Month: October 2019

First German connection starts Sunday – details

The Journal features a headline reporting that to mark the new winter season, starting on November 2, easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, will link

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 – … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read more

70 volunteers in “Circular Seas” program

The Journal reports that the ‘Mares Circulares’ program soon arrives this year in Porto Santo Beach. On Wednesday, November 13, between 10:00 and 12:00, … Read more

Apple asks users of old devices to update software

Apple is warning older model users to update the software so that some functionality is not affected, SIC News reports.

The … Read more

The “Motocross Regions Final” (a rather uninspiring name for a national title!) will be held on the island of Madeira on … Read more

… to capture whale breathing data

A new study by the Whale Museum, based in Caniçal, will use a technique already tested in other parts of the world using a … Read more

Autumn temperatures to match summer

The Diario reports that the “summer of São Martinho”, normally associated with November, has arrived early, with the thermometers reaching 28ºC today. Machico will be … Read more

UK to destroy commemorative 50p coins

Bloomberg reports that thousands of 50p coins minted to commemorate Brexit on October 31st will be melted down after Boris Johnson accepted an extension … Read more

… but the sector is still growing

The Diario today reports on the President of the Portuguese Aeronautics, Space and Defence Cluster (AED), José Neves, saying that the aeronautics … Read more

Festa da Castanha next weekend

The 36th edition of the Chestnut Festival takes place this coming weekend, October 31st and November 1st, in Curral das Freiras.

This is an initiative … Read more

Hotels exposed to tour operators bankruptcy

The Journal reports that just over a month after the end of the Thomas Cook operation, it is noticeable that its bankruptcy has become … Read more

More companies incorporated in the archipelago

Regional Vice-President Pedro Calado visited Entrepreneur City yesterday, at the Madeira Tecnopolo, where he commented on what he considers to be a marked … Read more

Emergency call could not be cancelled

The Santana Volunteer Firefighters were fired at 1:00 pm on Sunday because of the need to rescue a tourist who had been injured whilst … Read more

… as the last Sunday fair takes place

The Diario website reports this morning that a PSP unit remains at a discreet distance from the fair area this Sunday morning … Read more

The 1968 law ended the discrimination of voting in Portugal

Thanks to Peter for a link to the website jn.pt reporting that it was 50 years ago yesterday that women … Read more

Afavias operation illegal

The headline in today’s print edition of the Diario continues to feature environmental issues. They reveal that Afavias is transporting, in dozens of trucks, sand and stone … Read more

Tariffs threaten Azore’s iconic cheese

PSD/Azores MPs António Almeida and António Pedroso questioned their Regional Government about the impact on the marketing of São Jorge Cheese with the creation of … Read more

First diversion due to approaching bad weather

The Diario reports this afternoon that a Lufthansa airline flight to Madeira International Airport diverted to Porto Santo Airport early this afternoon due … Read more