A study carried out by 'Momondo', a free global search website (momondo.pt) which allows holidaymakers to compare the flight prices, car rental, and hotels has highlighted Madeira in three of its categories - Best European Active Holiday Island, Budget travel and Low Season European Travel. Although Crete topped the European list, Madeira was not far behind, scoring highly in several categories.
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A heat wave is expected to affect all of Europe during the second half of August, according to Correio da Manhã, and temperatures may increase by up to 20 degrees.
Pedro Calado, the leader of the Funchal Semper à Frente Coalition, accompanied by some of his team members, visited the gardens of Almirante Reis, Old Town, today, and definitely did not like what he saw, saying that the public gardens are both degraded and abandoned, and as such, he is committing himself and his team to renovating this unique urban green space.
If the safety of the population is at stake, the Mayor of Funchal and the Municipality (CMF), will order the destruction of all the trees at Largo da Fonte, in Monte, and replace them with more suitable species.
Miguel Silva Gouveia, Mayor of Funchal, announced this morning that after a meeting with the Municipal Civil Protection, Bombeiros Sapadores do Funchal, and other municipal entities, it has been agreed to fell 'at risk trees' to ensure the safety of the population, visitors and property at Largo da Fonte, in Monte. As such, heavy cutting machinery was on site early this morning.
Quick off the mark, Mayor of Funchal candidate, Pedro Calado (Vice-President of the Regional Government), wrote on his social media pages, “I will never make political use of any type of tragedy. But I have to say that it is time to improve and take responsibility. What happened today only proves, once again, that we really cannot have any confidence in our current municipal executive.”
Tragedy was narrowly averted this afternoon, as a second tree fell in Largo da Fonte, Monte, close to where a tree fell in 2017 killing 13 people.
This afternoon the Madeira Volunteer Firefighters were called out to Pico do Gato to assist a hypoglycemic tourist. The tourist, a diabetic man, was hiking between Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo when he began to feel ill, due to a drop in blood sugar.
PAN Madeira (People, Animals and Nature Party), have expressed their concern today, regarding the Regional Secretary for Environment decision to promote the slaughter of Trocaz pigeons due to their destructive nature.
Councilor Paulo Andrade, has confirmed that the Municipality of Ribeira Brava (CMRB), has 18 abandoned animals living at the Society for the Protection of Domestic Animals (SPAD), all of whom are awaiting adoption.
In a controversial statement, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, has promised to find a solution for the Lugar de Baixo Marina, without using taxpayers money. However, when challenged by journalists about his plans for the area, he refused to comment.
MAIS - Madeira Air Integrated Solutions (a consortium between airline SWIFTAIR, aviation broker ALS and the Madeiran logistics company LOGINSULAR (whose aim is to boost the transportation of goods by air between the Mainland and Madeira), celebrated its 4th anniversary today.
Yesterday, the 24th of July, a succession of female bathers filed a series of complaints against a man, who not only was high on drugs, but sexually harassing some of the woman on the beach for the best part of the day.
The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Eduardo Jesus, believes that this summers tourism conditions are on track, especially as most airlines flying to Madeira are reporting aircraft occupancy rates of 90% and above. Of course, this is dependent on the evolution of the pandemic.