Reports indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is increasing in certain regions of the world, with the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests reaching July 2024 levels, stated the World Health Organization (WHO) today. “In a global context, this increase is observed mainly in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and…
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The Public Security Police will continue to position speed cameras on Madeira’s roads during June as part of their ‘Who warns you…’ initiative. Closing the month of May, speed cameras will be in action on Friday, the 30th, between 09:00 and 13:00 on VR1 – km 37,7 – Piquinho –…
This morning, the President of the Government Regional, Miguel Albuquerque, visited the new Lombo do Salão Irrigation Water Reservoir in Calheta. This new infrastructure represents an investment of 1.8 million euros, co-financed under the Rural Development Programme of the Autonomous Region of Madeira – PRODEU 2020. This irrigation tank, built…
More than 14 tonnes of marine litter have been collected since 2021 in Madeiran waters. This is the result of 83 ocean clean-up programmes involving approximately 3,500 people. Plastics account for 81% of the total waste collected and 34 thousand cigarette butts were counted alone. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com…
The Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) will carry out “a series of six educational courses aimed at the region’s grape growers. The courses aim to strengthen farmers’ technical knowledge and promote good practices in Madeiran viticulture.” The sessions will be taught by technicians from the Division…
The North American market is the 2nd largest market in terms of guests and overnight stays in Portugal. Therefore, Turismo de Portugal welcomes the new air routes connecting to the USA, which include the connection between New York and Funchal, which begins on the 7th of June. The route between…
We met with in the Gallery and saw this video: a TED talk with Simon Sinek, a motivational speaker (https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek) The conversation took place three years ago during the Pandemic. Sinek is concerned with the public mental health: His tips: What is your WHY in your life? Are your friends…
AFERAM, the Madeira Folklore and Ethnography Association, is promoting an e-learning course (distance learning) on Folklore, aimed at elements of folklore groups, from the region and the diaspora. The objective “is to create an environment for reflection, sharing and debate on the practices and approaches of the folklore movement, in…
According to the work carried out by four institutions that work with homeless people, there are 129 people who make the city’s streets their home, both day and night. Please note, these numbers only relate to Funchal. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 1
Within the scope of the Municipal Strategy for Homeless People in Funchal, the Public Security Police worked alongside Funchal City Council (CMF) Street Teams this week. This strategy aims to mitigate the risks inherent in homelessness and to combat poverty and social exclusion. The actions foreseen in the strategy also…
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development was present yesterday, representing the regional secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development. Fisheries, Nuno Maciel, at the official opening of the 27th edition of the Onion Festival, in Caniço. The leader took the opportunity to highlight that “the services of the Regional…
The expansion of the GIRO card charging network is now completed and available throughout the Payshop network of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, including Porto Santo. After a pilot test phase started on the 27th of April with two Payshop agents in the municipality of Funchal, the functionality is now…
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride took place last Saturday in Funchal, bringing together dozens of motorcyclists to raise funds for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. The event, so far, has raised 1,845 euros, double the amount raised last year. The meeting point was Quinta Magnolia, followed by a route…
This morning, as many passed the Leroy Merlin gardens, in São Martinho, came across a new scene of illegal camping, this time “in a hidden corner” of the garden. Images sent to JM by a reader illustrate a tent set up in addition to a net supported between two trees,…
The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, through the Regional Directorate of Energy, informed press agencies today that the Gas-Solidarity.RAM Programme has already been resumed, as established in Ordinance No. 179/2025, of the 13th of March. The support maintains the value of 20 euros per month per consumer, and may…