The Government has decided to suspend the requirement of a regularised contributory situation to access the social mobility allowance until the end of January and to evaluate the measure with the executives of the Azores and Madeira. In a joint statement, the Ministries of State and Finance and Infrastructure and…
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When asked about the current presidential campaign, Miguel Albuquerque was quite critical, classifying it as weak and unenlightening. “I think this campaign is a little mediocre, too mediocre,” he said, recalling that the President of the Republic does not govern and, therefore, should not present government programmes. While talking to…
The president of the Regional Government reported today via Instagram that hehas sent a communication to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, and the US Ambassador in Lisbon, asking them to intercede in the release of Madeiran-related political prisoners in Venezuela. On the occasion, Albuquerque reported the reinforcement of…
On Tuesday, the 13th of January, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers delivered a petition to the Prime Minister’s official residence opposing the government’s proposed changes to labour laws. This action was part of the National Day of Struggle against the draft amendments and included over 100,000 signatures, more than…
An 82-year-old man died after falling from a 3rd-floor window of the Hospital dos Marmeleiros, in circumstances that are yet to be clarified. According to what could be ascertained, the elderly man was classified as a ‘problematic discharge.’ Despite being clinically cured, he had been hospitalised for some time because…
Although a light dusting, snow fell on Madeira’s highest peaks, namely Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo. During the night, temperatures dropped below 0, reaching -0.3 ºC at 06:30, while 8.4 mm of snow fell between midnight and 08:00 this morning. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 82
Pedro Coelho, a Madeiran deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, has spoken out against the requirement that Madeira residents must have no outstanding debts to either the tax authorities or Social Security to qualify for the air mobility subsidy between Madeira, the mainland, and the Azores. Approximately 13,500 people…
A student at the School of Hospitality and Tourism in Madeira was immediately suspended after threatening a colleague with a razor inside a classroom on Monday morning. While speaking to DIÁRIO, Fernando Figueiredo, the Director of the educational establishment, confirmed the occurrence, explaining that both the aggressor and the victim…
Sancho Gomes, the Regional Director for Communities and External Cooperation, received this afternoon the daughters of Juan Rodriguez, and explained that the Regional Government is working for the release of the two political prisoners with links to Madeira, Juan Rodriguez and Fernando Venâncio. Speaking to the press, the regional director…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued and updated several yellow warnings for the Autonomous Region of Madeira due to heavy rainfall and sea agitation. On Madeira and in the mountainous regions, a yellow warning for precipitation comes into force from 18:00 on Monday, the 12th, until…
In a statement, ACIF has expressed its concern about the current approach to tourism management in the Region and warns of “the risks associated with the intention, or temptation, of some municipalities to increase the value of the tourist tax,” this when new sectoral taxes proliferate, namely those applied to…
The Madeira Regional Command of the Public Security Police (PSP) is warning about the dangers of arranging meetings through the internet or social networks, emphasising that such encounters call for extra caution. Through a post on social networks, the PSP believes that an apparently innocent conversation can hide real risks. …
The Funchal City Council (CMF) Socialist Party councilor questioned the PSD/CDS executive at last week’s city council meeting about the promised revision of the municipal regulation on Local Accommodation (AL). According to a statement, Rui Caetano warned of the provisional suspension of new AL registrations, with a maximum duration of…
A video, released on social networks, shows an individual parachuting into the area of Eira do Serrado, in Curral das Freiras. The jump took place on the 7th of January, raising doubts as to the legality of the practice in that location. The images, shared online, show the moment of…
“No owner needs any registration, reservation, or use of a digital platform to access their own land. Access is free, as it has always been, and has never been in question. Any statement to the contrary corresponds to a constructed fantasy, without any legal or factual support.” The statement was…