The President of the Regional Government admitted today that he does not understand the protest vote proposed by the municipal deputies of the PSD of Calheta, against the intention of increasing the number of aquaculture cages in the area.
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A bull grazing by the side of a road in Santo António, Funchal caused great concern over the weekend.
We officially have two persons in quarantine with the disease; the island cannot yet be declared Covid-free. But I wonder if our Government would ever do this. The population has been scared thoroughly into following regulations that are, at this time, obviously superfluous. Although it is technically impossible for anybody…
A survey carried out by the Jornal Económico and the Económico of Madeira, by Aximage, shows that the PSD - Social Democrats have recovered their majority. Miguel Albuquerque's party is currently 14 points ahead of the PS, recovering many of the votes it has lost since 2015.
The PSD Political Commission of the Parish of Caniçal has criticised the decision of the Machico Municipal Executive, for initiating, in the middle of the bathing season, a river clean-up operation next to a popular pebble beach.
IASAÚDE, although not attributing a new case of Covid-19 to Madeira, has confirmed that an imported case was registered yesterday from a visitor travelling via Lisbon from the Tagus Valley region to the island.
The Aquaparque de Santa Cruz opens from today. However, there are some restrictions.
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.
A fire broke out early this afternoon at a restaurant in Travessa João Caetano in the Old Town, Funchal.
“Whenever you are playing or singing, keep one foot on the ground” that was the President of Madeira's advice to aspiring musicians when he visited the GIG 'Escola de Artes' music school this week as the school prepared to resume their face-to-face classes.
“The islands protected areas 'constitute one of the business cards for Madeira and Porto Santo,' as they are increasingly sought after for nature tourism activities.
Access to the pedestrian path of Levada dos Balcões at Ribeiro Frio is closed as Águas e Residuos da Madeira (ARM ) are working on the areas water distribution network.
MEP and Transport and Tourism Committee member, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, wrote to the European Commission (EC) this week, a letter which has been endorsed by the entire PSD (Social Democrat) delegation, asking the EC to provide answers as to why the the Government of Portugal was given the 'green light' to grant TAP - Air Portugal a loan totalling 1,200 million euros.
A three-week holiday on the island of São Miguel in the Azores for a Madeiran couple who live in Funchal ended up lasting three months.