On Sunday, the 16th of January the annual animal blessing will take place at Prazeres Church.
Madeira Weekly
The Madeira Classical Orchestra will be performing at the Madeira Congress Centre on Saturday the 15th of January at 6 pm.
Late Saturday afternoon (08/01), several police officers were observed patrolling the Ribeiro Seco Bridge in Funchal.
Last year, according to preliminary data from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the average temperature recorded in Funchal was 20.6 degrees, 0.2 degrees lower than 2020.
The Funchal City Council (CMF), issued a statement earlier today, informing drivers that due to tree felling and general gardening, that part of Rua dos Ferreiros, (section between Largo Severiano Ferraz (Cruz Vermelha) and Rua dos Netos), will be closed tomorrow from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
The Regional Health Authority has confirmed the following vaccination centre opening times.
TAP has started a campaign for a maximum of 10.000 seats for flights from the mainland to Funchal and the Azores and back. The campaign runs from 15 January until 31 March at a price of 59€ for a round trip, including taxes. At a price like that, it is…
Due to the high Covid numbers, the Health System is incapable of tracking and tracing the cases. The Government decided to move some of the burden of this work to an app (in Portuguese) online: https://s-alerta.pt/CIDADAO/index.cfm Once a person has tested positive, this app can be used to denounce other…
The Regional Government approved an increase of the minimum salary for the Region to 723 € as of January 2022. Around 11% will be deducted as the employee’s share for Social Security. Around 70% of Portuguese workers receive such a minimum salary. In many companies, it is not usus to…
The Government is working on a fire brake strip in Funchal. The strip will cut through a total area of 640 hectares of highly combustible forest. “Right now, we already have an intervention in about 380 hectares. We are cutting and removing around 55 thousand tons of acacia and eucalyptus…
The president of the Island Government, Miguel Albuquerque, confirmed the cancellation of the carnival festivities for 2022 because it would start already on February 26, and there would be no safe conditions, given the type of crowds that the parades attract. The risk of contagion would be too great. Although…
As usual, the ferry to Porto Santo goes into annual maintenance from Jan 6 for six weeks. This time, the work is being done in our port of Caniçal. As in recent years, trips to and from Porto Santo will be offered via “Binter” on regular flights, with 50…
In 2022, 77 medical students will start their internships in the public SESARAM service. 40 of them will train to be general practitioners and 37 have decided to go into special areas of medicine. Our Health Secretary Pedro Ramos is not happy with the numbers; he would have liked to…
The end-of-the-year fireworks show lasted eight minutes, but the post-show logistics don’t end in the first few minutes of January 1st. It was this dismantling work that the regional secretary of Tourism and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, accompanied today, in the installations of the Support Unit of the Madeira Military Zone,…
We will host some Rallies in 2022, in various parts of the island. This may be interesting for the car enthusiasts, but also for the population, so that we can make note when the roads will be closed for the events: Sao Vicente: March 18 and 19 Calheta: May 6…