There are sixty Portuguese and approximately 15,000 people currently registered with the Swiss assisted dying association Dignitas – Living with Dignity, Dying with Dignity. The Swiss-based institution has confirmed to JM that three of the sixty Portuguese nationals are Madeiran. Assisted suicide through Dignitas can cost more than €11,000. Samantha…
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After more than twenty years on the run from justice, a Portuguese woman aged 63 was detained at Madeira Airport last Monday. The Regional Command of PSP Madeira issued a statement, saying: “The citizen, on whom an arrest warrant was pending, was intercepted by the Airport Security Police Division at…
Visible meteor showers, or Lyrids, are now visible until the 25th of April. Those who observe the phenomenon are expected to see approximately 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Sandro Correia, from the Madeira Astronomy Association, explained that it is a ‘shower of stars or star showers, that are made…
An alleged Lithuanian gang leader of a criminal organisation dedicated to importing scrapped cars involved in accidents in the US, which, after cosmetic repairs, were resold in Europe, including Portugal, was arrested in Madeira, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said today. A source from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…
The Portuguese government assured today that the country can apply the European rules of the Entry and Exit System (SES) from October, concluding the commitment made to its EU partners. “By investing 24 million euros we have transformed our Portuguese borders into safer borders,” said the Minister of the Presidency,…
The Complaint Portal recorded a 24% increase in complaints within the hotel, travel, and tourism sector in the first quarter of the year. There were 315 more complaints compared to the first quarter of 2024, when there were 1,270 complaints. According to a statement, between the 1st of January and…
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that from tomorrow, its ship, Lobo Marinho’ will resume its regular service without any speed limitations. The installation of the new turbine was completed today, and all tests show that the new turbine has brought the ship back to its original performance records.…
The Funchal Citizen’s Shop (Loja do Cidadão do Funchal) will also be closed on Maunday Thursday (17th), Good Friday (18th) and Easter Saturday (19th). The service will reopen on Monday the 21st of April. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Chega Deputy, Francisco Gomes, has criticised the Left Bloc’s electoral proposal to grant the right of all people who hold a residence permit in Portugal the right to vote, even in the absence of reciprocity agreements with the countries of origin. This, to Francisco Gomes, is completely unacceptable and represents…
Tourists continue to disrespect the partial closure of the Public Maritime Promenade, which connects Praia Formosa to Socorridos. Today, two individuals were caught climbing over a no-entry fence for a section of work that has been closed since October 2024 due to ongoing restoration work. There are warning signs from…
The President of the National Association of Traders and Exporters of Wines and Spirits (ANCEVE), Paulo Amorim, said today that “the US has stopped orders for Portuguese wines and wines from Europe.” “The uncertainty is terrible and with the uncertainty the distribution chain in the United States has stopped orders…
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved a first-of-its-kind system to reduce pollution from ships worldwide that entails financial penalties if the stipulated limits are exceeded. “The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is the first in the world to combine mandatory emission limits and GHG [greenhouse gas emissions] prices across an entire…
The RIR (React Include Recycle) Madeira party today expressed its “indignation” at the current conditions in which the maritime connections between Madeira and Porto Santo are being carried out. “It is from a total lack of respect on the part of the operator and with the connivance of the Regional…
A video published this morning on social networks shows a guide accompanied by others crossing a dangerous winding path in Curral das Freiras, visibly ignoring the danger. The video, which is circulating on digital platforms, has generated several criticisms, in which the guide is accused of “lack of responsibility towards…
We met with a small group in the Gallery and saw this video: The author wrote about the effect the “broken windows” theory had on the descent of the crime rate in New York City in the 1990’s Due to “Stop & Frisk” (mainly on black men), the NY police…
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