The Regional Government of Madeira will maintain the strategic reserve of cereals for the next two years, revealed the Regional Secretary for the Economy, JosĂ© Manuel Rodrigues, this morning. During a visit, he said that he had decided to maintain the prevention measure, created in 2022 to combat possible disruptions…
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At 01:30 this morning, seismographs at the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea detected a 2.1 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of the Desertas Islands. The quake had a depth of 23 km. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
A Wizz Air plane made a heavy and difficult landing at Madeira Airport on Sunday, the 25th of May. The moment, captured by aviation enthusiasts, was released on a specialised YouTube channel, where the video was titled ‘Hard landing leaves Wizz Air passengers shaken.’ The nature of the landing made…
We met with in the Gallery and saw this video: a TED talk with Simon Sinek, a motivational speaker (https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek) The conversation took place three years ago during the Pandemic. Sinek is concerned with the public mental health: His tips: What is your WHY in your life? Are your friends…
AFERAM, the Madeira Folklore and Ethnography Association, is promoting an e-learning course (distance learning) on Folklore, aimed at elements of folklore groups, from the region and the diaspora. The objective “is to create an environment for reflection, sharing and debate on the practices and approaches of the folklore movement, in…
According to the work carried out by four institutions that work with homeless people, there are 129 people who make the city’s streets their home, both day and night. Please note, these numbers only relate to Funchal. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The Regional Command of the PSP of Madeira carried out, in the early afternoon of Friday, the 23rd of May, an inspection at a retail establishment, located on Rua 31 de Janeiro, in Funchal. The operation was conducted by the Foreigners and Border Control Unit, within the scope of its…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) seized 7.3 tonnes of cannabis and 411 thousand euros in Tuesday’s operation against drug trafficking through legal cannabis plantations, which culminated in five arrests, claims a Judicial Police source. In addition, 12 vehicles and 11 weapons were also seized in the “Erva Daninha” operation. In total,…
Within the scope of the Municipal Strategy for Homeless People in Funchal, the Public Security Police worked alongside Funchal City Council (CMF) Street Teams this week. This strategy aims to mitigate the risks inherent in homelessness and to combat poverty and social exclusion. The actions foreseen in the strategy also…
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development was present yesterday, representing the regional secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development. Fisheries, Nuno Maciel, at the official opening of the 27th edition of the Onion Festival, in Caniço. The leader took the opportunity to highlight that “the services of the Regional…
If you know Lisbon, you have heard of and/or visited the Gulbenkian Museum which takes pride of place in the capital on art and culture. Madeira Island, possesses also an inspiring cube-shaped museum in Calheta, the „Casa das Mudas“. Sadly, in recent years, it was neglected and underused, and hardly…
Expresso has reported that the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking of the Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out searches in medical cannabis plantations in several parts of the country, including the island of Madeira. The same media outlet reports that 64 searches have already been carried out in cannabis plantations…
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries has defended the necessity to increase funds at the level of POSEI and an oceanic vision for the Outermost Regions. Nuno Maciel was speaking at the POSEI Forum – Outermost Regions, where he called for positive discrimination concerning the outermost regions, taking into…
The expansion of the GIRO card charging network is now completed and available throughout the Payshop network of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, including Porto Santo. After a pilot test phase started on the 27th of April with two Payshop agents in the municipality of Funchal, the functionality is now…
The International Shipping Register of the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the 3rd largest in Europe and the 11th in the world, claimed the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, at the opening of the II Madeira Maritime Week. During the event that brings together dozens of international experts…