Nickel, a financial payment institution, continues to expand its services and has now arrived in Madeira, specifically in the municipalities of Funchal, Ponta do Sol, and Ribeira Brava. There are, for now, four new points of sale established in local businesses such as tobacconists and stationery stores, which are now…
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“I have long been revealing in public speeches that this same aerodrome (Porto Santo) will have a future squadron of drones with which the Portuguese State will decide to provide to our Armed Forces,” said Ireneu Barreto, at the ceremony of the 15th anniversary of AM3, in Porto Santo. “As…
At the opening of the Web Summit, Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro announced that the Portuguese Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, now known as ‘Amália’ will be released in 2026. However, a beta version will be released in 2025. In a statement, the Prime Minister declared: “I’m speaking Portuguese so I…
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has confirmed that it has received prior approval from the Court of Auditors (TdC) to the contract for the acquisition and installation of the new Video Surveillance System for the city of Funchal. The project aims to strengthen public security in places identified by the…
In a video conference that started at 10:00 this morning, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the “Determination of political responsibilities in the fight against the fires that occurred between the 14th and 26th of August,” was today heard by Duarte Caldeira, Researcher for the Centre for Studies and Intervention…
The coordination of the European project ‘TWILIGHTED’ is in charge of MARE-ARDITI and will be presented this Thursday, the 24th of October, at the Golden Residence Hotel, in Funchal. The opening session will be attended, among others, by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque. The presentation of the…
Limits on bank fees on transfers made through payment platforms such as MB Way came into force today, after the publication of the legislation last week in the Official Gazette. Transfers via these platforms already have, by law, exempt commissions when they do not exceed 30 euros per operation, 150…
Today, the European Commission gave Portugal two months to comply with the new European Union (EU) Digital Services Law, applicable to digital platforms, arguing that the country has not yet appointed coordinators or defined rules for sanctions. In a statement, the EU said: “Today, the European Commission decided to send…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, and the Regional Secretary, Pedro Fino, visited the Santo da Serra Golf Course yesterday to discuss and view the new installation/construction of a photovoltaic plant, which will allow the golf centre to become energy self-reliant. Energy created by the 48 photovoltaic panels…
The Judiciary Police, through the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime, participated in the third phase of the transnational operation Jackal, coordinated by Interpol, against organised crime networks in West Africa, which are dedicated to the development of online financial fraud. The police operation took place between the…
Madeira SkyPark Adventure has issued a statement saying that the Curral das Freiras cable car will be the second longest in the world.
A new scam is circulating on the WhatsApp messaging service.
Several publications are circulating fake news of appalling accidents on the 'Madeira Occurrences' page.
A bitcoin cryptocurrency vending machine was recently installed in Funchal in partnership with Mind The Coin, the leading operator of this type of equipment, the Mais Clinic and IPRO Clinic medical centre, located at Rua João de Deus 12B. In a press statement, CEO of Mind The Coin, Fernando Guimarães…
The National Communications Authority (Anacom) imposed fines totalling €7.3 million in 2023, a decrease of 57% compared to the same period last year, in the year in which it decided on 277 administrative offence proceedings.