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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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.
From today, the 22nd of February, the Region will return to its pre-carnival curfew. This is 7 pm on weekdays, and 6 pm at weekends, with commercial, industrial and service industries having to close at 18:00 during the week.
The PS - Madeira reiterated their concern that the Regional Government has postponed the Porto Santo Ferry Connection between Madeira and Porto Santo until the 1st of March. According to PS deputy Miguel Brito, this is a situation that has made local populations unhappy, and affects local entrepreneurs who are suffering financially due to the pandemic situation.
Marking the eleventh year anniversary of the 2010 floods, the Regional Government issued a statement on their social network pages, saying: "Today, 11 years after February 20, 2010, we have plenty of reasons to be proud.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has released a statement to the effect that since 2016, the replacement and modernisation of the public lighting network of several streets, paths, alleys, and social districts managed by the Municipality, including Bairro do Hospital, Bairro da Quinta Josefina and Bairro da Nazaré, which has resulted in the replacement of more than a 1,000 lights with new LED lighting systems, has reduced the municipality's energy bill by €200,000.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, and the councillor for Public Works, Rúben Abreu, recently visited the restoration works that are taking place to the support structures of the Ribeiro Seco Aqueduct, in São Martinho.
Three establishments, all located on Rua Carreira (Funchal), were targeted by thieves at 4 am this morning. One of the establishments was the Club de Motards da Madeira.
Writing on his social media, renown geographer, Raimundo Quintal stated how indignant he is that the Fortim do Faial still remains closed to the general public.
A car driver ran from the scene of an accident afternoon. Although, many believed that the driver of the other car was trapped, and the emergency services were called, this however, turned out to be false.
Already this week, there have been newspaper reports about the increased number of people now living on the streets of Madeira. Today, photos have been published of a 'couple' who have set up home on the promenade of São Vicente.
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Socialist Party (PS) deputy, Carlos Coelho, recently spoke out at a political party summit categorically stating that the problems concerning the Lugar de Baixo marina have to be resolved, commenting that "this problem has remained unresolved for almost twenty years! Furthermore, the marina impacts on the area both environmentally and visually, and just as importantly it remains a security issue."
Last year the Funchal City Council (CMF) purchased a water detection vehicle, and records released today show that in the last quarter of 2020, two-hundred and twenty non-visible leaks were detected throughout the municipality of Funchal, equating to 13.5 km of water pipes.