The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Madeira in March this year, was as powerful as a nuclear test explosion, similar to those carried out by the North Korean government, states Geologist João Baptista.
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José Arlindo Andrade, the man who went missing yesterday, after having escaped from the hospital where he was scheduled to undergo a stomach operation, was found last night, apparently in good health, in the Lazareto area, in Funchal, by an off duty firefighter, who had seen his photograph in local newspaper, JM News.
Over the last few weeks several cats have been found dead in Canhas, Ponto do Sol, which many local residents believe have been poisoned and have expressed their outrage at the cruelty inflicted on these animals.
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), without changes in the world economy and a reduction in gas emissions, climate change will cost 4.6 billion euros per year until 2070, increasing further thereafter.
Madeira's PSD party representative at the Assembly of the Republic recently stated that the new 'Sea Law' reinforces Madeira's autonomy.
A source revealed to newspaper Correio da Manhã today, that no one knows when the Pestana CR7 hotel located on Avenida Sá Carneiro, Funchal, which has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic, will re-open.
The Madeiran animal association, Ajuda a Alimentar Cães, rescued two puppies this weekend that had been abandoned in a box in the street.
Sixty-one-year old, José Arlindo Jesus Andrade from Camacha, has been missing since this morning, after he fled from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital hours before undergoing emergency surgery.
The Public Security Police (PSP) has confirmed their October police radar sites. Their speed camera's will be located at: -
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As part of a tourist initiative the municipality of Porto Moniz has launched their "Porto Moniz Revitaliza + Voucher Card.' Throughout October, all visitors who eat in local restaurants or stay overnight in one of the municipalities hotels will receive a free entry pass for the Madeira Aquarium.
This week a 10-year-old Italian boy threw himself off the balcony of his 11th floor apartment in the city of Naples, Italy, after leaving a note to his parents saying, “I'm sorry, mom. I love you, but I'm afraid of the black man in the hood.”
TAP's Board of Directors have confirmed that throughout October the airlines staff will continue to work on its current schedule of reduced hours.
Filipe Miguel Ferreira, aged 35, has been missing since yesterday, when he left his home in Câmara de Lobos to go to work. Since then there has been no contact and his phone is switched off.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Funchal City Council is set to invest some half a million euros as part of its sustainability strategy for municipal markets, including the installation of photovoltiac panels which turn light into electricity.