Maria do Carmo Gomes, President of the Council of Jurisdiction of Chega Madeira, highlighted AndrĂ© Ventura’s victory in Madeira in yesterday’s Presidential elections, stressing that the result demonstrates that “the system needs a shake-up” and that the country “is on the right track.” AndrĂ© Ventura was the second most voted…
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In a statement, a spokesperson for the Social Security has confirmed that a new model called ‘Simplification of the Contributory Cycle’ (SCC) will come into force this year. In practice, this means less bureaucracy for companies and a faster and simpler process for reporting salaries and calculating contributions. The main…
Last year, the daily average number of cars on the via rápida rose to 39.6 thousand, while main roads saw an average of 7.9 thousand vehicles. These figures mark increases of 5.2% and 7.4%, respectively. Light vehicle traffic grew by 5.2% on the via rápida and 7.3% on normal roads.…
A protocol has been signed between ADENORMA and the Social Security Institute of Madeira (ISSM), under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Work and Youth, which will allow the creation of a Snoezelen Room at the Centre for Activities and Training for Inclusion of SĂŁo Vicente, reinforcing the…
Light snow is expected to dust Madeira’s highest peaks from tonight through Tuesday morning. Officials say the snowfall will be limited to high elevations, as warmer air moves in, raising temperatures and bringing light rain. Winds will stay weak to moderate from the northwest for now, but could pick up…
The National Elections Commission (CNE) today (18th of January) received a complaint against the President of the Regional Government, for promoting his favourite candidate. Andre Wemans, spokesman for the CNE, confirmed to JM the receipt of the complaint, by telephone, at the end of the morning, and that the complaint…
The rates of the Tax on Petroleum Products and Energy Consumption (ISP) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira will increase from Monday, January 19th, by decision of the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariats of Economy and Finance. At issue is the publication of Ordinance No. 10/2026, of 15th of…
A mini 1.0 magnitude earthquake was registered at 01:58 off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos on Thursday morning. A further two earthquakes were registered by IPMA seismographs yesterday, the 16th of January, within 20 minutes of each other. Both quakes were classed as microtremors. The first was a…
The President of the Regional Government has commented again on the electoral campaign for the Presidency of the Republic, underlining his support for LuĂs Marques Mendes, who he believes was more direct in relation to the issues of the autonomous regions. “At the end of a video, Miguel Albquerque touched…
On Tuesday, the Regional Secretary for the Economy asked the Porto Santo Line to increase the number of flights between Porto Santo and Madeira, within the aircraft’s maximum capacity, given that the Porto Santo Ferry is currently undergoing maintenance. JosĂ© Manuel Rodrigues was told that, on several occasions, the connections…
Please note that Payshops can no longer top up existing GIRO cards, and they cannot load the new cards as the system is still not working. A letter has been sent to Horários do Funchal asking them to clarify the situation. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 106
The Government has decided to suspend the requirement of a regularised contributory situation to access the social mobility allowance until the end of January and to evaluate the measure with the executives of the Azores and Madeira. In a joint statement, the Ministries of State and Finance and Infrastructure and…
When asked about the current presidential campaign, Miguel Albuquerque was quite critical, classifying it as weak and unenlightening. “I think this campaign is a little mediocre, too mediocre,” he said, recalling that the President of the Republic does not govern and, therefore, should not present government programmes. While talking to…
The president of the Regional Government reported today via Instagram that hehas sent a communication to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, and the US Ambassador in Lisbon, asking them to intercede in the release of Madeiran-related political prisoners in Venezuela. On the occasion, Albuquerque reported the reinforcement of…
On Tuesday, the 13th of January, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers delivered a petition to the Prime Minister’s official residence opposing the government’s proposed changes to labour laws. This action was part of the National Day of Struggle against the draft amendments and included over 100,000 signatures, more than…