Month: October 2019

New sale from easyJet

Short post this – easyJet have released their latest sale today.

The monthly chart of fares from LGW to FNC is below – very useful – shows where they make their money!

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa undergoes cardiac catheterisation

The Portugal News reports that Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, had a cardiac catheterisation operation yesterday that revealed important coronary obstructions which were successfully treated during the same procedure, the Lisbon Hospital Centre said on Wednesday.

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Discussion on plastic pollution in marine ecosystems

The Journal reports that the 4th Encontro GelAvista 2019 Meeting, will be held with the collaboration of the Funchal Marine Biology Station, in Funchal City Hall, on November 23rd and 24th, a conference that aims to promote a discussion on plastic pollution in marine ecosystems.

On the first day, ............  ...read more

35 year old Italian suffers chest pains

The Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Center (MRSC Funchal), “accompanied this afternoon an evacuation operation of the ‘Magic Dolphin‘ catamaran passenger sailing about 5 nautical miles south of the ............  ...read more

Two serious, nine minor injuries

The Journal’s latest report confirms online that in the coming hours the health services on the island will issue a statement on the status of the two victims of the collapse who remain in the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital.

The landslide that occurred in the early afternoon today, Wednesday, ............  ...read more

A French tourist is reported to have had arm amputated

The Journal reported at 5:30 pm today that there was a French tourist who came out of the Caldeirão Verde with an amputated arm, and that all casualties are on their way to the hospital. The number involved is reported as either six or seven depending on the source. It appears that two were ............  ...read more

Two buried after landslide

The Journal is reporting on a story early this afternoon that two people were buried after a landslide at Levada do Caldeirão Verde, in Santana. A second report shortly after said that they had survived and had been found alive.

Apparently, the walkers had started the route in Queimadas and were ............  ...read more