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Santo da Serra Golf Sustainability Project

The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, and the Regional Secretary, Pedro Fino, visited the Santo da Serra Golf Course yesterday to discuss and view the new installation/construction of a photovoltaic plant, which will allow the golf centre to become energy self-reliant. Energy created by the 48 photovoltaic panels…

Tourist Falls And Dies

A foreign citizen died this afternoon after falling five metres from the Rochete Bridge while walking along the Caldeirão Verde levada. So far, the Commander of the Santana Volunteer Firefighters has been unable to confirm the age or nationality of the tourist. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com

24 Tourists Identified on Closed Pedestrian Routes

More than two dozen tourists have been identified walking along closed pedestrian routes.  The routes were closed due to the fires that ravaged the island for thirteen days. “The people identified to date have been exclusively tourists,” states the President of the IFCN, Manuel Filipe, stressing that the infraction is…

Tension Between Firefighters and Civil Protection

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…

Fires: Pedro Ramos Comes Under Heavy Criticism

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,…

Miguel Albuquerque: We Have Everything Under Control

The President of the Regional Government believes that the region’s firefighting strategy has been a “success.” Speaking to JM, he considers that the opposition is “trying to find flaws” that do not exist, stressing that “fires cannot be put out on the internet.” Concluding, he said: “No one is dead…

Fire: ADN Propose Construction Ban on Affected Areas

The ADN party has issued a statement proposing that a 20-year ban on construction be decreed in the burned areas. The party understands that this would protect those areas and allow their natural reestablishment. “This proposal arises from the urgent need to ensure environmental recovery, prevent future disasters, and ensure…

Tourists Continue to Ignore ‘No Entry’ Signs

Although the pedestrian routes are closed, several tourists continue to ignore the signage, climb barriers, and continue walking, oblivious to the danger they are putting themselves and others in.  In the mountainous regions of Ponta do Sol, where the mayor has been following the evolution of the flames, the passage…

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