According to local newspaper, JM, a body found floating in the water by the pier in Câmara de Lobos was that of a foreign citizen. Despite the efforts of ISN divers during the rescue mission the tourist eventually died.
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The evaluation of the new European car safety measure, the 'Alcoholimeter' - an electrical system that prevents a car from starting if the driver is drunk - is awaiting authorisation by the National Road Authority.
The trial of the two defendants in the Monte Tree disaster case, which caused the death of 13 people (including two foreign nationals - of French and Hungarian nationalities), and about fifty injuries on the 15th of August 2017, started yesterday.
Anxiety and depression are currently among the major health problems affecting younger people, states Isabel Fragoeiro, President of the School of Health of the University of Madeira (UMa) and coordinator of the Regional Observatory of Mental Health of Madeira (ORSM-RAM), which defends the importance of good parenting for children and…
After a 'wild camp' image of several tents in Pico Ruivo, that even motivated action by the Forest Police, flooded the internet last week, another photograph released today, shows another camp blatantly disrespecting Madeira's natural heritage.
The Government of Madeira will use drones to support agriculture, and farmer training is being prepared. Humberto Vasconcelos, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, was speaking at an initiative marking the six-year anniversary of the Madeira Agricultural School, located in the municipality of São Vicente. To date, the…
An analysis carried out on seawater in the coastal area of Funchal reveals a "total absence of fecal contamination," confirmed the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change this afternoon.
"Unfortunately, Madeira's Institute of Social Security is more concerned with photography and newspaper headlines than with Madeiran families," claim JPP (Juntos Pelo Povo) Party spokesperson, Lina Periera.
Today, the 11th of April, marks National Parkinson's Disease Day. This initiative was instituted by the European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) on the anniversary of the English physician who first described the disease in 1817, James Parkinson.
The Municipality of Funchal (CMF) informs that it is necessary to interrupt road traffic in Rua das Hortas, between Rua do Carmo and Rua do Frigorífico, between 09h30 tomorrow, 12.04.2023 (Wednesday) and 17h00 on 14.04.2023 (Friday), due to pavement repairs.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the 12th of April, the Monte tree case, where 13 people were killed when a tree collapsed during a festival in August 2017, will commence.
According to local newspaper, JM, hundreds of tourists dice with death daily as they continue to ignore the no entry signs and barriers to bathe and play in the Angel Falls in Ponta do Sol.
Several citizens have received fraudulent SMS messages from the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM), telling them that their electricity will be cut off unless they pay the attached bill immediately.
Madeira is again affected by dust from North Africa, an atmospheric phenomenon that should begin to dissipate on Wednesday, according to a forecast by Victor Prior, Madeira Delegate of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). Temperatures are set to rise tomorrow, but rain is forecast for Thursday.
The Parish Council of Caniço, will 'open' its first artisan market on Saturday, the 15th of April, and Sunday, the 16th, at 10:00 am in Largo Padre Lomelino (near the library).
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