Algarve Situation Report Wednesday 27th April 2022
Northern Irishman who stabbed friend to death in Albufeira
A 30-year-old Northern Irishman, suspected of having killed a friend, this Monday, April 25, in an apartment in a tourist resort in Albufeira, has been arrested.
The crime took place in the early hours of Monday.
According to the Judiciary Police (PJ), it was possible to establish that the victim, a 22-year-old young man, also British, “was attacked using a white weapon”.
Death was eventually declared on the spot.
The detainee, unemployed and already referenced for the practice of violent crimes, will know today the coercive measures.
The investigation is supervised by the DIAP of Albufeira.
Preventive arrest for suspected bank robbers in the Algarve
The Faro Court decreed the preventive detention of a man suspected of bank robberies, detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) as part of an investigation into these crimes, was released today.
In a statement, the PJ said that the 40-year-old man of Portuguese nationality is suspected of the practice of bank robberies that took place in the eastern Algarve, one of which took place this month.
“Following the communication made by the PSP, it was possible to gather sufficient evidence to attribute to the defendant a robbery and an attempt carried out in the present month of April”, reads the note from the PJ.
The detainee, with a criminal record for the same type of activity, was presented to the competent Judicial Authority in Faro, which determined the coercive measure of preventive detention, adds the PJ.
The investigation, supervised by the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DIAP) of Faro, continues to be carried out by the PJ, “aiming at the defendant’s relationship with other facts”, is also mentioned in the note.
On Thursday morning, an ABANCA bank branch in the center of Faro was robbed, and the amount taken by the robber, who managed to escape, is unknown.
At the time, a police source told Lusa that the case was being investigated, without providing further clarification.
At the time, a source linked to the banking sector told Lusa that it was an armed robbery and that the man fled in a car parked next to the gang, where another person was waiting for him.
SEF detains foreigner wanted for rape of minors in Faro
The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained in Faro a foreign citizen wanted in Italy for rape of minors, the body announced today, underlining the fulfilment of an arrest warrant for extradition issued by the Italian authorities.
According to the SEF note sent to the media, the operation was reported to the SIRENE National Office and the Évora Court of Appeal, where it was presented to a judge, who confirmed the detention and applied the coercive measure of preventive detention.
The individual was later taken to the Lisbon Prison, where he will await his extradition to Italy.
The operation of SEF elements took place on Friday morning, which began by locating and identifying the foreign citizen, after “analysis of an application for a residence permit in which the European arrest warrant for extradition was detected”.
In the seven days from Friday 15th April until Thursday 21st April there were 2,411 new positive cases of Covid-19 registered in the Azores, and a total of 7,336 tests performed. 2044 people have recovered, and one death has been recorded bringing the total to 106. There are a total of 2,328 active cases, an increase of 369 cases. One third of the population has had Covid-19.
It will take place at Avenida Arriaga. Its opening hours on April 21st will be from 16h00 to 00h00, on April 22nd and 23rd will be from 16h00 to 01h00, and on April 24th will be from 16h00 to 21h00.
The other reminder concerning beach safety is unstable cliffs in some places, along some our beautiful beaches. Where there are dangers, these are clearly marked signs both at the top of cliffs as well as at the base with the beach itself. We urge people to respect the signs and not to climb over barriers in order to take that perfect selfie! It may be your last!
The mayor of Viana do Alentejo, Luís Miguel Duarte, told the Lusa agency that the organization predicts that the arrival of the pilgrimage to the Alentejo village will involve “about a thousand pilgrims” and close to “500 horses”.
The PSP detained, at Humberto Delgado Airport, a 23-year-old man who was trying to board a flight with almost 4,800 doses of cocaine hidden in a pillow.
The Algarve Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command points out in a statement that, in this context, it has been promoting technical forums aimed at municipal executives and parish mayors. Initiatives that focus on the role of the junta president as a close representative of the population and knowledgeable of the territorial reality of his parish, “playing an important role in building a resilient community in the face of risks and vulnerabilities”.
According to the Navy, the alert was received around 8:30 am.
In terms of awareness, the Guarda Nacional Republicana says that it will reinforce the prevention messages of the #NãoSouDeFerro campaign, “to raise awareness, inform and alert drivers, especially those of two-wheeled motor vehicles, to the safety rules that must caution while driving”, awareness-raising initiatives are being carried out in some service areas from north to south of the country and in the vicinity of the Algarve International Circuit.
Numbers continue to decrease despite sub variants of Omicron. In all, a total of 504,530,873 cases have been reported worldwide, including 7,611,566 in the past week, in tracking by Worldometers.info on Sunday. And deaths rose by 18,646 over seven days for a total of 6,222,532.
In all, more than 11.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, an increase of less than 100 million in a week with the world’s population of 7.9 billion, according to Bloomberg tracking.
In Europe, Germany had the third-most cases in the world in the past week with 777,479 but dropped 26%. France had the second-most, 844,653, dropping 11% and is at 26,839,721 in fourth overall in the world, adding 111,583 Saturday with the record 501,635 Feb. 1. Italy is fourth worldwide in the past week with 421,040 overall and 51,993 Sunday for a total of 15,659,835 in ninth place. Britain ranks sixth in cases at 21,747,638.
Canada has low rates per million with deaths at 999 and cases 94,757. The United States is at 3,036 deaths per million compared with the world at 798.2 and 246,089 cases per million and the world at 64,085. High on the world list in cases per million: Iceland 532,982, Denmark 505,763, Netherlands 465,952 Israel 431,959
Blue Air, a Romanian low-cost airline that started operating flights to Portugal in 2008, will start operating flights to Madeira from April 16th. It will have a weekly flight connecting Bucharest and Funchal. In April, return flights are available for at least €119.98. The same airline had previously operated charter flights to Madeira during the summer of 2021.
There will be 4-5 metres high waves from north-west on the north coast (with a gradual reduction to 3-4 metres), and 2.5-3.5 metres high waves from west/south-west on the south coast (with a gradual reduction to 1-2 metres).
The third point is to remain calm – speak clearly and slowly. This is easier said than done when a fire is raging towards your home! However it is a fact that in an emergency people are naturally under considerable stress and when speaking in a different language to the operator’s native tongue, sometimes with strong regional accents, effective communication is more challenging.
As announced by the National Authority for Medicines and Health Products, surgical masks type IIR, from the manufacturers Borgstena Textile Portugal, Lda, and Plasfer – Indústria e Comércio, Lda have been identified on the national market. Infarmed explains that in both cases the masks have improper CE marking, as there is no compliance with all the legal requirements applicable at European level, including the fact that the technical documentation is incomplete.
In the publication in which the minister appears with the Ukrainian ambassador to Portugal, Inna Ohnivets, in a photograph, it can be read that “Portugal’s support for the Ukrainian resistance against Russian aggression” is reaffirmed.
The Azores Operational Command, through the navy, maintains the reconnaissance it is carrying out in ports identified as practicable, which may become extraction points.