Although this does not come as a shock, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, has confirmed that the Government has refused to authorise this year's Christmas Market Night in Funchal "due to the danger of possible covid-19 outbreaks."
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José Arlindo Andrade, the man who went missing yesterday, after having escaped from the hospital where he was scheduled to undergo a stomach operation, was found last night, apparently in good health, in the Lazareto area, in Funchal, by an off duty firefighter, who had seen his photograph in local newspaper, JM News.
Over the last few weeks several cats have been found dead in Canhas, Ponto do Sol, which many local residents believe have been poisoned and have expressed their outrage at the cruelty inflicted on these animals.
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), without changes in the world economy and a reduction in gas emissions, climate change will cost 4.6 billion euros per year until 2070, increasing further thereafter.
The Madeiran animal association, Ajuda a Alimentar Cães, rescued two puppies this weekend that had been abandoned in a box in the street.
Sixty-one-year old, José Arlindo Jesus Andrade from Camacha, has been missing since this morning, after he fled from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital hours before undergoing emergency surgery.
Filipe Miguel Ferreira, aged 35, has been missing since yesterday, when he left his home in Câmara de Lobos to go to work. Since then there has been no contact and his phone is switched off.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Funchal City Council is set to invest some half a million euros as part of its sustainability strategy for municipal markets, including the installation of photovoltiac panels which turn light into electricity.
Madeira will insist that the European Union determines a “uniform criteria” applicable to all member states concerning the control of Covid-19 for those travelling throughout the EU.
The Judicial Police (JP) in conjunction with the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira, recently identified and detained two men, aged 48 and 30-years-old for drug smuggling at Madeira Airport, seizing 23,200 individual sachets of heroin.
The Madeira Tourism Secretary said today (27th), that tenders for the traditional Christmas and New Year celebrations in the region have already been launched, but the programmes will be adapted to ensure that all safety regulations are met, stated the Secretary for Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus. While celebrating World Tourism Day, he said, “We have already launched the contests and we have some surprises in store for Madeira during the Christmas period and the End of Year celebrations.”
As part of World Tourism Day celebrations, the Funchal City Council (CMF) presented two initiatives designed to ensure inclusion and accessibility for the visually impaired and those with special needs.
A study presented and published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has concluded that less than 10% of the worlds population has developed antibodies against Covid-19, and that “most of humanity is still susceptible to the disease.”