The Public Security Police (PSP) has launched information on the mandatory insurance for scooters and other personal mobility vehicles, which comes into force on Friday, the 20th of June. According to a press release from the PSP, through the Regional Command, all users of electric scooters and other motorised personal…
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The ADN Political Party – National Democratic Alternative has responded to a news article published in Correio da Manhã, which reports “a private warehouse in Poro Santo that the GNR cannot supervise.” They then identified the facility as belonging to the Porto Santo Line, which had complained that GNR inspections…
The National Republican Guard (GNR) recovered two vehicles in Madeira; one goods vehicle and a passenger car, both of which had been stolen in Spain last year. In a statement, the GNR’s Madeira Territorial Command indicates that the recovery of the vehicles took place on Thursday, the 5th of June,…
The Public Security Police once again warns of telephone scams involving individuals pretending to be employees of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM). According to the PSP, in a statement, five people were scammed last month. Those affected live in the municipalities of Porto Moniz, Calheta, and Santa Cruz. To carry…
A 40-year-old South Asian man was injured in the arm during a knife attack after an attempted robbery that took place late Monday afternoon in downtown Funchal. The man was assisted by a team of Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and sent to the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital. The Public Security Police…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has denounced vandalism in the Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço, where a leisure area has been partially destroyed. The occurrence was identified by a team from the Nature Rangers Corps. Among the damage recorded is the destruction of a stone bench,…
The National Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM (IFCN, IP-RAM), has announced the partial reopening of two pedestrian routes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, after the completion of technical safety assessments. IFCN Walking Route, PR 2 Vereda do Urzal is now passable from Lombo do Urzal to kilometer…
 According to a report printed in ‘The Portugal News,’ more than 33,000 foreigners have had their residency application request rejected by the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Furthermore, they will receive a voluntary order to leave the country, states the Government. Minister of the Presidency, António Leitão…
The IFCN has confirmed that the Forest Police has identified an individual who used sound equipment to play and sing in the Park Florestal das Queimadas, located in the municipality of Santana. This is an area integrated within the Natural Park of Madeira, and is a protected area with specific…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has 30 inspectors engaged in a further investigation, requested by the German police as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz (Lagos), 18 years ago. The investigation started on Monday, the 2nd of June, and will continue until Friday,…
A study of wastewater will take place in Madeira with a view to detecting drugs and new psychoactive substances. The Department of Criminal Investigation of Madeira will lead the study and will host the first meeting of the project with its partner entities on the 6th of June at 12:30.…
Provisional data provided to the Regional Directorate of Statistics by the Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) show that, in the 1st quarter of 2025, 922 traffic accidents with police intervention were recorded. A 9.8% increase on the same quarter last year. Figures show that 294 people…
The Regional Civil Protection Service, as of today, has intensified its rural fire surveillance. “As of today, an agent of the CR PSP Madeira or a soldier of the GNR – Territorial Command of Madeira will be stationed permanently at the Regional Command of Relief Operations (#CROS), who ensure the…
An all-terrain tourist vehicle crash resulted in seven injuries at the Pedregal site, in Ponta do Pargo, this afternoon. According to what was possible to assess at the time from the president of the Regional Civil Protection Service, Richard Marques, five people have minor injuries, and two are seriously hurt.…
The PSP announced today that it will reinforce security at the airports of Lisbon, Porto, Azores, and Madeira in July with more police officers. In Faro, the need for more security agents was already anticipated. A source from the Public Security Police told Lusa that in July the training course…