The Portuguese Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Centre (MRSC Funchal)
Madeira Weekly
The Indonesian Embassy in Portugal said today that the outcome of the trial of the two Portuguese detained for drug trafficking will result from the "evidence presented
Praça da Autonomia, in Câmara de Lobos, will host the second edition of the 'Green Market,' an initiative financed by PRODERAM and part of the measure to support local development.
In a brief press statement, a spokesperson for the Social Security confirmed to JM that they have received four formal complaints involving three elderly residential homes managed by private individuals.
PAN Madeira received several complaints from the residents of Vale Paraiso, in Camacha, as pollution from the nearby laundry company is affecting nearby residents.
There was a car accident this afternoon in Campo da Barca, involving two cars which caused significant damage to one of the petrol pump installations.Â
The Funchal City Council, through its Animal Welfare Unit, is promoting from today the 1st of April and the 21st their 2nd Pet Adoption Campaign.Â
Hundreds of people, mostly tourists, flocked to Pico do Areeiro this morning to witness the sunrise, once again generating absolute chaos on the roads.Â
Mário Pardo, the fearless paratrooper who, in January 2010, jumped from Cabo GirĂŁo on a motorbike and parachuted down to the pebble beach, died on Friday, the 29th of March after an undisclosed illness. The news was released on social networks by the ‘Green Berets and Paratroopers,’ which pays tribute…
The Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, was today in Santa do Porto Moniz where he visited a farmer who produces, among other vegetables, about two tonnes of Madeira sweet potatoes.
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) were mobilized, this morning, to Pico do Areeiro to assist about two dozen drivers who were stranded as the formation of ice had created hazardous driving conditions in the mountainous region.Â
Several publications are circulating fake news of appalling accidents on the 'Madeira Occurrences' page.
According to media outlets, Portugal has two confirmed cases of Whooping Cough (Pertussis).
Councillor Helena Leal, who is responsible for social and education, among other areas, within Funchal City Council, recently presided over the opening of the 'Solidarity Button – Social Store,' in Rua das Pretas, a space that has been completely remodeled.
The JPP recently visited local grape farmers in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, more specifically a 'Tinta Negra' farm, where they were told that the production of the 'Tinta Negra' grape is decreasing, "despite the increasing demand" from the region's Wine Houses.Â