The JPP defends a more humanised approach to migrants seeking new opportunities in Madeira and mainland Portugal. During a pre-campaign action, Filipe Sousa criticised the way the migration issue has been managed, stating that the issue is on the political agenda because the country has failed to welcome, protect, and…
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As the 25th of April is a public holiday, ARM – Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, S.A., informs that the following changes will be made to the waste collection services in Câmara de Lobos, Machico, Ribeira Brava, and Santana: In Câmara de Lobos, the collection of undifferentiated waste (normal rubbish),…
A law that increases the penalties for those who assault police, prison guards, and firefighters, as well as extending exemption from the payment of court costs to teachers and doctors who have been assaulted, came into force today. According to the diploma, published in the Official Gazette on the 19th…
The Regional Command of the Madeira Public Security Police joined forces with Pingo Doce over Easter and helped in the distribution of food baskets for the elderly. The initiative was called ‘Support 65 – Elderly in Safety.” The initiative is part of a police care in the community programme, which…
There are sixty Portuguese and approximately 15,000 people currently registered with the Swiss assisted dying association Dignitas – Living with Dignity, Dying with Dignity. The Swiss-based institution has confirmed to JM that three of the sixty Portuguese nationals are Madeiran. Assisted suicide through Dignitas can cost more than €11,000. Samantha…
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that from tomorrow, its ship, Lobo Marinho’ will resume its regular service without any speed limitations. The installation of the new turbine was completed today, and all tests show that the new turbine has brought the ship back to its original performance records.…
The Funchal Citizen’s Shop (Loja do Cidadão do Funchal) will also be closed on Maunday Thursday (17th), Good Friday (18th) and Easter Saturday (19th). The service will reopen on Monday the 21st of April. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Chega Deputy, Francisco Gomes, has criticised the Left Bloc’s electoral proposal to grant the right of all people who hold a residence permit in Portugal the right to vote, even in the absence of reciprocity agreements with the countries of origin. This, to Francisco Gomes, is completely unacceptable and represents…
The RIR (React Include Recycle) Madeira party today expressed its “indignation” at the current conditions in which the maritime connections between Madeira and Porto Santo are being carried out. “It is from a total lack of respect on the part of the operator and with the connivance of the Regional…
We met with a small group in the Gallery and saw this video: The author wrote about the effect the “broken windows” theory had on the descent of the crime rate in New York City in the 1990’s Due to “Stop & Frisk” (mainly on black men), the NY police…
PAN has expressed its “deep concern” with the lack of Municipal Climate Action Plans by the municipalities of the Region, which “reflects that none of them has any strategy or roadmap for carbon neutrality.” According to the party, the absence of these instruments “demonstrates a serious lack of planning and…
The petition addressed to the Regional Government of Madeira and the Funchal City Council, demanding stricter laws and effective enforcement to protect animals from cruelty and neglect, has already been signed by more than 1,200 people. Entitled ‘Paradise for Tourists – Hell for Animals,’ the petition’s main objective is to…
The Judiciary Police (PJ), through its National Anti-Corruption Unit, carried out dawn raids in Lisbon, Alcoentre, Sintra, and Funchal, carrying out a total of 32 search and seizure warrants. This operation targets an alleged criminal scheme involving, among others, prison guards suspected of facilitating the entry of illicit substances into…
The Municipality of Funchal, through the Funchal Ecological Park, presents a new initiative ‘Aos Sábados no Parque,’ (Saturday in the Park), a monthly programme that will run from April to December, which aims to raise the general population’s awareness of the municipality’s natural heritage “The sessions, led by technicians and…
Dozens of Portuguese man-o-war have been washed ashore at Prainha in Caniçal. The presence of Portuguese man-o-war has been punctually sighted in recent weeks off the coast of the archipelago of Madeira, but this time, there are a significant number of these jellyfish on local beaches. The venom of the…