The Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM) began a major logistical operation in Porto Santo this afternoon to unload and transport the components of the wind turbines that will form part of the island’s new wind farm. Due to the considerable size and weight of the equipment, the operation is expected…
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A major rescue operation was launched this afternoon at Levada do Castelejo, in Curral das Freiras, after a 19-year-old British tourist suffered a serious fall from an estimated height of 30 metres. The alert was received by the Regional Command of Relief Operations at 12:18, according to the Regional Civil…
Four Portuguese tourists, aged 23, 29, 52, and 55, were rescued during the early hours of yesterday, after becoming disoriented while walking along Levada do Norte. According to what was possible to ascertain, the occurrence began late Wednesday night, when authorities were alerted to the disappearance of the group. The…
The Secretary-General of Together for the People (JPP), Élvio Sousa, has strongly criticised the decision of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to reject a request to lift the parliamentary immunity of the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus. The request, submitted by the Judicial Court of the…
The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures responded this afternoon to calls for the suspension of the new daily fee applied to rent-a-car operators in Madeira. In a statement, the Secretariat stressed that the fee was expressly established under Regional Legislative Decree No. 7/2025/M of 4 December. The legislation also…
The Regional Government of Madeira met today and issued several key resolutions concerning public contracts, infrastructure, and administrative oversight. Termination of Concession Contract The government has formally terminated the concession contract for the former EB 2,3 de São Jorge Cardeal D. Teodósio de Gouveia school in Santana. The contract with…
A recent landslide in the Silveira area of Boaventura struck a vehicle carrying six tourists, leaving at least three seriously injured. The injured are being taken to Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital for treatment. Regional Road 101 is closed to traffic. At the scene are 20 operatives from the Volunteer Firefighters…
It looked like a scene straight out of a movie, but it happened at Madeira Airport. A tourist was ‘caught’ this morning after running across the runway in an attempt to catch up with a flight that was about to depart. According to DIÁRIO, a 60-year-old man climbed over the…
The Judiciary Police carried out, this morning, an inspection operation on a recreational boat docked at the Calheta marina. At issue was the Spanish-flagged yacht ‘Bluemoona,’ which departed from the island of Saint-Martin, in the Caribbean, on the 14th of May, having arrived in Madeira today, at 07:00. Contacted by…
Portuguese descendants who do not have a valid residence permit may be subject to expulsion proceedings, even when they have applications for Portuguese nationality in progress. The clarification was given today by Ana Cristina Monteiro, President of the Venecom Association, yesterday, after an audience of the new governing bodies of…
Strong winds are once again disrupting air operations at Madeira International Airport, causing flight cancellations and forcing aircraft to divert to other airports. By early this afternoon, 13 flights had already been cancelled, seven arrivals and six departures, due to strong gusts that continue to disrupt approaches and landings on…
The IFCN will have a new application platform that will facilitate route booking without exclusively relying on the Simplifica platform, Eduardo Jesus revealed at the JM Forum discussion on forestry. The website is set to launch soon, and through the app, visitors will be able to make reservations, process payments,…
Adverse weather conditions are making operations at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo particularly challenging this afternoon, with strong winds affecting the eastern part of the island. According to JM, at least five aircraft have been holding for some time, awaiting an improvement in conditions before they can land safely.…
The Food Bank Against Hunger of Madeira collected 28.8 tonnes of food during the 27th collection campaign held on the 30th and 31st of May, in 29 supermarkets across the Region. The donated products will be distributed over the next six months to low-income households through more than 50 partner…
The Rotary Club of Funchal has officially adopted Baraka, a HeroRAT trained by the Belgian non-governmental organisation APOPO to detect landmines in Angola, as part of an initiative to support humanitarian operations in territories affected by armed conflict. Through this adoption, the Madeiran club is directly contributing to the work…