The CDU held a political initiative today at the Santo da Serra Market to highlight “the importance of highlighting the struggles the population have with social, political, economic and cultural rights in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” Saying that “it was worth fighting, Edgar Silva, regional coordinator of the PCP,…
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The Judiciary Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department of Madeira, with the collaboration of the Criminal Information Unit, identified and detained, in Funchal, a 61-year-old foreign citizen, under an International arrest warrant, issued by the Venezuelan authorities. The man is wanted on suspicion of fraud. According to the national directorate…
The PSP has detained at 36-year-old man in the Santo António area for illegally remaining in the country. Since he did not have documents, a police investigation was carried out that found he was an ‘illegal’ given that his initial request for a temporary residence permit had been rejected on…
“For almost 400 days the Regional Government has not paid taxi drivers who transport non-urgent patients on behalf of the Regional Health Service of the Region (SESARAM),” declared the JPP – Juntos Pelo Povo. It is believed that more than 2 million euros is owed to the region’s taxi drivers.…
Manuel António says that it will not be possible to be associated with any list headed, by Albuquerque. The former governor thus reacted to the latest statements by the President of the Regional Government and leader of the PSD-Madeira. Through a statement, he states that “the PSD-Madeira must offer the…
Revolutionary Travel Guide: “Madeira by Bus” Simplifies and Promotes Sustainable Bus Travel on Madeira Estreito da Calheta, January 7, 2025 – Madeira is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, charming villages, and rich history. However, exploring the island without a rental car can be challenging, as understanding the public transportation system…
A base jump ‘flight’ was recorded on video this afternoon in Porto da Cruz. Base Jumping, which is considered the most dangerous of extreme sports, is where people launch themselves from great heights and in mid-flight open their parachute (suitable for openings at low altitudes). BASE is an acronym for…
The trial of a man accused of having caused a fire in a vacant house, putting the lives of a homeless couple who usually spent the night there at risk, continued today, in the Judicial Court of Funchal. The case dates back to November 2023. According to the prosecution of…
Júlio Nóbrega guarantees that greater demand for health services has not yet led to the cancellation of surgeries due to lack of beds. The public hospitals in the Region have already exhausted their inpatient capacity. This was noted by the clinical director of the Regional Health Service (SESARAM) early this…
The President of the Republic convened the Council of State for the 17th of January, after hearing the parties represented in the Regional Legislative Assembly of Madeira, following the motion of censure on the Regional Government. A date that, from the outset, rules out the possibility of holding elections on…
Chaos persists in the Emergency Department of Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, in Funchal. There are countless stretchers with patients ‘parked’ along access corridors in the hospital building. “It’s unbelievable the amount of stretchers in the corridors. You almost can’t walk through.” said one witness to DIÁRIO morning. Stretchers with patients…
“No one is buried in a mass grave,” assures the Chamber Funchal Municipal Council (CMF). Their answer is in response to a request for clarification by DIÁRIO following a post published by Father José Luís Rodrigues, under the title ‘People are not cattle,’ in which he expressed indignation at the…
Portuguese health authorities clarified today that metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in northern China, is common in winter and that cases in Portugal are “quite rare.” “Cases have been quite rare, so far. It does not seem to be the virus predominantly associated with some respiratory infections that we are seeing,” stated…
An earthquake registering 1.2 on the Richter scale was detected by the seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), last night, at 20:38 off the southwest coast of Câmara de Lobos. Taking into account the magnitude and distance from the coast, the earthquake was only felt by…
Since last night, the rescue of a 28-year-old citizen, of German nationality, in Ponta do Pargo, who was forced to make an emergency landing when he was paragliding, in the pebble area has been underway. The rescue is being coordinated by the Maritime Authority and, according to Rui Teixeira, commander…