The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow warning due to the strong wind, rain, and sea agitation for for Madeira and Porto Santo from Thursday the 3rd of April. On the North Coast, rainfall will be sometimes heavy from midnight on Wednesday to 06:00 on Thursday.…
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The Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM), in partnership with the cruise company AIDA Cruises, carried out on Monday a tree planting initiative in the Funchal Ecological Park. The initiative, part of the environmental sustainability policy of the Ports of Madeira, also has the support of…
PAN-Madeira was present at the 51st Funchal Book Fair, an event that, they believe is essential for the promotion of literature, critical thinking, and democratic access to culture. In a statement, they say: “This fair energises the city, encourages reading habits, and fosters the local economy. For PAN Madeira, it…
Pedro Fino, Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructures, today took stock of the years he has devoted to the Regional Government, considers the work of successor Pedro Rodrigues will be of “continuity” and confessed that he still does not know what he will do as soon as he leaves the…
According to a report by a guide to JM, tourists continue to risk their lives on Madeira’s walking trails, violating the rules, especially between Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro. Despite being closed, because of the August 2024 fires, the path continues to be popular with many either climbing the barrier…
Two people slipped this afternoon on Vereda do Larano in Porto da Cruz. Clinging on to each other, the pair left the path and nearly fell into an abyss. According to the investigation, the two people are of foreign nationality and were rescued by search and rescue teams from the…
EAPN/Portugal and the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour, and Youth will present a study on the characterisation of poverty in the Region at the Jesuit College. According to the Vice-President of EAPN Portugal, Agostinho Jardim Moreira, it is the result of 21 months of intense work so that this ambitious…
Madeira will have a direct connection to New York as of the 8th of June, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal announced today, highlighting the increase in the number of passengers in the region. In a statement, the company that manages the airports in Portugal said that the air connection between Madeira and…
As promised, the new PSD government has changed. Apart from the President, only two members of the former executive remain in their original roles. MIGUEL ALBUQUERQUEPresident Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque was born in Funchal on May 4, 1961 (64 years old) and has been since 2015, the…
An earthquake registering 4.2. on the Richter scale was recorded by the seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), at 01:09 this morning, 250 kilometers west of Porto Moniz. According to information provided by the Regional Civil Protection Service, there is no indication that the earthquake was…
After working as a teacher for 21 years, 13 of them as a coordinator of Eco-Schools, where she expanded her knowledge about the environment, sustainability, and pollution. A sudden tragedy affected Maria João Freitas’s life. Having seen her parents and their home affected by the 2016 fires, she created the…
The Portuguese communities portal has updated its “travel warnings” for Portuguese citizens who plan to visit the United States. These changes, which are more a reinforcement of what was already advised than a complete review, are related to the tougher attitude of the American administration with regard to the entry…
Porto Santo Line announced that, due to worsening weather conditions, they have changed their scheduled sailing for tomorrow the 28th of March. The connection to Porto Santo leaves Funchal at 08:00 and the return journey is at 12:00 (midday). Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
A young German tourist who fell 200 metres in the area of the Pedra Rija viewpoint, Vereda do Pico do Areeiro, this morning, has died. The outcome of the accident was confirmed by the mountain rescue team, who only managed to reach the man late this afternoon. At 18:40 the…
The whole Madeira Archipelago has been placed under a yellow warning for wind. In a statement, the IPMA confirmed that the alert will come into force from 09:00 on Friday the 28th of March, and last until 18:00 on Saturday the 29th. Northeast winds with gusts between 80 km/hour, will…
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