Marta Sofia, candidate for the City Council and the Municipal Assembly of Funchal, expressed today in a statement her “strong concern and indignation” regarding Miguel Albuquerque’s recent statements on the use of helicopters for tourism purposes. For the candidate, this proposal is “reveals a serious inversion of priorities, especially at…
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PPM Madeira (Monarchy Party) has issued a statement opposing the installation of video surveillance cameras on the streets of the city of Funchal, as the party believes this will only create a false sense of citizens ‘ security. In its opinion, surveillance cameras do not prevent crime and only serve…
Army personnel will now patrol forest areas to detect fire occurrences and identify risk situations, including the possible presence of ‘suspect individuals. This measure is part of a technical collaboration protocol signed between the Regional Government, through the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC, IP-RAM), and the Garrison Regiment No. 3…
The Socialist Party candidate for the presidency of the Funchal City Council warns of the high risk of fire in the areas overlooking the city, reaffirming his support for grazing as a complementary measure of land use planning and fuel load reduction. Rui Caetano recalled the magnitude of the fires…
The SĂŁo Pedro festivities, in Ribeira Brava, ended badly for a 24-year-old Public Security Police (PSP) agent, who, like thousands of other people, was off duty and just wanted to enjoy a few moments of leisure. According to JM, the police officer was lured away from the main gathering and…
A woman was rescued at around midnight near the Pinnacle viewpoint, after leaving her 6-year-old child inside her car as she headed to what is becoming a ‘suicide point.’ The plea for help was provided by an unexpected means, as the child, realising that something was wrong, waved to a…
The 53-year-old Czech tourist (not about 40 years old as initially reported) who fell and died this morning after falling 50 metres from the Juncal Viewpoint, in Pico do Areeiro, was not on a recommended pedestrian route. The viewpoint and the access route, which starts at the entrance of Radar…
The General Director of the Avista restaurant, of the Cliff Bay group, told local media outlet, JM today that the fire that occurred this afternoon was limited to a “technical area,” where the support equipment for air conditioning and fans are located, and that it did not pose a danger…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has expressed serious reservations about meeting the deadline for the arrival of the second aerial means to reinforce the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC), set for the beginning of July, blaming the change in the tutelage of the Internal Administration in the…
The Regional Civil Protection Service, as of today, has intensified its rural fire surveillance. “As of today, an agent of the CR PSP Madeira or a soldier of the GNR – Territorial Command of Madeira will be stationed permanently at the Regional Command of Relief Operations (#CROS), who ensure the…
An all-terrain tourist vehicle crash resulted in seven injuries at the Pedregal site, in Ponta do Pargo, this afternoon. According to what was possible to assess at the time from the president of the Regional Civil Protection Service, Richard Marques, five people have minor injuries, and two are seriously hurt.…
A Public Security Police (PSP) patrol found two intoxicated women in the gardens of the Casino Park Hotel, Funchal in the early hours of this morning. It was just after 4:00 am when the agents spotted two foreign tourists lying in one of the gardens near the hotel’s car parks. …
According to a report by a guide to JM, tourists continue to risk their lives on Madeira’s walking trails, violating the rules, especially between Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro. Despite being closed, because of the August 2024 fires, the path continues to be popular with many either climbing the barrier…
Two people slipped this afternoon on Vereda do Larano in Porto da Cruz. Clinging on to each other, the pair left the path and nearly fell into an abyss. According to the investigation, the two people are of foreign nationality and were rescued by search and rescue teams from the…