At the ceremony to distinguish individuals and tourist entities, at the Convent of Santa Clara, the President of the Regional Government stressed to the audience that “pressure is not fatal. It forces you to make decisions to improve the destination,” namely at the level of greater density at certain times…
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A cooperation protocol was signed today in the Noble Hall of the Funchal City Council, between the Funchal City Council, APRAM – Madeira Ports Association, and CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) aims to carry out actions to plant native or endemic trees in the Funchal Ecological Park during the end…
A recently released audit report by the Court of Auditors (TdC), has detected 39 situations of illegal exercise of functions inherent to management positions in the Funchal City Council between 2018 and 2022. These relate to the substitution regime, in violation of the provisions of paragraph 3 of article 27…
The Debt Bulletin of the Region was released today, in which it is possible to observe that the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration increased by 144.6 million euros, at the end of the first half of this year, compared to the end of the previous quarter, standing at…
The argument of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the ‘Ab Initio’ case, according to some national press reports, will involve three regional secretaries: Pedro Ramos (Health), RogĂ©rio Gouveia (Finance) and Pedro Fino (Equipment and Infrastructure). Precisely the same officials who oversee the two dozen bodies that were searched last Tuesday…
The Funchal City Council has rejected 187 requests for the use of properties as Local Accommodation this year. Local newspaper JM reported that JoĂŁo Rodrigues, councilor for Urbanism, confirmed that the municipality cancelled three existing licenses between January and August. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The CDU will promote in Funchal the holding of a ‘Public Tribune’ that aims to serve as a protest against corruption. The initiative will take place next to the SĂŁo Lourenço Palace, on Avenida Zarco, on Monday the 23rd of September at 17:30. “In addition to the call for the…
Recent information shows that this year’s harvest is well below that of 2023. In total 3.1 million kilos of grapes were harvested, 900 tonnes less than last year. The grapes at my parent’s house had shriveled to almost nothing by August. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The University of Madeira (UMa) yesterday presented a project for the candidacy of Madeira wine to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, focusing on the cultural and social practices associated with its production and commercialisation since the eighteenth century. “This is what we intend to inscribe on the representative list of…
ADN/Madeira today expressed “its deep concern about the recent measure by the Funchal City Council to revert 2.5% of the Tourist Tax in favour of hotels and Local Accommodation (AL) units.” “We understand that this decision distorts the true purpose of this tax, which should be fully applied to the…
Forum Madeira has launched its ‘Dog-Friendly Dogcourse – a competition to find the shopping centre’s four-legged mascot. This action is in line with the news, already announced, that, as of the 4th of October, Forum Madeira will be officially dog friendly, allowing the entry of pre-registered dogs into the shopping…
Unskilled professionals represent almost a seventh of the island’s workforce. Data from the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira reveal that in the second quarter of this year, 126.700 thousand people were employed, 18.900 thousand of which were classified as working in unskilled jobs. In addition, the statistics show that…
Ireneu Barreto, Representative of the Republic for the Region, says that we cannot ignore the tragedy of the fires that devastated the Region, saying that it is necessary to focus on prevention and that the debate has to be more technical than political. In his speech at the solemn session…
A statement issued by the Regional Secretariat for Economy, Tourism and Culture confirms that, through the Regional Authority for Economic Activities (ARAE) the ‘Apolo’ Restaurant in Funchal has been closed down. In response to local newspaper, JM’s questions, the communication office of the secretariat led by Eduardo Jesus revealed that…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, and the Regional Secretary, Pedro Fino, visited the Santo da Serra Golf Course yesterday to discuss and view the new installation/construction of a photovoltaic plant, which will allow the golf centre to become energy self-reliant. Energy created by the 48 photovoltaic panels…