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…
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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…
It’s that time of year again and from the 1st of March registration opens for the yearly garden competition – Funchal – Florida City 2025′ contest-. Applications are open until the 31st of March. Registration for the 26th edition of the initiative can be made online on the Funchal City…
The Madeira Force Coalition, composed of the PTP (Portuguese Labour Party), MPT (Earth Party Movement), and RIR (Resuse, Include, Recycle Party), requests that the Regional Government suspend all work on the Ponta do Pargo golf course. Raquel Coelho argues that “there are more urgent needs such as health and housing,…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has started a general public awareness-raising action in Porto Santo. Manuel Filipe, President of the IFNC, explained that the objective is to explain how the palm beetle (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or Red Palm Beetle) has attacked so many palm trees in Porto Santo…
PAN Madeira carried out an official visit to Porto Santo, where it met with the Mayor and visited several local institutions and infrastructures, namely the Municipal Kennel and the Porto Santo Volunteer House. The party was also in contact with the local population to survey the problems and potential of…
Portugal, through the Mechanised Brigade (MT), will assume for the first time the command of a European Union Battlegroup (EUBG); a multinational rapid reaction force ready to respond to international crises, in what is considered a historic moment by the Army. “It is firstly an international recognition, secondly a national…
In recent years, crop production in the parish of Jardim da Serra has been affected by climate change, the differing stages of the species’ phenological evolution, and persistent soil diseases that have decimated many of the region’s cherry orchards. The Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development has an experimental…
The Funchal City Council has confirmed the road changes on Saturday the 1st of March due to the Great Allegorical Carnival Parade which starts at 20:00 and on Tuesday the 4th of March (People’s Parade). The changes are: 20:00 on 28.02.2025 (Friday) to 09:00 on 02.03.2025 (Sunday). Road traffic on…
Two Italian tourists in their 20s, jumped into the sea in Cais do Sardine, Caniçal late yesterday evening. The incident was witnessed by several people in the area who raised the alert, ensuring that the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Subcenre sent out a SANAS team. The vessel was already…
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