Sun attracts some people to Calheta beach

The pleasant temperature recorded this Sunday is taking some Madeirans to Calheta beach. As you can see in the images captured, several people decided to take advantage of the good weather to go for a swim, enjoying the sun before curfew time (6 pm). A temperatura agradável que se regista este domingo está a levar […]

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Madeira with 88 new positive cases and 2 deaths

This Friday, there are 88 new positive cases to report, so Madeira now counts 4986 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the regional territory. This is a case imported from the North of Portugal and 87 cases of local transmission. Two of the reported cases of local transmission were identified in the context of epidemiological investigations […]

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Amazon Launches Site for Portugal…in Portuguese!

Amazon has finally given Portuguese online shoppers exactly what was missing: a site in the Portuguese language. Up till now, nationals have had to navigate the Spanish site, run out of Madrid – with words that simply don’t appear in the Portuguese language. Spanish and Portuguese may seem very similar, but they have some extraordinary […]

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Nobody Enters or Leaves Portugal

The Government of the Republic of Portugal today banned international travel for at least 2 weeks until February 15th. The President of the Regional Government of Madeira guaranteed this measure does not include the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The measure that limits travel only concerns to the mainland. O Governo da República de Portugal proibiu […]

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Madeira with 131 New Positive Cases and 3 Deaths

Today Madeira has 131 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to the Regional Health Directorate. According to the daily bulletin, there are three imported cases – two from the United Kingdom and one from South Africa – and 128 cases of local transmission, most of which are already associated with contacts […]

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