The deadline for companies to bid for the third phase of Madeira’s new Central and University Hospital has been extended to 13th of October, prompting the PS-Madeira to demand an explanation from the Regional Government. The third phase covers the hospital’s general infrastructure, finishes and technical installations. It is the…
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The Regional Government says it has completed €4.2 million of renovation and energy efficiency work across four public housing complexes, covering 171 homes. Regional Secretary for Equipment and Infrastructure Pedro Rodrigues visited the Pico dos Barcelos housing complex in Santo António, Funchal, on Monday, 28th of September, to mark the…
Online shoppers in Madeira continue to face refusals to sell, website redirects and delivery problems, despite a fall in formal complaints, regional officials have warned. The issue was discussed at a “Parliamentary Commitment” event on geo-blocking, organised by the PSD Madeira Parliamentary Group at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira. Sónia…
Madeira’s second Civil Protection helicopter will begin operations on the 1st of October and, due to its agility and versatility, will be the first responder to rural fires. It will remain on the island until the 30th of November. Officials said the aircraft could take off in less than ten…
Figures released by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection show that 302 fires have been recorded between the 1st of January and Saturday, 26th of September. Of those incidents, 253 were bush fires. Câmara de Lobos recorded the highest number, with 71 fires, including 58 in bush areas.…
A video circulating on social media shows a confrontation over a parking space in Porto Moniz on Saturday, 26th of September. In the footage, a man stands beside a car and appears to try to prevent its driver from entering the space. The driver continues forward and parks. The man…
Eight people were provided with overnight accommodation after a fire swept through a three-storey residential building on Rua da Boa Viagem, in Funchal’s Old Town, late on Friday, the 25th of September. Some of those displaced lived in neighbouring properties. Although the flames did not spread beyond the building where…
Two people suffered minor injuries when a hire car crashed beneath the bridge near Madeira International Airport this morning, the 26th of September. The Santa Cruz Firefighters said the occupants, a man and a woman both in their 20s, had abrasions and showed signs of distress. An ambulance and a…
A high-speed boat of a type commonly used to transport drugs was seized off Madeira today, the 26th of September. The vessel, which has four engines, was towed to the pier beneath Madeira Airport and is in the custody of the National Maritime Authority. Bruno Teles, the authority’s commander in…
The second helicopter intended to support firefighting in Madeira has arrived on the island. It is being taken to the Regional Civil Protection Service’s Air Resources Centre in Cancela, where it will be prepared for operations. Under a contract signed last week between Helibravo and the Portuguese Air Force, the…
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP) is seeking support from its European partners to restore a passenger ferry service between Madeira and mainland Portugal. The proposal was discussed on Wednesday, the 23rd of September, when JPP secretary-general Élvio Sousa met Sandro Gozi, secretary-general of the European Democratic Party and a Renew Europe…
Madeira’s second firefighting helicopter was expected to arrive today, the 23rd of September, following the award of a contract worth up to €407,799.82 plus VAT to Helibravo-Aviação. The Portuguese Air Force has contracted the aircraft for the period from 1st October to 30th November, with the cost covered by the…
Younous Omarjee has pledged to fight for Madeira to retain its European funding under the EU’s next financial framework, covering 2028 to 2034. Speaking at the end of a three-day visit by the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development on Wednesday, the 23rd of September, Omarjee said the Parliament would…
The Praia Formosa Promenade reopened fully on Wednesday, the 23rd of September, following temporary repairs to the pavement on the section between Praia Formosa and Socorridos. The route had been closed as a precaution since the 16th of August, after signs of damage prompted an assessment of its safety. The…
Madeira’s Regional Civil Protection Service has warned that temperatures are expected to rise over the coming days as easterly winds bring hot, dry air to the archipelago. The Portuguese Institute for the Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow warning for hot weather across Madeira and Porto Santo for…