Despite official warnings about rough seas and large waves, many people disregarded the safety signs along Praia Formosa promenade. Throughout the day, several individuals ignored the risk of drowning and the temporary passage restrictions. In view of the situation, FrenteMar Funchal reinforced the containment measures, placing chains to hold the…
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Over 70 nurses from the Emergency Service at Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital submitted formal requests on Friday to be exempt from responsibility, according to JM, citing a local source. In total, 77 staff members have reportedly handed in the paperwork to SESARAM’s human resources, accounting for around 90% of the…
The body of a woman, approximately 40 years old, was detected this afternoon, floating in the sea south of the Desertas Islands. At 13:24, a fishing vessel sailing in the area reported spotting a body floating in the water. Following the call, the Funchal Lifeguard Station quickly mobilised, along with…
The PSD/M Parliamentary Group was today in the parish of Ponta do Pargo, in the municipality of Calheta, to monitor the progress of the golf project, underlining the importance of this investment for local, municipal, and regional development, while criticising the “misinformation” and “demagogy” that have marked the public debate.…
Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) has submitted a request to access the internal studies that, according to the PSD/CDS Regional Government, support the decision to proceed with the sale of the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. In a statement, the JPP recalls that last Monday, it had already requested the public disclosure…
The Representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) has signed and sent for publication the regional legislative decree that approves the minimum monthly wage value guaranteed in the Region. The diploma was approved in a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly on the 21st of January…
The President of the Regional Government said today that the sale of the NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital property is not an “effective” decision and that it will only be decided in the future. He further reiterated that a more financially viable solution is to utilise the area to build controlled cost…
Huge waves affected two areas of the parish of Paul do Mar today. According to the Parish Council, the swell caused several damages to a vehicle and a recreational vessel in the port of Quebrada. At the Lagos site, waves broke over the walls and flooded nearby homes. Responding to…
The New Right Party, through its coordinator Paulo Azevedo, today delivered a dossier to the Representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Irineu Barreto, following the meeting held on the 19th of January on the issue of housing. According to a press statement, the document gathers detailed…
The Allegorical Flower Parade, the highlight of the Flower Festival, an event promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture, will now be held on two Sundays starting this year. According to the Secretary for Tourism’s office, the event is set for May 3rd and 17th. This decision…
The Reuse, Recycle and Include Party (RIR) considers that the reconversion of the Marmeleiros Hospital into an Integrated Care Unit exposes the incoherence and lack of political honesty that have marked the debate around the sale of the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. “The Regional Government is now demonstrating that it’s…
This morning, Ponta de SĂŁo Jorge, in Santana, recorded the highest wind speeds in the region as a result of Storm Joseph. Gusts of 104 km/h were recorded early at 03:40, and just before lunchtime, wind speeds were still reaching 82 km/h. In Caniçal, at 9:40, gusts of 100 km/h…
According to a government source, the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital building won’t be sold until 2030, and the site will be turned into controlled rent housing. The same source stresses that the sale of the unit is not the result of a recent or unilateral decision by the Regional Government,…
The Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira has passed a resolution proposing to the Assembly of the Republic a change to the new model of the Social Mobility Allowance (SSM), which was approved in parliament last week and has already been published in the Diário da RepĂşblica. During…
The Secretary-General of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP), Élvio Sousa, established this Monday a relationship between the “permanent refusal” of the PSD/CDS Government to comply with the law on access to administrative documents of government management and the “pompous way” in which the same executive recently presented an Autonomous Office of…