Porto Santo is now a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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The Calheta Volunteer Firefighters, in partnership with the Calheta City Council and the Forestry Police, rescued a cow this afternoon that was stuck in a cattle grid located on the road to Fonte do Bispo, Paul da Serra.
After national tourism helped get Madeira back on track during the summer, the winter market is firmly based on attracting both British and German tourists, with Christmas and New Year being the main attractions.
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.
Two crypts in the São Martinho cemetery were vandalised last night (23.10).
The vice-president of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, was present today at the Parish Council of São Gonçalo, to mark the 6th municipal campaign for the provision of free rabies vaccination for animals over three months old, which this year also includes cats. The campaign started last Saturday, in the parishes of São Pedro and Imaculado Coração de Maria.
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.
Two examples of new innovative equipment devices which allow the safe transportation of patients with infectious diseases, including Covid-19, have arrived in Madeira.
Hertz Used Cars is running a special sale campaign until the end of October.
Following the raid this morning on a house in Câmara de Lobos, the PSP have confirmed that two citizens aged 21 and 58 years old, both born and living in Câmara de Lobos were arrested. In addition small quantities of liamba, hashish, heroin and mephedrone were seized as well as a 'butterfly' knife, 6.35mm ammunition, a grenade, 120 mm mortar and an 81 mm mortar."
From Thursday, those who leave the Region, even for a period of less than 72 hours, will have to take a covid-19 test on arrival at either Madeira or Porto Santo airport.
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.
Aguas e Residuos da Madeira (ARM), in collaboration with the Porto Santo City Council, and the office of the Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government, recently carried out an intensive collection programme of 'Monster' (Appliances, mattresses, and furniture) throughout Porto Santo which netted some six tonnes of waste.
Empowering the population to actively seek work and providing them with personal development skills are the main objectives of the "Eu Faço!" Project, promoted by the Parish Council of Imaculado Coração de Maria, in partnership with the APEL (Private Secondary and Vocational School) Employment Hub.
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.