The draft Municipal Regulation for the Management of Accommodation Establishments in the Municipality of Funchal, which was recently approved in a meeting of the Chamber, enters this Thursday, the 26th of March, into a Public Consultation phase that will run until the 11th of May. A total of 30 working…
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Gonçalo Maia Camelo questioned the President of the Regional Government on the need to create measures to ensure competitiveness for the region’s companies, namely, tax incentives. The IL deputy also addressed the situation of the Free Trade Zone, which has “stagnated” due to the Brussels investigations, leading to a decrease…
Several drones from the Regional Civil Protection Service are being used to support searches in Caniçal for the man who brutally killed his mother at their home in Água de Pena, Machico. The Judicial Police (PJ) suspects that the young man may have committed suicide and is now trying to…
Viewing it as a pioneering initiative, due to its size, organisation, and importance, the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos, in partnership with the Street Animals Association, will carry out a new Capture-Sterilise- Return (CED) programme this weekend. The initiative will take place on the 27th and 28th of this month…
Sílvia Silva of the PS has called out the Port of Funchal for its ineffective decarbonization policies. “Seen from the outside, it will certainly seem ridiculous, as the PSD claimed, to be proposing decarbonisation measures for the Port of Funchal, when this is already, allegedly, the most sustainable cruise terminal…
Almost half of the 109 police officers of the Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira who participated in a scientific study had metabolic syndrome or were already classified as having a 10-year high cardiovascular risk, it was announced today. In information released today, the PSP points out that the…
The PCP warns of a worsening economic situation, exacerbated by recent international events, which have been used as an excuse to raise prices of essential goods. In a press release, the PCP notes that “as in previous incidents, there is a logic of exploitation by large distribution companies, who use…
The Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) today criticised the economic impact studies released by the Regional Government of Madeira on the future Faial golf course, in Santana, stating that believing in the numbers presented “is the same thing as believing in Santa Claus.” At stake are evaluations that point to an…
Ara Oliveira, the Regional Director for the Environment and Sea, today confirmed that Madeira’s annual rainfall has fallen by 30% since 1990. A figure that will only increase and have grave consequences. Citing international projections, Ara Oliveira said that by the year 2100, Madeira will experience up to 50% less…
A man in a motorised wheelchair was intercepted by the authorities today while ‘driving’ along the highway towards Santa Cruz, generating concern among other motorists. According to several drivers, the individual was driving along the right-hand side of the expressway on the hard shoulder, while circulating motorists tried to alert…
Information is still scarce, but local newspaper JM believes that an alleged homicide took place this afternoon in Machico, in the Água de Pena area. Attending the incident where Municipal Firefighters of Machico (BMM), supported by several Public Security Police (PSP) officers, were called to open the door of a…
Public transport tickets in Madeira will increase by 50 cents, while individual tickets will cost 5 cents more. Regional public transport routes will now comprise three digits, in a measure to unify the bus numbering system and avoid different operators using the same numbers, confirms a statement by TIIM –…
On her Facebook page, singer Márcia recounts the experience of trying to reach Madeira when the airport was closed due to bad weather. With two images captured from the Ryanair plane, the artist writes that it was “the closest we got to Madeira, yesterday, it was in this place somewhere…
Depression Therese Depression will continue to influence the weather in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, creating atmospheric instability over the next couple of days, warned the Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM. In a warning to the population issued this afternoon, the institution warns that “the weather will continue to be…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) confirmed, in a statement, that searches were carried out in several public entities in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, as part of investigations into suspected economic crimes and abuse of power, following the steps already reported yesterday by DIÁRIO. According to the PJ, through the Criminal…