This morning at 02:52, a minor earthquake registering 2.3 on the Richter Scale was recorded. The epicentre of the quake was located at the Madeira-Tore, a platform between the Portuguese mainland and the island of Madeira. According to information provided by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the…
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We met on 18.1.2025 in the Gallery and saw a Guardian video about “Artificial General Intelligence: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2023/nov/02/ilya-the-ai-scientist-shaping-the-world.The interviewed person, Ilya Sutskever, is one of the creators of AI. He said that false messages and fraudulent content will become much more common. BBC had to retract a news item because it…
According to a statement addressed to the newsrooms by the CDU, the increase in car traffic in the Region is the result of the failure of the Regional Government’s public transport policy. For the party, although the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, suggests that the improvement of living…
According to data released this morning by the Regional Directorate of Statistics (DREM), in November 2024, in the Region, there was an increase of 7.7% in the number of deaths compared to the same month in 2023,(196 deaths). In the cumulative from January to November, the number of deaths was…
Due to bad weather, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed the Madeira Archipelago under a yellow warning for Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of January. According to the IPMA, the North Coast is under a yellow warning between 09:00 – 15:00 on Monday due…
Political party, ADN – Alternative national Democracy Party, today questioned the regional authorities about what has been done to combat illegal immigration in the Region. Now that SEF – Foreigners and Borders Service no longer exists, the party understands that little is known for sure about how the entry of…
For the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, the increase in the average daily traffic on the Via Rapida of 5.3% in 2024 is due to the “improvement in the material conditions of families.” Speaking to the media, he said that the increase in traffic is a…
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP), has expressed its “deep discontent” with the predictable outcome of the investment in the so-called ‘Fábrica das Algas’, a project of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) that involved more than 50 million euros and aimed to transform algae into biofuel to ensure the energy independence of…
The rescue of a tourist, in 2023, on the Pico do Areeiro-Pico Ruivo pedestrian route, while it was temporarily closed, due to adverse weather conditions, cost a total of 1,233.25 euros. In a press statement, this case was used, as an example, by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil…
There is no doubt that “the single pass is an achievement of the Madeirans,” but the issue has caused a bitter infight when it comes to taking credit for its success. Throughout the day, there have been several exchanges of accusations between the CDS and the PAN, each claiming they…
The Health Service of The Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM) clarified, early Tuesday (14th) evening, that, due to the growing demand within the A & E Department, conducive to this time of year, and the capacity to admit patients into hospital is compromised by the 230 clinically discharged patients who…
As part of the ‘Pink Boxes’ initiative, resulting from a partnership between the Womaniza-Te association and CMF, councilor Helena Leal, who oversees Education and Citizenship, this week visited several schools where ‘Pink Boxes’ had been delivered. Specifically in the schools of Basic School of the 2nd and 3rd Bartolomeu Perestrelo,…
A 42-year-old man accused of robbing a bank branch of Caixa Geral de DepĂłsitos, on the 12th of January last year, in Câmara de Lobos, was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence today. This afternoon, the Judicial Court of the District of Madeira acquitted the defendant of the three crimes…
As a way of “giving voice to the appeals of patients and families,” the Portuguese Labour Party – PTP, denounced that there are patients who have been stranded for days in the A & E department at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, due to the lack of available beds. In…
The Madeira Classical Orchestra (OCM) presents another special concert on Saturday the 18th of January, at 18:00, in the Noble Hall of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira. The concert will feature Madeiran violinist Filipe Fernandes, under the guidance of conductor Jan Wierzba. “This concert is also very special because the…