World Press Photo Exhibition In Funchal, Homeless At 50, Fisherman Drowned In Porto Novo
‘Exhibition : The Best Of Photographic Journalism – The WORLD PRESS PHOTO includes over 100 photos that we will see in July’. Shocking, artistic, inopportune, but above all everything real. The biggest photojournalism exhibition in the world is going to be hosted in Funchal in July, between the 1st and 23rd, in the Main Hall of the Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias. Over 100 photos will be on display, chosen from over 96 thousand entries from 5,508 photographers.
‘Fisherman Fell Into The Sea In Porto Novo – The body has been recovered’. One more fatality in Porto Novo, when yesterday morning an amateur fisherman, who is believed to have been out searching for lapas (limpets), slipped and fell into the water. The emergency services were involved, including divers, in retrieving the body of the man who was believed to have had problems in swimming.
‘The Drama Of Becoming Homeless At The Age Of 50 – The problem gets worse : the crisis and unemployment oblige citizens to deliver their life’s work to the bank. In this edition, the drama of a case told in the first person’. In this sad story a husband and wife have to hand over their T2 apartment in Caniço to their bank, after finding themselves unable to meet their mortgage repayments after one was made redundant. They brought the apartment 10 years ago, on a 100% finance basis. With the age of 50 it is not only almost impossible to find work, but the bank also refused to extend the mortgage period for the same reason.
This week’s featured village is Ilha in Santana. To be honest I think I could cut and paste here an article from a few weeks ago, and no one would notice. It’s a rural location, the birth rate is very low, the youngsters are emigrating, and the old people are left to look after the land. In fact the electoral roll shows 429 residents there, but in reality there are only 300 or so. Local schools have closed, with the remaining children now having to go to Santana. No mention of drugs or crime though, but it is only the first day of the new feature.
There is a report on the Bread Fair in Funchal, run by the Lions Club of Funchal. The organiser said it was going really well with a lot of bread sold, and the sweet lunches proving very popular. All monies raised are used to award scholarships. No mention of the Onion Festival?
