Horários do Funchal issued a statement today advising all its customers that it will be offering a reduced service tomorrow, the 23rd of February, on its urban and inter-urban routes due to a Workers Plenary by the SNMOT-National Drivers and Other Workers Union.
Madeira Weekly
Researchers from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) are studying the microbiota of wheat. Through cereal fermentation, they hope to create a new food that can match the health benefits and flavours of the original cereal.
After stating that the President of Madeira's comments that the Regional Government intends to sell the Dr Nélio Mendonça Hospital once the new hospital is opened a 'Carnival joke,' the People's Monarchy Party (PPM) has gone on to propose that the building be used as a senior citizen facility.
According to a press release issued today by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the dust haze and high temperatures we are currently experiencing will remain until Thursday when the weather is expected to change and become colder as further snow is expected.
Rice, coffee grounds, apple husks, and plastic bottles are examples of the "new generation of products" used in the Portuguese footwear industry, which is to be assumed as an international reference in the development of sustainable solutions.
Marking a year on from when Russia invaded Ukraine, a demonstration will be held on the 24th of February as the people of Ukraine ask for continued support in their fight for freedom.
Miguel Albuquerque was pleased today with Binter's decision to extend their inter-island contract, which will be formally signed on Thursday, the 23rd of February.
All finance offices will be closed tomorrow, the 21st of February due to Carnival.
In light of the recent sexual abuse of minors allegations within the Catholic church, some of which occurred in Madeira, a group of Madeiran Catholics are joining a national initiative, and taking part in a prayer vigil on Wednesday, the 22nd, from 21:00 pm to 22:00 pm, in front of the College Church in Funchal.
The municipal group of Bloco de Esquerda Madeira (BE-M), in the Municipal Assembly of Funchal, were on the warpath this morning as they stood together in Praia Formosa to express their anger at the new proposed housing project.
The Regional Government has confirmed that the Loja do Cidadão will be closed on Tuesday the 21st - Carnival Tuesday.
Again, as has been the case over the last week, strong winds affected the operationality of the Madeira International Airport Saturday morning.
Yesterday afternoon the emergency services were called out to rescue a tourist who had fallen 15 metres on the Levada dos Tornos in the area of Ribeiro Serrão, Camacha.
An earthquake registering 2.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded last week off the southwest coast of Ribeira Brava.
An announcement from the Palace of Bethlehem states that the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will decorate his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, with the Grand Cross of the Order of Freedom.