CHEGA's Mayoral candidate for the Caniço Parish Council today defended the need for better and greater investment in Santa Cruz's agriculture sector, namely through the construction of a central market.
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The body of the 54-year old man who went missing in Arco da Calheta on Sunday, has been found.
With red weather warnings for heat and fire, its small wonder that the regions temperatures soared above 35 degrees by the beginning of this afternoon.
Current Mayor of Funchal, and candidate of the Confiança Coalition for Funchal City Council (CCFCC), Miguel Silva Gouveia, alongside other party members, was this morning in the parish of Santo António, to present another CCFCC sustainability and nature proposal, namely, the creation of a new public garden in Romeiras.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stressed today that the situation in Porto Santo is complicated, and that to address the situation, a greater police presence will be maintained.
The Forestry Police have confirmed that the fire, which due to the wind and its location, is causing an emergency service logistical nightmare, was caused by someone using an angle grinder, in a difficult to reach to area in Rocha Alta. As such, the Judiciary Police were called out to the scene.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed the mountainous regions of Madeira under a red extreme heat weather warning.
The Municipality of Funchal will participate in a national project called “Integrar Valoriza,” which aims to support the integration of foreigners within local societies, with one of its priorities being the creation and promotion of Portuguese courses to help people learn their new host language.
Images of a PSP agent helping an elderly person in need, and, later, pushing a vehicle in Praça do Município have gone viral.
According to a SESARAM press statement, a further 15,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in the region today.
Due to microbiological contamination, bathing at Doca do Cavacas has been deemed inadvisable until tomorrow, Friday the 13th of August.
Stressing the importance of maintaining and strengthening security on the island - which has always been one of Porto Santo's trademark images - Nuno Batista, PSD/CDS coalition candidate to the Porto Santo City Council, has defended the need for a video surveillance system to be installed in the city centre.
Célia Pessegueiro, Mayor of Ponta do Sol and PS candidate announced today that, "after several years of only transporting cargo and serving the needs of local farmers, the Canhas cable car will undergo a formal certification and upgrade which will allow it to be used to transport people as well as goods, making it a viable tourist attraction as well as a profitable enterprise.
A 60-year-old man had to be rescued this afternoon, after suffering a fall while walking to Pico Ruivo.
Bad visibility caused havoc at Madeira's International Airport this afternoon as several flights were diverted to Porto Santo, or returned to their country of origin.