Last year, Pingo Doce donated around 536 tonnes of food to institutions in Funchal, under the ‘Alimenta o Bairro’ programme. In a press note, the company highlights that the same programme collected, at a national level, the equivalent of 12 thousand tonnes of foodstuffs in 2025. Pingo Doce says that…
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Madeira Consorcio – 9.5.2026 We visited the coffee roastery in Monte, close to the cable car station. ODD Coffee owner and manager Gonçalo Gouveia gave us a live demonstration of how he roasts coffee for his cafés and for several coffee shops in Funchal that buy speciality coffee from him.…
With a carnation in his lapel, the parliamentary leader of the Socialist Party, Paulo Cafôfo, took advantage of the commemorative session of the 52nd anniversary of the 25th of April, this morning, in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, to criticise the “systematic blockade” of the PSD/CDS majority to the opposition’s…
The CDS Santa Cruz says it is concerned that the Santo da Serra Market remains closed. The party reports that, in recent weeks, elements of the municipality have gone to the site several times and maintained contact with merchants and farmers, “trying to follow the evolution of the work and…
The PCP warns of a worsening economic situation, exacerbated by recent international events, which have been used as an excuse to raise prices of essential goods. In a press release, the PCP notes that “as in previous incidents, there is a logic of exploitation by large distribution companies, who use…
The agricultural market of Santo António da Serra, in Santa Cruz, remains closed, almost nine months after work began on the ageing structure. As yet, no reopening dates have been confirmed. The complaint comes from the councilors elected by the Mais Santa Cruz Coalition, who allege that “the increasing delay…
A grocery store operated by Bangladeshi citizens was inspected this morning on Rua 31 de Janeiro. As far as could be ascertained, the space contained products in poor condition. It should be noted that this is not the first time that this establishment has been subject to inspection. The competent…
The President of PS-Madeira today demanded public clarification from the Regional Government regarding the case of alleged fraud with European funds under PRODERAM, currently under judicial investigation. On the sidelines of a visit to the Anona Regional Exhibition, in Faial, the socialist leader considered that the Regional Executive, as the…
The JPP reaffirms “its firm defence of Madeira’s sugarcane producers by proposing an immediate increase in the amount paid to the producer to 70 cents per kilogram of sugarcane delivered to the mills.” “This position is of the utmost justice because it comes in a context of strong pressure on…
The Home Support Service (SAD) currently provides meals to support 230 people in six municipalities in the west of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. This social aid is promoted by the Social Security Institute of Madeira (ISSM), under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour and Youth (SRITJ).…
Mission Continente (MC) has launched an employee recruitment campaign across its Continente Modelo and Wells stores in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, in a campaign that is being advertised everywhere, including the press, on the radio, in digital media, and on buses. Sara Dias, Area Leader Talent Acquisition at MC,…
The President of the Regional Government announced today that he is in talks with the municipal councils of the Region to “end plastics and advertising” on terraces and esplanades. The announcement was made at the inauguration of the Editory Garden Hotel, the former Carmo hotel, located in the centre of…
The municipality of Funchal has invested 800 thousand in the recovery of a “space that is part of the city’s memory,” stated Funchal Mayor, Jorge Carvalho. The ‘new’ Confeitaria Felisberta, whose official opening took place yesterday afternoon, is a concession that was delivered to the Doce Convite – Pastelaria group.…
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 Funchal City Council (CMF) Socialist Party councilor questioned the PSD/CDS executive at last week’s city council meeting about the promised revision of the municipal regulation on Local Accommodation (AL). According to a statement, Rui Caetano warned of the provisional suspension of new AL registrations, with a maximum duration of…