In 2023, 7.2 thousand crimes were recorded by the police authorities in the Region, representing an increase of 5.9% compared to the previous year (6.8 thousand). The data, provided by the Directorate-General for Justice Policy (DGPJ), were released today by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). According to…
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Francisco Gomes, deputy of Chega in the Assembly of the Republic, is concerned about the persistence of “high levels of poverty in Madeiran society” and believes that they prove that the economic sector is generating and deepening social inequalities. The observations were made in actions of contact with the population,…
The Regional Secretariat for Finance informed today that the Loja do CidadĂŁo (Citizen’s Shop), located on Avenida Arriaga, will open on the 1st and 2nd of August, despite the day-off granted by the Regional Government on the occasion of the Madeira Wine Rally. Also as in previous years, the island’s…
Banif’s injured parties will propose to the Government a compensation claim of 169.6 million euros, to respond to 1,900 credit claimants, in a solution similar to that found for the injured parties of BES’s Commercial Paper. According to a source linked to the process, Banif’s injured parties estimate total losses…
The Folklore Group of the Casa do Povo da Camacha (GFCPC) will be in the USA between the 26th of July and the 6th of August, to celebrate the 108th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford – Massachusetts. A festival created by the Madeiran diaspora in the USA…
Next Friday, the 26th, the ‘Funchal Marine Biology Station will host one of its popular Open Nights, with guided tours from 20:00 to 21:00. In addition to the guided tours, this annual summer activity also includes a lecture, scheduled for 21:15. This year’s theme ‘Gelatinous in Madeira: From Research to…
The Judiciary Police, through the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime, participated in the third phase of the transnational operation Jackal, coordinated by Interpol, against organised crime networks in West Africa, which are dedicated to the development of online financial fraud. The police operation took place between the…
Pedro Calado will not participate in this year’s edition of the Madeira Wine Rally. According to RTP-Madeira, the navigator, who won the queen race of Madeiran motorsport six times with Alexandre Camacho, will not take part due to personal reasons. Quoted by public television, Pedro Calado thanked Play Racing and…
The Forest Police arrested one arsonist per year between 2021 and 2023. Nineteen citizens were also identified for lighting unauthorized fires and two hundred occurrences were registered. This year, in less than two months of the Operational Plan for Fighting Rural Fires, 24 cases have already been reported. Samantha Gannon…
EasyJet crew members will meet in an emergency general meeting on the 31st of July to review the employment situation at the airline and decide on measures to be taken in relation to the "disruption" they feel in the operation.
To mark Funchal City Day (20th of August), the city's Mayor, Cristina Pedra, has prepared a show
The number of people suffering from Covid-19 is increasing in Madeira.
The Madeira Classical Orchestra (OCM), ends its 2023/2024 season on Sunday, the 21st, at 6:00 pm.
Simba lives in the Regadinhas/SalĂŁo area, near Gaula, and has been missing since Monday the 15th of July.Â
Continuing the implementation of measures to support the dynamisation of municipal markets,