The Regional Command of the Public Security Police of Madeira loaded three containers filled with weapons onto a Portuguese Navy patrol ship. The firearms were seized during several operations. There are “about 240 short firearms, 200 long firearms and numerous prohibited bladed weapons (approximate weight 1500 kgs) that are being…
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The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has reported that it has been developing an intense monitoring and control of invasive species in the Region, an initiative that has had positive results in Paul do Mar. During the prospecting work, IFCN technicians identified a small nucleus of the invasive…
The public transport strike scheduled for tomorrow will affect Horários do Funchal, CAM, and Siga Rodoeste buses. However, the final decision will be made by the workers in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Manuel Oliveira, union leader of the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT), confirmed that…
A man’s body that was found floating in the sea next to the São Lázaro pier in Funchal has been identified as that of an 80-year-old man who had been missing for four days. The family has been informed and offered councilling support from the Psychology Office of the Maritime…
An ambulance from the Portuguese Red Cross was forced to reverse for over a kilometre in São Roque this afternoon due to bad parking and lack of access. According to local media outlet, JM, the rescue vehicle was trying to reach Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas, in the São Roque…
The Funchal City Council started on the 10th of March, the implementation of a pilot circuit for door-to-door restaurant sector bio-waste collection in the centre of Funchal, more specifically in Rua da Carreira. “In line with the strategy adopted by the municipality of Funchal towards the promotion of environmental sustainability…
The Funchal City Council is carrying out a new prophylaxis campaign for dogs and cats aged 3 months and over. The initiative will take place between the 15th and 24th of May throughout the local parishes of Funchal. “The start of the campaign is scheduled for this weekend, the 15th,…
The Madeira Force Coalition expressed its indignation at the number of people who are recorded as ‘problematic discharge cases.’ The figures were released today by the clinical director of SESARAM. Currently, SESARAM has 321 people who cannot be discharged occupying beds in the adult wards. Of these, 251 are in…
The BE candidacy was today in Porto Santo, where they lamented that the President of Madeira had stopped all work on the new health unit. According to Roberto Almada, Miguel Albuquerque “ordered that work on the unit stop as a form of revenge for his fall from grace.” “The truth…
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing announced today the approval, by the Council of Ministers, of the new Social Mobility Allowance for regular travel between the mainland and inter-island connections. “This decree-law creates a uniform and single legal regime, with a view to simplification, efficiency and equal treatment between the…
With yellow and orange weather warnings, it was no surprise that Madeira’s peaks were covered in a dusting of snow on Saturday. In Pico do Areeiro, thermometers dropped to -2.0°C, and a little further down, -0.1°C (Chão do Areeiro). Interestingly, from 00:00 to 18:00, temperatures in Pico do Areeiro remained…
After the first years of activity, the services of the Home Hospitalisation Unit allowed approximately three hundred users to be treated at home. Maria da Luz Brazão, who coordinates this unit, expressed satisfaction with the balance and revealed that, with an average treatment time of eight days, they have managed…
CUF, controlled by the José de Mello Capital group, has signed an agreement to buy a 75% stake in the Algarve group HPA Saúde, which has the largest private health network in Madeira, controlling the Hospital Particular da Madeira, the Madeira Medical Centre and B.clinic. In addition to being a…
With bad weather conditions set to continue, the Porto Santo Line (PSL) has advised that tomorrow’s sailing (8th of March) has been cancelled. For further information please contact the Porto Santo Line booking office on: (+351) 291 210 300, WhatsApp (+351) 962 025 500 or infopsl@gruposousa.pt, from Monday to Friday…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) predicts that until midnight on Sunday, Depression Jana will affect Madeira with wind, rain, and rough seas. This is in addition to the expected cold front the storm is pushing through. In the statement, the IPMA predicts that Madeira will continue to…