Mostra da Poncha e do Mel online
Serra de Água will continue to promote poncha, honey, and local handicrafts during curfew,
JM reports that despite the curfew, the Casa do Povo da Serra de Água will today … Read more
Month: January 2021
Brussels cuts agriculture subsidy to Madeira
€5.7 reduction over 5 years.
The websites of both local newspapers report that the President of the Regional Government has said that he does not understand the reason for the … Read more
Portugal identifies first case of South African coronavirus variant
… as cases continue to grow
Thanks to Peter A for an unusual link to the Jerusalem Post reporting that Portugal has identified the first case of the South African … Read more
Savoy supports the homeless
Free meals delivered to homeless support group CASA
Both local newspapers report that last night, the Savoy Signature hotel chain strengthened its partnership with the Homeless Support Center (CASA – … Read more
Call for closure of local schools
Mayor of Santa Cruz calls for schools closure
JM reports that In a letter sent today to the President of the Regional Government, Filipe Sousa, Mayor of Santa Cruz, … Read more
“Green Corridor” envisaged
… to help tourism recover
The Madeira News website, with its automated Google translate, has picked a report that Miguel Albuquerque hopes that the creation of a ‘green corridor’ … Read more
COVID-19: new variant rampant in Portugal
20% of new cases being reported are of the new variant
The more contagious new variant of the coronavirus discovered in the UK is spreading rapidly across Portugal. Around 20% … Read more
COVID-19: Portugal bans all UK flights
… to tackle rapid spread of new variant
Portugal is to suspend flight connections with the UK from tomorrow, Saturday, January 23. Reuters report that Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa … Read more
Cable connection in detail
More detail on the new cable link
Thanks as usual to the blog’s resident nautical expert, Jaime, who has “fleshed out” the details in the earlier post about the start … Read more
Curfew causes traffic jams
Via Rapida with hold-ups tonight as curfew approaches
JM reports that due to the impending curfew, the main exits from Funchal were, at around 6:30 pm tonight, completely blocked and … Read more
Councillor calls for more enforcement
Câmara de Lobos councillor urges authorities to crack down
The Diario reports that a councillor belonging to the CDS party in Câmara de Lobos has asked: “the authorities to be … Read more
Ronaldo becomes leading goalscorer of all time …
… or does he?
CNN report that Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in Juventus’ Italian Super Cup win over Napoli on Wednesday took his career scoring tally to 760, making him the … Read more
1,100 km of cable connects Madeira to mainland
Final phase installed at Praia Formosa
The Diario reports that the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, will tomorrow attend the final installation phase of the new submarine … Read more
Saga: all customers must be vaccinated
Saga plans restart in May
The BBC reports this morning that anyone going on a Saga holiday or cruise in 2021 must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
The tour operator, … Read more
Stricter security required
Festive celebrations, emigrants and students are possibly to blame
The Diario website reports that the representative of the Republic of Portugal in Madeira, Ireneu Barreto, said today that he … Read more
Home delivery complaints soar
Pandemic sees complaints up 190% in 2020
JM reports that the Complaint website “Portal da Queixa” has identified a significant increase in the number of complaints addressed to … Read more
COVID-19: Portugal records record high
218 deaths in one day.
On the mainland, the newspaper Publico reports that 566,958 cases have been identified and 9,246 people have died so far with COVID-19 in Portugal since … Read more
Ships in the night!
Mein Schiff 1 pays a passing visit
Thanks to Jaime for a quick heads-up to an unusual sight – a cruise ship passing Madeira, but of course not stopping in … Read more
COVID-19: President expects things to get worse this week …
…. before improving next.
JM report that the President of the Regional Government admitted today that this week the cases of COVID-19 in Madeira are always going up, hoping that, … Read more
All arrivals in Porto Santo to require PCR tests
Ferry arrivals will require tests when service returns.
The Mayor of Porto Santo said today he agreed with the fact that all passengers traveling by plane in Porto Santo will … Read more
Amazing drone footage of snow-covered mountains
Pico Ruivo sunset captured in amazing video
YouTube features a remarkable video of Madeira’s snow-covered peaks shot at sunset by Jackson Groves – posted just yesterday, but already with approaching … Read more
