The media outlet DIÁRIO learned from the Regional Command that the Public Security Police (PSP) carried out an inspection of several commercial establishments under the directive ‘Portugal Sempre Seguro!’ and several vehicles. According to the PSP, the operation resulted in the detection of several administrative offences, affecting both commercial establishments…
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The Secretary-General of Together for the People (JPP), Élvio Sousa, has strongly criticised the decision of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to reject a request to lift the parliamentary immunity of the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus. The request, submitted by the Judicial Court of the…
A recent landslide in the Silveira area of Boaventura struck a vehicle carrying six tourists, leaving at least three seriously injured. The injured are being taken to Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital for treatment. Regional Road 101 is closed to traffic. At the scene are 20 operatives from the Volunteer Firefighters…
It looked like a scene straight out of a movie, but it happened at Madeira Airport. A tourist was ‘caught’ this morning after running across the runway in an attempt to catch up with a flight that was about to depart. According to DIÁRIO, a 60-year-old man climbed over the…
The Judiciary Police carried out, this morning, an inspection operation on a recreational boat docked at the Calheta marina. At issue was the Spanish-flagged yacht ‘Bluemoona,’ which departed from the island of Saint-Martin, in the Caribbean, on the 14th of May, having arrived in Madeira today, at 07:00. Contacted by…
The man detained by the Public Security Police (PSP) on suspicion of carrying out a violent robbery on Avenida Sá Carneiro in Funchal has been ordered by the court to leave the Autonomous Region of Madeira within five days. In a statement, the PSP said the suspect was subjected to…
An expert report commissioned by the Central Court of Criminal Investigation (TCIC) has concluded that the NRP Mondego was in a “generalised state of structural and functional degradation, with a direct impact on safety,” according to a report published today by Correio da Manhã. According to the newspaper, the findings…
The NRP Zaire created curiosity this morning as it was seen passing through the waters of Calheta towing a speedboat. Photo Marine Traffic The patrol ship, which is currently stationed as part of the Portuguese Navy’s detachment to the island archipelago and is under the command of the Captaincy of…
Following the report published this morning by DIÁRIO, showing tourists climbing over the gate at Pedra Rija on the PR1 – Vereda do Areeiro trail, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has issued a clarification regarding access procedures and timeline surrounding the opening of the route. In a…
The NOW channel has stated that the Lisbon Court of Appeal has confirmed strong indications of corruption within the scope of “Operation Zarco,” an investigation launched on the 24th of January 2024, which involved about 130 searches in Madeira, the Azores, and the mainland. According to the same station, the…
The Judiciary Police broke up an organized drug trafficking ring in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, arresting eight suspects ranging in age from 17 to 63 years old. The operation was conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira and targeted a group with links to the mainland, two of…
The Regional Command of the Public Security Police in Madeira seized seven illegal weapons, classified as class A under the Legal Regime of Weapons and Ammunition. The press release stated that the seizure took place after the PSP gathered information, which ultimately led to the competent judicial authority issuing search…
This afternoon, PSD Madeira emphasised the importance of ensuring that Madeirans have the same access to medicines as citizens living in mainland Portugal, pointing out the ongoing challenges in the pharmaceutical supply to the Autonomous Region. During an event at the Farmácia de Santo António, Deputy Joana Silva highlighted that…
The municipal deputies of Chega in the Municipal Assembly of Funchal demand that the municipal executive of the PSD/CDS “scrupulous compliance with the diploma recently approved in the Assembly of the Republic, which expressly prohibits the display of flags of an ideological, partisan or associative nature in public buildings.” “The…
The Forest Police Corps (CPF), under the supervision of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN, IP-RAM), inspected 5,538 walkers using the classified walking routes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the beginning of April, within the scope of the operation to control the payment of the Travel…