The National Republican Guard carried out a large-scale operation in Madeira that culminated in the arrest of at least two people. The operation carried out by the GNR in various places on the island will have relied on means and operatives from the mainland. In a later statement, media outlets…
Posts published in May 2025
The Bishop of Funchal, D. Nuno Brás, commented yesterday at the beginning of the Conclave that will elect the successor of Pope Francis, stressing that he does not have specific expectations regarding the result, but expressed full confidence in the process and in the Church. “I don’t expect anything. The…
The CDU was in Praia Formosa yesterday as part of their electoral campaign. During their visit, members of the party warned of the threats that “touristification brings to the management of the coast and the ecological risks to coastal waters.” “According to the most recent official data, Portugal has the…
Livre’s candidacy for the Legislative Elections on the 18th of May for the constituency of Madeira argues that immigrants contribute to Social Security sustainability. In a statement, the party points out that “the legal immigrants living and working in Portugal play an essential role in the sustainability of the Social…
In March 2025, the region’s airports handled 442.5 thousand passengers and moved 2,975 aircraft (commercial flights), reflecting year-on-year rates of change of +6.7% and +7.1%, respectively. Numbers that, in addition to those of January and February, result in more than 1.1 million passengers and more than 8.1 thousand aircraft in…
The Supreme Administrative Court (STA) declared the illegality of the sanctions applied by the Navy to the military of the NRP Mondego following the failed mission of 2023, and the defence of those accused admits to asking for compensation for moral damages. The STA’s ruling, dated the 30th of April,…
Eduardo Jesus answered the questions of the deputies, recalling that Madeira is the only tourist region in the country with a study on the limit of beds and reinforced environmental protection mechanisms. The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture answered questions about fees, municipal, and the Institute of Forests…
The European Commissioner for Energy today rejected attributing last week’s electricity cut in the Iberian Peninsula to excess renewable energy production, praising the response of the Portuguese and Spanish authorities to the “worst blackout in recent decades.” “There is no reason to believe that last week’s blackout is due to…
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, launched harsh criticism against Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP), implying that they are part of a “anonymous complaints brigade threatening the stability of the island and which have given rise to a series of high profile investigations by the Judiciary Police…
The Autonomous Region of Madeira has a new real estate agency – ONE MN Realty. The estate agent will officially open on the 9th of May. ONE MN Realty is a new real estate agency, under the leadership of broker Marco NĂłbrega, who has more than 20 years of experience…
This April was the ‘blackest’ this year on Madeiran roads. In total, there were 296 accidents, which resulted in approximately 100 injuries and one death. May has also not started well with the death of a cyclist in Funchal. So far this year, there have been 1,149 road accidents, averaging…
Like Santa Catarina Park, which is no longer open 24 hours a day, Cristina Pedra, Mayor of Funchal, admits that the same measure may occur in other parks/gardens in the city. Namely, the Municipal Garden, due to vandalism. “Until 20 years ago, Santa Catarina Park was a permanently open space…
The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) reported today that electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, estimated from the electricity emission data provided by the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM), increased by 2.8% year-on-year in the 1st quarter of 2025. Analysing the production mix of the electricity emitted…
A new craft beer has been launched in Madeira. It’s called Aduela and combines the taste of beer with traces of Madeira Wine. The new beer was launched at the Socalco hotel in Calheta, and is the result of a partnership between producers Vilhoa and Oitava Colina, with the support…
The weighted average daily traffic on the Madeira Expressway increased by 6.0% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year. The information was released by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM), based on data from the Regional Directorate of Roads (DRE).…