ADN-Madeira, through its candidate and veterinarian, Carolina Martins, warns of the importance of a scheme known as ‘Veterinary Check.’Â This has been available since 2018 through the Order of Veterinarians, but is not being implemented across the regions’ municipalities. This veterinary support programme can cover care such as vaccination, sterilisation,…
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The Madeira Mandolin Orchestra, led by maestro AndrĂ© Martins, is carrying on its 2025-2026 Artistic Season with weekly Wednesday concerts at 9:00 pm, hosted in the Noble Hall of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira and the English Church. The next concert takes place tomorrow, the 1st of October at 9:00…
The Associação Sem Limites – Portuguese Association of People with Special Needs (IPSS), regrets that the draft law to extend subsidised housing credit to families of people with disabilities and to increase the maximum amount has been rejected in the Assembly of the Republic. Their Press Release reads as follows:…
By 2100, the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) is expected to have only 123.3 thousand inhabitants, meaning it will lose more than half of its population over 75 years. Population projections from 2025 to 2100 also indicate a significant intensification of demographic aging. The data, published by the Regional Directorate…
Nine professors and researchers from the University of Madeira have been ranked among the Top 2% of the most cited scientists worldwide in 2024 within their respective fields. This recognition was announced by Stanford University, USA, in partnership with the Elsevier publishing group, in the latest edition of the ‘World’s…
“Up until now, 2.6 thousand tonnes of grapes have been harvested this year,” revealed the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries, Nuno Marciel. Grape producers have benefited from approximately 503,000 euros of Community Aid through the Regional Budget; the funds were expected to reach the farmers in September. Furthermore, the…
It was chaos on Madeira’s roads this evening from Cancela to Porto Novo as a 40-foot container broke free of its restraints and shot across the highway, demolished a barrier, and ended up on the other side of the via rapida, breaking a further safety barrier. What was amazing was…
The Regional Directorate of Tourism, through the Directorate of Services for Tourist Enterprises and Activities (DSEAT), is investigating a situation recently verified in the arrivals area of Madeira International Airport. According to reliable sources, an individual was detected presenting a poster offering a rental apartment and, on the back of…
Within the scope of the ecoRoute project, financed by the EMFAF Community Fund, the cleaning of Toco beach was carried out on the 26th of September, with the aim of not only preventing terrestrial rubbish from reaching the sea, but also collecting litter brought in with the tide. On the…
The Judiciary Police was called to investigate the death of a man in the parish of Santo AntĂłnio, last weekend. The man was found with what is possibly two self-inflicted gunshot wounds, with the police unable to find any evidence that any third party was involved in the case. According…
In a statement, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has said that the European Commission has authorised the Government to increase by 100 million euros the support for national companies that use electricity intensively in production processes. “From now on, Portugal can use up to 275 million euros to partially…
At the XVII Annual Tourism Conference of the Order of Economists – Regional Delegation of Madeira, Professor JosĂ© Manuel Viegas from the TIS consultancy analyzed the impact of tourism growth on the region’s infrastructure and mobility. Professor JosĂ© Manuel Viegas pointed out that tourism constitutes a very high weight in…
The security gate that prohibits access to Vereda – PR1 – Vereda do Areeiro was torn off its hinges this morning and thrown down the mountainside. The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) reported that it detected this situation early and successfully prevented hikers from walking along the path. …
A tourism professional has denounced to local newspaper, JM, what he calls “rubbish and wild tourism,” stating that he had never witnessed anything similar in all his years of working within the industry. The case occurred this morning in Pico Ruivo, where organised groups of visitors were surprised by signs…
The Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM, SA), under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for the Economy, wants to monitor the level of CO² emissions emitted by ships docking in the region’s ports. The proposal was announced this week by the president of APRAM, Paula…