The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has said that this year the Madeira Wine Rally may not go ahead. At the moment, the governments goal is to have 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of the summer, which will allow certain events, such as the Flower Festival to go ahead in September.
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Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and Ponta Delgada Airports were distinguished by International Airport Organisation, ACI Europe, for "Best Airport" and "Best Hygiene Measures."
Ashlie McIvor, a 25-year-old Scottish researcher, is studying the impact of ocean rubbish and its effect on the waters around Madeira and its marine life.
He may have been an hour late, but as Chega party leader André Ventura entered the auditorium of the Vila Galé hotel, in Santa Cruz, he soon let it be known that winning a seat in the Madeiran Legislative Assembly is one his major objectives.
Through the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM), the Regional Government has published Government Council Resolution No. 132/2021, dated the 26th of February, which readjusts the measures to control and contain the current pandemic situation.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection has released this week's vaccination programme. At this moment in time, only those aged 80 and over, or those aged 75 -79 with medical conditions are being vaccinated.
Animal Welfare Association Abrigo SOS Amor aos Animais (ASAA), has released a video showing the rescue of 14 malnourished dogs from a house in Ribeira Brava, where they were chained and without adequate shelter.
Once again Garajau came under the scrutiny of the Public Security Police (PSP) as people flouted the weekend 6 pm curfew.
A body of a man was recovered from a site near the Prainha do Caniçal late yesterday (28.02) afternoon. It would appear that the man died after falling into a ravine.
The President of the Regional Government visited an organic agricultural production centre in Santo António, Funchal, this weekend.
Yesterday was a day of celebration, as the two surviving Covid-19 patients, who were flown to Madeira at the end of January are now back in Lisbon.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa today thanked health professionals from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital for all their hard work and dedication towards the three mainland Covid-19 patients who were flown to Madeira on the 29th of January.
A further batch of 5,850 Pfizer arrived yesterday on a TAP flight. The vaccines are currently stored at an airport warehouse, and will be transported under Public Security Police (PSP) guard to the the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital tomorrow morning.
Those who are contemplating taking on Portuguese citizenship often wish to retain their nationality of origin. Fortunately, Portugal recognises and permits dual nationality. There can be a variety of reasons for taking on Portuguese citizenship: Lifelong access to state healthcare; For British nationals, certainty regarding their status in the EU…
Due to the pandemic situation in many of Madeira's tourism markets, and the fact that the role out of the vaccine has been slower than anticipated, the Regional Government |(RG) has decided to postpone this year’s Flower Festival and cancel the Festival of the Atlantic.