Funchal’s Municipal Assembly approved an amendment to the municipal Fees Regulation this morning, ending free parking for electric vehicles in on-street spaces and car parks managed by the municipality. Electric vehicles will instead receive a 50% discount on the standard parking tariff. Mayor Jorge Carvalho said the exemption was introduced…
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A 37-year-old French tourist was found dead aboard a sailboat anchored off Porto Santo on Tuesday morning, 29th of September. The Judicial Police were called to investigate the circumstances of his death. The alarm was raised at 08:36 by an acquaintance who had been unable to contact the man. Officers…
The Judicial Police were called to investigate a new fire that broke out on Tuesday morning, 29th of September, in a building adjoining the property damaged by flames overnight on Friday into Saturday in Funchal’s Old Town. Simão Santos, a technical assistant with Funchal Firefighters, said the cause remained undetermined.…
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for stabbing two men during the São Pedro festivities in Ribeira Brava. The Funchal court convicted P. Andrade of attempted murder and causing bodily harm on Tuesday, 29th of September. The attack took place on Ribeira Brava beach in…
Online shoppers in Madeira continue to face refusals to sell, website redirects and delivery problems, despite a fall in formal complaints, regional officials have warned. The issue was discussed at a “Parliamentary Commitment” event on geo-blocking, organised by the PSD Madeira Parliamentary Group at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira. Sónia…
A high-speed boat of a type commonly used to transport drugs was seized off Madeira today, the 26th of September. The vessel, which has four engines, was towed to the pier beneath Madeira Airport and is in the custody of the National Maritime Authority. Bruno Teles, the authority’s commander in…
The Regional Government has called on the national government to resolve a series of problems affecting the Territorial Continuity Mechanism (MCT), including delayed payments, difficulties with Ryanair documents and a platform that still cannot accept students’ enrolment certificates for the new academic year. Beneficiaries who previously received payment within two…
The Court of Auditors has refused to approve the 2023 and 2024 management accounts of the Madeira Social Security Institute (ISSM), extending the situation to five consecutive financial years. The Institute’s accounts for 2020, 2021 and 2022 were also denied approval. In its decision concerning the 2024 accounts, the Madeira…
The Regional Government is considering a public-private partnership to improve access to veterinary care, particularly for lower-income families and cases involving stray animals. The proposal was outlined on Saturday afternoon by the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries, Nuno Maciel. Asked about the possibility of establishing a public animal hospital…
The Madeira District Court today began the trial of an alleged network accused of falsifying air travel documents to obtain Social Mobility Allowance reimbursements improperly through CTT. The 16 defendants face charges including aggravated fraud, document falsification and computer-related forgery. Twelve appeared for the opening session, while one of those…
A Nepalese man who attempted to rape a woman in Madeira has been sentenced to three years in prison. Delivering the judgment at Funchal Criminal Court this afternoon, the judge said the prosecution had proved its case through the victim’s testimony, witness accounts and forensic evidence. Three witnesses described finding…
Idiots exist in every country, and some even film the evidence themselves. A video circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, appears to show a man riding an electric scooter through a tunnel on Madeira’s expressway, reportedly on the section between Seixal and São Vicente. The footage was recorded using an…
At least eight flights bound for Madeira Airport had been diverted by early Saturday evening, 12th of September, as strong winds of up to 60 km/h continued to disrupt landings. Three flights, from Nice, London Gatwick and Amsterdam, landed in Porto Santo. Flights from Geneva and London Stansted were diverted…
A new telephone scam aimed at obtaining personal banking information and stealing money from victims’ accounts has been reported in Madeira. This time, the fraudsters are posing as Santander employees and can even make the bank’s official telephone number appear on the recipient’s screen. A JM reader said he received…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has revealed plans to convert a disused seafront building in Seixal into housing for young people, as part of efforts to encourage residents to remain in the area. However, the proposal remains dependent on an assessment of the available space and the…