The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that it will now offer daily connections between Madeira and Porto Santo until the end of October. In a note issued, the Porto Santo Line highlights that the additional Tuesday service “represents a clear commitment by the company in increasing resident mobility, and…
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Between the 16th and 18th of April, the city of Funchal will host its 4th urban festival, ‘VivaCidade.’ AÂ cultural initiative that boosts Funchal’s profile through a diverse artistic programme. The project, the result of a municipal investment of around 30 thousand euros, aims to transform emblematic public spaces in…
The Public Security Police (PSP) warned, through social networks, of the importance of configuring mobile phones for emergencies, stressing that these devices can, in the event of a serious accident or fall, automatically call for help. According to the information released, some equipment is prepared to detect violent impacts and,…
Two tourists were filmed bathing in the nude in the early hours of yesterday morning at the SĂŁo Tiago Beach, in Funchal. A situation that is generating indignation among residents and those who enjoy an early morning walk in the area. The episode occurred around one in the morning, at…
Due to undesirable waiting times, the collection of biometric data at the departure terminals of Lisbon, Porto, and Faro airports was suspended again today, states a PSP spokesperson. “Today, there are a large number of people leaving the Schengen Area through the airports of Lisbon, Porto, and Faro, and the…
The CDU was in Santo da Serra today and marked the market in the itinerary of the “works of Santa Engrácia.” In this case, a work promoted by the City Council of Santa Cruz, governed by the JPP. “It is not only the Regional Government that promotes Santa Engrácia’s works…
A dog that was allegedly in the hands of a drug addict was rescued from the hands of its ‘alleged’ owner, for the amount of 40 euros, denounced today the Association Ajuda A Alimentar CĂŁes on their social networks. “To be able to save her, there were those who had…
The president of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, reacted to the new model of the social mobility subsidy approved in the Assembly of the Republic, warning of risks associated with the diploma and criticising the position taken by the opposition throughout the process. The minister began by stressing…
The deputy of Chega, Francisco Gomes, says that the approval of the new nationality law is “a clear sign that the party was right” in the warnings it has been making about the lack of control of immigration in Portugal. The parliamentarian considers that the legislative change also results from…
The President of PS-Madeira, CĂ©lia Pessegueiro, has criticised the political options that, in her view, have prioritised regional management, particularly in the area of mobility. “They prefer tourists over citizens’ local elections,” the socialist leader told journalists, on the sidelines of the conference ‘April Conversations: 50 Years of Autonomy’, regarding…
During a plenary speech as part of a government discussion to combat tax fraud, the CHEGA deputy, Francisco Gomes, accused the Government of the Republic of “turning a blind eye to corruption associated with the PSD-Madeira.” According to the deputy, the executive demonstrates a posture of connivance in proposing measures…
Independent councilors LuĂs Filipe Santos and Jorge Afonso Freitas recommended, today, in a City Council meeting, that urgent maintenance and inspection actions be taken in critical areas of the city of Funchal, taking into account the recent rains and unstable weather. Maintenance tasks like cleaning stream and riverbeds are needed,…
Madeiran doctor Rafael Macedo, who recently ceased his duties as health delegate of the municipality of Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, in the Azores, has caused controversy after having released, on his Facebook page, images of a foetus found in a local rubbish dump, according to…
Bad weather has caused more than four dozen flights to be cancelled this morning at Madeira Airport, affecting both arrivals and departures. Before the vast majority of operations were cancelled, several flights were diverted to other airports, as a safety measure in view of the impossibility of landing on the…
The councillors of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) in the Funchal City Council are hosting a public debate at the BarcelĂł Hotel, located at Rua da Alfândega, n.Âş 9, at 18:00 tomorrow, under the title ‘The new Regulation of Local Lodging in Funchal,’ within the scope of the Funchal 360 initiative.…