According to local newspaper, JM, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will arrive in Madeira on Sunday, the 2nd of May, for a short visit and lunch with the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque.
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In March this year, sports and leisure company, Endemicxperiences, released photographs of ‘Porto dos Frades' which they described as an 'incredible place in Porto Santo,' only to return one month later, to find the area strewn with litter and graffiti; both of which they state, degrade nature, not enhance it!
The President of Madeira has announced a new set of measures that will take effect as of tomorrow and next Monday, the 2nd of May.
A yellow city bus (Horários do Funchal) caught fire this morning.
A tourist was seriously injured on Saturday, the 24th while walking along a levada close to the Ginjas Business Park, São Vicente.
According to the recently released Stability Programme (PE), the Government of the Republic plans to inject 970 million euros into TAP this year, a measure classified as temporary and whose effect on public accounts will be reversed in 2022 and 2023. After the injection of this money during 2021, the Government forecasts that the effect of 170 million euros of this operation will be reversed in 2022, estimating the same for the remaining 800 million euros in 2023.
The Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, has confirmed that he has not committed himself to making any changes in screening measures at airports in the Region, even when some of the restrictive measures are eased and air mobility is more consistent.
British Airways is expected to start operating a twice weekly flight from London Heathrow to Madeira from the 17th of May.
As of tomorrow afternoon, Thursday the 22nd of April, the weather is set to deteriorate as depression Lola begins to make her presence felt. Wind intensity will become moderate to strong, with gusts up to 80 km/h expected in mountainous, eastern, and western regions of the island.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that the Funchal Ecological Park now has a new 2.2 km walking route between Ribeira das Cales and Levada do Barreiro.
European legislation is preparing a set of new measures regarding vehicle safety, which will revolutionise the car industry. Once legislation is passed, all new cars will be installed with an alcohol metre and an immobiliser, to prevent the car from starting if the driver is over the legal limit.
The Vice-President of the Regional Government (RG), Pedro Calado, tentatively admitted today that the restrictive measures imposed in the RG could be eased from next week.
Just to ensure that everyone is aware, the current curfew conditions have been extended until the 26th of April. This is to allow the Regional Government to assess any sudden peaks in the number of daily active cases due to the return of face-to-face classes.
The President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, José Manuel Rodrigues, held an meeting with the director of TáxisRAM - Association of Taxis today.
The Regional Government remains confident that it will achieve it's 70% vaccination target by September.