The International Narcotics Control Council warned today that legalising cannabis for recreational use could lead to increased consumption, especially among young people, and will not reduce associated crime.
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Authorities are still conducting forensics analysis on a dead body discovered in an islet well.
Ricardo Lume (Portuguese Communist Party - PCP) will use the potestative right to call a person to the Committee of Enquiry on favouritism to business groups by the Regional Government.
Over the past year, workers in the region contributed an additional 46 million euros more in social security payments than they did in 2021.
Capital gains tax exemption obtained in the sale of real estate will apply to sales between the beginning of this year (2023) and the end of 2024. However, T's and C's apply!
The Diocese of Funchal has confirmed that the Independent Commission for the study of Sexual Abuse of Minors in the Catholic Church in Portugal has given the Bishop of Funchal, four names resulting from complaints received by possible victims of sexual abuse within the Church.
The Regional Secretary of Environment and Climate Change, Susana Prada spoke at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to propose a new Regional Legislative decree to combat and minimise the harmful effects of invasive species in the Region.
Yesterday Luís Miguel de Sousa came under cross-examination about the Sousa's lack of performance with regard to the inter-island ferry (Tenerife-Madeira-Mainland), whose service was suspended after two years as the Sousa group deemed it unprofitable, and needed compensatory compensation to keep it running.
Groundforce workers will be on full strike on Friday (3rd) and Saturday (4th), and with Sunday also possibly being affected confirm unions STAMA and STTAMP.
On Saturday the 25th, the Portuguese Navy escorted another Russian ship out of Portuguese territorial waters in what has been described by the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA), as "a normal surveillance procedure of maritime spaces under national sovereignty or jurisdiction, where warships from non-NATO countries sail in Portuguese waters."
The ruling of the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Funchal, which requires the Airport to pay IMI to the Chamber of Santa Cruz, will be challenged by the Regional Government, with the challenge being made after the final appeal date.
A French national who was visiting the region for the second time was robbed while walking between Encumeada and Pico Ruivo.
This year, many of the municipalities have been celebrating carnival with their own carnival procession, and among them was the parish of São Gonçalo.
The Regional Command of PSP Madeira has confirmed that following an investigation into drug trafficking, four men were arrested on the 9th of February in the municipalities of Funchal and São Vicente.
The Municipality of Funchal has confirmed that the stretch of road between Rotunda da Vitória and Rua do Arieiro will be conditioned from tomorrow, the 23rd of February until the 31st of March due to pavement work.