The Regional Command of the Public Security Police of Madeira issued a statement this afternoon confirming that they had arrested two men and one woman (all aged between 32 - 48) for theft and drug trafficking.
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A St. Patricks Day celebration was interrupted this afternoon by Public Security Police (PSP) officers at a bar located in in Rua Imperatriz Dona Amélia, Funchal.
The Madeira Hotel and Similar Trade Union has today requested that the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, give vaccination priority to those working in the hotel and tourism sector.
The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, will this afternoon meet with Health and Education ministers to jointly analyse whether the recent cancellation of the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine will affect pupils returning to school.
As part of their social outreach project, the Santa Cruz City Council has started it's 5th food basket delivery phase, to help those families affected either directly or indirectly by the pandemic.
An extremely thin dog, showing signs of abuse has been found in Rua da Levada, in Funchal. Residents concerned over the welfare of the animal have asked several institutions if they could help.
Portuguese Technology company, Talkdesk, a cloud company contact centre ended 2020 on a high note, having employed 1,400 people globally, with 500 members of staff being hired from the Portuguese territory.
According to the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), Funchal is the only Portuguese municipality still classed as at 'extreme risk. Over the last 14 days the cumulative incidence of new cases has reached 960 cases of infection per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Due to the Covid-19 lockdowns and confinement, a worldwide shift in consumer habits has led to a massive increase in the amount of plastic and food waste produced, confirms an Open University (OU) Scientific Study.
According to the Observer, the UK Government will remove Portugal from its red list as of 4 am on Friday the 19th of March.
Figures published by SESARAM over the weekend, show that 139 Madeirans have contracted Covid-19 after being vaccinated. In the wake of this, SESARAM, has stressed that despite the number of incidences of infection, the vaccine is the best treatment against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Yet again, the PSP were in Garajau inspecting vehicles and talking to citizens.
From tomorrow, the 15th of March until the 31st of March, the Regional Health Service (SESARAM) will be carrying out their very first colorectal cancer screening as part of the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign, 'Blue March.'
Within their social projects sphere, Emertech Projet RAM has created and donated 500 Covid kits, 3,000 paediatric masks and hand gel to several charitable institutions, such as the Aconchego Shelter.
A foreign man, whose age was not possible to ascertain, was injured after falling at Praia do Gavinas, Funchal. A team from the Funchal Fire Department (CBSF) were called to the scene, and as yet no further details have been released.