SESARAM’s Nutrition Service is currently carrying out a food study. The diagnosis of the food situation and nutritional status of the population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is aimed at the adult population aged 18 to 65 years, and involves 600 people from all over the Region; all of…
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“I really think that the archipelago of Madeira as a whole could be, in an innovative way, the biocultural heritage of humanity,” is what Professor Helena Freitas defended at the ‘Ecological Science and the Future of Agri-Food Systems Event.’ Her words were issued as a challenge to Madeira, asking it…
The investigation into the political management of the August fires continues tomorrow, in the Assembly of the Republic, with the hearing of the Minister of Internal Administration. The hearing of Margarida Blasco will take place at 09:00, within the scope of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees. …
“The Government of Madeira is absolutely in the dark” about what was said in the hearings in the Assembly of the Republic (AR) about the fires that broke out in Madeira in August and assures that it is the Regional Parliament who supervises the regional executive. Words woven this morning…
The President of the Portuguese Association of Security and Civil Protection Technicians (Asprocivil) considered today, in parliament, “a strategic mistake by the Regional Government” of Madeira for not being part of the rural fire national combat plan. “Integration at the national level was fundamental, and this is a strategic mistake…
As part of the XXXIX programme of the Ponta do Pargo Pero Festival, a practical action on “Fruit Tree Planting Techniques” took place in the parish of Ponta do Pargo. This action was promoted by technicians from the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development and was attended by 30…
Recent information shows that this year’s harvest is well below that of 2023. In total 3.1 million kilos of grapes were harvested, 900 tonnes less than last year. The grapes at my parent’s house had shriveled to almost nothing by August. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Madeira will use drones to reforest hard-to-reach areas affected by the fires in August. The information released by the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, reveals negotiations with a company to speed up the process and take advantage of the first rains. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The Public Security Police (PSP) and two teams from the Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos (BVCL) were activated on Sunday to search for a man who was reported missing in the Fajã das Galinhas area. According to media outlet, JM, he was one of the few individuals who insisted…
Ireneu Barreto, Representative of the Republic for the Region, says that we cannot ignore the tragedy of the fires that devastated the Region, saying that it is necessary to focus on prevention and that the debate has to be more technical than political. In his speech at the solemn session…
Following the absence of the President of the Regional Government at the parliamentary hearing on the fires, the Secretary-General of the JPP, Élvio Sousa accuses Miguel Albuquerque of being “afraid” to go to parliament and admit the truth. Taunting, Élvio Sousa, asks the President this: “Are you afraid to go…
In the middle of the harvest season, any additional help is always welcome, and here in Madeira is no different. Yet not many know or realise that our levada network can be used as a transportation route for baskets of grapes. The idea is not new, but well worth remembering,…
The Secretary of Health and Civil Protection of Madeira, Pedro Ramos, has said that he had not yet received the letter from the regional parliament about the recent forest fires, but has expressed his willingness to discuss his role during the incident. “I am waiting, because I want to resolve…
The coordination of firefighting operations that ravaged Madeira for 13 days has intensified the tension between firefighters and the Civil Protection. In performance terms the centralised management deserved criticism on the ground, resurfacing old divergences such as the payment of support to volunteers or the cut in the allowances of…
On the sidelines of the solemn session commemorating the 280th anniversary of the municipality of São Vicente, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque made it clear that he will not fire the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos. When asked by journalists about this hypothesis,…