The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, categorically stated today that anyone abusing or failing to comply with the current Covid-19 vaccination rules will be punished, and has asked all citizens to "trust” health technicians and authorities.
Madeira Weekly
Since 2014, the Funchal City Council (CMF), has initiated and developed an Urban Rehabilitation programme of seventy of Funchal's Historic Centre buildings called "Cidade ComVida." This project covers an Urban Rehabilitation Area (ARU) of 1.13 km2 in Funchal's 'Historic district.
The President of Madeira announced today (03/02/21) that on Friday the 5th of February, a public assessment will be held which will enable citizens to understand the vaccination process, and that this will be a weekly event.
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 gas explosion at Cruz da Guarda, in Porto da Cruz injured a 58-year-old man this afternoon. The man suffered burns to his face and neck.
After the initial transportation of three Covid patients from the mainland to Madeira last weekend, a further three mainland Covid infected patients will arrive this week.
Whether it was the sudden accounting error that misled everyone into believing that 17,500 vaccines had arrived on the island this week, but Miguel Albuquerque stated today, that he hopes that in Madeira, the vaccine will not be misused. However, when questioned by reporters, he said he had more important things to worry about!
The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested three men, aged between 30 and 40 years old, born and living in Funchal, for the crimes of theft, burglary, and theft of a vehicle.
Writing on their Facebook page, the Santana Municipal Stray Collection Centre has announced that it has several dogs and puppies that are in need of kind and loving homes.
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.
The parliamentary leader of the CDS, António Lopes da Fonseca, said today that his party "is deeply concerned about the current situation concerning the International Business Centre of Madeira (IBC).
During a visit to Ribeiro Serrao and Rochao in Camacha by members of the United Democratic Coalition (CDU) today party official Ricardo Lume spoke to farmers and witnessed at first hand the devastation caused to crops by Pigeon-Trocaz, a protected species.
The Legislative Assembly of Madeira, Conference of Representatives unanimously decided that risk groups, and those holding political office jobs, such as the President of Madeira, who are seen to be at risk, or in positions of power are to be vaccinated first.
The Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism - Polo Madeira (CiTURMadeira), is part of an international project to raise public awareness of the importance of living heritage.