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Plan for incidents of pollution at sea

On the 23rd, 24th and 25th of May, members of the Directorate for Combating Sea Pollution will carry out a training exercise dedicated … Read more

Post-pandemic rise of nearly 20%

The Diario reports that since the beginning of the pandemic, the foreign population residing in Madeira has increased by 18.9%, from 8,586 individuals in 2019 … Read more

… marked by events in Madeira this weekend

JM reports that whilst Faro will host the celebrations of the Day of the Navy, Funchal … Read more

5 men test positive on the mainland

Various readers have been in touch with links to stories about a mysterious outbreak of the Monkeypox virus in Europe.

The Daily Mail … Read more

CR7 joins the local gym

Various UK papers report this morning that Cristiano Ronaldo has surprised fellow Cheshire residents by making a rare move to join his local gym – … Read more

“Killer whales” 9 miles from the coast

The maritime tour operator ‘H20Madeira’, which is dedicated to whale and dolphin watching in the seas of the archipelago, yesterday sighted a group … Read more

Usual summer lull in activity

Following up on a recent Comment posted by Maurice, local website FN reported at the end of last … Read more

Downward trend continues in Madeira

JM reports that this Monday, three more infected patients left the Covid-19 inpatient unit at the main Dr Nélio Mendonça hospital in Funchal.

This … Read more

24/7 rolling Madeira news service

A fresh version of the madeiraisland.news website is set to be launched later this week. At the moment the new Madeira news website is undergoing … Read more

… but passenger numbers down

JM reports that the ports of Madeira (including Porto Santo) received, in April this year, 62 stopovers by cruise ships, recording one of the best … Read more

… as it fights to recruit and retain prized crew

Various media outlets are reporting this morning that easyJet is offering cabin crew a £1,000 bonus as it fights to … Read more

130 classic cars participate

Both local newspapers report on their websites that the good weather caused a flood of spectators into downtown Funchal yesterday afternoon, which became ‘crowded’ with people … Read more

Blood Moon tonight

JM’s website report that on this night it will be possible to watch a phenomenon in the Region as the moon will be closer and with a … Read more

$10m mansion suspected of belonging to Abramovich

Radio Free Europe reports that Portugal has blocked the sale of a $10.4 million mansion because of a “strong conviction” that it belongs … Read more

… as traffic continues to increase

 ‘Adeus à máscara’: As already reported here more than a week ago, as of today, JM confirms in this morning’s issue that in Madeira … Read more

… with National Guard assistance

The Diario reports that the Municipality of Machico, through the Municipal Civil Protection Service, and in conjunction with the National Republican Guard, started this … Read more

… part of 14 reservoirs being restored

JM reports that the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, visits this Saturday, May 14, at 10:00 am, the restoration works of … Read more

Classic vehicles integrated into the Flower Festival 2022

The Madeira Flower Classic Auto Parade consists of a parade of classic vehicles integrated into the festivities of the Flower Festival 2022.… Read more

… reaching almost 25,000 daily cases

Diário de Notícias reports on the mainland that from one … Read more

… with views from Palheiro

A new live webcam based at Palheiro Golf has gone online. This camera pans across parts of the golf course but more interestingly, across the … Read more

Prudence recommended

JM reports that the president of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies warns of the risk of new taxes being charged to tourists, such as tickets … Read more

… from Monday

Diário de Notícias on the mainland reports that the rules regarding masks will continue to vary by airline, despite the end of the mandatory recommendation by the … Read more