Anxiety and depression are currently among the major health problems affecting younger people, states Isabel Fragoeiro, President of the School of Health of the University of Madeira (UMa) and coordinator of the Regional Observatory of Mental Health of Madeira (ORSM-RAM), which defends the importance of good parenting for children and…
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After a 'wild camp' image of several tents in Pico Ruivo, that even motivated action by the Forest Police, flooded the internet last week, another photograph released today, shows another camp blatantly disrespecting Madeira's natural heritage.
The Government of Madeira will use drones to support agriculture, and farmer training is being prepared. Humberto Vasconcelos, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, was speaking at an initiative marking the six-year anniversary of the Madeira Agricultural School, located in the municipality of São Vicente. To date, the…
An analysis carried out on seawater in the coastal area of Funchal reveals a "total absence of fecal contamination," confirmed the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change this afternoon.
"Unfortunately, Madeira's Institute of Social Security is more concerned with photography and newspaper headlines than with Madeiran families," claim JPP (Juntos Pelo Povo) Party spokesperson, Lina Periera.
Today, the 11th of April, marks National Parkinson's Disease Day. This initiative was instituted by the European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) on the anniversary of the English physician who first described the disease in 1817, James Parkinson.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the 12th of April, the Monte tree case, where 13 people were killed when a tree collapsed during a festival in August 2017, will commence.
The President of the Commercial and Industrial Association of Funchal (ACIF), Jorge Veiga França, defended today the need for a new regime for the Madeira Free Trade Zone with "clear" rules for investors.
Traders across Madeira have slammed the new Zero VAT regime, stating that it will lead to negligible savings and not help those who need it.
The south coast of Madeira will be under a yellow heat weather warning from Tuesday, the 11th of April, to Wednesday, the 12th, as maximum temperatures are expected to reach between 27º and 29º.
The Competition Authority (AdC) issued recommendations on the performance of food traders, including price fixing, suggesting a periodic review of commercial action to prevent "risky behaviours" along the price chain.
The Military Zone of Madeira (ZZM) participated in the multinational exercise 'STRONG IMPACT 2023', with NATO Forces, the European Union, and the Portuguese Air Force, which took place at the Santa Margarida Military Camp.
Fuel prices for next week are mixed.
Residents living near the Levada dos Tornos in Nogueira, Camacha, have reported that for a second day, the Levada has been close to overflowing and that they fear for their safety if the levada walls should fail.
The Parish Council of Gaula has alerted its local population of a door-to-door scam in the locality.
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