Madeira Astronomy Association.
Madeira Astronomy Association
Following up on a previous post last weekend the Diario confirms that the Associação da Astronomia da Madeira will ............
Month: August 2018
Santa Catarina Park cafes reopen.
Santa Catarina Park
A recent comment sought information on the cafe that may or may not have re-opened in Santa Catarina Park just off the centre of Funchal. I can confirm that not only did one open a couple of weeks back, but that it has been joined by another more recently. The first ............
Yellow heat warning.
Temperatures to rise
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere today maintains a yellow warning for Madeira because of the hot weather, which should last at least until the end of tomorrow – the warning is in effect until at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. IPMA forecast that Funchal ............
Venezuela. Astronomy program. Madeira NOW.
Venezuela
It is worrying to see the situation degenerate even further in Venezuela, a country with such strong ties to the island of Madeira as previously reported. Yesterday ............
Reid’s sale. Road closure. No Brexit?
Reid’s Palace sale?
Belmond Ltd., the owner of ultra-luxury hotels, including Reid’s Palace in Funchal, and the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express rail service, has signalled it will look for ............
More controversy over Savoy and Binter.
New Savoy to be “inspected”
Strange story surfacing in the Diario this morning, and no detail available yet, but the newspaper is reporting that “an unprecedented inspection that will happen at the new Savoy Hotel. The Municipality of Funchal is preparing to spend €26,000 to hire an ............
Barreirinha lido. Monte dignity.
Barreirinha lido polluted
The Diario reports that swimming at the Barreirinha bathing complex was not a particularly attractive proposition to bathers yesterday as they would have encountered what is politely referred to as a “discharge”. According to one bather, who sent the photo ............
Ponta do Sol fish farming protest.
Ponta do Sol protest
The Diario reports that dozens of protesters gathered at the quay in Ponta do Sol yesterday to attend vigil objecting of fish-farming that the Government wants to implement in the bay immediately offshore. “Aquaculture not !! The sea belongs to all ” ............