Africa-Press – Cape verde. The president of JPAI, Fidel Cardoso de Pina, defended, Saturday, the 25th, the need to implement the Santo Antão – São Vicente connection model for the Fogo – Brava region, with at least one daily trip between the islands. If initially the solution is not profitable, the politician understands that the Government should subsidize its operation.
The president of the Youth of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (JPAI), and national deputy of the PAICV, who was visiting the island of Brava, asked the Government to be quick to solve the transport problem, which, according to him, affects “greatly” to Brava and conditions its development.
“The first issue that the Government must have in mind to analyze and make a decision is an issue that is not new, but needs to be resolved for the good and growth of Brava Island, which are the connecting transports to and from the island. ”, said the manager.
Government to “subsidize”
In this sense, he defended that “it is necessary to apply the Santo Antão – São Vicente model in the region, with at least one daily connection between Fogo – Brava – Fogo”, with the Government to subsidize, in case, in the implementation phase, “it is not profitable whether or not to be self-sufficient when it comes to financial matters”
This is, according to the same source, a fundamental step towards promoting the development of the two islands.
71% of the inactive population
According to him, data from the National Institute of Statistics of Cabo Verde (INE) indicate that 71% of the population is inactive, a fact that he considers “extremely worrying and negative”, also drawing special attention to the loss of the young population in Brava.
He also highlighted “a serious problem with the network issue” on the island of Brava, seen as an obstacle to the digital economy and connectivity.
“If you really want to bet on what the digital economy is, for Brava to be and be part of it, you have to solve the problem of connectivity on the island”, he pointed out.
On the other hand, he stressed that the Ministry of Agriculture needs to intervene “more quickly, because people complain about check vouchers, but also about the quality of the feed”.
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