While Presenting the 'Madeira Safe to Discover' certificate to Calheta Travel Agency RMK Tours, the Regional Secretary for Culture and Tourism, Eduardo Jesus, stated that he expects tourism to show signs of recovery in the second half of this year, as there will be a holiday 'demand boom' as more and more people are vaccinated and travel restrictions are lifted.
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Today, the PSD parliamentary group denounced the exclusion of the autonomous regions of Portugal from accessing the Banco Português de Fomento's Covid-19 Economy Support line the aim of which is to help both industry and tourism.
The Municipality of Santa Cruz is currently supporting 72 families that are in quarantine or recovering from Covid-19, as part of the support programme for monitoring families who have been seriously affected by the virus within the municipality.
Due to the increasing number of deaths and positive covid-19 cases, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque has introduced a new set of restrictions. These will remain in place until the 31st of January. The new restrictions are:-
The outcome of the transition period for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union is not yet certain. There is so much uncertainty at the moment (the 31st of December 2020 is the date scheduled for the end of the transition), that no one can predict what will happen from the 1st of January 2021, especially in the circulation of goods between the EU and the UK.
The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque was adamant yesterday, the 21st of December, that if supermarkets and shopping centres refuse to comply with the rules that he will close them down.
A police officer was attacked on Saturday morning at Rua das Fontes, in Funchal, when he and other Rapid Response Brigade officers officially closed a bar that was flouting the new health and safety rules. The bar, which was busy with youngsters was open after midnight and selling alcohol, while its patrons continued to gather in a public space.
In a statement, the São Vicente City Council has confirmed that the Christmas Market which is due to be held on the 19th and 20th of December, from 10 am to 8 pm will take place as scheduled.
The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, accompanied by the President of ACIF, Jorge Veiga França, officially opened the 5th edition of the Aldeia Natal (Christmas Village), at the Praça do Município. The village opened yesterday the 9th of December, and will remain open until Kings Day, the 6th of January 2021.
Santander will be exempt from MB Way transfer charges from January 2021, without limiting the amount and number of operations carried out. Using their Santander card, customers are now able to make these transfers free of charge, either on the Bank's app or MB Way.
Twelve Madeiran companies have donated a total of 1,773 kg of food to the Banco Alimentar (food bank) 'Tonnada de Natal' appeal, to help support the increasing number of requests for food aid that has been made to the food bank.
We are going through a critical time and everyone, including young people should be aware of the dangers if we are to avoid serious complications,' warned the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque to journalists, during his visit to local company, Santo Queijo, in Santo da Serra.
The Christmas Market at Placa Central on Avenida Arriaga and the Ethnographic Village at Largo da Restauração will be open this year between the 10th of December and the 10th of January, between 10 am and 8 pm, except for the 25th of December and the 1st of January.