Huge waves affected two areas of the parish of Paul do Mar today. According to the Parish Council, the swell caused several damages to a vehicle and a recreational vessel in the port of Quebrada. At the Lagos site, waves broke over the walls and flooded nearby homes. Responding to…
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The Allegorical Flower Parade, the highlight of the Flower Festival, an event promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture, will now be held on two Sundays starting this year. According to the Secretary for Tourism’s office, the event is set for May 3rd and 17th. This decision…
The Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC), together with the 11 Municipal Civil Protection Services of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is hosting sessions on the use of the European emergency number 112 and explaining how the Manchester Triage works in handling medical emergencies. The initiatives will be held across several…
Madeira Island is neither too big nor too small. For its size, it boasts some impressive museums—some without equal in the world (such as the Sugar Museum), others strikingly modern (like the MUDAS Museum, perched atop the cliffs of Calheta), and many more worth discovering. Last year, the Cultural and…
It was in Elsevier’s journal Cancer Epidemiology that the Madeira Oncological Registry (RO-RAM), part of the Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM), published its first scientific work in an international peer-reviewed journal. According to a press release, the study presents a pioneering methodological approach in Europe, which…
A study has found differences between rural and urban arsonists, noting some early improvements when policies used in other countries were adapted for individuals. The data is part of Rita Ribeiro’s doctoral thesis, defended on the 6th of January at the University of Coimbra, entitled “Rural and Urban Arsonists: Analysis…
A student at the School of Hospitality and Tourism in Madeira was immediately suspended after threatening a colleague with a razor inside a classroom on Monday morning. While speaking to DIÁRIO, Fernando Figueiredo, the Director of the educational establishment, confirmed the occurrence, explaining that both the aggressor and the victim…
The president of the Regional Government confirmed today that the New Year’s Eve firework show will go ahead as scheduled. At a press conference, Miguel Albuquerque said that the Regional Government considered postponing the pyrotechnic show, given the first forecasts of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, but…
Due to the New Year’s Eve celebrations and the fireworks show, the Funchal City Council informs that temporary changes will be implemented to road traffic, parking, public transport, taxis, and tourist transport from December 30th to New Year’s Day. The measures will cover several parishes in the municipality, with a…
Following the adverse weather forecasts, Casa do Povo de São Roque do Faial was forced to cancel their initiative ‘Búzios Announce the Arrival of the New Year,’ which was scheduled for New Year’s Day at 07:00, at Pico do Areeiro. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Casa do Povo…
The Autonomous Region of Madeira will be under yellow and orange weather warnings due to heavy rain and wind, especially on New Year’s Eve and the morning of the 1st of January, according to information provided by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). On the south coast, an…
On the 5th of January, the auditorium at the Municipal Garden of Funchal will once again welcome the show ‘Let’s Sing the Kings’, organised by the Association of People’s Houses of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ACAPORAMA). As part of the Christmas and New Year’s Eve Festivities programme, the show…
The Orfeão Madeirense will continue its 28th edition of the Christmas Choir Festival “Christmas in Funchal,” with three more performances scheduled between now and the end of the year. After performing on the 17th and 19th of December, the choirs will now perform at the Sé do Funchal on the…
The candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Henrique Gouveia e Melo, will be in Madeira from the 26th of December. During his visit, he has arranged two meet and greet sessions. One will be held at 11:00 am in Vila Natal, Santa Cruz, and a second at 18:00 at…
Last night’s Funchal Market Night registered a total of 20 occurrences typified as pre-hospital emergencies, within the scope of the Market Night 2025 Events Coordination Post. According to the official balance, there were nine situations of alcohol poisoning, six cases of sudden illness, two falls, one man was run over,…