Renovation work on the Market Bridge has already begun. The work is scheduled to finish on the 12th of December this year. Starting at the beginning of this week, traffic in and around the Farmers Market will be affected by the work. This will affect the bus stop in Rua…
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Reports indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is increasing in certain regions of the world, with the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests reaching July 2024 levels, stated the World Health Organization (WHO) today. “In a global context, this increase is observed mainly in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and…
The Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira carried out, in the early afternoon of Friday, the 23rd of May, an inspection at a retail establishment, located on Rua 31 de Janeiro, in Funchal. The operation was conducted by the Foreigners and Border Control Unit, within the scope of its…
The PSP launched today the 2025 edition of the “I’m Here! Children” programme where 623,197 children’s wristbands are available to parents worried about temporarily losing their children. So far, 17,349 bracelets have already been distributed. Since the beginning of the programme in 2012, the PSP has been able to quickly…
The Regional Command of the Public Security Police of Madeira has confirmed they have arrested a 44-year-old citizen, living in the municipality of Ribeira Brava, for possession of a prohibited weapon. The occurrence took place in the parish of Campanário, following a report of alleged firearm shots from a moving…
The European Network of Electricity Transmission System Operators (Entso-e) announced that, half an hour before the blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula, there were “two periods of power and frequency fluctuations” in continental Europe. In a statement, ENtso-e highlighted that these disturbances in the synchronous zone of continental Europe occurred…
The CDU was in Praia Formosa yesterday as part of their electoral campaign. During their visit, members of the party warned of the threats that “touristification brings to the management of the coast and the ecological risks to coastal waters.” “According to the most recent official data, Portugal has the…
The European Commissioner for Energy today rejected attributing last week’s electricity cut in the Iberian Peninsula to excess renewable energy production, praising the response of the Portuguese and Spanish authorities to the “worst blackout in recent decades.” “There is no reason to believe that last week’s blackout is due to…
This April was the ‘blackest’ this year on Madeiran roads. In total, there were 296 accidents, which resulted in approximately 100 injuries and one death. May has also not started well with the death of a cyclist in Funchal. So far this year, there have been 1,149 road accidents, averaging…
Several jellyfish (‘Physalia physalis’ (Portuguese Man-of-War)) were found yesterday on Praia Formosa beach. According to the monitoring platform gelavista.ipma.pt, Portuguese Man-O-War have been sighted along the south coastline of Madeira, including the port of Funchal, Funchal bay, Royal Savoy, Praia do Vigário, Cabo GirĂŁo (Câmara de Lobos), Seixal port, natural…
A passenger today denounced an “unacceptable and irresponsible” incident that occurred on the Lobo Marinho ship. According to the witness, “once again the kennels were unbearably hot”. Following the high temperatures, harmful to the animals, she claims to have asked for the air conditioning to be turned on and was…
A law that increases the penalties for those who assault police, prison guards, and firefighters, as well as extending exemption from the payment of court costs to teachers and doctors who have been assaulted, came into force today. According to the diploma, published in the Official Gazette on the 19th…
An alleged Lithuanian gang leader of a criminal organisation dedicated to importing scrapped cars involved in accidents in the US, which, after cosmetic repairs, were resold in Europe, including Portugal, was arrested in Madeira, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said today. A source from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…
Tourists continue to disrespect the partial closure of the Public Maritime Promenade, which connects Praia Formosa to Socorridos. Today, two individuals were caught climbing over a no-entry fence for a section of work that has been closed since October 2024 due to ongoing restoration work. There are warning signs from…
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved a first-of-its-kind system to reduce pollution from ships worldwide that entails financial penalties if the stipulated limits are exceeded. “The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is the first in the world to combine mandatory emission limits and GHG [greenhouse gas emissions] prices across an entire…