A 37-year-old UK citizen was arrested at Madeira International Airport yesterday. As the man tried to enter the country, SEF Border Control officers arrested him on the spot after his passport flagged up a warning that a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) had been issued against him for drug related crimes.
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With red weather warnings for heat and fire, its small wonder that the regions temperatures soared above 35 degrees by the beginning of this afternoon.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stressed today that the situation in Porto Santo is complicated, and that to address the situation, a greater police presence will be maintained.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed the mountainous regions of Madeira under a red extreme heat weather warning.
A further 17,550 Pfizer vaccines arrived today, which will be stored at the SESARAM Pharmacy Service.
Due to microbiological contamination, bathing at Doca do Cavacas has been deemed inadvisable until tomorrow, Friday the 13th of August.
Bad visibility caused havoc at Madeira's International Airport this afternoon as several flights were diverted to Porto Santo, or returned to their country of origin.
In a press conference this morning, Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, revealed that only 10% of passengers arriving in the region are tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Talking to local media outlet, JM, he said:
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has confirmed that it will be operating an additional return service on the 6th of August.
In a controversial statement, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, has promised to find a solution for the Lugar de Baixo Marina, without using taxpayers money. However, when challenged by journalists about his plans for the area, he refused to comment.
During July, Porto Santo Airport received 71 national and international flights, equating to approximately 13,000 seats, an increase of 3.26% on 2019 (pre-pandemic) figures.
It was announced today (25.7), that from August, airlines TUI, Condor and EasyJet will resume their scheduled services between Germany and Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport.
MAIS - Madeira Air Integrated Solutions (a consortium between airline SWIFTAIR, aviation broker ALS and the Madeiran logistics company LOGINSULAR (whose aim is to boost the transportation of goods by air between the Mainland and Madeira), celebrated its 4th anniversary today.
Yesterday, the 24th of July, a succession of female bathers filed a series of complaints against a man, who not only was high on drugs, but sexually harassing some of the woman on the beach for the best part of the day.
The Porto Santo Line will operate an additional return sailing from Madeira to Porto Santo on Friday the 30th of July.