The first containers of hay have already been sent to assist cattle farmers in Madeira; victims of the fires last month that affected the west of the island. The containers arrival in Madeira is scheduled for the 13th of November.
Madeira Weekly
The BVM mountain rescue and rescue team carried out a risky rescue operation this afternoon. Â
Madeira Airport will carry out a full-scale emergency exercise during the early hours of the 8th of November, between 01:00 and 05:00.Â
The Bank of Affections (Banco de Afetos) of the Francisco Franco Secondary School launched its 'Mothers Centre' help campaign today which assists vulnerable mothers and pregnant teenagers.Â
A source from the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection has assured that the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) did not leave the Autonomous Region of Madeira out of a simulation
Between January and October of this year, excessive alcohol consumption has already hospitalised 55 young people, mainly aged between 16 and 20, however acute alcohol poisoning has also affected teenagers as young as 14.Â
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, admitted that the controversial Law of the Sea, which is under discussion in the national parliament, may be improved, in favour of the needs of the autonomous regions.
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal has revised its 2024 tariff proposal for its national airports. It is now proposing an average increase of 14.55% in global terms, including adjustments to fees not charged in previous years, according to information on the manager's website.
The PS-Madeira Parliamentary Group at ALRAM visited this Wednesday the Chestnut Festival of Curral das Freiras, where they sympathised with regional producers whose harvests had yet again been poor due to weather changes, and the lack of any answers from the Regional Government.
Councillors elected by the coalition "More for Porto Moniz" say that they approved, today, by the Municipal Executive, a proposal for a recommendation for compliance with the law with regard to the inspection and cleaning of land,
Miguel Albuquerque promised today that before the end of his Presidency, "the works to connect Curral as Freiras and Jardim da Serra via cable car will take place."
The Integrated Communications Centre of the Regional Command for Relief Operations (CROS) undertook an emergency call out as a tourist had fallen while walking the Levada do Alecrim.