Despite the modest adherence to the protest against the Labour Package, the USAM leader highlighted the importance of the mobilisation, acknowledging that “in Madeira there is a structural difficulty in participating in protest actions, because ‘everyone knows everyone!” Asked about the next steps, Alexandre Fernandes assured that “all forms of…
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A man was filmed showing off, naked, in the middle of Rua das Fontes, in Funchal. The video has been circulating on social networks, with the episode allegedly happening during the night. The specific date is not known. Images sent to local paper, JM, had to be edited. Samantha Gannon…
The young German woman, who was reported missing since last Sunday, has been found travelling abroad. Friends and co-workers grew concerned when she was absent from work and failed to answer any calls, which prompted the initial alarm. The Public Security Police (PSP) began the initial steps and, in the…
The Portuguese Bar Association has announced the creation of a direct channel to receive complaints and contributions regarding the functioning of the Agency for Integration, Minorities and Asylum AIMA. This new channel was created to enhance communication between lawyers and AIMA, aiming to alleviate the current pressure and unease. AIMA…
With the amount of pressure laid at its door, TAP has confirmed that it will no longer apply the controversial €30 rate increase on air travel during the Christmas and New Year season, between Madeira and mainland Portugal. The initial decision of the air carrier was highly contested, as it…
The Judiciary Police is investigating the disappearance of a foreign woman who has been uncontactable since Sunday. As DIÁRIO reported, the German woman, who works for a travel agency and, according to friends, has been uncontactable since the weekend. The young woman did not show up for work, has not…
An earthquake registering 2.7 on the Richter Scale was recorded yesterday afternoon off the northeast coast of Porto Moniz. Located at a depth of 41 km, the small quake was recorded by the IPMA at 15:07. Given its distance, depth, and intensity, it was only ‘felt’ by seismographs from the…
The PSP today suspended the search for the 31-year-old Polish tourist, missing since Monday in the mountains of Madeira. However, they will resume their search tomorrow. In a written response sent to Lusa, the PSP says that “the necessary steps have been exhausted on the existing pedestrian routes in the…
In a statement, the Regional Government has declared its unilateral disgust at the unjustified price hikes that TAP will introduce during the Christmas and New Year period 2025-2025, says the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture in a statement. As part of the daily monitoring carried out on the…
The General Director of Continente Modelo Madeira, João Pedro Santos, confirmed, while attending the VII Meeting of the Producers’ Club, that purchases from regional producers up until September have already exceeded one thousand tonnes. Corresponding to more than two million euros in fruit and vegetable products. “It is an incredible…
This year’s piano fest will delight music lovers everywhere. The event takes place between the 5th and 9th of November at the Theatre Municipal Baltazar Dias. All concerts start at 18:00. Tickets cost: 1 x ticket: 20 euros 3 x tickets: 51 euros 5 x tickets: 75 euros Tickets can…
The PS-Madeira has reiterated that the Regional Government assess the risk of overloading the Region’s public equipment and infrastructures. According to a party statement, the socialist proposal, which will be debated this week in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, is justified “in part by the large flow of visitors that…
Dora Aguín-Pombo, curator of the Insect Collection and lecturer at the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Madeira (FCV-UMa), and Hugo Miguel Silva, PhD student in Biological Sciences at the same faculty, recently participated in the preparation of two publications of great relevance for the enhancement of biodiversity…
A Swiss tourist drowned yesterday afternoon in the sea off Praia do Areeiro, Praia Formosa. According to people, the body was seen floating out at sea. Several people tried to revive him on land, including firefighters. But nothing could be done, and he was declared dead by officials. The Maritime…
The search for the 31-year-old tourist who has been missing since Sunday in Madeira was suspended last night. Fábio Castro, Deputy Superintendent of the PSP, confirmed to DIÁRIO that, due to security concerns, the search was suspended at nightfall and that it should resume this morning at sunrise. During the…