The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has confirmed that as of the 29th of November, Azorean Airline, SATA, will be operating two direct flights between Funchal International Airport and John F Kennedy Airport (JFK/New York) a week, until the 23rd of March 2022.
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According to Interpol's Official Website, (International Criminal Police Organization), ten Portuguese (soon to be 11) are wanted worldwide after having fled from justice. They are all men, most of whom are accused of drug trafficking offences.
Although some residents in La Palma are briefly allowed to return home to pick up belongings, at least 6,000 people are still displaced due to the island's volcanic activity. A volcano, says scientists, that doesn't want to be silenced any time soon.
The captaincy of Funchal issued a bad weather and strong wind warning for the Madeira archipelago coastline until 06:00 tomorrow morning.
It may be an object of curiosity for tourists, but yesterday's landslide could have had serious repercussions.
An earthquake measuring 2.0, on the Richter scale, was recorded off the northeast coast of Porto Moniz by the IPMA at 04:51 this morning.
Members of the Funchal Lifeguard Station assisted three crew members of a British-flagged sailboat yesterday.
The trial of two Italians accused of belonging to an international drug trafficking network began today in the Comarca of Madeira, with one of the defendants refusing to give a statement and the other stating that he “didn't know anything!”
On his first official visit as Regional Finance Secretary, and Public Administrator for Porto Santo, Rogério Gouveia, confirmed that with the extension of the Porto Santo Resident Mobility Allowance, all Portosantenses will pay a flat fee of €10.70 to travel by ferry to Madeira or €21.40 return.
One hundred volunteers turned up to the Calhau da Lapa beach cleaning initiative organised by 'Amigos do Calhau da Lapa,' who challenged various local entities to help with the end of summer clean up campaign.
Having sent offers of support to his Spanish counterpart, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, assured the population that the La Palma volcanic eruption will not affect Madeira and Porto Santo.
The Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), issued a second statement last night regarding the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands.
While inaugurating a new petrol station in Porto Santo, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, said that Porto Santo's economy was holding steady, after a successful summer where the island's population swelled to almost 33,000 people during August.