The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has accepted an invitation for the Mayor of Santana, Dinarte Fernandes, to visit the parish when it is safe to travel. On hearing the news, the Mayor said "it is, in fact, a source of pride. Above all, it provides an opportunity for us to discuss the various aspects of the parish, as well as feel that we are valued by the Republic of Portugal."
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According to a statement from DECO, everyone who agrees with their automatic IRS refund proposal will receive their money much sooner than in previous years. This covers taxpayers covered by the automatic IRS system and who are not required to submit an IRS declaration.
The region woke up to a further covering of snow this morning, which has forced the closure of two roads in the municipality of Calheta. These are, Estrada Rochão, in Arco da Calheta, which provides access to Paul da Serra and Estrada do Fonte do Bispo.
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.
As forecast, it started snowing again last night. In order to maintain safety at all times, the Institute of Forestry and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has closed several roads, and these are: the forest road between Eira do Serrado and Pico do Areeiro and the road between Pico das Pedras and Achada Teixeira.
The President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, stated on the 2nd of February that he did not believe that the regions airports, which still maintain links with the outside world, will be used to circumvent travel restrictions imposed by the new state of emergency.
A driver obviously trying to get home by the 7 pm curfew lost control of their car near the Technopolo, Funchal, hit a barrier and nearly ended up in the São João river.
Call it overzealous, but someone's parking skills went a little awry this afternoon. The incident occurred when a vehicle mounted a boundary wall, and ended on top of another car at the Amércia building carpark in Caminho do Amparo.
After all the 'Who Hah!' about 17,500 vaccines arriving on a TAP flight last night, it would appear that there has been an accountancy failure as only 11,500 arrived.
The second Covid-19 confinement period starts today, and will continue until the 21st of February.
SATA Air Açores confirmed, earlier this afternoon, that the crew aboard flight S4 160 were forced to carry out an emergency landing this morning due to cabin pressurisation problems.
This afternoon 17,500 Covid -19 vaccines arrived in Madeira. The vaccines will be stored at Madeira's International Airport overnight, and then transported to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital tomorrow morning. They are scheduled to arrive at the hospital at 9 am.
The Confederation of Tourism of Portugal (CTP), in partnership with Publituris, is organising a webinar to be held on the 9th of February, starting at 10 am on 'O Estado do Turismo' (The State of Tourism). The event, which will be broadcast simultaneously on CTP's Facebook and Publituris website, aims to debate the current situation of Tourism, as well as to point out the challenges of achieving a lasting economic recovery."
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has invested approximately €106,000 in deforestation, clearing, maintenance and recovery of the walking routes under the municipality's care. According to the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, the objective of these works, which will take place periodically throughout the year, is in direct support of the cleanliness and safety of the the majority of paths that are part of the Funchal Ecological Park walking network. In addition, firebreaks and water drainage networks will be managed and maintained to protect the park.
After publishing several videos on Madeira, Jackson Groves, an Australian adventurer who travels the world, has just released a new video depicting his top 25 levada walks on his blog.