Created 20 years ago in Germany by an engineer with a passion for excellence, Bears and Friends ‘jelly sweets’, or Gomas as they are known in Madeira, are far superior to their average counterpart. With shops throughout Germany, Switzerland and Austria, the brand now has 100 shops throughout Asia…
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As part of the new Merlin Leroy complex, which is currently being built on the old Prebel site, both a McDonalds and McDrive and scheduled to open alongside the superstore.
CHEGA's Mayoral candidate for the Caniço Parish Council today defended the need for better and greater investment in Santa Cruz's agriculture sector, namely through the construction of a central market.
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 Regional Government (RG) has confirmed that it will pay €399,997 in support to the island's (DO) 'Madeira' wine producers.
As a precautionary measure during the pandemic, Azorean airline,SATA, withdrew their onboard meal service. However, they have confirmed that meals will return to some of their flights, and that these meals will based on traditional Azorean recipes and contain local produce.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos, will be officially launching a new Rum da Madeira website tomorrow at 5 pm, at the Adega do IVBAM, on Rua 5 de Outubro.
Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome (National Food Bank Against Hunger) is promoting a national food collection campaign between Thursday the 27th of May until the 6th of June, at participating supermarkets and through its online donation platform.
Responding to pressure to further relax curfew hours and allow restaurants and bars to open for longer, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, categorically stated that he does not expect to extend the opening hours of restaurants and bars anytime soon, although he did admit that the population had complied with the new curfew hours over the weekend.
Today, the 19th of May, Miguel Albuquerque accompanied by Humberto Vasconcelos visited Companhia Nova de Aguardente, in Ribeira Brava. The company which was founded in 2015, is the manufacturer of 'Canning's Gin' which received a Gold Medal in the 2018 International Wine and Spirit Competition.
As of midnight on Friday the curfew will be extended until midnight, allowing restaurants to remain open until 11 pm. Which is good news for the sector, especially as tourists are beginning to return to Madeira.
The Regional Authority for Economic Activities (ARAE) and the Public Security Police (PSP) have carried out various pandemic enforcement operations throughout the municipalities of Santa Cruz and Funchal.
The Madeira Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute (IVBAM) is promoting, together with regional rum manufacturers, a series of promotional Madeira Rum videos to coincide with the annual sugar cane harvest.