Chega/Madeira has criticised SESARAM and the Regional Government after one of its regional deputies was refused access to a ward at the Dr JoĂŁo de Almada Hospital. Speaking outside the hospital, deputy Hugo Nunes said the party had requested the visit in advance to assess the conditions provided for patients…
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The New Right party has criticised the suspension of plenary sessions in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira during August and September, arguing that it leaves the Regional Government without effective parliamentary scrutiny for almost two months. In a statement issued on Saturday, the party said that, while a permanent committee…
The CDU today accused the Regional Government and the municipalities involved of pressing ahead with the proposed cable car linking Curral das Freiras and Jardim da Serra without adequately addressing key issues relating to transport, parking and the long-term sustainability of the project. The criticism follows the coalition’s analysis of…
A group of users, family members and concerned citizens from the Autonomous Region of Madeira has issued an open letter describing what it calls a situation of “extreme seriousness and humanitarian urgency” within the Non-Urgent Patient Transport Service operated by the Regional Health Service of Madeira (SESARAM, EPE). The signatories…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has defended the principle of the presumption of innocence, insisting that investigations and media reports should never be confused with proof of wrongdoing. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Madeira Agricultural Fair, Albuquerque was asked whether, if he were Prime…
The Portuguese contingent responding to the tragedy caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela has arrived in the country, but without the 18 operatives prepared by the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The decision to limit the mission to the capacity of the two Portuguese Air Force KC-390 aircraft has left a…
The Portuguese head of state, AntĂłnio JosĂ© Seguro, today expressed solidarity with US President Donald Trump and condemned any attack against democratic institutions or freedom of the press. “Violence has no place in democracy. Any attack against democratic institutions or freedom of the press deserves strong condemnation,” said AntĂłnio JosĂ©…
With a carnation in his lapel, the parliamentary leader of the Socialist Party, Paulo CafĂ´fo, took advantage of the commemorative session of the 52nd anniversary of the 25th of April, this morning, in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, to criticise the “systematic blockade” of the PSD/CDS majority to the opposition’s…
The CHEGA parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic has submitted a draft resolution recommending that the Government of the Republic launch a national awareness campaign against the chaining of dogs, a practice that the party still considers frequent and unacceptable. According to Francisco Gomes, deputy of the CHEGA…
The PSD/Madeira leader is not concerned about the criticism of incoherence regarding the end of term limits in the party’s statutes, approved at last weekend’s congress. When asked about the criticism, Miguel Albuquerque replied directly: “I accept them.” Still, he justified the decision with the need to preserve the party’s…
Today, the Social Democrats unanimously passed a change to their statutes, removing the 12-year Presidential limit, allowing the island’s leader to preside over the Government of Madeira. “The Statutes of PSD Madeira cannot contradict the national Statutes in this matter,” said the party’s Secretary-General, JosĂ© Prada, at the XX Regional…
Pedro Calado was one of the most awaited names to take the pulpit at the PSD Regional Congress, which takes place today and tomorrow at the Madeira Tecnopolo. Strongly applauded, the former Mayor, who is returning to the Political Commission, confessed that he missed political life. “I confess that I…
Judge Paulo Barreto has been appointed as the new Representative of the Republic in Madeira. The decision was made by the President of the Republic and has already been published on the Presidency’s website. Paulo Duarte Barreto Ferreira was born in 1962 in Funchal. He joined the Centre for Judicial…
The deputy of Chega, Francisco Gomes, says that the approval of the new nationality law is “a clear sign that the party was right” in the warnings it has been making about the lack of control of immigration in Portugal. The parliamentarian considers that the legislative change also results from…
The President of PS-Madeira, CĂ©lia Pessegueiro, has criticised the political options that, in her view, have prioritised regional management, particularly in the area of mobility. “They prefer tourists over citizens’ local elections,” the socialist leader told journalists, on the sidelines of the conference ‘April Conversations: 50 Years of Autonomy’, regarding…