Madeira Island News Blog

What You Need To Know Entering Madeira – Returning to the UK Or Your Country of Residence

Tobi Hughes7th July 2021

As Madeira is currently on the green list there is no need to quarantine when arriving in the UK but you must show a negative covid test before travelling to th...

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Long Queues outside Loja do Cidadão

Tobi Hughes2nd August 2021

With the increased number of emigrants now visiting the island, as well as the local population, long queues have formed out side Loja do Cidadão. Many emigr...

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Rally cars arrive in Madeira

Tobi Hughes2nd August 2021

Already counting down for the start of the Madeira Wine Rally, several cars continue to arrive at Porto do Caniçal which in the next few days will 'parade' alon...

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Incidence rates

Tobi Hughes2nd August 2021

Thanks to Dietmar for an update on the graphs. Compared to last time, we may possibly have seen the climax of the current Delta-wave, as the 7day incidence rat...

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MANCHESTER CITY GOALKEEPER ON HOLIDAY IN MADEIRA

Tobi Hughes2nd August 2021

Ederson Moraes, Manchester City's Brazilian goalkeeper, is on vacation in Madeira, having been yesterday in the parish of Monte. The 27-year-old player, who ...

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POPULATION OF MONTE RECEIVES MIGUEL SILVA GOUVEIA WITH MUCH CRITICISM AND HIGH TENSION

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

Disgusted with the situation of falling trees in Largo da Fonte, in Monte, several citizens received Miguel Silva Gouveia, Mayor of Funchal, with much criticism...

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Monte Railway Video

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

Thanks to Peter Harris who has put this video together. This video is a recreation of the journey by mountain train from Funchal to Terreiro da Luta in Madei...

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“It’s time to improve and take responsibility”

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

Pedro Calado reacted to what happened this afternoon in Monte, with the fall of a tree. "I will never take political advantage of any kind of tragedy. But I ...

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28 new cases for Madeira this Sunday.

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

This Sunday, Madeira registered another 28 cases of covid-19, in addition to 36 recovered. There are 16 imported cases (nine from the United Kingdom, five fr...

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MONTE: MIGUEL SILVA GOUVEIA WILL HOLD THE AUTHORS OF THE TREE REPORTS TO ACCOUNT

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

Miguel Silva Gouveia, Mayor of Funchal (CMF), is surprised by this incident and guarantees that he will investigate responsibilities with the authors of the rep...

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MONTE: SEVERAL PEOPLE ESCAPE UNHARMED FROM THE FALL OF THE TREE THAT CAUSED AN INJURY

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

The large tree that broke in half and fell this afternoon in Largo da Fonte, in Monte, caused an injury. The only victim of this occurrence is a woman who w...

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LARGE TREE FALLS ON MONTE (WITH PHOTOS

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

Around 3pm, a large tree fell in Largo da Fonte, in Monte, in the same area where in 2017 the tragedy that killed 13 people took place. According to JM, a wo...

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MADEIRA RECEIVED 40,950 MORE VACCINES FROM PFIZER

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

The Regional Health Department reported today that another 40,950 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer arrived in Madeira. Vaccines are stored at ...

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Madeira registers another death due to covid-19

Tobi Hughes1st August 2021

According to the Regional Health and Civil Protection Secretariat, Madeira registered today, at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, another death associated with c...

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1,207 vaccinated between 12 and 17 years old

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

The number of young people who, throughout this day, went to Madeira Tecnopolo, where the vaccination campaign for young people aged 12 and over, reached 1,207....

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MADEIRA AIRPORT RESUMES MOVEMENT AFTER HOURS AFFECTED BY STRONG WIND

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

The planes have already restarted to land and take off from Madeira International Airport, where movement was restricted for a few hours due to the strong wind ...

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MADEIRA REGISTERS TODAY 22 CASES OF COVID-19 AND 23 RECOVERED

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

Madeira registered today 22 cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours. There are another 23 recovered. There are 242 active cases, of which 90 are imported cas...

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300 children vaccinated in the morning

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

Pedro Ramos says that children's adherence to vaccination is a demonstration of the maturity of the Madeiran population. This morning, even before the offici...

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EasyJet Lisbon Diverts back to Lisbon

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

The easyJet flight from Lisbon has just diverted back to Lisbon being unable to land. Nelio Niece is saying they going to try and get to Madeira now, but I t...

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Flights diverted to Porto Santo

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

Both flights the easyJet from Gatwick and the Luthhansa from Frankfurt have landed in Porto Santo. No I guess its a wait to see if the wind conditions improv...

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Strong winds causing more delays.

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

Strong winds are again causing problems at the airport. Once again all flights have eventually landed, but some have been circulating for a while, including ...

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Watch the ‘Classics in Magnolia’ video

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

The initiative takes place today and tomorrow, at Quinta Magnolia. https://youtu.be/K0G00rzYRxc The second edition of 'Clássicos na Magnólia' takes place ...

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PEOPLE CAN CAMP BUT CAMPSITES CANNOT BE CROWDED DURING THE RALLY

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

The vice president of the Regional Government said that the Vinho Madeira rally should have a significant number of campers in the mountains of the region, as i...

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Young people attended the Tecnopolo before the start of the ‘Open Day’

Tobi Hughes31st July 2021

Around 9 am, many were the young people, accompanied by their parents, who formed a line to be vaccinated. The 'Open Day' starts only at 1pm. This Saturday, ...

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Reis Magos

Tobi Hughes30th July 2021

Thanks to Geoff Turner for sharing this video of Reis Magos in Caniço de Baixo, my area, and you can see how the new promenade is progressing. I will be gett...

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