According to media outlet JN, Società Foggiana, one of the "most brutal and violent Italian mafias," laundered 16 million euros through two companies based in Madeira, through a scheme that allowed Società Foggiana to benefit from European Union Community Funds intended to support rural development.
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Madeira wins 'Best European Island Destination' for the seventh year running.
Porto Santo is now a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
From the 1st of November, Madeira will have two more hotels will come on line, bringing the total to three. The new hotels are the Madeira Terrace Mar and Pestana Bay Hotel.
The Regional Directorate for the Sea recently took part in a marine cleaning initiative organised by Clube Naval do Funchal (CNF), and included in this a number of Blue Flag and Marina do Funchal programme of activities.
The continued search for the German tourist who fell overboard a boat on the north coast, in the São Jorge quay area, Santana last Thursday resumed this morning.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, has placed the north coast of Madeira and Porto Santo under yellow warning due to maritime unrest, as waves on the northwest of the island could reach 4 metres in height. The warning will remain in place until 6 pm today.
Most of the passengers aboard the SeaDream1, who docked in Funchal harbour this morning, decided not to disembark. Those who did leave the ship, were scheduled to do so, while the remaining passengers decided to stay on board as they had been at sea for more than 72 hours.
The first cruise ship to dock in Funchal since the beginning of the pandemic, SeaDreamI carrying 100 passengers, is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 24th of October.
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has given the State the green light in strengthening their stake in TAP through the acquisition of 22.5% of the company's capital, in addition to the 50% already held by Parpública _ Participacoes Publicas.
The former director of the scientific department of the American Space Agency, James Garvin, said today that the Capelinhos volcano in the Azores is "an open book" with the potential to become an exploration "laboratory" in respect of the volcanic system on Mars.
At 06.17 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded an earthquake registering 2.1 on the Richter Scale off the southwest coast of Ribeira Brava. The quake had a depth of 10 km.
A group of twenty-seven Czech farmers, including animal, fruit and vegetable producers, are currently visiting the region to learn more about the realities of farming in Madeira.
The Regional Government has announced that they will protect Porto Santo's sand dune line from the effects of steadily rising sea levels. The decision was announced this morning, 13th of October, by the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, as part of the LIFE DUNAS.
In an address to European partners by videoconference the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stated that the situation within the tourist sector remains critical and stressed the need for new measures to boost this sector.