Today, Miguel Albuquerque chaired the commemorative session of the 112th anniversary of Ribeira Brava, After giving several speeches, the President of Madeira made special mention of a new auditorium, which is part of the government’s commitment to the municipality, and announced that the promenade from Ribeira Brava to Ponta do…
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The disappearance of a Madeiran man in South Africa in a river, known for the presence of a high number of crocodiles, is generating consternation among his family. A relative of Gabriel Batista, a Madeiran businessman from Serra de Água, told JM by phone today that he has been going…
At a time when oil prices continue to rise, Pedro Rodrigues ruled out, for now, any immediate impact on the price of electricity in Madeira. Speaking to journalists, the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, who oversees the Madeira Electricity Company, highlighted the strong regional investment in renewable energies, revealing…
The Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructures, Pedro Rodrigues, has announced the pilot project to modernise the public lighting network, an investment of 2.1 million euros under the RRP, which will allow savings of around 40% in energy consumption on public roads. 8,750 high-efficiency LED luminaires were assembled by the…
Regional Road 110 (ER110) is closed to traffic on the section between Portela and Caminho do Gambão, in the parish of Porto da Cruz, following a landslide. The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, via the Regional Directorate for Roads, announced that there’s currently no estimate for when the road…
Until 4 pm this afternoon, the rain in Santana reached red warning values, with the weather station registering 64.3 mm per square metre in six hours, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, the highest value in the network of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) in the…
The CDS has presented a proposal for a resolution in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, which aims to inventory and requalify vacant public properties, with a special focus on deactivated schools in more isolated areas of the Region. The proposal highlights that man of the abandoned schools in the region…
The Portuguese Society of Diabetology (SPD) today classified as an “unprecedented clinical setback” the decision of the National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) to allow the prescription of continuous glucose monitoring sensors to become generic. “The measure is considered an unprecedented clinical setback, with the potential to compromise the safety and quality…
The stricken cruise liner, MV Hondius, was scheduled to arrive in Madeira on the 12th of May as part of its itinerary that included stops at Cape Verde and the Canary Islands. A ship is still under quarantine off the coast of Cape Verde after seven passengers contracted hantavirus, leading…
Several Ryanair flights experienced operational changes overnight at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, including diversions and returns to airports of origin, likely due to adverse weather conditions. Based on the available information, the 01:45 flight returned to base. The 01:15 flight from Dublin was diverted to Porto, and the…
All classified walking routes in the Region will be closed tomorrow, the 5th of May due to bad weather. The closures will remain in place while the weather alerts remain active. The Forest Road that connects Eira do Serrado to Pico do Areeiro will also be closed during this period.…
The Regional Government has updated the rates of the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products (ISP), as part of the process of “unfreezing” the mitigation measures applied to fuels. The diploma set new values for the tax on the 30th of April. Thus, the ISP rate on unleaded gasoline is…
Madeira is experiencing a mass of hot and humid air, transported by the circulation of a depression located to the west of the archipelago, which has already begun to affect the region. According to Ricardo Tavares, the IPMA delegate in Madeira, this situation caused the formation of low clouds, reduced…
A case of meningococcal meningitis was reported at Santana Elementary School, according to Antena 1 Madeira and confirmed by East Zone health delegate João Vieira Martins on public radio. The patient is a secondary school student who was diagnosed last week and has been receiving treatment since Thursday. The student’s…
The Association of Carreiros do Monte has announced that, due to ongoing price increases across all activities, they’ve had no choice but to adjust their rates. The new prices as of the 1st of May are as follows:- Toboggan with 1 (one) person: 30,00€ Toboggan with 2 (two) people: 40,00€…