The CDU held a political initiative today at the Santo da Serra Market to highlight “the importance of highlighting the struggles the population have with social, political, economic and cultural rights in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” Saying that “it was worth fighting, Edgar Silva, regional coordinator of the PCP,…
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The President of the Regional Government once again assured reporters this morning, that a set of public contracts “will stop,” including work on the Central and University Hospital of Madeira. Miguel Albuquerque explained to journalists that the holdup is due to the failure to agree on the budget and the…
Miguel Albuquerque considers that “the 9th of March is a good date” for holding regional elections. Furthermore, he will reiterate his commitment when he speaks to the President of the Republic, next Tuesday during his hearing with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President of the Republic will hold talks with…
The Court of Auditors (TdC), in its 2023 External Verification of the Regional Government Treasurer’s Account, indicates that the Regional Government did not fully comply with a recommendation regarding budgetary rules on the use of bank and treasury balances, which had already been left in the previous year’s report. In…
On the 30th of December, The Madeira Hotel Union organised a demonstration against the employers’ proposal of a 5.5% wage increase, with a guarantee of a minimum increase of 53 euros for 2025. As a result of their offer, several dozen workers were seen demonstrating near the entrance to the…
This year’s New Year’s Eve firework display, titled ‘Azulejos da Madeira” is one of the island’s most anticipated events. Lasting eight minutes, there are 59 firework stations (27 in the Funchal amphitheater, 25 on the city’s seafront, five at sea, and two on the island of Porto Santo). The show…
Climate change is affecting the nation’s favourite hot beverage – coffee. If you can’t do without your coffee, then get ready to spend more on your daily intake. For the coming year, further increases are planned leaving many cafe owners wondering how to manage the situation, should they raise prices…
“We have come to say that PSD Madeira wants the elections to be held as soon as possible,” said Miguel Albuquerque, president of the party, at the end of the audience with the representative of the Republic that lasted about 30 minutes. “We are, at the moment, without a budget,…
The Swiftair cargo plane that supplies Madeira, which due to technical issues was unable to fly, is now operational again. Luckily, it was able to land in Madeira today and return to its base in Lisbon. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
History was made at the Regional Assembly yesterday morning, the 17th of December 2024. The motion of censure presented by Chega has been approved. The action of opposition in the Autonomous Region of Madeira has dismissed the Regional Government. Chega, PS, JPP, PAN, and IL have thus united against the…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out a police operation today, which led to the detainment of three defendants, two of them were arrested under the suspicion of corruption, fraud in obtaining aggravated subsidy, qualified tax fraud, and money laundering, having damaged the Portuguese State and the European Union (EU) for…
The President of the Republic reacted today to the disruption towards the regional budget for 2025, and on prospective new regional legislative elections, saying, “we cannot put the cart before the horse.” On a visit to the Netherlands, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa considered that it is necessary to “wait” for…
The Funchal Citizen’s Shop will be open on the 23rd of December between 08:30 and 14:00. According to information from the Regional Secretariat for Finance, normal working hours will be in force on the 27th and 30th of December, from 08:30 to 19:30. Loja do CidadĂŁo do Funchal will be…
ACIF – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira, in a recent meeting with the Regional Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, reiterated its concern about the lack of progress in defining the draft of the collaboration protocol, which will ensure exemption from charging on the recommended routes for Tourist…
The Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) party has just released a statement opposing the 2025 Budget. “The National Political Commission of the JPP, which represents all its militants, unanimously decided to reject the 2025 Budget proposal. The JPP is against what it considers a path of spending with squandering and distribution of…