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Fires: Pedro Ramos Comes Under Heavy Criticism

On the sidelines of the solemn session commemorating the 280th anniversary of the municipality of São Vicente, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque made it clear that he will not fire the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos. When asked by journalists about this hypothesis,…

Machico: Fires Don’t Bother Us – We’ll Light Our Own

The Municipality of Machico, in Madeira, will maintain the traditional Fechos Festival, which will be lit on Saturday night, states the Mayor, Ricardo Franco, confirming that all safety conditions are met. “The tradition of the torches is a secular event and this year will be no exception. The event will…

Fire: ADN Propose Construction Ban on Affected Areas

The ADN party has issued a statement proposing that a 20-year ban on construction be decreed in the burned areas. The party understands that this would protect those areas and allow their natural reestablishment. “This proposal arises from the urgent need to ensure environmental recovery, prevent future disasters, and ensure…

Parties Angered at Proposed 4 Euros/hr Parking

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…

Sugarcane Producers Deprived of 10 cent Increase

“Sugarcane producers are outraged by the lack of communication from the Regional Government, who have still not paid the promised 10 cents/kilo increase. Three months after the end of this year’s harvest, Miguel Albuquerque and Rafaela Fernandes seem to have forgotten the promise made in the middle of the electoral…

IVBAM: Interest in Madeiran Embroidery Increasing

“Madeirans are showing more and more interest in Madeira Embroidery.” This is the finding of Marisa Santos, a member of the board of directors of the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM). “The findings and the interest shown in Madeiran Embroidery during World Embroidery Day, and last…

Deepening Social Inequalities and the Hidden Poor

Francisco Gomes, deputy of Chega in the Assembly of the Republic, is concerned about the persistence of “high levels of poverty in Madeiran society” and believes that they prove that the economic sector is generating and deepening social inequalities. The observations were made in actions of contact with the population,…

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