Month: August 2021

12 cases from the UK

Madeira today registered 57 new cases of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, according to the Institute of Health Administration IASAÚDE. This is after … Read more

15 transmission chains in Porto Santo

The Diario reports that at the last count Porto Santo had 78 active cases of active COVID-19, associated with 15 transmission chains.

The latest … Read more

Hours apart … but 200km apart

Diário de Notícias on the mainland reports that two sperm whales were born hours apart but more than 200 kilometres apart. The birth of … Read more

… until 80% vaccinated

Masks make the headline of today’s edition of JM with the newspaper reporting that Madeira will reach, by September 1, “group immunity”, with around 70% of … Read more

EU stops support for sugar cane production

FN (Rui Marote) reports that from January next year, the price of Portuguese brandy (Aguardente) will be increased by €2 per litre, and … Read more

Safety, but no shade.

FN report on the removal of the trees from Monte after the most recent tree-fall narrowly missed people underneath.“There is no shadow, but there is also … Read more

Fires in Machico and Água de Pena – video

JM reports on two fires that broke out yesterday and put Madeira on alert.

Márcio Gouveia, coordinator of the Municipal Civil … Read more

4.9% GDP growth

The Portugal News recently reported that the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, considered the growth of 4.9% growth in the Portuguese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the … Read more

… accompanies another “scalding” day

The Captaincy of the Port of Funchal, through the Portuguese Weather Institute, IPMA, said in a statement that … Read more

… as Prazeres reaches 34°

The Diario reports that yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, with Madeirans heading for the beaches and lidos to cool off. … Read more

Active cases increase on Golden Isle

JM reports that there are currently 14 more cases of COVID-19 on Porto Santo, making a total of 49 active cases, local health … Read more

Government finally acts to stop rip-off

Bloomberg reports that the UK Government has lowered the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests provided by the National Health Service for international travel following … Read more

47.2° is new provisional record

Associated Press reports that Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius yesterrday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. … Read more

SEF strike has no impact in Madeira

The Diario reports online that tempertures could, according to the Portuguese Weather Institute, IPMA, reach between 20 and 35 degrees in Madeira … Read more

10 active chains

JM reports that Porto Santo is today expected to reach close to 30 active cases of COVID-19, all from non-residents of the golden island. According to information … Read more

… and a new SEF strike

The headline of today’s edition of JM reports that, according to the census map, Madeira has 45,000 more voters than the total number of … Read more

… due to microbiological contamination

JM reports that microbiological contamination has caused bathing at Doca do Cavacas to be deemed “inadvisable” until Friday.

As part of the regular control of … Read more

Last in a series of four films

The Diario has released the last in a series of four videos, focussing on the Complexo Balnear da Barreirinha – the cycle having … Read more

…but blog content being scrutinised

There has been precious little news from Madeira in recent days, with the press being focussed on local politics, and August being a traditional month-long … Read more

NRP Sines returns

JM reports that due to the fourteen sailors of the Douro patrol vessel that tested positive for COVID-19 last weekend, the Navy have positioned another vessel, the … Read more