According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) website, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southwest coast of the Desertas at 05:23 this morning.
Madeira Weekly
A worldwide phenomenon has been affecting the phytosanitary status of Dragoeiros, and today the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), within the scope of its competencies, reported that this phenomenon is also being felt in the Region.
Binter Airways has launched its new summer promotion.
The Regional Command of Madeira of the Public Security Police informs that in order to provide telephone services with modern technology and thus provide a better service to the public, they are using VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) phones in all its services in the Region.
The President of the Republic announced today that the elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira will be held on the 24th of September.
Yesterday was not an easy day for the EasyJet passengers who boarded a Porto flight bound for Funchal, which was supposed to depart at midday, as they were left sitting on the aircraft for an hour and a half.
3,165 euros is the average gross monthly salary to buy a 100m² house in Portugal.
Today, the councilor of the Municipality of Funchal, João Rodrigues, announced to the media that noise pollution levels in built-up areas will be revised.
The Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM has launched its 2023 rural fire prevention campaign, titled 'Madeira without fires - depends on everyone!'
The Madeira International Airport was on high alert this afternoon after a technical issue aboard a Ryanair flight bound for Lisbon was identified.
In summer, Funchal is subject to sportive events in its streets, marathons for runners, bike competitions and such. On the weekends, the Av. do Mar and Av. Arriaga are blocked off for traffic and ceded to the sportive minds, good for them. The downside is that the public bus services…
The governments of Miguel Albuquerque and António Costa have again challenged the European Commission's decision that Portugal illegally granted aid at the level of IRC reductions to the Madeira Free Trade Zone.
The Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Subcentre, carried out 10 missions in the first six months of this year, saving eleven lives.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, considers that if the price of hotels and the expense per tourist has risen exponentially, there is no need to fear the future of Madeira's tourism.
Ruptures in the drinking water network in the municipality of Santa Cruz, which have been heavily criticised, led the City Council of Santa Cruz to resort to using water tankers from the local Municipal Firefighters to remove water from the fire hydrant network and inject it into the drinking water supply system.
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