Political party, ADN – Alternative national Democracy Party, today questioned the regional authorities about what has been done to combat illegal immigration in the Region. Now that SEF – Foreigners and Borders Service no longer exists, the party understands that little is known for sure about how the entry of…
Madeira Weekly
For the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, the increase in the average daily traffic on the Via Rapida of 5.3% in 2024 is due to the “improvement in the material conditions of families.” Speaking to the media, he said that the increase in traffic is a…
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP), has expressed its “deep discontent” with the predictable outcome of the investment in the so-called ‘Fábrica das Algas’, a project of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) that involved more than 50 million euros and aimed to transform algae into biofuel to ensure the energy independence of…
The rescue of a tourist, in 2023, on the Pico do Areeiro-Pico Ruivo pedestrian route, while it was temporarily closed, due to adverse weather conditions, cost a total of 1,233.25 euros. In a press statement, this case was used, as an example, by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil…
There is no doubt that “the single pass is an achievement of the Madeirans,” but the issue has caused a bitter infight when it comes to taking credit for its success. Throughout the day, there have been several exchanges of accusations between the CDS and the PAN, each claiming they…
The Health Service of The Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM) clarified, early Tuesday (14th) evening, that, due to the growing demand within the A & E Department, conducive to this time of year, and the capacity to admit patients into hospital is compromised by the 230 clinically discharged patients who…
As part of the ‘Pink Boxes’ initiative, resulting from a partnership between the Womaniza-Te association and CMF, councilor Helena Leal, who oversees Education and Citizenship, this week visited several schools where ‘Pink Boxes’ had been delivered. Specifically in the schools of Basic School of the 2nd and 3rd Bartolomeu Perestrelo,…
A 42-year-old man accused of robbing a bank branch of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, on the 12th of January last year, in Câmara de Lobos, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence today. This afternoon, the Judicial Court of the District of Madeira acquitted the defendant of the three crimes…
As a way of “giving voice to the appeals of patients and families,” the Portuguese Labour Party – PTP, denounced that there are patients who have been stranded for days in the A & E department at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, due to the lack of available beds. In…
The Madeira Classical Orchestra (OCM) presents another special concert on Saturday the 18th of January, at 18:00, in the Noble Hall of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira. The concert will feature Madeiran violinist Filipe Fernandes, under the guidance of conductor Jan Wierzba. “This concert is also very special because the…
The Government will move forward with tenders for the production of sustainable fuel (SAF) and has already received expressions of interest from “several companies,” announced the Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho. “What we want is for Portugal to be a European and even world producer of…
The gross profitability of buying a house in Portugal to put it on the rental market was 6.9% in the last quarter of 2024, some 0.4 percentage points (p.p.) lower than those calculated for the same period in 2023 (7.3%), according to Idealista data. Currently, profitability in housing is 1.4…
Several flights were affected by a non-disclosed problem at the airport this morning. A Ryanair flight, from Porto to Funchal, was left circling Madeiran airspace, while a TAP flight was diverted to Porto Santo. A third aircraft, a Swiftair cargo plane also had to circle. Journalists were unable to find…
With more than 500 vacancies among the four Portuguese airports to fill, the airport’s recruitment agency is looking for Ground Handling Operators, Traffic and Ground Handling Technicians, and Reduced Mobility Passenger Support agents. All job information, mandatory requirements, and job profiles are listed on their online form. The deadlines for…
This year, TAP regained its place as the safest airline in Europe, in the top 25 of the safest carriers in the world prepared by Airline Rating. The 25 safest airlines in the world for 2025 are, in order: 1. Air New Zealand; 2. Qantas; 3. Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways,…