A JM reader shared photos and a video highlighting how tourists are still risking their lives on the cliffs near the lighthouse in Ponta do Pargo. In one instance, three children ran toward the edge, slipping dangerously close to the abyss, less than a metre from the drop. Fortunately, no…
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Perched atop the cliffs of Camacha in Porto Santo, the wind flows freely, and the northern sea unfolds endlessly in a deep blue expanse. Amid the serene autumn silence and the faint sound of waves crashing below, the new Lapa Viewpoint emerges as a breathtaking gem on the island’s northern…
The Funchal City Council informs that, within the scope of the municipal contract called “Implementation of mobility and traffic calming measures 2024/2025”, it is necessary to make some temporary changes to road traffic during October and November. The changes are: FROM 14.10.2025 (TUESDAY) TO 14.11.2025 (FRIDAY) Road traffic at the…
Last night’s rain left one road in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos almost impassable, due to flooding. According to AmĂlcar Figueira, this is a chronic situation on Rua AntĂłnio PrĂłcoro Macedo JĂşnior, whenever there is intense rain. “Once again, the road was completely flooded, making it difficult for vehicles and…
A seagull that tested positive for the avian influenza virus (H5) was collected on the 4th of October in Funchal. The confirmation was made by the National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV) on the 13th, after analysis of samples sent by the Veterinary Service of the Region. The…
Several reports have been logged about a drug addict on Rua Carvalho AraĂşjo, Funchal. It’s stated that drugs are being consumed during the day in a tourist area close to several hotels. According to reports, a young homeless man is using the concrete benches as his makeshift home in the…
The candidate of Juntos pelo Povo (JPP) for the presidency of the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos, Miguel Ganança, has expressed his concern about the isolation of the population of Curral das Freiras, especially during periods of bad weather, when road traffic is often conditioned or interrupted. The statements follow…
The rescue of a woman who fell and became entangled in a tree, on a precipice of more than 100 metres, in Levada do CaldeirĂŁo Verde, started this afternoon. As far as JM was able to ascertain, only the tree prevented the woman from falling to her death. Thirteen operatives…
The candidacy of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) for the Funchal City Council (CMF), Fátima 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,…
Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport has been ranked as the European airport most likely to cause anxiety in passengers, according to an exclusive AirAdvisor ranking, released last week. The Madeiran airport, the only Portuguese airport to appear on this list, received a rating of 88 points in the Index of…
It was chaos on Madeira’s roads this evening from Cancela to Porto Novo as a 40-foot container broke free of its restraints and shot across the highway, demolished a barrier, and ended up on the other side of the via rapida, breaking a further safety barrier. What was amazing was…
The security gate that prohibits access to Vereda – PR1 – Vereda do Areeiro was torn off its hinges this morning and thrown down the mountainside. The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) reported that it detected this situation early and successfully prevented hikers from walking along the path. …
A tourism professional has denounced to local newspaper, JM, what he calls “rubbish and wild tourism,” stating that he had never witnessed anything similar in all his years of working within the industry. The case occurred this morning in Pico Ruivo, where organised groups of visitors were surprised by signs…
The Administration of Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM, SA), under the supervision of the Regional Secretariat for the Economy, wants to monitor the level of CO² emissions emitted by ships docking in the region’s ports. The proposal was announced this week by the president of APRAM, Paula…
In the early hours of the 18th, the Judicial Police arrested a woman and a man aged 24 and 29, respectively, for aggravated kidnapping, threats to physical integrity, illicit recordings and photographs, and aggravated threats, which occurred on the 17th, Funchal. The crimes took place last Wednesday morning, and according…