The Funchal Citizens’ Shop (Loja do Cidadão) will be closed on Saturday, the 4th of April, for a public holiday granted by the Regional Government. Normal services will resume on Monday, the 6th of April, during normal working hours of 08:30 to 19:30. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 29
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The Chega parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic announced that “it will request the national parliament to open an in-depth investigation into the management of vaccines against Covid-19 in Portugal”. The initiative follows information made public by the newspaper ‘O Sol,’ based on contracts signed between the Directorate-General…
The Portuguese League Against Cancer – Regional Centre of Madeira will inaugurate Mural da Esperança at 10:30 on the 4th of April, in a tribute to patients, especially cancer patients. The inauguration will take place at the Casa da Liga at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, under the motto ‘Together…
It was a busy late afternoon yesterday in the seafront bar and restaurant area in Paul do Mar. It all started with a disagreement between a Madeiran couple and a foreign citizen, which quickly evolved into physical, intense, and repeated aggressions, despite the attempts of several witnesses to put an…
High winds have affected Madeira and the airport today, with a yellow wind and sea agitation warning in place until 06:00 on Tuesday. The most intense gusts were recorded in exposed high-altitude areas. In Pico Alto, the wind reached 116 km/h at 03:20 am, still maintaining 108 km/h at 10:30.…
A rockfall occurred this evening in Seixal, before the access area to São Vicente, causing heavy congestion on the Expressway. Several stones, including one very large one, fell from the adjacent slope, obstructing the road in both directions. Among the stone blocks on the road is a large boulder, which…
A majority of passengers of the three aircraft diverted to Porto Santo this afternoon, due to winds affecting the operationality of the Madeira International Airport, will travel to Madeira using the Porto Santo ferry. It is not the first time that the Porto Santo Ferry has been used as a…
The man suspected of murdering his mother in Água de Pena was transferred, this afternoon, from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital to the Casa de Saúde São João de Deus, where he will be hospitalised and placed under permanent psychiatric care. The alleged murderer was transferred yesterday afternoon in a…
The parish of Seixal has announced the creation of a new viewpoint in the natural pools, designed to enhance one of the most emblematic landscapes of the north coast of Madeira. In a publication released on social networks, the Parish Council, led by Xavier Castro, highlights the “enormous potential of…
According to ANA – Madeira Airports, strong winds are affecting the operationality of the island’s International Airport, with flights being diverted or cancelled. Later this afternoon, the official ANA – Madeira Airports website reported that as of 17:15, the last plane to land on the island had arrived at 13:48,…
As of April, the SIGA bus bosses are increasing the bus prices. Monthly passes will cost 50 cents more, and the individual bus fare will go up from 2€ to 2.05 €. Now every passenger will have to scramble after the 5 cent “thingis”, and the bus drivers, who are…
Don’t forget that clocks go forward tomorrow night. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 26
Fuel prices will rise again next week. Gasoline 95 will cost 8 cents more, while road diesel has a new increase of 13.1 cents. With these updates, petrol will cost 1,822 euros per litre, while diesel is close to two euros per litre, settling at 1,927 cents. Samantha Gannon info…
The man suspected of killing his mother was arrested this afternoon in Água de Pena, Machico. According to information collected by JM, the individual returned to the scene of the crime, where he allegedly tried to end his own life. This failed, and after being detained, was assisted on the…
A 30-year-old tourist was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash this afternoon on the Via Rápida, in the Caminho do Trem area, in Funchal. The tourist suffered multiple serious injuries, including an open fracture to one of his legs and trauma to his knees. The victim was evaluated by EMIR…