The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures responded this afternoon to calls for the suspension of the new daily fee applied to rent-a-car operators in Madeira. In a statement, the Secretariat stressed that the fee was expressly established under Regional Legislative Decree No. 7/2025/M of 4 December. The legislation also…
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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…
Adverse weather conditions are making operations at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo particularly challenging this afternoon, with strong winds affecting the eastern part of the island. According to JM, at least five aircraft have been holding for some time, awaiting an improvement in conditions before they can land safely.…
Two young tourists were assisted on Sunday night in Funchal after an alleged intoxication related to drug use, in what was their first drug-related experience. According to JM, the two Scottish citizens requested help when they were at a Local Accommodation (AL) located in Rua dos Frias, after feeling unwell…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has confirmed, through a press release, that the classified pedestrian route PR1 – Vereda do Pico do Areeiro will fully reopen to the public, without any access restrictions or calendar constraints, from the 26th of June. Until that date, the current operating…
The man detained by the Public Security Police (PSP) on suspicion of carrying out a violent robbery on Avenida Sá Carneiro in Funchal has been ordered by the court to leave the Autonomous Region of Madeira within five days. In a statement, the PSP said the suspect was subjected to…
Miguel Albuquerque said the modernisation of the Funchal Cable Car was “timely”, reinforcing the competitiveness of a tourist attraction that, after 25 years of operation, needed to update its technology, safety and comfort standards. Speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the €4.5 million refurbishment project, the President of…
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…
A 25-year-old French tourist, who had been missing since Sunday in a mountain area between TrĂŞs Paus Ă Viana and Curral das Freiras, has been found. The searches began yesterday by the Volunteer Firefighters of Funchal, with support from the Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos. However, due to weather…
Horários do Funchal once again reported that the regular operation of their routes may be affected on Wednesday, the 27th of May, between 15:30 and 18:30, due to a plenary of workers convened by the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT). The company appeals to customers’ understanding and…
Weather conditions are conditioning operations at Madeira International Airport this afternoon, with several planes caught in holding patterns while waiting to attempt to land at Cristiano Ronaldo – Madeira International Airport. Flightradar24 images show several aircraft in ‘holding’ along the east coast of Madeira, especially in the area between Caniçal…
By 11:00 this morning, the PR1 trail was congested with dozens of visitors, many without an access pass causing congestion near the route’s entrance. In a post shared on social networks, one walker said that about 200 people were at the site, claiming that “half of the walkers had not…
Through a statement signed by the Regional Coordinator of the ADN-Madeira, Miguel Pita, he denounces what he considers to be the failure of the online booking system through the Simplifica Portal for walking tours in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, warning of the negative consequences that the measure is having…
The President of the Regional Government responded to criticism levied at the degredation of Porto Santo airport. In a statement, the President of Madeira said that “the State must insist that the renovation works of the Porto Santo airport are treated as a priority.” Miguel Albuquerque considered it a priority…
A man aged between 55 and 60 suffered a heart attack while boarding a plane at Madeira Airport today. According to JM, the passenger suffered a heart problem, was unconscious, and was fading fast. While waiting for the airport medical team and paramedics, members of the plane’s crew began resuscitation…