The PS-Madeira has announced a set of legislative proposals aiming to protect the regional economy from the impacts of the increase in customs tariffs imposed by the United States. The Trump administration’s decision has generated concern among Madeiran businessmen, particularly in the tourism, real estate, and export sectors including Madeira…
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Madeira has been, in recent days, at the centre of a misunderstanding created by the director of the newspaper ‘Correio dos Açores,’ Natalino Viveiros, who, in an editorial, wrongly attributed to the national leader of the PS the idea that, after the last elections in Madeira, this “archipelago should be…
“Nothing changes and we’ve wasted money’ was the lament from one party leader after the election results show an almost majority victory of the PSD with 62,000 votes, 13,000 more than May last year. The only other ‘winner’ was the Juntos Pelo Povo who saw their popularity rise. Parties such…
The extension of parental leave, the access of foreigners to the National Health Service and the parliamentary commissions of inquiry into Santa Casa and Efacec are some of the ‘dossiers’ that expire with the dissolution of parliament. After the motion of no-confidence in the mainland PSD/CDS-PP Government that fell last…
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Government of Madeira (PSD) against a resolution of the National Electoral Commission (CNE), which accuses the executive of having violated the duties of neutrality and impartiality during the election campaign. In a ruling on the 6th of March, the Constitutional…
The New Right’s candidacy for the early elections in Madeira defends the use of modular construction as a way to quickly construct low-cost housing in the region. In a statement, Paulo Azevedo stated: “Our proposal is based on modular construction. Within six months, people will have an apartment that is…
The BE candidacy was today in Porto Santo, where they lamented that the President of Madeira had stopped all work on the new health unit. According to Roberto Almada, Miguel Albuquerque “ordered that work on the unit stop as a form of revenge for his fall from grace.” “The truth…
There is a possibility that work on the new hospital will stop in the summer. Acting Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Fino attributes the fact to political instability, which, according to him, has postponed the launch of the third phase tender. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The CDS today reaffirmed its proposal, to “convert the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital into a support unit for the elderly, when the new Hospital da Madeira becomes operational. This they say, is a commonsense solution, as many abandoned schools on the island have been transformed into day centres, night shelters,…
ADN Madeira has once again criticized the stance of the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, regarding the tourism sector. According to the party, Albuquerque “boasts” about the increase in overnight stays in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, but “systematically ignores” the workers who make this growth possible. The…
The leader of the PS/Madeira has guaranteed that if the PS is in government, an agricultural reserve will be created in the Region. A way, explained Paulo Cafôfo, to ensure that the most fertile land is destined for the maintenance and enhancement of agriculture and, at the same time, to…
“The Madeira Liberal Initiative is against investing millions of euros that the Regional Government insists on making, through Sociedade Ponta Oeste, in a golf course in Ponta do Pargo, when government focus should be on investing in health, education or essential infrastructure for Madeirans.” Gonçalo Camelo, coordinator of IL Madeira,…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has shelved the investigation involving the Secretary of Economy, Tourism, and Culture of Madeira, in a process on suspicion of the crime of malfeasance, the minister confirmed, after receiving information from his lawyer. “For my part, I never had any doubt that no crime was committed…
The CDU held a political initiative today at the Santo da Serra Market to highlight “the importance of highlighting the struggles the population have with social, political, economic and cultural rights in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” Saying that “it was worth fighting, Edgar Silva, regional coordinator of the PCP,…
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…
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