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The Government of Cape Verde will move forward with the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Old Town. The information was advanced on Tuesday by the Prime Minister in his speech at the solemn session of the 18th anniversary of the creation of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. It is a commitment we will honor. We are working to submit the project to UNESCO. Said Ulisses Correia e Silva adding that its religious cultural and economic impact is enormous.The reconstruction of the Cathedral follows the requalification of the via Cathedral Fort Royal of St. Philip held and will be complemented with the requalification of the access path Cathedral Largo da Misericrdia through the Operational Program of Tourism POT.A program POT that has already allowed to signal tourist trails and has projected other works such as the pedestrian trail of Fort So Filipe that will be requalified the 2nd phase of the requalification of the Maritime Waterfront whose contract program has already been signed rehabilitate the Central Old Town Square and adjacent historic central streets as well as the neighborhood of S. Sebastio and the houses of banana street the start-up of which is scheduled for The month of March.It is also planned the construction of the alternative road Bota Rama - Salineiro allowing the decongestion of the historic center and in progress is the process of international public tender for the elaboration of the Safeguard plan of the Old City an instrument of territorial management required by UNESCO.There are 3242026 contos to invest through the Tourism Operational Program by which also includes the structuring of a Rural Tourist Village and the Electrification of Mosquito de Horta in implementation and the implementation of the Project Management of World Heritage Sites which integrates the training of economic agents in the tourism sector and the introduction of ICT in services associated with tourism in the old city.These are projects advanced by the Head of Government who pointed out the fact that in 2022 with the resumption of tourism Old Town received about 25 foreign visitors.With ongoing and anticipated public investments private investments and a strong commitment to the promotion training and quality of services provided we will position Cidade Velha as a specific tourist destination in Cape Verde known for Cape Verdean history and culture and its relationship with the world said Ulisses Correia e Silva.
