The Socialist Party PS-M, has criticized the measure announced by the Regional Government to charge for parking on Pico do Areeiro, and argued that there should be an exemption regime for Madeirans. “It is essential to create an exception regime for Madeirans, in parking and access to pedestrian routes, otherwise…
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A car has been parked in the middle of the road for more than a week, in Caniço de Baixo. The place is frequented by many tourists and residents, all of whom have complained about a car parked in the middle of the road, leaving residents frustrated and annoyed at…
A team from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) is in Porto Santo monitoring the 2024 harvest campaign and, according to data 12 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, mostly from the caracol and striprão varieties. Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAM, notes, the good phytosanitary status…
“There is reflection on this matter and there are ideas to implement that go in this direction.” This was the answer of Eduardo Jesus, when asked this Tuesday by journalists if the possibility of closing access to Pico do Areeiro from some point further down is being considered, in order…
The Chapel of the Mother of God, the “oldest” heritage property that exists in the city of Caniço, was vandalised last night. In the image, shared by the president of the Parish Council, Milton Teixeira, it is possible to see one of the facades of the chapel covered with graffiti.…
The Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal (ACIF) today suggested the implementation of access control and flow management systems, on the most popular routes such as Rabaçal, Queimadas, Pico do Areeiro – Pico Ruivo, through the development of an app. The application should “provide information to tourists, companies, and residents about…
PS-Madeira defends that an Integrated Plan for the Management of Tourist Flows be implemented in the Region, involving all tourism agents, in order to find and put into practice solutions to the problems of disorganisation and excess human load that occur in some points, such as Pico do Areeiro. The…
A bush fire in Poço Barral, in Santo António, mobilised local fire brigades this afternoon. According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by several drug addicts who live near the site. The fire spread consuming nearby scrubland and rubbish. Later, the same witness, stated that the fire team had to…
The Forest Police arrested one arsonist per year between 2021 and 2023. Nineteen citizens were also identified for lighting unauthorized fires and two hundred occurrences were registered. This year, in less than two months of the Operational Plan for Fighting Rural Fires, 24 cases have already been reported. Samantha Gannon…
Continuing the implementation of measures to support the dynamisation of municipal markets,
The Bathing Water Quality Surveillance Programme of the Region was extended from April to the end of October, being the responsibility of the Regional Directorate of Health (DRS), through the Division of Licensing and Environmental Health (DLSA) and the Regional Public Health Laboratory. This year, it extends to 65 bathing…
he Regional Government is committed to following what it says is the "popular will" and ensuring the construction of a "new attractiveness" for Curral das Freiras,
In Local Accommodation (AL), 532.1 thousand guests were registered (+39.9% than in 2022),
In a statement, PAN Madeira "regrets yet another death of a tourist and recalls that since last September it has called for urgent and more than necessary measures to be taken to safeguard the lives of those who visit us".
Águas e Resíduos da Madeira (ARM) has issued a statement confirming their changes in the waste collection service in the municipalities, of Câmara de Lobos, Porto Santo, Machico, Ribeira Brava, and Santana, as well as in the waste reception services, due to the public holiday on the 1st of July.