This afternoon, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, visited the rehabilitation and museological requalification works of the Fort of São Filipe and Largo do Pelourinho, Funchal, accompanied by the Secretary of Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino, the Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado, and businessman Avelino Farinha.
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Madeira will not become a mass tourism destination, says Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture.
Strong winds led to the cancellation of 24 arrivals and the diversion of 5 flights.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), has made a decision on an appeal filed by Madeira over the Brussels decision that 'led' state aid to the region's Free Trade Zone, and then demanded that it be recovered.
A team from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the Regional Laboratory of Veterinary and Food Safety of Madeira (LRVSA), the Maritime Police, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN-IP-RAM), and LIDH Foundation (Go Deeper-EmPowered by Yamaha Programme) are currently stationed at Selvagem Grande conducting a sampling campaign for the collection of fish potentially contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTX).
AI will soon be rolled out to assist in Emergency operational centres and assist 112 Triage calls during peak times.
An analysis by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment reveals that Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest luxury cruise operator, emitted nearly 10 times more sulfur oxides (SOX) in European seas than all 260 million European cars in 2017.
Refugee children and asylum seekers in Portugal face several challenges to their integration, such as language barrier, discrimination, lack of educational and professional opportunities, risk of poverty, and social exclusion, UNICEF Portugal has warned.
We can tell that the election season is underway as the island's political parties are all out to discredit their rivals.
The University of Minho (Portugal), in partnership with Fibrenamics and Sciencentris, will host the 6th International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2023) on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of June, at VidaMar Resort Hotel, in Funchal, Madeira.
The Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino, who was today at the closing of the Cherry Festival in Jardim da Serra, which has been celebrated since 1954, addressed local producers, admitting that, unfortunately, the recent rains and storm have created difficulties.
According to a LUSA article, the price of a basket filled with only Zero VAT foods (46 items) costs 1.36 euros less today than it did on the 18th of April when the new Zero VAT regime came into force.
A new hybrid orchid has been created and named after the city of Funchal.
Marina Barbosa, from the PS, asked Jorge Carvalho, now that the management of the Professional School of Hospitality and Tourism comes under governmental control, if there will be job opportunities in Madeira/Porto Santo for young people trained at the educational establishment, or will they, as now, emigrate.
Fuel prices will drop as of midnight tonight.