Fourteen people are in quarantine, eleven of which in Porto Santo, after having been in contact with a visitor who was staying on the island, and who reported testing positive for the virus on returning to the mainland.
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This week, a young pregnant Chinese businesswoman was the victim of a violent assault. She was attacked as she entered her place of work, and then stabbed in her lower back as her assailant forced her to open the cash register of the shop.
The Regional Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus recently spent the afternoon with Machico based whale and dolphin watching tourism company 'Scorpio Madeira.'
Madeira's Army Garrison Regiment No. 3 is currently undergoing training on the new Glock 17 Gen5 9mm pistol.
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has closed the leisure areas on the Areeiro / Eira do Serrado Forest Road, for safety reasons, due to the high temperatures forecast for Madeira for tomorrow (26th) and the day after (27th).
The Regional Command of Public Security Police (PSP) Madeira confirmed they have arrested a man and a woman, aged 59 and 30 years respectively, for the crime of drug trafficking.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos has announced that this year, the Madeira archipelago grape harvest is expected to reach 4,200 tonnes; higher than last years figure of 3,960 tonnes.
The Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed Madeira under an orange hot weather warning for Tuesday the 25th of August and Wednesday the 26th.
A violent shop robbery this morning Câmara de Lobos resulted the stabbing of a pregnant Chinese woman.
Members from the CHEGA-Madeira political party, visited Porto Santo on Saturday the 22nd of August as part of their fact finding mission about the reality facing the islanders, as well as garner political support.
A fire broke out this morning (23.08) in a difficult to reach area in Bonaventure. The Civil Protection helicopter and three divisions of the São Vicente and Porto Moniz Volunteer Fire Brigade are currently attending the scene.
On Saturday evening, the 22nd of August, an Instagram post by Georgina Rodriguez created a media frenzy as fans tried to work out if Cristiano Ronaldo had finally proposed to her.
The Director-General of Health (DGS), Graça Freitas has admitted that she supports mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, but considers it too early to make a decision.
During this month of August, at least half of the number of flights registered at Lisbon Airport has resumed according to the data from ANA – Airports. Air traffic has begun to show signs of recovery after the 93.8% drop in the second quarter as compared to the same period…