World Earth Day was celebrated on the 22nd of April, and the PAN party - People, Animals, and Nature - Madeira launched a challenge to the population to think and reflect that: "We are only 6 years and 91 days from environmental collapse."
Madeira Weekly
The JPP (Juntos Pelo Povo) has published the legal opinion on the concession contract for the public sea transport service between Funchal and Porto Santo.
An oil rig destined for scrap in Aliaga, Izmir province, Turkey, generated a lot of attention in the bay of Funchal last week.
Tin Tin is looking for a new home.
The public presentation of the Selvagens 50 Expedition will take place on Friday, the 21st of April in the Noble Hall of the Regional Government of Madeira, Funchal.
The Municipality of Funchal, in partnership with the Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira (ACIF), will launch the "Funchal in Flower" Window Contest, which aims to boost local commerce and stimulate economic activity, by encouraging the decoration of windows and/or facades, rewarding the best spring season related decorations.
This year, the Flower Festival represents an investment of 940,940 euros, and Madeira will have the best hotel occupancy since 2018 announced the Regional Secretary for Tourism and Culture.
The Judiciary Police, through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Madeira, detained and arrested a young man aged 19 years old for the attempted murder of a 26-year-old.
Pingo Doce will, of course, implement, from this Tuesday, the 18th of April, the VAT exemption on 46 categories of food products in accordance with Law no. 17/2023 of the 14th of April."
At midday today it was announced that a Russian Research vessel - Akademik Fedorov, suspected of being used as a spy vessel had been detected 70 km off the east coast of the Selvagen Islands special protection reserve.
Early on this morning, reports were released that strong winds were conditioning the operationality of the airport and that at least three aircraft were circling waiting for an opportunity to land.
The Regional Directorate of Health (DRS) informs that a case of Hansen's disease (leprosy) has been confirmed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM).
PAN - People, Animals, and Nature Party advocate the creation of a metropolitan police force as a way to combat insecurity, which they believe would "give people back the security they need."
Last Sunday, the 16th of April, 50 people, mostly foreign residents, took part in a clean-up operation in the Old Town, Funchal.
Drivers were faced with a predicament this afternoon as they had to negotiate their way around a man who was lying in the middle of the road in Campo da Barco, Funchal.
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