The demand, by foreign citizens in purchasing a property in Madeira represents a share of 42.5% of the overall housing market. According to data released today on the Idealista portal, in Porto Santo about three out of 10 people looking for a house are from overseas. Figures show that property…
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Madeira Airport carried out a fire drill today between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm. This was a simulacrum of a fire in the fuel park and a fuel spill into the retention basin. The drill did not affect the airport operation stated ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. This is another…
Between January and September, the Public Security Police (PSP) attended to 2,838 traffic accidents, an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period of the year, according to provisional data provided by the PSP’s Regional Command of Madeira to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). Of the 2,838…
The draft regional legislative decree entitled “Instituting the Autonomy Day holiday” to consecrate the 2nd of April as a regional holiday is unanimously approved. The seven political forces in ALRAM voted in favour. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Data released by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) confirms that the number of passengers using urban routes from January to September 2024 totalled 16.0 million, an increase of 25.2% year on year. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
With the arrival of Christmas, MadeiraShopping has several festive experiences prepared for the whole family, which include Father Christmas and the right amount of magic to thrill and entertain young ones. Father Christmas officially arrives on the 30th of November at 11:30 and has a “street” through the corridors of…
The Specialised Committee on Environment, Climate and Natural Resources of ALRAM heard, this afternoon, the President of the Association of Shepherds of the Serras de Santo António, São Roque and Arieiro, José Gomes, in order to clarify issues relating to the parliamentary hearing, requested by the PSD, with the aim…
Alberto João Jardim (AJJ) understands that the PSD is split in two and believes that the fault lies with the current president. As such, he has stated on several occasions that a new candidate should be put forward, who will appeal to both sides so that a stable environment for…
Early this evening the fish market in the Mercado dos Lavradores became a colourful and lively venue for the opening Christmas concert ‘The Magic of Christmas at the Market.’ Classics such as The Greatest Showman, Beauty and the Beast, All I Want for Christmas, and many others were performed by…
52% of the 304 respondents to the latest JM survey “Do you agree with the introduction of a new holiday on the 2nd of April (Autonomy Day)?” Answered affirmatively. The second most voted (19.1%) was from those who disagree with the idea of introducing this new holiday, which still needs…
The Madeira Food Bank (Banco Alimentar) has confirmed that it will hold a new food collection ‘Saco Campaign’ from the 30th of November to the 1st of December throughout the island’s supermarkets. Between the 28th of November and the 8th of December, the ‘Ajuda Vale’ campaign will also take place,…
A 2.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 05:26 this morning (November 25th) at the Madeira Torre, an area connecting Madeira to the mainland. The quake had an automatic depth of 10 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
For all of you needing an early Christmas illumination fix Santa Cruz is the place to go. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The south coast and the mountainous regions of Madeira were this morning until 09:00 underan orange warning due to heavy rain and showers. Under this warning, the second most serious on a scale of three, which was in force between 03:00 and 9:00 am, precipitation data showed that from 00:00…
The commander of the RG3 says that, within days, a Madeiran platoon will be sent to Romania. Talking to journalists, Musa Gonçalves Paulino admitted that Madeira’s military infrastructure may need updating but refused to be drawn further. He said, right now, his main objective is to ensure that Madeira’s military…