Landings at Lisbon airport were suspended for an hour today due to a drone that endangered the safety of air navigation, but operations reopened normally at 11:27, a NAV source told Lusa. "A drone endangered the safety of air navigation. Operations were suspended for an hour...
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New LAM manager begins revitalization process today
Fly Modern Ark, the company contracted to revitalize the national flag carrier, Mozambique Airlines (LAM), begins its activities today. The set of actions to get LAM out of its current situation of insolvency and a debt of 300 million dollars will last six months. The international team that will be...
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Tour operators and artists interact with minister of culture tourism in Vilankulo
Nearly 200 cultural and tourism stakeholders, managers and owners of tourist establishments, musicians, dancers and DJs from Vilankulo, Inhambane province, held talks with the Minister for Culture, Eldevina Materula. Musicians are asking for sound equipment, a recording studio and more events, while operators and the Tourism Association are calling for improvements to the roads, the...
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Government to spend $250 million to create exclusive lane for public transport in Greater Maputo
Public passenger transport (chapas) will now circulate in an exclusive lane in the Greater Maputo region and, to this end, the government launched the MOVE Maputo project this Thursday, valued at 250 million dollars. The Maputo Metropolitan Agency (AMT) will implement the project, which is funded by the World Bank, writes the daily newspaper Notícias.....
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Mozambique no longer requires a vaccination certificate and covid-19 test upon entry into the country
The government has removed the requirement for a vaccination certificate and a negative covid-19 test for foreigners wishing to enter the country, as part of easing the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and boosting tourism. The spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Filimão Suaze, also said that the rapid test for...
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Mozambique expects to receive more than 143,000 tourists during Easter
More than 143,000 travelers, both domestic and foreign, are expected to cross national borders during Easter week. Of the total, around 51,000 will pass through the Ressano Garcia border crossing, in the Moamba district of Maputo province, the country's largest border crossing point, which in the same period last year saw an influx of 45...
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Mozambique and SADC member states align coordinated border management
Mozambique has just moved towards coordinated border management with the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as part of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, ratified in December last year. To this end, the country received yesterday in Maputo from the SADC Secretariat the...
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Clarification about entry and exit of foreigners under 18 years old in Mozambique
Mozambique recently established a new Legal Framework for Foreign Citizens, which sets out the rules for their entry, stay and exit from the country. The measure adopted comprehensive rules for people under the age of 18. According to Ágata Chiconela, Head of Legal Advice at RSM, who provided the information, this is a measure by the legislator...
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Private sector says visa waiver will boost tourism and business
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) said yesterday that granting visa exemptions to citizens of 28 countries will boost tourism and investment, and called for greater coordination to make the measure effective. "The tourism sector in Mozambique feels encouraged by this measure. It helps with the post-covid recovery and boosts...
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Historical Villages of Portugal wants to be the first carbon neutral tourist destination in the country
Aldeias Históricas de Portugal - Associação de Desenvolvimento Turístico (AHP-ADT), in partnership with ADENE - Agência para a Energia (Energy Agency), E-REDES and Greenvolt, will sign an agreement for carbon neutrality next Friday, March 17, in the Historical Village of Idanha-a-Velha, AHP-ADT said in a statement, stressing that this is...