go along with those who are arguing that there were no other option than to implement the Pension Reform ?- the very ones who were “tap la tab” in the National Assembly when the calamitous reform measures were being announced.

O𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒚𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 !

If we want our institutions to deliver , to remain relevant, functioning and innovative , we must be prepared to put the right people in the right place -the competent ones, the specialists, the ecologists, the experts, the innovator, the committed… a chance to leverage their specialised knowledge , their tech-skills and innovation drive to bring du “Vrai Sanzman” and meet the challenges ahead.