Yesterday, the Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães rescued two dogs living in terrible conditions from a private property in São Vicente.
Madeira Weekly
The Public Security Police had to be called to intervene in a fight, which broke out between a group of youngsters in the the Almirante Reis gardens last night.
A group of young people have been placed in isolation in a hotel in Porto Santo, as they were closely connected to a person who tested positive yesterday.
The Funchal Vaccination Centre (Technopolo), will be holding a Janssen vaccination day tomorrow, the 8th of August between 9am and 6pm.
A study carried out by 'Momondo', a free global search website (momondo.pt) which allows holidaymakers to compare the flight prices, car rental, and hotels has highlighted Madeira in three of its categories - Best European Active Holiday Island, Budget travel and Low Season European Travel. Although Crete topped the European list, Madeira was not far behind, scoring highly in several categories.
With the Madeira Wine Rally taking place this weekend, there will be several road restrictions in place. Furthermore, several roads are also under repair.
As one paper put it, an alcohol raddled 20-year-old boy, belonging to a group of British tourists who arrived in Madeira on Sunday, ended up in hospital.
A heat wave is expected to affect all of Europe during the second half of August, according to Correio da Manhã, and temperatures may increase by up to 20 degrees.
Pedro Calado, the leader of the Funchal Semper à Frente Coalition, accompanied by some of his team members, visited the gardens of Almirante Reis, Old Town, today, and definitely did not like what he saw, saying that the public gardens are both degraded and abandoned, and as such, he is committing himself and his team to renovating this unique urban green space.
The Regional Command of the Public Security Police, have confirmed that they arrested three men aged between 32 -39 for drug trafficking in the Old Town of Funchal.
In a press conference this morning, Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, revealed that only 10% of passengers arriving in the region are tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Talking to local media outlet, JM, he said:
If the safety of the population is at stake, the Mayor of Funchal and the Municipality (CMF), will order the destruction of all the trees at Largo da Fonte, in Monte, and replace them with more suitable species.
Several rally cars have arrived at Caniçal Port, and will become much more noticeable on the island's roads as the rally draws nearer.
Last weekend, a week ahead of the Madeira Wine Rally, a well known Portuguese rally driver was involved in an incident with two motorcyclists.
Miguel Silva Gouveia, Mayor of Funchal, announced this morning that after a meeting with the Municipal Civil Protection, Bombeiros Sapadores do Funchal, and other municipal entities, it has been agreed to fell 'at risk trees' to ensure the safety of the population, visitors and property at Largo da Fonte, in Monte. As such, heavy cutting machinery was on site early this morning.