A study of wastewater will take place in Madeira with a view to detecting drugs and new psychoactive substances. The Department of Criminal Investigation of Madeira will lead the study and will host the first meeting of the project with its partner entities on the 6th of June at 12:30.…
Madeira Weekly
Provisional data provided to the Regional Directorate of Statistics by the Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) show that, in the 1st quarter of 2025, 922 traffic accidents with police intervention were recorded. A 9.8% increase on the same quarter last year. Figures show that 294 people…
Bus drivers from Horários do Funchal will go on a 48-hour strike, scheduled for the 25th and 26th of June. The industrial action was confirmed by Manuel Oliveira, from the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SMNOT). He explained that the deadline for the Regional Government to accept the…
The ADN – National Democratic Alternative (ADN) party has warned of what it considers to be a “lack of control on the entry of motor vehicles into the Autonomous Region of Madeira.” In a press release, the ADN cites a source, who is a customs secretary at the Funchal Customs,…
Bathers got a nasty shock at Praia Formosa this week when they found Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish on the beach. The venom of the Portuguese Man-O-War is identical to that of the Black Widow spider, causing severe pain and third-degree burns, which can cause permanent scarring. Portuguese Man-O-War can’t swim; they…
Funchal Noticias had announced that the Chinese tenants of Bazar do Povo are moving to Rua do Aljube. The Chinese emporium will now be in the old Fidelidade insurance building, which was also once occupied by Levi. The current tenants, whose contract ends this year, decided not to renew the…
The PS Parliamentary Group will present, at the Legislative Assembly, a proposal for the creation of an agricultural reserve in Madeira. The intention was advanced today by deputy SĂlvia Silva, following a visit to the Madeira Wine Company,’ in the Madeira Free Trade Zone, at which time the parliamentarian explained…
The Regional Government has launched a new Forest fire prevention campaign. The project starts today, the 2nd of June, and ends on the 30th of September. Protecting human lives, safeguarding the region’s environmental heritage, and ensuring sustainability is the name of the game, states Eduardo Jesus, Regional Secretary for Tourism,…
The Madeira Senior Dance Association, formally designated Associação Exemplos Wises, will hold its International Festival on the 5th of June, from 10:30, at the Praça do Povos, Funchal. This annual event is a moment of celebration and sharing, bringing together elderly people from all over the island of Madeira who…
AJEMed- Youth Association of Medicine of Madeira will hold its 9th ‘Hospital dos Pequeninos’ between the 18th and 23rd of August, at the Madeira Press Museum, in Câmara de Lobos. The initiative, started in 2017, is aimed at children from 3 to 10 years old and aims to “help children…
The Regional Civil Protection Service, as of today, has intensified its rural fire surveillance. “As of today, an agent of the CR PSP Madeira or a soldier of the GNR – Territorial Command of Madeira will be stationed permanently at the Regional Command of Relief Operations (#CROS), who ensure the…
BBC Radio 4 and Diario de Noticias have joined forces to highlight the ‘Bloom’ epidemic in Madeira. Between 2017 and 2024, the amount of new psychoactive substances (NPS) seized by the Public Security Police in Madeira (PSP) increased exponentially, from 170 grams to 16 kilos, in seven years. The data…
Renovation work on the Market Bridge has already begun. The work is scheduled to finish on the 12th of December this year. Starting at the beginning of this week, traffic in and around the Farmers Market will be affected by the work. This will affect the bus stop in Rua…
An all-terrain tourist vehicle crash resulted in seven injuries at the Pedregal site, in Ponta do Pargo, this afternoon. According to what was possible to assess at the time from the president of the Regional Civil Protection Service, Richard Marques, five people have minor injuries, and two are seriously hurt.…
The SIGA transport network has issued 81,514 passes since June last year, a growth that helps explain the overcrowding on some routes. As a result, the Regional Government has announced the licensing of 15 additional buses. While 2026 will see the acquisition of a further 10 electric vehicles. Samantha Gannon…