PAN Madeira defends the need to create more campsites in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, underlining the importance of these spaces as sustainable and accessible options for tourism and leisure for the local population. “In addition to promoting greater proximity to nature, campsites represent an alternative that, when properly equipped,…
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Forum Madeira has organized and promoted, since the 9th of September their 1st edition of the “Dog-Friendly Course,” with the aim of finding its ‘four-legged’ mascot. “There were 78 applications with incredible photos and, in this “dogpetition,” the winner was Gringo, who says his owner, has a human heart. The…
“The Government of Madeira is absolutely in the dark” about what was said in the hearings in the Assembly of the Republic (AR) about the fires that broke out in Madeira in August and assures that it is the Regional Parliament who supervises the regional executive. Words woven this morning…
In a decade, the number of mothers aged 40 and over increased by 74.2%. Conversely, there are fewer adolescent pregnancies, reflecting greater awareness, according to doctors Joana Mendes and Sara Câmara. Even with the declining trend in teenage mothers, 526 babies were born to youngsters aged between 15 and 19…
Funchal continues to be the scene of inappropriate tourist behaviour, as has been widely reported. Situations such as tents set up in picnic parks and viewpoints, tourists strolling in bikinis through the main streets of the city, using public roads to dry clothes, and bathing in historic fountains are just…
The President of the Portuguese Association of Security and Civil Protection Technicians (Asprocivil) considered today, in parliament, “a strategic mistake by the Regional Government” of Madeira for not being part of the rural fire national combat plan. “Integration at the national level was fundamental, and this is a strategic mistake…
A recently released audit report by the Court of Auditors (TdC), has detected 39 situations of illegal exercise of functions inherent to management positions in the Funchal City Council between 2018 and 2022. These relate to the substitution regime, in violation of the provisions of paragraph 3 of article 27…
The Seismic Network Station of the Madeira Archipelago registered a 2.4 magnitude earthquake at 02:57 this morning. The earthquake, as indicated by the Portuguese Institute of Atmposphere and Sea was located at the Madeira Tore and had a depth of 10 km. The Madeira Tore is an underwater platform that…
A tent at the Pináculo Viewpoint visible from the road amazed motorists and public transport passengers alike this morning. Again, this highlights the total disregard some tourists have for our island and the population at large, especially as this, as are so many, an unauthorised overnight stay. Local newspaper, JM,…
Two earthquakes occurred during the early hours of Monday off the archipelago of Madeira, according to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). The first, a 1.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 04:34 northwest of Porto Moniz. The second, slightly larger 2.3 earthquake, was reported at 05:44 off the…
The Debt Bulletin of the Region was released today, in which it is possible to observe that the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration increased by 144.6 million euros, at the end of the first half of this year, compared to the end of the previous quarter, standing at…
The body of a missing man was found floating in the sea off Praia do Vigário, Câmara de Lobos on Sunday. According to the Commander of the National Maritime Authority and the Maritime Police, Rui Manuel Teixeira, the body was collected by the Forensic Divers Group (GMF) of the Maritime…
Two earthquakes were registered by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), over the weekend. The first was recorded off Porto Santo at 22:35 registering 2.21 on the Richter Scale, with a depth of 56 km. At 04:04 Sunday morning, a second 1.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the…
The argument of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the ‘Ab Initio’ case, according to some national press reports, will involve three regional secretaries: Pedro Ramos (Health), Rogério Gouveia (Finance) and Pedro Fino (Equipment and Infrastructure). Precisely the same officials who oversee the two dozen bodies that were searched last Tuesday…
As part of the XXXIX programme of the Ponta do Pargo Pero Festival, a practical action on “Fruit Tree Planting Techniques” took place in the parish of Ponta do Pargo. This action was promoted by technicians from the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development and was attended by 30…