A social media influencer with approximately one million followers has sparked criticism after being filmed rollerblading along the VE2 expressway in São Vicente. The video, published on Instagram on Monday, the 26th of October, shows the woman travelling along the road between the Água d’Alto tunnel and the São Vicente…
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The Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) has called on the Regional Government to clarify whether it knew about the activities of two Funchal-based companies named in a Brazilian Federal Police investigation into Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s possible undisclosed involvement in a betting business. The demand follows a report in DIÁRIO on the…
Madeira needs at least 150 additional PSP officers to meet its policing needs, according to Paulo Jardim of the Independent Union of Police Agents (SIAP). Staff shortages and growing pressure to provide policing for events were central to a meeting between the union’s Madeira representatives and PSP regional commander Ricardo…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches at Madeira’s regional health service, SESARAM, on Tuesday, the 20th of October, as part of an investigation involving the Non-Urgent Patient Transport Service and the Remuneration Unit. The searches, which included the Human Resources Department, were confirmed to DIÁRIO by the PJ’s Regional…
Separate reports of violence and threatening behaviour in São Roque and Câmara de Lobos have prompted concern among residents. In São Roque, Funchal, witnesses reported a disturbance involving more than 20 people, some allegedly carrying metal bars, knives and batons. Several police officers, including members of the Rapid Intervention brigade,…
Two men and a woman living in Madeira were arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) at Madeira Airport after officers found approximately 11.7 kilograms of heroin and 1.174 kilograms of cocaine in their luggage. The suspects, aged between 38 and 53, were detained in the act during an operation by…
Two officers from Madeira’s Public Security Police (PSP) achieved podium finishes at the 2026 Skyrunning Masters World Championships, held as part of the Pisão Extreme event in São Pedro do Sul. According to a statement shared by PSP Madeira, Chief Freitas became world champion in the over-50 category and finished…
The Public Security Police (PSP) has used social media to warn of a scam involving fake bank cards sent through the post with personalised letters. The Bank of Portugal first raised the alarm, explaining that the letters include the recipient’s name, address and the name of their genuine bank to…
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…
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…
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…
A German citizen, aged around 70, was found dead at his home in the municipality of Ponta do Sol after being reported missing. The alert prompted PSP officers to visit the property and break in. Inside, they discovered the man showing no signs of life. Due to the circumstances in…
Around 11 hectares of eucalyptus woodland and scrub were destroyed by the fire that broke out on Saturday night in Furneira, Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, according to an initial estimate by the Municipal Civil Protection Service. The blaze threatened several homes but caused no injuries or damage to residential…