Every house on this island has a soul. The trouble is that the person selling it has usually forgotten what that soul looks like. Home owners have been living inside it for so long that they can no longer evaluate it from another perspective. This is not a criticism. It…
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The Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM) began a major logistical operation in Porto Santo this afternoon to unload and transport the components of the wind turbines that will form part of the island’s new wind farm. Due to the considerable size and weight of the equipment, the operation is expected…
A recent landslide in the Silveira area of Boaventura struck a vehicle carrying six tourists, leaving at least three seriously injured. The injured are being taken to Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital for treatment. Regional Road 101 is closed to traffic. At the scene are 20 operatives from the Volunteer Firefighters…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, revealed this Wednesday that the technical evaluation regarding the updated costs of the third phase of the new hospital should be completed within two weeks, after which a new international tender for the project will be launched. Speaking on the sidelines of…
An expert report commissioned by the Central Court of Criminal Investigation (TCIC) has concluded that the NRP Mondego was in a “generalised state of structural and functional degradation, with a direct impact on safety,” according to a report published today by Correio da ManhĂŁ. According to the newspaper, the findings…
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, admitted today that the construction of the new Central and University Hospital of Madeira could face a significant cost increase due to rising prices for materials and labour in recent years. Speaking on the sidelines of the renewable gases conference…
The Portuguese Labour Party (PTP), through its spokesperson Raquel Coelho, has described as “an insult to the intelligence of the Madeiran people” the statements made by the Regional Secretary for the Economy, JosĂ© Manuel Rodrigues, regarding the projected impact of the Faial golf course, which he claims will create 780…
The parliamentary group of Chega in the Assembly of the Republic has submitted a draft resolution that recommends to the government “the creation of a national programme for the survey, transfer and rehabilitation of vacant public housing assets, with priority given to abandoned State neighbourhoods.” The initiative was prepared as…
This afternoon, the Porto Moniz City Council expressed “surprise and expectation” in response to statements from the Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructures about the Regional Government’s planned work in Seixal, following the latest collapse. In a statement, the municipality led by socialist Olavo Câmara says that it has requested…
A PSP (Public Security Police) officer was seriously injured on Friday following a new collapse on the road between the JoĂŁo Delgado tunnel and the Pedra site, in Seixal, on the expressway between SĂŁo Vicente and Porto Moniz, after a landslide hit his vehicle, partially destroying it. According to JM,…
The DNA – Madeira party strongly regrets the statement made by the president of the Regional Government of Madeira, saying, “A tenant who doesn’t pay rent goes straight to the street.” While talking to reporters, ADN-Madeira stated that the Regional Government is largely to blame for the many rent defaults…
Paulo Alves recalled the various promises over the last few years regarding the renovation works at the SĂŁo Jorge Basic School – Cardinal D. TeodĂłsio de Gouveia, which would convert the abandoned building into a Senior Citizen Home. Juntos Pelo Povo presented a draft resolution that refers to the “sad…
The Regional Government’s affordable rent programme for the new Vale da Ribeira Housing Complex, in Ponta do Sol, received about 120 applications, confirmed Leonel Silva, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Madeira Housing Institute. Of the applications submitted, only 30 families have now received housing, and there are…
The CDS has presented a proposal for a resolution in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, which aims to inventory and requalify vacant public properties, with a special focus on deactivated schools in more isolated areas of the Region. The proposal highlights that man of the abandoned schools in the region…
A queue of tourists and residents waited with anticipation for the reopening of the Recommended Route 1 (PR1), which connects Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo, crossing the central massif of Madeira. After recovery and renovation work in several areas, the trail is now accessible again in its entire length,…