McCanns fly out to America to appear on Oprah... to show the world new pictures of what Madeleine would look like today

Ana Paula Rito
substitutes Paulo Rebelo as the director of the Portim''s PJ 
24 Hrs 07 April 2009

Kerry Needham (R), Ben's mother, with her daughter Leighanna, 15. Photograph: Gary Calton

Where the '2m you gave to find
Madeleine McCann has gone.

FUND ACCOUNTS

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SHANNON MUM GETS 8 YEARS' JAIL

SHANNON'S MOTHER FACING JAIL TERM

Gerry McCann returns to Portugal to relaunch investigation into Madeleine's disappearance

could look now.
 Maddie: The face of 2009

Gerry's Blog Now Known As Updates
Days 501 to 700

Press release PDF document

On the 3rd May 2007, 3 yr old Madeleine McCann was abducted from the  Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, since then, despite extensive enquiries Madeleine is still missing.
It is almost two years since Madeleine McCann disappeared and there is
good reason to believe that she is still alive. Madeleine's family and
friends will never give up hope.

At the time of Madeleine's disappearance the emphasis was placed more
on international appeals and it has been recognised that the local
Portuguese residents of Praia da Luz and the surrounding areas have
never been properly asked about information they may have to give.

The purpose of the current campaign is to do just that; ask the local
Portuguese residents for information to help to find Madeleine.

Experience shows that the crucial answers are in the immediate vicinity,
someone in the area could almost certainly have the vital information that
could help Madeleine's return to her family, or a combination of people
all coming forward with a single piece of information could piece
together vital clues which could solve the disappearance.

Experience also shows that people almost always confide in someone
else. Someone in Praia da Luz may have been given information that
should be passed on and now is the perfect opportunity to do just that, if
anyone has information of any kind, do the right thing and pass it on so
that Madeleine McCann can go home.

The campaign is about finding Madeleine. Her family hope and believe
that local residents can be a very real help. It goes without saying that
they would forever be indebted to anyone who had that vital piece of
information.

Over the next couple of weeks in the Lagos and Luz areas residents will
see posters, billboards and advertisements, leaflets will be distributed in
towns and local markets and there will also be a mailing sent to local.

homes appealing for help.It should be stressed that any information given will be treated with the utmost confidence. Information can be given anonymously by telephone,  email, text and freepost.

March 23 2009

As the second anniversary of Madeleine's abduction approaches, there is much still to be done. We continue to remain focussed on our aim - to find Madeleine and bring her back home safely. As Madeleine's parents we cannot and will not ever stop doing all we can to find her

The search for Madeleine continues with the same strength and determination, and thankfully, there are many people who are continuing to help in a variety of ways. The reduction in media reporting does not signify a lack of effort - far from it! If anything, the search for Madeleine goes on with renewed vigour and great experience. We have quietly and persistently been working very hard - exploring all possible avenues in order to get that key piece of information. Someone somewhere knows where Madeleine is.

It is impossible for us to ignore the day to day heartache of missing Madeleine but there is however, a very important and positive fact that remains.... In spite of all the investigative work done, there is still absolutely nothing to suggest harm to Madeleine and therefore, a very real likelihood that Madeleine is alive and well. You only have to recall the cases of Elizabeth Smart, Shawn Hornbeck and Natascha Kampusch to appreciate that children can seem to disappear 'off the radar' for very long periods of time. The return of these children to their families not only gives us great hope but also starkly emphasises that perseverance is essential, and surely what every such child deserves.

It is vital that we never, ever give up on Madeleine.

Can you imagine a little girl or boy out there, hoping and waiting to be found but for people then to 'write them off', forget about them, just because there's been no 'news'' For that child never to be reunited with their family because everyone had given up on them' Just imagine.......................

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And so, we will never, ever give up.We urge you to remember Madeleine as a real, living and findable little girl.Our most sincere thanks go everyone who is helping us in our efforts. You know why we must keep going.Please don't give up on Madeleine

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Happy New year to all my readers From Pamalam

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Correction to my entry last night. After adding all the money up the total raised at the race night was actually '5000! Well done everyone in Liverpool.

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TAXI DRIVER DONATED FARE

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and a raffle around '2000 has been raised. A taxi driver, taking home some of our friends, even got in to the spirit of things by donating his fare to the fund. Well done everyone and thanks for all the messages of support prayers- we left Liverpool in much better spirits than when we arrived

'Tapas 7' Arrive At High Court

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Most of you will have seen yesterday that our seven friends, who

were on holiday

 with us in Portugal when Madeleine was abducted, have been awarded libel damages. The Express group of newspapers admitted that many of the stories written about our friends were completely untrue and without foundation. They have apologised and paid '375,000 in to Madeleine's Fund. This money will be put to good use for the ongoing search for our beautiful little girl.

Our friends were under no obligation to pay the damages in to the fund. However they have from day one indicated that this was what they wanted and have clearly demonstrated that finding Madeleine is of the utmost importance to them. They, like us, believe there is a very good chance Madeleine is alive and can be found.

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Thank you Fiona, David, Russell, Jane, Matt, Rachael and Diane.

We would also like to thank our friends in Portugal. They continue to hold a monthly Friday night vigil in Praia da Luz vigil to pray for Madeleine and other missing children, like so many others around the world.

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I promise to do another update in the near future. We will be looking at how the website functions, as the main portal of the find Madeleine campaign, and perhaps future updates will be via another route rather than my blog. Why don't you let us know what you think by e-mail messages of support'

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