While visiting a chicken farm 'Aviatlântico' in Santo António da Serra, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, said that 'his objective is to increase, as much as possible, the region's self-sufficiency in poultry farming. Currently, the Regions chicken farmers raise around 2.5 million birds a year, about 50% of what is consumed annually by Madeirans.
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The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque said that the recent Covid-19 transmission in Porto Santo needed vigilance to maintain and control the situation. As such, he appealed to all hoteliers, saying: "I ask you to recommend to our tourists, who are happily returning to Madeira, to wear a mask whenever they go out.
During the meeting of the Council of Ministers, this morning (27.08) it was decided and later announced by the Minister of the Presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva, that from the 15th of September the whole country will return to a 'State of Contingency.' The objective, according to the minister, is to "prepare for the return to school and work" for many Portuguese citizens."
A rescue team from the Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) last night (Wednesday the 26th) had to call on the support of the Public Security Police (PSP), as they tried to assist a 40-year-old man who was drunk and injured on Rua do Seminário, Funchal.
At the Madeira 2020 Days, the President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira (ALRAM), José Manuel Rodrigues advised everyone to look at the reality of the region. He went on to say that the pandemic has given everyone “an opportunity to rethink our development model, which is excessively dependent on…
Fourteen people are in quarantine, eleven of which in Porto Santo, after having been in contact with a visitor who was staying on the island, and who reported testing positive for the virus on returning to the mainland.
The Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus recently spent the afternoon with Machico based whale and dolphin watching tourism company 'Scorpio Madeira.'
Madeira's Army Garrison Regiment No. 3 is currently undergoing training on the new Glock 17 Gen5 9mm pistol.
Members from the CHEGA-Madeira political party, visited Porto Santo on Saturday the 22nd of August as part of their fact finding mission about the reality facing the islanders, as well as garner political support.
The Director-General of Health (DGS), Graça Freitas has admitted that she supports mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, but considers it too early to make a decision.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied the delivery of the first batch of wooden tables to some of Funchal's smaller bars and restaurants.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, has authorised the purchase of 6.9 million individual vaccines, costing the state €20 million, in a European Union coordinated move to control the pandemic.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development visited the Associação Hípica da Madeira (Madeira Equestrian Association) this week, as the Regional Government arranged for the delivery of 770 bales of hay and horse feed as a way to minimise the impact that the pandemic has had on the stables.
This morning CDU (United Democratic Coalition) representatives met residents from the parish of São Martinho, Funchal.