The PCP considers that it is still possible to stop the labour package, “as has happened in the past with other offensives against workers’ rights.” The party was out and about in Funchal, warning workers that their rights are being eroded in front of their eyes as the PSD/CDS Government…
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The Regional Government wants to create a mega-yacht marina within the bay of Funchal. While talking to journalists, JosĂ© Manuel Rodrigues once again stressed that this is one of the great projects planned for Pontinha. The jetty will be increased by 400 m, which will allow more berthing area and…
The price of fuel will increase next week in Madeira. Information released indicates that petrol will increase of 1.7 cents, to 1.584 euros per litre. While diesel will increase by 3 cents per litre to 1.513. This is very different from the amounts quoted earlier, as petrol was expected to…
The Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) considers that “the recent visit of the 23 deputies from the Assembly of the Republic to the Autonomous Region of Madeira was nothing more than a political cosmetic operation promoted by the Regional Government, which used PSD officials as tour guides.” “Everything was carefully set…
The JPP reaffirms “its firm defence of Madeira’s sugarcane producers by proposing an immediate increase in the amount paid to the producer to 70 cents per kilogram of sugarcane delivered to the mills.” “This position is of the utmost justice because it comes in a context of strong pressure on…
The Regional Government of Madeira insists on extending the main pier in the bay of Funchal and moving forward with a new model of port management, with the concession of some services. The announcement was made by the Regional Secretary for the Economy, JosĂ© Manuel Rodrigues, at the opening ceremony…
The mobility allowance should no longer be a subject of instability and recurring dispute, argued Guilherme Silva, who considered it incomprehensible that, after decades of autonomy, the issue remains without a stable solution. The statements were made on the sidelines of the Atlantic Conferences, in Câmara de Lobos. “It is…
The deadline for the submission of proposals for the public tender launched by the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, for the second phase of the contract for the Local Health Unit, ended on Monday. Two proposals were submitted to the tender procedure, while three other…
At the Funchal City Council Meeting this Thursday, Jorge Carvalho highlighted the support for associativism and local accommodation “We approved a set of support for different unprotected institutions in the municipality and discussed Local Accommodation (AL).” The Mayor explained that the original six-month suspension period ends in March, and it…
When asked this morning about the status of the Curral das Freiras cable car project, the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment, and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, stated that the public licensing has been resolved, but the initial construction dates are yet known. “Licensing takes place in the Câmara de Lobos City…
The PS has submitted a protest vote in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira against the Regional Government’s announced decision to sell the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. The socialists consider that this is a “wrong, hasty and harmful option to the public interest, jeopardising decades of public investment and the future…
Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) has submitted a request to access the internal studies that, according to the PSD/CDS Regional Government, support the decision to proceed with the sale of the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. In a statement, the JPP recalls that last Monday, it had already requested the public disclosure…
The Representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) has signed and sent for publication the regional legislative decree that approves the minimum monthly wage value guaranteed in the Region. The diploma was approved in a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly on the 21st of January…
The President of the Regional Government said today that the sale of the NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital property is not an “effective” decision and that it will only be decided in the future. He further reiterated that a more financially viable solution is to utilise the area to build controlled cost…
According to a government source, the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital building won’t be sold until 2030, and the site will be turned into controlled rent housing. The same source stresses that the sale of the unit is not the result of a recent or unilateral decision by the Regional Government,…