On average, the President of the Regional Government estimates that he receives daily complaints from the National Elections Commission. “I have one or two complaints a day since the elections began. It’s ridiculous, but I can’t do anything about it, and I will remain present in the community.” Asked if…
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A 48-year-old man threw himself from a Funchal Court window today. According to local newspaper, DIÁRIO, the individual, who was being heard by the investigating judge, managed to open a window, climb out, and jump down to the car park below. The defendant was quickly caught, having broken his ankle…
This morning, between 00:00 and 09:00, the region’s weather stations recorded temperatures of -0.1°C in Pico do Areeiro and 1.7ºC in Chão do Areeiro. According to forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the snow may last until Thursday. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The PS-Madeira denounced this Sunday a significant reduction in the support that Madeiran farmers will receive this year under the ‘Single Request,’ known as ‘parcelar, ‘ which will fall from 400 to 100 euros per year. During a visit to the agricultural market of Santo da Serra, Paulo Cafôfo, President…
The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda – BE) visited the construction site of the new hospital and has denounced the deplorable lack of a Radiation Oncology Unit scheduled for this project. The party, therefore, asks how is the government going to guarantee radiotherapy and oncology treatment for patients using the…
A micro 1.9 earthquake was picked up by seismographs at the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea at 01:26 off the northwest coast of Porto Moniz. Due to its size, the general public would not have felt it. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The Mayor of Funchal confirmed that the municipality was notified to pay four executions worth one million euros for debts to the public company ARM and that if it did not do so, the municipality’s account would be seized, and blocked. “It has not yet been 48 hours since we…
Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, guarantees that the cases of Dengue detected in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Funchal are under control and there is no reason for concern. However, on the 18th of February, Diário da Notícias confirmed that the National Institute of Health Doutor…
On a visit to a papaya farm on the Ribeira Funda site, the Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, made it known that the regional production of papaya reached 500 thousand euros in 2024 In 2024, papaya cultivation occupied an area of 6 hectares, reaching 189 tonnes…
Former TAP director Diogo Lacerda Machado defended today in parliament that TAP should be privatised quickly, with the State maintaining a strategic position of 50%, but a “market-oriented” management. “What I think in all honesty is that TAP should be privatized and quickly,” said the lawyer, who was heard today…
The Left Bloc (BE), on a visit to a housing cooperative at controlled costs, once again pointed the finger at housing policies in Madeira, considering that it makes perfect military sense to prohibit non-resident foreigners from buying houses in the Region. “We know that the objective of this housing is…
Forecasted rain has already begun to fall on the island, notably on the north coast and the west of the region, and is predicted to continue until the middle of next week. Even so, and despite the forecasts indicating rain on Saturday night, the Carnival festivities, will go ahead as…
An earthquake registering 1.8 on the Richter scale was recorded this morning by seismographs at the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), off the southeast coast of the Desertas. According to the IPMA, the quake occurred at a depth of 4 km. Samantha Gannon info at madiera-weekly.com
The increase in foreigners’ contributions to Social Security has been exponential. Registered declarations have gone from almost nine to more than 33 million euros in just five years. The rise shows the growing number of immigrants and their integration into the labour market. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Portugal’s President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has criticised US President Donald Trump for new White House rules on the media and warns of a “slide from democracy to dictatorship.” The President of the Republic was speaking at Casa da Imprensa, in Lisbon, at the opening session of a debate on…
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