Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Top 10 destinations for 2008

5 hours from London and no Jet Lag Discover Ponta Bicuda Resort.
"Cape Verde - Coming back for a second year as one of Expedia customers Top Tips is the collection of sunny islands already dubbed the 'new Caribbean'. Year-round sunshine, white sand beaches and Creole culture perfectly mix to offer you a relaxing holiday..."


Source at "Expedia.co.uk"

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Construction update (5)

The slopes and platforms that will house the villas for Coladera and Tedju are now shaped, giving the visitors a clear perspective of the real views of the villas.
Cor di Mar still requires a long excavation. No one ever said that moving half a million square meters of dirt and rock would be an easy task! I am really proud to be part of it....

Friday, 4 April 2008

Isle have some of that to relax

5 hours from London and no Jet Lag. Discover Ponta Bicuda Resort.
"Thousands of Brits believe they’ve discovered paradise.
They are snapping-up property in the little-known Cape Verde islands off the west coast of Africa.
The attraction of the ten islands some 800 miles south of the Canaries is the virtual eternal sunshine..."

Source at "The Sun"

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Party time for investors

5 hours from London and no Jet Lag Discover Ponta Bicuda Resort
"The people of Cape Verde used to say that to leave the islands is only to begin dreaming about your return. At least, that's how the local tourist brochures like to catchphrase the newly emerging 'European Caribbean'.

But in recent years Irish investors have been looking to the islands, which are situated just an hour's flight south of the Canaries, for a different type of return..."

Source at "Independent.ie"

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Cape Verde's competitiveness 'to be increased'

Discover Ponta Bicuda and make a great investment. Enjoy the future!
"Cape Verde's competitiveness could be in for a boost following the launch of a new scheme, which may interest those considering overseas property investment in the country.
Macauhub reports that the United Nations Industrial Development Program has established the Quality for West Africa programme in order to integrate Cape Verde into the world economy..."

Source at "PropertyShowrooms"

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Invest your money

There's a strong correlation between economic growth and capital gains in real estate.
  • The expected growth for the EU for 2008 is below 2.5%.
  • The expected growth in Cape Verde is above 7.5%....

Easy, isn't it?

Monday, 17 March 2008

Construction update (4)

Health and safety at work

Each construction work is different from the other and it's always impossible to anticipate all the issues we're up to. In Ponta Bicuda, Cape Verde we're facing a problem we were not anticipating.... the dust!
We're exceeding the local legislation in terms of health and safety at work. All workers are required to wear hard hats, protective footwear, and high visibility vests. But when it comes to dust protection, besides the masks we've got two 8000 lt. tank trailers irrigating the site on a permanent basis and that is what makes the real difference. What about that?