Madeira among top tourist destinations
… in Europe – rated by Tripadvisor
Top tourist Destination: JM reports that there is one more international award that has been won by the Pearl of the Atlantic. Coming in … Read more
Top tourist Destination: JM reports that there is one more international award that has been won by the Pearl of the Atlantic. Coming in … Read more
JM report on another four deaths in the archipelago attributed to COVID-19 – two men and two women in their eighties. This is double the daily record … Read more
Peter Groen has updated his website, detailing all of the latest procedures involved in travelling to the island in 2021. He has included details … Read more
JM’s front page predictably leads with the arrival of the three COVID-19 cases brought to Madeira from Lisbon last night. The three are now in … Read more
JM reports that Madeira and the Azores are among the exceptions as Portugal implements a travel ban outside the continental territory, according to the decree-law published … Read more
Following up on the previous post and another earlier this week, it has just been announced that Portuguese authorities are arranging for the transportation … Read more
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Reuters report that the first phase of Portugal’s vaccination plan against COVID-19 will be extended by around two months into April, the programme leader … Read more
JM lead with a story that depite government claims to have sufficient beds and spare ventilators to accomodate COVID-19 patients from mainland hospitals, five of … Read more
JM reports that Madeira expects to receive another 17,500 COVID-19 vaccine units in early February, according to regional president Miguel Albuquerque.
“As … Read more
The headline in the Jornal this morning refers to a report that members of a Romanian gang that came to Madeira specifically to commit robberies on … Read more
It has been announced today that due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, the Portuguese government has decided to suspend all flights to or from Brazil. The measure takes effect at … Read more
JM leads with a report that TAP flights are being threatened due to a drop in demand.
The two daily connections between Lisbon and Madeira … Read more
JM reports that today, a dolphin surprised several spectators aboard a boat on the Rota dos Cetáceos.
According to Pedro Mendes Gomes, CEO of the company … Read more
The Sun, among others, reports that Brits were last night preparing to book summer holidays to Bognor as Boris Johnson prepares to sign off … Read more
JM report that Madeira will see just 17,500 vaccines in February, followed by 17,500 in March. This, they report, is the forecast of … Read more
The Diario reports that the percentage of the population of Madeira at “high”, “very high”, or “extreme” risk of contagion from COVID-19 has … Read more
The FT among others reports that Portugal’s president was returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory Sunday in an … Read more
The Diario reports that a sunny “spring day”, with temperatures of 19° saw a lot of visitors to Praia Formosa. Apparently, some cafes were at capacity … Read more
There are 125 new positive cases to report this Saturday in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, which has now seen 4,310 confirmed cases of COVID-19. … Read more
Thanks to Peter A for lots of links last night to the breaking story that the tiny … Read more