The Allegorical Flower Parade, the highlight of the Flower Festival, an event promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture, will now be held on two Sundays starting this year. According to the Secretary for Tourism’s office, the event is set for May 3rd and 17th. This decision…
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The Reuse, Recycle and Include Party (RIR) considers that the reconversion of the Marmeleiros Hospital into an Integrated Care Unit exposes the incoherence and lack of political honesty that have marked the debate around the sale of the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. “The Regional Government is now demonstrating that it’s…
This morning, Ponta de SĂŁo Jorge, in Santana, recorded the highest wind speeds in the region as a result of Storm Joseph. Gusts of 104 km/h were recorded early at 03:40, and just before lunchtime, wind speeds were still reaching 82 km/h. In Caniçal, at 9:40, gusts of 100 km/h…
According to a government source, the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital building won’t be sold until 2030, and the site will be turned into controlled rent housing. The same source stresses that the sale of the unit is not the result of a recent or unilateral decision by the Regional Government,…
The Regional Secretariat for Economy (SRE), taxi driver representatives, tour operators, and cruise agents met again this Monday to try to resolve the dispute in the port of Funchal, which led TáxisRAM to denounce situations of “unfair competition.” The meeting resulted in a commitment to wait for the conclusions of…
This afternoon, several citizens took to social media to warn others about a group of individuals going door to door, posing as employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the report, it is indicated that the people in question “have documents and letterheads from the Ministry and claim that…
The Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira has passed a resolution proposing to the Assembly of the Republic a change to the new model of the Social Mobility Allowance (SSM), which was approved in parliament last week and has already been published in the Diário da RepĂşblica. During…
The Secretary-General of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP), Élvio Sousa, established this Monday a relationship between the “permanent refusal” of the PSD/CDS Government to comply with the law on access to administrative documents of government management and the “pompous way” in which the same executive recently presented an Autonomous Office of…
The PS’s proposal to guarantee free access for Madeirans to the classified trails in the Region will be debated in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira next Wednesday. This initiative makes the second amendment to the Legal Regime of Pedestrian Routes, requiring residents to register in advance to be able to…
Computer scams caused losses close to two million euros in a single year in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, warns the Regional Command of the Public Security Police of Madeira. In 2024, the value of losses associated with this type of crime amounted to 1,564,800 euros, having increased in 2025…
From Tuesday the 27th, Madeira will be affected by periods of rain, strong winds, and significant sea agitation, confrmed the the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea. In a press release, the National Weather Service highlighted the ongoing impact of Depression Joseph, currently in the North Atlantic and part of…
An official complaint was filed on Saturday, the 24th of January, with the Attorney General’s Office and the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP), requesting the urgent intervention of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to prevent the sale of the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital. The complaint, based on the…
The Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC), together with the 11 Municipal Civil Protection Services of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is hosting sessions on the use of the European emergency number 112 and explaining how the Manchester Triage works in handling medical emergencies. The initiatives will be held across several…
Last Friday, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, firmly announced that the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital building will be sold. Plans to convert it into a residential home have been abandoned due to rising costs. When questioned by reporters, he said: “It’s already decided, and the conversion of…
Madeira Island is neither too big nor too small. For its size, it boasts some impressive museums—some without equal in the world (such as the Sugar Museum), others strikingly modern (like the MUDAS Museum, perched atop the cliffs of Calheta), and many more worth discovering. Last year, the Cultural and…