The body that was found on the 4th of July last year in a small lagoon near levada Nova dos Cahas has now been formally identified as Gabriel Ionut Feraru, born on the 30th of April 1987, in Mangalia, a Romanian city by the Black Sea. He had been working…
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At the Funchal City Council Meeting this Thursday, Jorge Carvalho highlighted the support for associativism and local accommodation “We approved a set of support for different unprotected institutions in the municipality and discussed Local Accommodation (AL).” The Mayor explained that the original six-month suspension period ends in March, and it…
A 59-year-old German citizen drowned this morning near the Ponta do Sol pier. According to Captain Bruno Ferreira Teles, the National Maritime Authority was alerted at 09:56 by the Regional Civil Protection Service that a person had been allegedly dragged by a wave into the sea and was in difficulties.…
I have friends who moved from Madeira Island to Àgueda, last year. The town lies near Aveiro which is between Lisbon and Porto. This is their report, Ursula Hahn This year, we’ve seen so few hours of sunshine that you could count them on one hand, but instead we’ve had…
The Madeira Theme Park is hosting its traditional Carnival programme, highlighting Madeiran traditions while creating moments of conviviality and entertainment for families, schools, and visitors. Between traditional thematic exhibitions, a children’s parade, and gastronomic delights, the initiative reinforces the infrastructure as a space for living culture. The programme starts today,…
The Forest Police and the Fire Department started a search and rescue operation on the Pináculo and Folhadal route, in São Vicente, at 18:30 last night. According to JM, two tourists got lost in a hard-to-reach area after leaving the marked path and were unable to find their way back…
A group of citizens gathered this morning in front of the headquarters of Housing Investments of Madeira (IHM), in Funchal, to contest the management of waiting lists for social housing and the Reduced Rent Programme. The protesters claim to have been registered for several years without a response and accuse…
When asked this morning about the status of the Curral das Freiras cable car project, the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment, and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, stated that the public licensing has been resolved, but the initial construction dates are yet known. “Licensing takes place in the Câmara de Lobos City…
The President of the Regional Government announced today that he is in talks with the municipal councils of the Region to “end plastics and advertising” on terraces and esplanades. The announcement was made at the inauguration of the Editory Garden Hotel, the former Carmo hotel, located in the centre of…
Following the rescue of a 29-year-old German tourist, which took place in the Ribeira da Janela area, in the municipality of Porto Moniz, the Public Security Police (PSP) highlighted the importance of complying with basic safety measures when carrying out pedestrian routes, especially in mountain and hard-to-reach areas. On its…
The municipality of Funchal has invested 800 thousand in the recovery of a “space that is part of the city’s memory,” stated Funchal Mayor, Jorge Carvalho. The ‘new’ Confeitaria Felisberta, whose official opening took place yesterday afternoon, is a concession that was delivered to the Doce Convite – Pastelaria group.…
The PS Parliamentary Group has accused the Regional Government of negligence in failing to implement various measures to ensure safety on pedestrian routes, stressing that sole responsibility for situations of risk cannot be attributed to those using the routes. Reacting to the alert issued today by the Public Security Police,…
The regional parliament began this morning the discussion of a draft resolution presented by the PS-Madeira that recommends to the Regional Government the “implementation of the senior collaborative housing model in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” Isabel Garcês, who presented the proposal, defends diversification of the responses to active ageing…
The Funchal City Council has confirmed that access to the Ecological Park is restricted due to forestry works, and that the Municipal Road of Chão da Lagoa is partially closed. Access to Chão da Lagoa can, however, be made through the north gate of the Ecological Park, to the area…
Another case of “wild” camping in the heart of Funchal was denounced today by locals, in what is not an isolated incident. This is not the first time that tourists have erected tents next to the cable car, in an area close to the SAM bus stops, on Avenida do…