A study carried out by the Associação Portuguesa Contra a Obesidade Infantil (APCOI), in partnership with the Instituto de Saúde Ambiental - ULisboa (ISAMB), on school lunch eating habits in Portugal found that only 47.8% of the regions school classes have access to free fruit.
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The Monte Tree Tragedy will go to trial this week confirmed the President of the District of Madeira, Filipe Câmara.
The Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP) will proceed with the forming of a contract for the maintenance of a “strategic cereal reserve” for the autonomous region.
The Regional Government, through the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has announced to all citizens, tour operators and mountain guides that, by the end of this year, the Rabaçal route network will be completed and, at the same time, a series of alternative trails will be promoted.
The 23rd edition of the 'Funchal – Florida City' competition ends on the 22nd of September, at 15:00, with the presentation of prizes in the Auditorium of the Municipal Garden of Funchal.
The Parish Council of Arco de São Jorge, in collaboration with the Museum of Wine and Vineyards and the Instituto do Vinho do Bordado e do Artesanato da Madeira, have organised tomorrow, the 19th of September the third edition of their 'grape harvesting and treading' experience.
The Public Security Police (PSP), raided the Santo da Serra weekly market this morning seizing several articles, allegedly counterfeit.
In a joint conference of the Regional Secretariats of Economy and Finance, Rui Barreto and Rogério Gouveia , they announced the creation of a strategic cereal reserve in Madeira, with the aim of guaranteeing the supply and supply of cereals for breadmaking and other regional needs, in what has been termed an 'imperative' plan for Madeira.
On Thursday, the 1st of September a new economic model to support the Family Agricultural Population in Madeira will be presented at the John dos Passos Cultural Centre between 15:00 and 17:00.
Tomorrow evening (Saturday), from 10:30 pm International Bat Night will be celebrated at the the Cristo Rei viewpoint, in Garajau.
The Madeira Wine Festival starts tomorrow, Thursday the 25th of August in Funchal. With the main attractions located on Avenida Arriaga and Praça do Povo. The event will be officially inaugurated at 18:00 by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque.
The first experimental fruit festival, 'Festival Frutícola,' will take place from 17:00 on Saturday the 27th of August at Pico dos Barcelos, Santo António.
This afternoon, at Blandy’s Wine Lodge, the public presentation of this year’s Madeira Wine Festival took place. The festival will be held between the 25th of August and the 11th of September.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos, will midday tomorrow distribute 2,000 units of veterinary medicines for the therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of varroasis (a parasitic mite that affects honeybees), to 280 beekeepers, which will allow approximately 9,000 hives to be disinfected against the deadly virus.
The Funchal City Council (CMF), today approved four new installment payment plans to help resolve the outstanding Mercado dos Lavradores trader debts.