The Funchal City Council(CMF) is hosting another Saturday in the Park on the 27th of September between 10:00 and 13:00. The initiative is dedicated to the Cory’s Shearwater and the MAC Puffinus BestLife 2030 Conservation Project. The Cory’s Shearwater is a species of migratory seabird that, in Madeira, is listed…
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Diamantino Pereira Junior, who lost both legs in a motorcycle accident on the 27th of August in Santa Cruz, has launched a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe. In less than 24 hours, the initiative has already raised more than 18,500 euros, the result of over 800 donations. In the description of…
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP) says it is unsurprised that the PSD rejected the proposal for a parliamentary hearing of the entities involved in the ‘Cortel’ Case. The request for a parliamentary hearing, presented by the JPP, of the “Cortel” Case was rejected by the five PSD deputies in the Housing…
“It can’t be! No way! We can’t accept it!” This is the message left by the CGTP about the labour package proposed by the government of the Republic. Therefore, the Madeira CGTP is calling on drivers to honk their disapproval of the new measures by gathering near the Barreiros Stadium…
It was a relief all round as the two-day bus strike that was supposed to start today was called off. The workers decided, in a plenary held yesterday afternoon, to accept the company’s proposal, stated Manuel Oliveira, from the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT). Samantha Gannon info…
The Regional Government of Madeira imposed minimum services in the two-day strike of Horários do Funchal, called by the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT) on the 17th and 18th of September (Wednesday and Thursday). In an order, published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of…
The Public Security Police (PSP) confirms a 73% increase in school crime. After three years of relative peace within school premises, 45 criminal occurrences have been registered so far this year. During a political meeting, the PS-Madeira warned of the urgent need to prevent and combat indiscipline and insecurity in…
Several puppies were left in a crate by rubbish bins in the Serralhal area of Caniço. The situation was denounced by the CRO Santa Association Cruz, which received the animals. On their Facebook page, CRO pleaded for the owner to come forward with their mother, so that she can be…
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has extended the yellow warning, issued yesterday, for the south coast of Madeira, due to the “persistence of high values of the maximum temperature.” The yellow warning will now remain in effect from Monday until 18:00 on Thursday. Samantha Gannon info…
The candidacy of the Socialist Party to the City Council of Santa Cruz assumes culture as one of its priorities, presenting the recovery as one of its central objectives of the mythical Café Relógio, in Camacha, and giving back to the municipality an emblematic space instilled with deep historical roots…
The PS candidate for Funchal City Council, Rui Caetano, once again guaranteed this Saturday the creation of a Municipal Police if he leads the municipal executive. The measure aims to address the growing safety concerns and traffic congestion affecting the city. The commitment was reiterated during a pre-campaign action held…
The mayor of Santa Cruz, Élia Ascension, today challenged the Government to acquire Café Relógio during her speech at the solemn session marking the 31st anniversary of Camacha’s elevation to village status. “I remember the state of degradation of the Café, and today I am issuing a challenge to the…
The Regional Nucleus of Quercus da Madeira has expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Fanal, denouncing what it describes as the “slow death of this extraordinary natural heritage.” In a statement signed by the President of the Regional Nucleus of Madeira, Elsa Araújo, the environmental association warns that “these…
The Conservatory Wind Orchestra – School of the Arts of Madeira, Eng. Luiz Peter Clode is performing a Hollywood and Broadway-inspired concert at the Municipal Garden of Funchal Auditorium on Saturday, the 13th of September at 19:00. This musical event symbolically marks the beginning of the school year and will…
The candidacy of the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) for the Funchal City Council warned of the impacts “of touristification” in the Madeiran capital. In a press statement, Paula Almeida, candidate nominated by the Ecologist Party ‘The Greens’, highlighted that, although tourism is an essential part of the regional economy, its…