Searches continue for a 52-year-old man who was reported missing yesterday evening at 22:30. The man, failed to return home after saying he was going to the beach near Atalaia, Caniço to search for limpets.
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Environmental Association, Quercus, has awarded 30 beaches in the Autonomous Region of Madeira with their 2021 'Gold Quality' award; seven more than last year.
The President of the Regional Government considers that, even when 70% of the population has been vaccinated, health and safety measures will remain in place in order to keep new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus under control.
To mark European Maritime Day today, the Regional Directorate for the Sea, in partnership with SANAS, Ardi / Mare Madeira and the Clube Naval do Funchal, have organised several beach cleaning initiatives in Funchal, Santa Cruz (Reis Magos) and Ribeira Brava.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, announced today that alongside an addition75,000 Pfizer vaccines, 32,000 Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccines are scheduled to arrive next month.
The Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has confirmed that it will be using military drones as their 'eyes in the sky' as part of their forest and protected areas surveillance initiative.
The President of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT), Pedro Costa Ferreira, has worryingly stated that the Foreigners and Border Service (SEF) announcement that they intend to carry out industrial action at many national airports, including Madeira, the Azores, Faro or Lisbon, is already being queried by travel operators, especially British tour operators, who at the moment are considered to be a national lifeline.
Today, the 19th of May, Miguel Albuquerque accompanied by Humberto Vasconcelos visited Companhia Nova de Aguardente, in Ribeira Brava. The company which was founded in 2015, is the manufacturer of 'Canning's Gin' which received a Gold Medal in the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition.
As of Friday, the Regional Government will ease some of the pandemic safety measures to allow medium-risk sports to resume, as well as allow those who participate in high-risk sports, such as martial arts, to resume training.
Cruise liner, MS World Voyager, operated by Nicko Cruises, is set to make a return to Madeira, and will dock in Funchal harbour on the 9th of June. However, according to local newspaper, JM, the ship will depart from Funchal harbour on an eight day cruise from Madeira - Azores - Madeira.
Today the body of the monk seal found dead on a pebble beach between Jardim and Paul do Mar yesterday, was removed and transported to the Whale Museum, in Caniçal where it will undergo an autopsy.
As of midnight on Friday the curfew will be extended until midnight, allowing restaurants to remain open until 11 pm. Which is good news for the sector, especially as tourists are beginning to return to Madeira.
Passengers disembarking in Portugal's airports will now receive an information leaflet advising them of all the rules that are to be followed during their stay, such as mandatory mask wearing, curfew hours and the maximum capacity of bars, restaurants, terraces as well as advising that local municipality rules can change on a weekly basis.
The Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, in conjunction with MRSC Funchal, coordinated the rescue of an individual who was on a life raft belonging to Czech sailboat, Rogui II, which was sailing to Europe from the Caribbean.
Established in 2020, Madeiran Associação Womaniza-te, will launch its website at 6 pm on the 22nd of May. The aim of the website is to gather information on dating violence, so that the association can support and educate young girls many of whom may either be subjected to, or believe that violence in a relationship is normal (There was a recent study which showed that 7/10 girls thought relationship violence was acceptable.)