The Integrated Communications Centre of the Regional Command for Relief Operations (CROS) received an alert today, that a 24-year-old man from Italy had fallen approximately 4 meters from the Levada das 25 Fontes, in the municipality of Calheta.
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António Costa's chief of staff, Vítor Escária, as well as consultant Diogo Lacerda Machado and Nuno Mascarenhas, Mayor of Sines, have been detained as part of the searches carried out this morning at the ministries of Environment and Infrastructure.
The second edition of the 2023 Second-hand Market opens its doors from tomorrow, the 8th of November, until the 12th of November from 10:00 - 22:00.
In a press release, the Regional Secretary for Finance says that Madeira is gaining maturity in responding to cyberattacks and is taking part in the annual cyber defence exercise of Éxercito Portuguese.
The Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP), which delivered today the programme for the 2023-2027 quadrennium, intends to create its own legal regime for the production of renewable electricity in the autonomous region.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment, Rafaela Fernandes, was present at a Sonae group event at the Agricultural School, where she categorically stated that it is necessary to reduce the amount of phytopharmaceuticals used in agriculture.
The multidisciplinary team for coordination, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation of the municipal strategy for homeless people in Funchal was presented at the Municipal Security Council.
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.
The BVM mountain rescue and rescue team carried out a risky rescue operation this afternoon.
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.
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.
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.
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.