Due to bad weather, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has closed all the region’s Classified Pedestrian Routes (walks) for tomorrow, the 20th of January. The IFCN further confirms that all Classified Pedestrian Routes will remain closed, for security reasons while the weather alerts remain in place. “Everyone…
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In a press statement, SESARAM released a response to an article published today in Diário de NotĂcias about the perceived lack of medicines available in the region. Regional budgets for prescription drugs have increased, with funding for cancer medication reaching 30 million euros in 2024. The article suggested that with…
According to a statement addressed to the newsrooms by the CDU, the increase in car traffic in the Region is the result of the failure of the Regional Government’s public transport policy. For the party, although the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, suggests that the improvement of living…
According to data released this morning by the Regional Directorate of Statistics (DREM), in November 2024, in the Region, there was an increase of 7.7% in the number of deaths compared to the same month in 2023,(196 deaths). In the cumulative from January to November, the number of deaths was…
Political party, ADN – Alternative national Democracy Party, today questioned the regional authorities about what has been done to combat illegal immigration in the Region. Now that SEF – Foreigners and Borders Service no longer exists, the party understands that little is known for sure about how the entry of…
For the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, the increase in the average daily traffic on the Via Rapida of 5.3% in 2024 is due to the “improvement in the material conditions of families.” Speaking to the media, he said that the increase in traffic is a…
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP), has expressed its “deep discontent” with the predictable outcome of the investment in the so-called ‘Fábrica das Algas’, a project of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) that involved more than 50 million euros and aimed to transform algae into biofuel to ensure the energy independence of…
The rescue of a tourist, in 2023, on the Pico do Areeiro-Pico Ruivo pedestrian route, while it was temporarily closed, due to adverse weather conditions, cost a total of 1,233.25 euros. In a press statement, this case was used, as an example, by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil…
There is no doubt that “the single pass is an achievement of the Madeirans,” but the issue has caused a bitter infight when it comes to taking credit for its success. Throughout the day, there have been several exchanges of accusations between the CDS and the PAN, each claiming they…
The Health Service of The Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM) clarified, early Tuesday (14th) evening, that, due to the growing demand within the A & E Department, conducive to this time of year, and the capacity to admit patients into hospital is compromised by the 230 clinically discharged patients who…
As part of the ‘Pink Boxes’ initiative, resulting from a partnership between the Womaniza-Te association and CMF, councilor Helena Leal, who oversees Education and Citizenship, this week visited several schools where ‘Pink Boxes’ had been delivered. Specifically in the schools of Basic School of the 2nd and 3rd Bartolomeu Perestrelo,…
As a way of “giving voice to the appeals of patients and families,” the Portuguese Labour Party – PTP, denounced that there are patients who have been stranded for days in the A & E department at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, due to the lack of available beds. In…
The Government will move forward with tenders for the production of sustainable fuel (SAF) and has already received expressions of interest from “several companies,” announced the Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho. “What we want is for Portugal to be a European and even world producer of…
The CDU held a political initiative today at the Santo da Serra Market to highlight “the importance of highlighting the struggles the population have with social, political, economic and cultural rights in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” Saying that “it was worth fighting, Edgar Silva, regional coordinator of the PCP,…
The PSP has detained at 36-year-old man in the Santo AntĂłnio area for illegally remaining in the country. Since he did not have documents, a police investigation was carried out that found he was an ‘illegal’ given that his initial request for a temporary residence permit had been rejected on…