A team from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) is in Porto Santo monitoring the 2024 harvest campaign and, according to data 12 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, mostly from the caracol and striprĂŁo varieties. Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAM, notes, the good phytosanitary status…
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It is an alert from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira, replicated today by the Municipality of Machico, directed to the parish of Porto da Cruz, within the scope of the “Scaphoideus titanus, Ball. (St) 0 phytoplasma Grapevineflavescence dor&MLO, commonly referred to as Golden Flavescence (FD), a…
The Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) has confirmed, that, over the weekend, they detained a foreign national for resistance and coercion, following a public order infraction in the municipality of Ribeira Brava. In their statement, the PSP announced that they were alerted to a fight taking…
Owners of houses handed over to public entities such as Investimentos Habitacionais da Madeira or SocioHabitaFunchal want to cancel their contracts. At issue are the low amounts paid for monthly rents in the face of high demand for reasonably priced rental properties. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
A report from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), confirms that a 2.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southeast coast of the Desertas at 04:35 this morning. The quake is believed to have a depth of 10 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 2
The People-Animals-Nature Party (PAN) has issued a statement stating that it “deeply regrets the death of the lynx ‘Bores’, an animal, whose life was marked by several mistakes that culminated in a tragic outcome.” “From the illegal domestication of a wild animal to the measures that were adopted for its…
The Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) informs that its Inactivation and Explosive Devices Teams (EIEEXS) carried out an emergency intervention at a private residence, in the area of the municipality of Funchal, following an explosive material alert. The owner of the residence signaled the presence of…
The Civil Protection helicopter was activated today to rescue a 50-year-old Lithuanian woman who was too exhausted to continue walking between Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo. According to a Civil Protection source, a team from the Santana Volunteer Firefighters was activated “to approach and stabilise the victim, however, given…
Two couples, and a mother and her daughter were evacuated this morning after a wall collapsed on Rua do Areeiro, in SĂŁo Martinho. According to an official Social Security statement, “there are a total of six people who were left homeless, after the episode of collapse of a wall in…
Six tourists used the new Pico do Areeiro bus route yesterday. The 31-seater bus made its inaugural trip between Funchal and Pico do Areeiro yesterday, the 5th of August. The initiative, which aims to ease the traffic burden has met with some resistance, and yet there were still people game…
“There is reflection on this matter and there are ideas to implement that go in this direction.” This was the answer of Eduardo Jesus, when asked this Tuesday by journalists if the possibility of closing access to Pico do Areeiro from some point further down is being considered, in order…
Avenida do Infante will be restricted to road traffic, between this Wednesday, the 7th, and the 24th of this month, because of paving work, maintaining, however, circulation in both directions. According to a notice issued today by the municipality, as a road alternative, drivers can choose to circulate through Via…
From January – July 2024, SANAS Madeira was involved in a total of 74 missions, assisted 15 people with minor injuries, rescued seven critical victims, and sailed more than 1350 nautical miles in a total of 287 hours on mission. A press release highlights the sailors that “for reasons of…
The Madeira Wine Rally came to an abrupt stop this afternoon after a serious crash during the Ponta do Sol stage. AmĂ©rico Gouveia’s car, a Porsche 911 GT3, came through a sharp bend, swerved, and crashed into a group of spectators sitting in an open forecourt enjoying the rally. At…
In a statement, the Forest Police confirmed that they have identified the presumed perpetrator of a fire that broke out in the parish of Santo AntĂłnio da Serra. “The individual is a habitual arsonist,” states an Institute of Forests, Conservation and Nature spokesperson, who confirmed that the Judicial Police had…