“For almost 400 days the Regional Government has not paid taxi drivers who transport non-urgent patients on behalf of the Regional Health Service of the Region (SESARAM),” declared the JPP – Juntos Pelo Povo. It is believed that more than 2 million euros is owed to the region’s taxi drivers.…
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Manuel António says that it will not be possible to be associated with any list headed, by Albuquerque. The former governor thus reacted to the latest statements by the President of the Regional Government and leader of the PSD-Madeira. Through a statement, he states that “the PSD-Madeira must offer the…
Júlio Nóbrega guarantees that greater demand for health services has not yet led to the cancellation of surgeries due to lack of beds. The public hospitals in the Region have already exhausted their inpatient capacity. This was noted by the clinical director of the Regional Health Service (SESARAM) early this…
The President of the Republic convened the Council of State for the 17th of January, after hearing the parties represented in the Regional Legislative Assembly of Madeira, following the motion of censure on the Regional Government. A date that, from the outset, rules out the possibility of holding elections on…
Chaos persists in the Emergency Department of Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, in Funchal. There are countless stretchers with patients ‘parked’ along access corridors in the hospital building. “It’s unbelievable the amount of stretchers in the corridors. You almost can’t walk through.” said one witness to DIÁRIO morning. Stretchers with patients…
“No one is buried in a mass grave,” assures the Chamber Funchal Municipal Council (CMF). Their answer is in response to a request for clarification by DIÁRIO following a post published by Father José Luís Rodrigues, under the title ‘People are not cattle,’ in which he expressed indignation at the…
Portuguese health authorities clarified today that metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in northern China, is common in winter and that cases in Portugal are “quite rare.” “Cases have been quite rare, so far. It does not seem to be the virus predominantly associated with some respiratory infections that we are seeing,” stated…
Since last night, the rescue of a 28-year-old citizen, of German nationality, in Ponta do Pargo, who was forced to make an emergency landing when he was paragliding, in the pebble area has been underway. The rescue is being coordinated by the Maritime Authority and, according to Rui Teixeira, commander…
The President of the Regional Government once again assured reporters this morning, that a set of public contracts “will stop,” including work on the Central and University Hospital of Madeira. Miguel Albuquerque explained to journalists that the holdup is due to the failure to agree on the budget and the…
ADN-Madeira today defended the liberalisation of maritime transport between Madeira and Porto Santo. This at a time when the Lobo Marinho ferry, which connects the islands of the archipelago, will now undergo its yearly maintenance programme. The ferry will be out of action for 6 weeks as modifications are being…
Miguel Albuquerque considers that “the 9th of March is a good date” for holding regional elections. Furthermore, he will reiterate his commitment when he speaks to the President of the Republic, next Tuesday during his hearing with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President of the Republic will hold talks with…
The Regional Health Service said today that “it is false to say that SESARAM does not pay its suppliers or have enough medicines. The regional authority reacted abruptly to the headline posted in DIÁRIO on the 3rd of January, reporting that a lack of medicines compromises the general hospital’s Accident…
Two tourists spent the night on the pebble of Ponta do Pargo, next to Fajã das Palhas, after being unable to leave the place due to rising tides, and were only rescued this morning (040125) by the Portuguese Air Force. The mission was coordinated by the Maritime Authority, which confirms…
Fires broke out after the end-of-year fireworks with one of the firing stations in in São Gonçalo exploding. A police source reports that the episode occurred after a firework container allegedly overturned due to the vibrations of the devices used and ended up damaging nearby homes and vehicles. Fires were…
The Court of Auditors (TdC), in its 2023 External Verification of the Regional Government Treasurer’s Account, indicates that the Regional Government did not fully comply with a recommendation regarding budgetary rules on the use of bank and treasury balances, which had already been left in the previous year’s report. In…