A 14-year-old teenager who fell 10 metres from a levada in São Vicente yesterday (25.07) has died.
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The Parque Ecológico do Funchal campsite will re-open on the 27th of July, and those wishing to use the facilities can now pre-book their permits, while at the same time agreeing to comply with all the new safety standards.
The Estreito Câmara de Lobos Parish Council and Estreito Cultural and Recreational Association (ACRE) has announced that, in view of the current pandemic and due to health and safety guidelines with regards to social distancing, they have cancelled the Estreito 2020 Harvest Festival which was scheduled to take place between the 11th and 13th of September in the village of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
While attending the 8th anniversary of the Banco Alimentar - Mão Solidária, in Santo António, Funchal, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stated that “he did not approve of the images he'd seen of groups of people gathering together as they had at the Calheta Rally last weekend, some of whom did not comply with social distancing requirements and the wearing of masks.
On the 8th of July, Pedro Spínola's new hybrid orchid, 'Dendrobium Charme de São' Vicente was registered in honour of the parish of São Vicente.
Last night (16/07) a Pingo Doce security guard in Câmara de Lobos, was attacked by an alleged drug addict. The situation arose when the security guard asked the man to put on his mask before entering the supermarket. However, the man reacted violently and started slashing at the security guard…
In an announcement, the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos (CMCL) is set to resume its Causa Animal Chip 'n' Vac campaign from the 25th of July in Curral das Freiras.
To mark 'Ocean Day' and despite being in lock down, local Caniço Primary school and the Junta de Freguesia challenged youngsters during May and June to create posters to raise awareness among the population about the risks to public health, nature and marine life that discarded disposable personal protective equipment, such as masks, gloves and wipes, has on the environment. In addition the children wanted to highlight the use of reusable masks, in order to produce less waste.
Entertainment on the island is beginning to recover, and here is a brief look at some of the activities on offer.
Up until the 14th of July, the MadeiraShopping complex, managed by Sonae Sierra, is hosting an online music festival featuring some of Portugal's prominent artists from its YouTube page or MadeiraShopping website.
Yesterday, the 8th of July, was a historic moment for the islands tourist industry as the toboggans operated by Carreiros do Monte were again operating, and like many other activities has adopted several health and safety measures for its operatives.
The PortoBay group is reopening jts principle hotels in Madeira. These are the: Les Suites at The Cliff Bay, The Cliff Bay, Eden Mar, Porto Mare and The Residence.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Porto Santo Development Society has decided to take advantage of this situation to improve and adapt The Porto Santo Campsite for the benefit of future users.
The 'Dom Pedro Madeira- Ocean Beach Hotel' re-opens on the 16th of July.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, stressed today that regional autonomy is “one of the happiest and most fruitful achievements of democratic Portugal, and that it is an element of national cohesion that heals conflicts instead of fostering them.