June Atlantic Festival ; Tourism From Venezuela?
(22nd May). ‘Portugal Wants Tourists From Venezuela – Bernardo Trindade, visiting Caracas, explains the aspirations of the government’. Sr. Trindade is the minister for tourism of the republic of...
View ArticleNew Gun Laws ; Venezuela Flight Returns
(6th June). ‘Crimes Using Weapons With Tougher Sentences – New Law on Weapons enters into force today’. The new gun laws, which toughen the punishment for crimes using guns, comes into force today,...
View ArticleInaugurations Soar ; Minimum Wage Lowest In Euro Zone ; Madeira’s Unpaid...
(4th August). Today’s main news headline : ‘Madeirans Invest €213 Million In Angola – The group ‘Irmãos Chaves’ are going to complete two projects: A logistics park and a housing enterprise’. The 600...
View ArticlePorto Santo Hotels, Ferry, Property etc. etc. ; São Gonçalo Spotlighted ;...
(12th August). Today’s main front page story : ‘Searches Of Suitcases Destroy Luggage – Passengers coming from Venezuela complain that at the Airport of Maiquetia the suitcases searched were punctured...
View ArticleTAP In Critical Time ; Hotel Bookings Improve
‘Parpública Says That TAP Is In A Critical Situation’. The TAP airline group has a negative equity of €247.2 million, up from €171.7 million at the end of 2008, as shown in the half-yearly accounts....
View ArticleMore Venezuela Flights ; Record For Lobo Marinho ; National Tourism Bears Fruit
(2nd September). ‘Promotions in the Portuguese market "are yielding good fruit" – Tourism bucks the national trend with the number of visitors from the mainland rising 34%’. The regional director of...
View ArticleTrindade reappointed in Tourism ; Justice for Free Zone ; Easyjet Lisbon...
TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Vic … The inbound flight from Caracas, Venezuela I have never seen this website before, but it has some nice photos to which it seems you can add your own FOTOPEDIA I was...
View ArticleMadeira’s first boxing bout ? Organic farming initiative ; Jardim denies...
Today’s Photo : Thanks to Vic … a Caniço sunset "Funchal on the Portuguese Island of Madeira is the site for Vitor Sa vs Kiatchai Singwancha January 14 with the TWBA super middleweight title at stake....
View ArticleCivil Protection website ; SATA add fuel surcharge New football stadium...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Martin … Rolls Royce Phantom c 1922 displayed on Avenida Arriaga during the 2009 Volta da Madeira "Due to the long established fishing tradition on the island, fish plays...
View ArticleRuben Micael goes to Porto ; €2 billion more for the Azores ; Cabbage stumps...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Martin … A Bentley Derby 1923, that competed in the 2009 ‘Volta da Madeira’. OLD CASKS (PIPAS) NEVER DIE...
View ArticlePrince of the Pontinha ; Railway relics ; 2 months to wait for state aid ;...
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Tom … "One of the last remaining objects from the railway closed during the II WW, I believe 1941. Train station with ticket kiosk on the right hand side. "Wanted dead...
View ArticleMadeira on the mend ; Monk Seals endangered ; Durao Barroso visit video
Today’s photo – Many thanks to Tom … "It has been done on Monte of course but rather unusual because all carriages are made of wood except that one". A couple of snippets from Elaine (East) … many...
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