The representative of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Counsellor Judge Ireneu Cabral Barreto, yesterday paid tribute to those who were killed in the bombing of Funchal that took place on the 3rd of December 1916.
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An experimental project started last Monday at Vereda das 25 Fontes, in Rabaçal, where the Instituto de Florestas, had a man on site to count the number of tourists visiting the area. They are now looking at introducing an entry charge, similar to the one that is already in place at Cais do Sardinha.
Referring to the Lugar de Baixo Marina, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, reaffirmed that the political decision to build the Marina was based on a technical study carried out by the best laboratories.
Portugal is the first country to sequence the genome of the Monkeypox virus, a relative of the virus that causes smallpox. The recent outbreak has affected seven countries, including Portugal. Information released today in a statement by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), where a team of…
Sixty kilos of honey has been produced by the fifteen bee hives, which were installed in the Ecological Park, at the end of 2021, in a partnership between the Funchal City Council and the Madeira and Porto Santo Beekeepers Association - AAMPS.
Today at a conference held at Quinta Magnólia, researcher Daniel Sousa explained that the archaeological finds in Largo do Pelourinho, Funchal, had made it possible to better understand some aspects of the historical 'transatlantic trade.'
CTT – Correios de Portugal launched a new collection of stamps yesterday - a philatelic issue on the Histories and Myths of Europe, - with the municipality of Machico being highlighted through the Legend of Machim.
Four of the defendants being tried for abuse at the Lar do Porto Moniz Old People's home, were today sentenced to a range of suspended sentences of between eight to twelve months and three years in prison.
Today, Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary of Health confirmed that all hospital visitors must produce both a Covid-19 digital vaccination certificate as well as proof of a negative test result.
The National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estatística INE), announced today that the year-on-year rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 7.2% in April, compared to 5.3% in March, the highest value since March 1993.
On the 20th of October 2021, the Funchal municipality had debts of 8 million euros, and closed the year with a loss of 41 million euros, as presented by the Vice-President of the Municipality of Funchal, Cristina Pedra, to the municipal assembly deputies.
Thirteen young people, from the mainland (8) and Madeira (5), will travel for the first time as part of the TAP Air Portugal Flight Baptisms initiative.
The Pedregal hydraulic tunnel, between Campanário and Serra de Água, will be completed in the summer of 2023, confirmed the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada today during her visit to the reconstruction works of a section of Levada do Norte, affected by a landslide last March.
Metalgest, one of Joe Berardo's companies based in the Madeira Free Trade Zone of Madeira, is at risk of dissolution, having accumulated millions of euros worth of debts.
In meetings with both the Mayor of Funchal, Pedro Calado and José Prada, Vice-President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, a delegation from the Cruz de Malta Humanitarian Association, comprising of Lieutenant Colonel João Alvelos, chairman of the board and Admiral Luís Fragoso, former Chief of Staff, chairman of the General Assembly, discussed the possibility of collaborating with the Municipality of Funchal to create a work space for the organisation so that it can continue to develop its activities.