Portugal takes more Afghan refugees
86 Afghan refugees now in Portugal
JM on the mainland reports that Portugal will receive today about 20 more Afghan refugees who will join the 66 Afghan citizens who are … Read more
Month: August 2021
Duck drama!
Ribeira de João Gomes rescue – video
Yesterday afternoon an 18-year-old girl in a bikini was seen swimming in the sea at the mouth of Ribeira de João Gomes, … Read more
Tuk-tuks recover
Today’s photographic highlight on the JM front page focuses on tuk-tuks. “Summer recovers ‘tuk-tuk’ in Funchal”. The newspaper reports that despite the tuk-tuk business relying heavily on cruises, businessmen in the sector … Read more
Madeira is in no hurry to relax rules
Masks and curfew to remain
Madeira is in no hurry to relax rules and do away with the curfew or the mask. Other countries have already done so … Read more
COVID-19: time to stop getting stressed?
Coronavirus is no longer the biggest killer.
The Mail Online is asking the question “Is it time to stop obsessing over Covid figures? Their statistics reveal that coronavirus is NOT … Read more
Calls to redevelop Pico do Facho
“Emblematic” Machico viewpoint
JM reports that local politicians are calling for the rehabilitation of Pico do Facho, in Machico, proposing the “construction of a small bar and two rooms, a … Read more
Over 35,000 vaccines delivered
Madeira popular for foreign weddings
The Madeira News website, with its automated news feed incorporating Google translate, has picked up a report that another 35,100 vaccines from Pfizer arrived … Read more
Azores happy with green list inclusion
Mainland Portugal remains on UK yellow list
Açoriano Oriental Government of the Azores satisfied with inclusion in the “green list” of the United Kingdom
The Government of the Azores welcomed … Read more
Madeira only region remaining in a state of emergency
Orca Praia: ‘Best Ocean View Hotel 2021’
JM headlines that unlike the mainland and the Azores, Madeira remains in a state of calamity due to the pandemic. The prudence of … Read more
Ronaldo rejoins Man Utd!
Man Utd transfer heist stuns football
The Telegraph among others reports that Manchester United yesterday secured the incredible £19.7 million capture of Cristiano Ronaldo from under the noses of rivals … Read more
Saliva tests for schoolchildren
€170,000 boat lays idle for 8 years
The Diario today leads with a report that schoolchildren will be given saliva tests before the start of the school year. The screening … Read more
Ronaldo to join Manchester City?
Madeiran looking to return to his roots – not quite!
Numerous sources report that Manchester City are exploring the possibility of signing that most famous Madeiran, Cristiano Ronaldo, from Juventus.
L’Equipe report that … Read more
Madeira remains “green”
Few changes to UK “traffic light” ratings
Madeira, against most forecasts, remains on the UK green list despite predictions that it would move into the amber category after a recent … Read more
Post Brexit data revolution
Web cookie requests and red tape to be scrapped
The Telegraph reports today that the UK Government is set to overhaul key parts of the EU’s data laws under proposals … Read more
Heather regeneration in Paul da Serra
110 hectares to be cleared
The Diario reports that the Madeira Regional Government is clearing 110 hectares in Paul da Serra in order to … Read more
Covid origins report inconclusive
US Secret Service report could not reach a concensus
JM world edition reports that the President of the United States received, on Tuesday, an inconclusive report from the US secret … Read more
New EU vaccine production sites
Pfizer and Moderna increase supply capacity in the EU
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) yesterday authorized new manufacturing sites for the new coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech in France and Germany … Read more
Measures renewed but curfew relaxed
“Third dose is the way forward”
Madeira will renew the “state of calamity” at the next Governing Council, but relax the hours of curfew slightly to start at 2:00 am… Read more
Madeira could move to amber …
… in UK’s latest “traffic light” update
A lot of people are second-guessing the latest changes to the UK government’s traffic light listing of overseas destinations, and Madeira is being … Read more
70% now fully vaccinated
Next target is 85% vaccinated
As predicted here a few posts ago, JM reports that Madeira has today reached the landmark of 70% of the population completely vaccinated against COVID-19, … Read more
Tourist rescued after fall
Fall at Chão da Ribeira
JM reports that a foreign woman who had a fall from a height of “five to eight meters” on a route not recommended was rescued … Read more
Madeira will reach “group immunity” today
Vaccinations will pass 70% mark
The Diario reports that Madeira should surpass today the complete vaccination of 175,000 people against COVID-19, which corresponds to 70% of the population, indicative of … Read more
The Lethal Beauty of the Portuguese Man O’ War
In a fascinating clip from the BBC documentary Blue Planet II, narrator David Attenborough elegantly explains how the beautiful but incredibly lethal Portuguese Man O’ War catches food underwater with its tentacles while still remaining … Read more
Jardim describes socialists as “Taliban”
Former President enters the fray
JM report that Alberto João Jardim has entered the fray in the forthcoming elections for control of Funchal City Hall (Câmara Municipal do Funchal… Read more