The ADN Party – National Democratic Alternative, has alerted the Health and Regional Inspection Authorities to a “public health problem that needs urgent and effective intervention, whether in the commercial areas that package and sell eggs, the transport companies that deliver them and most importantly, egg farmers.” According to a…
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The Seasonal Vaccination Campaign against Influenza and Covid-19: Autumn-Winter 2024-2025, began on the 18th of September in the Region and aims to protect the population during the winter, when acute viral infections are most common. “Vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent severe disease, hospitalisation, and death from infection,…
A Tuk Tuk wheel malfunction caused the crash and injury of one of its occupants on Avenida Sá Carneiro, in Funchal. According to a local news report, a 47-year-old man complained of pain and was eventually rescued and transported to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital. In addition to the firefighters,…
Mackerel will be highlighted in a seminar that will take place on Thursday the 19th, at 9:30 am, in the Magalhães Auditorium of the Portuguese Institute Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), in Algés, in co-organisation with DOCAPESCA. According to a statement, shared on the IPMA website, this initiative “seeks to underline…
The Captaincy of Funchal has issued a strong wind warning until 18:00 this afternoon. The wind will blow from NE, very cool, sometimes strong, at dawn and visibility will be good. As for the swell, there will be NE waves of 2 to 2.5 metres on the south coast, gradually…
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were mobilised at around 9 am this morning, as passers-by became worried that a young man who was sitting on the edge of the Pináculo Viewpoint disappeared from sight. A team of twelve, comprising of PSP and Civil Protection agents were at the scene but were…
Following the absence of the President of the Regional Government at the parliamentary hearing on the fires, the Secretary-General of the JPP, Élvio Sousa accuses Miguel Albuquerque of being “afraid” to go to parliament and admit the truth. Taunting, Élvio Sousa, asks the President this: “Are you afraid to go…
The Health Service of the Region has responded to a statement released by the JPP, where the party denounced the lack of medicines for cancer patients. Through a statement, SESARAM states that the medicines in question are in short supply due to a national rupture, so “it is not a…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has confirmed that two classified walking routes will re-open tomorrow (3rd of September): PR9- Levada do Caldeirão Verde and PR18- Levada do Rei. Due care and attention should be given while walking along these or any other levada/pedestrian routes. Samantha Gannon info…
Quinta da Caldeira, located in Camacha, is about to celebrate its second anniversary and will promote its 1st Equestrian Festival on the 15th of September, starting at 10 am. The event will highlight the teaching of children who participate in the therapeutic riding sessions, promoting a festive atmosphere for friends…
On the 5th of September at 17:00, the President of Madeira, Miguel Alburquerque will inaugurate a new aesthetic medicine clinic ‘Space Age,’ located on Rua do Bispo, Funchal. Doctor Tânia Manso, who specialises in anesthesiology and aesthetic medicine, is the futuristic designed clinic’s administrator. In a statement, she added: “When…
Reacting to complaints posted on social networks, accompanied by photographs that showed pimples and spots spread on the skin of bathers who recently frequented Calheta beach, Aleixo Abreu, Environmental Councilor for the Municipality of Calheta, states that the Blue Flagged beach is constantly monitored by law for the quality of…
The Secretary of Health and Civil Protection of Madeira, Pedro Ramos, has said that he had not yet received the letter from the regional parliament about the recent forest fires, but has expressed his willingness to discuss his role during the incident. “I am waiting, because I want to resolve…
The coordination of firefighting operations that ravaged Madeira for 13 days has intensified the tension between firefighters and the Civil Protection. In performance terms the centralised management deserved criticism on the ground, resurfacing old divergences such as the payment of support to volunteers or the cut in the allowances of…
On the sidelines of the solemn session commemorating the 280th anniversary of the municipality of São Vicente, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque made it clear that he will not fire the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos. When asked by journalists about this hypothesis,…