The CDU will promote in Funchal the holding of a ‘Public Tribune’ that aims to serve as a protest against corruption. The initiative will take place next to the SĂŁo Lourenço Palace, on Avenida Zarco, on Monday the 23rd of September at 17:30. “In addition to the call for the…
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The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, reacted this Wednesday to the mega-operation of the Judiciary Police in the Region. In a press statement, he reiterated: “As I said yesterday, the Government is fully available to collaborate, as it has always had, with all investigations. An investigation is not…
A Tuk Tuk wheel malfunction caused the crash and injury of one of its occupants on Avenida Sá Carneiro, in Funchal. According to a local news report, a 47-year-old man complained of pain and was eventually rescued and transported to the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. In addition to the firefighters,…
A man prevented a tragedy last night at the Pináculo Viewpoint, by stopping another individual from jumping off the railings says a police source. According to the same source, a PSP patrol was called to the scene to take care of the incident, while a Red Cross Ambulance crew provided…
An ongoing Judicial Police operation in Madeira has led to the arrest of several high-ranking figures. Local newspaper, JM, reported firsthand that the operation is related to business carried out with the company Dupla DP, within the scope of public procurement, leading the Judicial Police and other entities to investigate…
Political party, People-Animals-Nature (PAN), has requested a parliamentary hearing at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira (ALRAM), regarding the case of the desert lynx that was seized by the GNR in early July. The lynx died with week after it was returned to its owners, with many believing that the animal…
Banks that adhere to the public guarantee on housing loans to young people will have a limit on the guaranteed amount they can lend, and may later request a reinforcement, according to the latest version of the ordinance to which Lusa had access. According to the latest version of the…
Mackerel will be highlighted in a seminar that will take place on Thursday the 19th, at 9:30 am, in the MagalhĂŁes Auditorium of the Portuguese Institute Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), in AlgĂ©s, in co-organisation with DOCAPESCA. According to a statement, shared on the IPMA website, this initiative “seeks to underline…
An earthquake registering 2.2 on the Richter scale was recorded yesterday afternoon, at the ‘Madeira-Tore,’ an underwater elevation that connects the island of Madeira to the Tore seamount. According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, on Saturday the…
Madeira will use drones to reforest hard-to-reach areas affected by the fires in August. The information released by the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, reveals negotiations with a company to speed up the process and take advantage of the first rains. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0
The University of Madeira (UMa) yesterday presented a project for the candidacy of Madeira wine to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, focusing on the cultural and social practices associated with its production and commercialisation since the eighteenth century. “This is what we intend to inscribe on the representative list of…
The Captaincy of Funchal has issued a strong wind warning until 18:00 this afternoon. The wind will blow from NE, very cool, sometimes strong, at dawn and visibility will be good. As for the swell, there will be NE waves of 2 to 2.5 metres on the south coast, gradually…
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters were mobilised at around 9 am this morning, as passers-by became worried that a young man who was sitting on the edge of the Pináculo Viewpoint disappeared from sight. A team of twelve, comprising of PSP and Civil Protection agents were at the scene but were…
ADN/Madeira today expressed “its deep concern about the recent measure by the Funchal City Council to revert 2.5% of the Tourist Tax in favour of hotels and Local Accommodation (AL) units.” “We understand that this decision distorts the true purpose of this tax, which should be fully applied to the…
The President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque (PSD), said today that he has written to the Prime Minister warning that the Air Force helicopter stationed in Porto Santo is inactive, compromising rescue operations in the archipelago. “I am very concerned about this situation, especially sea rescue. Although we…