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.”
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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.
The Madeira Whale Museum is offering free admission to its exhibits on Sunday the 27th of September, as part of the World Tourism Day celebrations.
Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists are currently excavating a (late Cretaceous) 68 million-year-old deposit of dinosaur eggs near the Pyrenees in Spain where they hope to find the first dinosaur embryos in the country.
This week, the Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães requested the intervention of the Public Security Police (PSP) in a house in Cancela where, twice, since January, several dogs have been found in unsanitary conditions.
The instructive debate on the Monte tree disaster, that killed 13 people and injured 49, originally scheduled for Monday the 14th of September has been postponed until October.
The District Court of Madeira has issued a statement confirming that the public phase of the investigation into the Monte tree tragedy which killed 13 people and injured 49 in 2017, will begin on Monday the 14th of September.
The sad news issued today, is that Madeira's oldest restaurant, the Apolo Restaurant which opened in early December 1945, is sliding towards insolvency.
On the 8th of July, Pedro Spínola's new hybrid orchid, 'Dendrobium Charme de São' Vicente was registered in honour of the parish of São Vicente.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, stressed today that regional autonomy is “one of the happiest and most fruitful achievements of democratic Portugal, and that it is an element of national cohesion that heals conflicts instead of fostering them.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, and the Councilor for Public Works, Rúben Abreu, recently viewed the renovation work taking place at the old Monte train station. This work is being carried out by the Municipality.
Following the discovery of a contaminated well in the basement of the deactivated Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) Thermal Power Plant, the CDU-Madeira announced that they will request a parliamentary hearing on this matter which will require the attendance of the former President of the Regional Government.