The PETI delegation â Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament visited this Tuesday the housing block of Pico da Torre, in CĂąmara de Lobos, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). Leonel Silva, President of Investimentos Habitacionais da Madeira (IHM), presented 19 housing projects in the amphitheatre of…
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A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (PETI) is in Madeira to assess the supply of affordable housing and the impacts of the forest fires on the Region. During the morning, MEPs met in Funchal with the president of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, Manuel Filipe,…
Mid-morning today, a cement block fell from the top floor of a building and landed on the Penha d’Ăguia da Ajuda esplanade. The block smashed its way through a parasol on the terrace and hit the tray of an employee. The impact was so great that the bottles and glasses…
The candidacy of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) for the Funchal City Council (CMF), FĂĄtima Aveiro considers it unacceptable the visible loss of quality with urban cleaning, the lack of care for public space, gardens, litter in the intermediate and high areas of the parishes, piles up rubbish, and selective collection,…
The head of the Liberal Initiative for the Funchal City Council, Sara Jardim, defended today the conversion of vacant public buildings into social housing projects that can help reduce housing shortages. “An exhaustive survey of the buildings must be carried out to understand and inventory what exists in the city,…
The international demand for housing in Portugal remained significant in several areas of the country, with Madeira gaining a 42% interest of foreign purchasers. This was followed by Faro (36%), SĂŁo Miguel (34%), and Viana do Castelo (30%), which stood out in this growing ‘wave’ of interest in national real…
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 CafĂ© RelĂłgio, in Camacha, and giving back to the municipality an emblematic space instilled with deep historical roots…
The mayor of Santa Cruz, Ălia Ascension, today challenged the Government to acquire CafĂ© RelĂłgio 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 CafĂ©, and today I am issuing a challenge to the…
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…
The LIFE Natura@night project, coordinated by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), is transforming the night lighting of the archipelagos of Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands. In three years, the initiative has allowed energy savings of up to 60% in public lighting and a concrete…
Two defendants have been identified as causing the August 2024 fire that destroyed more than 5,100 hectares in Madeira, including Laurissilva areas, and which lasted for 13 days. The confirmation was given to JM by the PJ coordinator in the Region, JosĂ© Matos, who stressed that these defendants are already…
On Saturday, representatives of the New Right were in the Quinta Josefina neighborhood, Funchal. During their visit, they connected with residents to gauge their concerns over the management of the housing complex, Sociohabita. During an interview with reporters, party coordinator Paulo Azevedo, said that residents identified several problems, such as…
Workers of the municipal company Carris, in Lisbon, presented “successive complaints” regarding the need for better tram maintenance, including the one in GlĂłria that derailed today, said Manuel Leal, union leader of Fectrans and STRUP. “Fundamentally, there should be a rigorous investigation into the accident and its causes, especially as…
Chega’s candidate for the Funchal City Council today denounced the existence of 19 immigrants living in a 3-bedroom apartment located on Rua da Vargem, in the parish of SĂŁo Martinho. In a statement, the party considers this to be a serious attack on public health and human dignity, accusing the…
The Free Party (Livre) warns of the “irreversible degradation” to which Fanal, one of the most emblematic places in the Laurissilva, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is subject. “I can’t remain silent in the face of the images that are reaching me of what is happening in Fanal,” said Marta…