The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has expressed serious reservations about meeting the deadline for the arrival of the second aerial means to reinforce the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC), set for the beginning of July, blaming the change in the tutelage of the Internal Administration in the…
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According to a report printed in ‘The Portugal News,’ more than 33,000 foreigners have had their residency application request rejected by the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Furthermore, they will receive a voluntary order to leave the country, states the Government. Minister of the Presidency, António Leitão…
The Institute of Health Administration, IP-RAM (IASAÚDE, IP-RAM) informs that beneficiaries of the Regional Health Service of Madeira (SRS-Madeira) can now renew their Special Reimbursement Card (CRE). The renewal must be carried out between June and December. Implemented by the Regional Government of Madeira, through IASAÚDE, IP-RAM, the CRE aims…
The IFCN has confirmed that the Forest Police has identified an individual who used sound equipment to play and sing in the Park Florestal das Queimadas, located in the municipality of Santana. This is an area integrated within the Natural Park of Madeira, and is a protected area with specific…
“The Regional Government states that it is available to negotiate with the unions, but warns that the negotiations must take into account the financial capacities of the companies, both private and public.” Confirmed Miguel Albuquerque to reporters when asked about the 48-hour bus strike scheduled for the end of June…
The ‘Composite Movement’ was in Paul da Serra, where they found what they call the “shameful neglect of the environment and nature of Madeira.” Accompanying the “denunciation” from a set of videos and photographs, the Movement gives an account of the destruction of centenary trees in Fanal, also pointing out…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has 30 inspectors engaged in a further investigation, requested by the German police as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz (Lagos), 18 years ago. The investigation started on Monday, the 2nd of June, and will continue until Friday,…
A study of wastewater will take place in Madeira with a view to detecting drugs and new psychoactive substances. The Department of Criminal Investigation of Madeira will lead the study and will host the first meeting of the project with its partner entities on the 6th of June at 12:30.…
Provisional data provided to the Regional Directorate of Statistics by the Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) show that, in the 1st quarter of 2025, 922 traffic accidents with police intervention were recorded. A 9.8% increase on the same quarter last year. Figures show that 294 people…
Bus drivers from Horários do Funchal will go on a 48-hour strike, scheduled for the 25th and 26th of June. The industrial action was confirmed by Manuel Oliveira, from the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SMNOT). He explained that the deadline for the Regional Government to accept the…
The ADN – National Democratic Alternative (ADN) party has warned of what it considers to be a “lack of control on the entry of motor vehicles into the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” In a press release, the ADN cites a source, who is a customs secretary at the Funchal Customs,…
Bathers got a nasty shock at Praia Formosa this week when they found Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish on the beach. The venom of the Portuguese Man-O-War is identical to that of the Black Widow spider, causing severe pain and third-degree burns, which can cause permanent scarring. Portuguese Man-O-War can’t swim; they…
Funchal Noticias had announced that the Chinese tenants of Bazar do Povo are moving to Rua do Aljube. The Chinese emporium will now be in the old Fidelidade insurance building, which was also once occupied by Levi. The current tenants, whose contract ends this year, decided not to renew the…
The PS Parliamentary Group will present, at the Legislative Assembly, a proposal for the creation of an agricultural reserve in Madeira. The intention was advanced today by deputy Sílvia Silva, following a visit to the Madeira Wine Company,’ in the Madeira Free Trade Zone, at which time the parliamentarian explained…
The Regional Government has launched a new Forest fire prevention campaign. The project starts today, the 2nd of June, and ends on the 30th of September. Protecting human lives, safeguarding the region’s environmental heritage, and ensuring sustainability is the name of the game, states Eduardo Jesus, Regional Secretary for Tourism,…