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
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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…
The great scratch card scam has made news today. One of the latest scams is that unscrupulous vendors are failing to destroy winning scratchcards after the amount has been paid out. This then allows scammers to re-use the card at another lottery outlet. Jogos Santa Casa asks everyone to remember…
In the middle of the harvest season, any additional help is always welcome, and here in Madeira is no different. Yet not many know or realise that our levada network can be used as a transportation route for baskets of grapes. The idea is not new, but well worth remembering,…
Data from the Idealista portal reveals that, in one year, house prices in Madeira have risen by 19%, and buying a house in the Region, at the moment, exceeds 3 thousand euros per square metre. In August 2023, buying a house in Madeira cost of 3,114 euros per square metre,…
Businessman Mário Ferreira, the largest Portuguese cruise operator, is receptive to setting up a “serious and credible” ferry operation between Madeira and the mainland. He considers that a regular maritime connection to the mainland “makes perfect sense,” but places some conditions for the operation to be successful, namely having two…
So far, the fires have affected 5,116 hectares, 139 ha of which are Laurissilva. During a press conference at the auditorium at Campo da Barca, Manuel Filipe, President of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation confirmed that 32% of the burnt area was just scrubland. Furthermore, Manuel Filipe confirms…
The coordination of firefighting operations that ravaged Madeira for 13 days has intensified the tension between firefighters and the Civil Protection. In performance terms the centralised management deserved criticism on the ground, resurfacing old divergences such as the payment of support to volunteers or the cut in the allowances of…
The Municipal Inspection services of the Funchal City Council were, today, in Rua de Santa Maria Maior where they removed equipment, tables, and chairs that were improperly occupying public areas in this historic street. According to a statement, this action took place after the municipality had notified all merchants on…