Joy4rent Lda has introduced its new vessel ‘SeaYou’. The company intends to create a ‘maritime bus’ service between Calheta (Porto de Recreio) and Caniçal (Quinta do Lorde), with a stopover in Funchal (Pier 8). If all goes well the company is hoping to run a service to Porto Santo in…
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The leader of the PS/Madeira has guaranteed that if the PS is in government, an agricultural reserve will be created in the Region. A way, explained Paulo Cafôfo, to ensure that the most fertile land is destined for the maintenance and enhancement of agriculture and, at the same time, to…
The Forestry Police caught two tourists walking along the closed section of the PR Classified Route – Vereda do Areeiro today. This route connects Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo. In an official statement, the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries clarified that, in this specific situation, the no entry signs…
A 1.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 05:20 this morning off the south coast of the Desertas Islands. Due to the size of the quake, less than 2.0 on the Richter scale, this quake is classified as a ‘microearthquake,’ not being perceptible by humans and only detected by seismographs. Samantha…
The Regional Health Authority has confirmed that as part of the daily monitoring activities carried out by the Regional Directorate of Health, the presence of the dengue virus in the Aedes Aegypti mosquito was identified in a trap located in Funchal. In a note sent by the Regional Directorate of…
The Regional Command of the Public Security Police has issued a statement disclosing the location of the speed radars for February. On the 13th, the PSP’s radar will be positioned at Rua 5 de Outubro, in Funchal, from 10:00. On the 20th, the police will monitor speed on Estrada de…
The Public Security Police (PSP) has carried out another raid in Old Town, Funchal. This action by the Funchal Police Division resulted in arrests, drug seizures, and return of a vulnerable person to an Educational Centre. The PSP reports a 21-year-old Madeiran man, living in Funchal was arrested for drug…
The Porto Moniz Lifeguard Station was activated this afternoon after a 30-year-old man was found floating in the sea next to the Porto Moniz islet. Luckily, a local man dived in to rescue him. Upon arrival at the scene, the SANAS 105 team rescued both individuals and began basic life…
The Public Security Police (PSP) approached several young people who were in the Praça do Povo Gardens, Funchal. Under close scrutiny from passers-by, the PSP agents talked at length with the young people, while other agents carried out a thorough search of their belongings. Most of the young people appeared…
The Municipality of Santana has alerted citizens and local accommodation (AL) owners in the locality about a new fraudulent scheme. According to the municipality, some AL owners have received a document requesting immediate payment of an alleged fee of 75 euros + VAT (€92.25), on behalf of the municipality. This…
The Funchal city public surveillance system will start operating in May. As announced in 2022, the system was initially scheduled to start operating in the first half of 2023. However, technical and bureaucratic difficulties, such as the revocation and launch of a new public tender, extended its entry into operation.…
“The Madeira Liberal Initiative is against investing millions of euros that the Regional Government insists on making, through Sociedade Ponta Oeste, in a golf course in Ponta do Pargo, when government focus should be on investing in health, education or essential infrastructure for Madeirans.” Gonçalo Camelo, coordinator of IL Madeira,…
This situation can get complicated, especially the bureaucracy in selling our products to the United States,” admits Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAMA. He was talking to reporters as the United States prepares to introduce new customs tariffs on Europe, which will affect Madeira wine, rum, and embroidery exports. Samantha Gannon…
The Câmara de Lobos Nursing Home is without nursing care between 21:30 and 08:00. While the home’s administration disagrees with the reduction of nurses, they say that they comply with Social Security standards. However, families of the patients are concerned, especially with possible nighttime emergencies. When questioned about the situation,…
The Quinta B Team (B&B in Funchal) visited the „Solar São Cristóvão“ (follow the road signs in Machico). Here are their impressions: Today I would like to tell you about a little trip into Madeira’s past. We visited an old manor house in Machico, in the east of the island.…