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The PS-Madeira has criticised in a statement the proposal for the Regional Budget for 2026, presented by the Regional Secretary of Finance, for cuts in areas such as health and housing, considered priorities of the Government Programme approved in May. According to the socialists, the document indicates a 50 million…
Eduardo Jesus highlighted at the Laurissilva forum that there is “a lot of planning” in territorial management and in specific actions to combat threats to the so-called lung of Madeira, stressing the importance of joint work that the Region has prepared to respond to these risks. He underlined the role…
Five detainees arrived this afternoon at the Funchal Marina in a Navy boat under strict security imposed by the PJ, the Air Force, and the Maritime Authority. They were the last five people to disembark, completing the group of 10 crew members of the vessels intercepted in an operation that…
The Regional Nucleus of Quercus da Madeira has expressed its concern about the expansion and construction of new golf courses in the Region. In a note to the newsroom, the Madeira Regional Nucleus of Quercus remarked that choosing to invest public funds in golf shows a “misery in the head”…
More than 7,000 kilos of cocaine were seized in an operation to combat international drug trafficking by sea, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed. According to a statement from the PJ, “two fishing vessels were intercepted, about 1,000 nautical miles (approximately 1852 kilometers) from Lisbon, with 10 foreign citizens on board,…
The National Association of Car Rental Providers (ARAC) has asked the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for an urgent hearing on the proposal to revise the regional decree that regulates rent-a-car companies. For the association, “the proposal under discussion introduces disproportionate and economically penalising measures, unparalleled in any other Member State…
In an area of about 20 thousand square meters in SĂŁo Martinho, the Sá Group’s dream of owning a coffee farm is coming to life. On half of Fazenda Sá, young coffee trees are already producing, despite their age. “This idea grew out of the excitement my father and I…
The Union of Workers in Public and Social Functions of the South and Autonomous Regions (STFPSSRA) warned today of the lack of nurses and employees in a home managed by the Living Care Association, in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira. “The home operates with minimal services all year,” said the union’s…
Santo da Serra’s farmers have been hit with a double blow. Not only are they about to lose essential subsidies the farmers’ market has also been closed. The CDU has issued a press statement denouncing the position taken by the Municipality of Santa Cruz by not “guaranteeing the tent that…
The Director of the Judiciary Police today confirmed that searches were carried out at Portuguese airline TAP as part of an investigation led by the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP). ““We are providing full support to the investigation conducted by the Institution, following a request from the…
The CHEGA parliamentary group of the Assembly of the Republic has submitted a draft resolution recommending to the Government of the Republic the extension to the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores of the extraordinary support for the agricultural sector created in 2023. The decision of the executive to…
The Christmas lights in Funchal have been up since early October and, as always, they’ll be switched on the first day of December, according to the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture of Madeira. Government officials say the illuminations, running until the early hours of the 8th of January,…
The leader of Juntos pelo Povo (JPP), Élvio Sousa, today publicly criticised the Regional Government of Madeira, accusing the PSD and CDS of prioritising investments in golf courses while “ignoring the real problems” faced by Madeiran families. On his Facebook page, Élvio Sousa states that “if the PSD and the…
The body of a man was found floating in the sea off Câmara de Lobos this morning. According to a statement issued by the National Maritime Authority, an alert was raised at 10:55 this morning by a crew member from one of the maritime-tourist vessels operating nearby. Officers from the…