As part of the ‘Pink Boxes’ initiative, resulting from a partnership between the Womaniza-Te association and CMF, councilor Helena Leal, who oversees Education and Citizenship, this week visited several schools where ‘Pink Boxes’ had been delivered. Specifically in the schools of Basic School of the 2nd and 3rd Bartolomeu Perestrelo,…
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A 42-year-old man accused of robbing a bank branch of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, on the 12th of January last year, in Câmara de Lobos, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence today. This afternoon, the Judicial Court of the District of Madeira acquitted the defendant of the three crimes…
With more than 500 vacancies among the four Portuguese airports to fill, the airport’s recruitment agency is looking for Ground Handling Operators, Traffic and Ground Handling Technicians, and Reduced Mobility Passenger Support agents. All job information, mandatory requirements, and job profiles are listed on their online form. The deadlines for…
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,…
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…
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…
The President of the Regional Government once again assured reporters this morning, that a set of public contracts “will stop,” including work on the Central and University Hospital of Madeira. Miguel Albuquerque explained to journalists that the holdup is due to the failure to agree on the budget and the…
Miguel Albuquerque considers that “the 9th of March is a good date” for holding regional elections. Furthermore, he will reiterate his commitment when he speaks to the President of the Republic, next Tuesday during his hearing with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President of the Republic will hold talks with…
The Regional Health Service said today that “it is false to say that SESARAM does not pay its suppliers or have enough medicines. The regional authority reacted abruptly to the headline posted in DIÁRIO on the 3rd of January, reporting that a lack of medicines compromises the general hospital’s Accident…
Fires broke out after the end-of-year fireworks with one of the firing stations in in São Gonçalo exploding. A police source reports that the episode occurred after a firework container allegedly overturned due to the vibrations of the devices used and ended up damaging nearby homes and vehicles. Fires were…