We met in the Gallery and saw this video: Angus Hervey: the good news you might have missed: The speaker, at TED for the second time, brings good news on the affairs of the world. His rĂ©sumĂ©: each person has to decide of he/she wants to listen to good news…
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We heard from the “Horarios do Funchal”/SIGA hotline that the „old“ Giro cards will now be valid until the end of June. They can be bought and recharged in the Payshops (but not in the “Horarios“ kiosks) until the end of the month. By then, we’ll inquire if the new…
If you know Lisbon, you have heard of and/or visited the Gulbenkian Museum which takes pride of place in the capital on art and culture. Madeira Island, possesses also an inspiring cube-shaped museum in Calheta, the „Casa das Mudas“. Sadly, in recent years, it was neglected and underused, and hardly…
We met with a small group in the Gallery and saw this video: The author wrote about the effect the “broken windows” theory had on the descent of the crime rate in New York City in the 1990’s Due to “Stop & Frisk” (mainly on black men), the NY police…
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized on Saturday with burns to his face and eyes after someone threw sulphuric acid in his face. The incident took place in the Santo Amaro neighbourhood, Funchal. Fortunately, the quick intervention of the Public Security Police (PSP) allowed for an immediate investigation, which led to…
The Bus Driver syndicate has organized an all-day strike for Feb 20. Public buses will be on reduced or much-reduced service on Friday. Taxis are available (with taximeter fares). Ursula Hahn info at madeira-weekly.com
Since April 2024, a volunteer (our Ursula) is at the Gorgulho/Lido Bus stop in the morning, assisting the tourists with bus information, thereby helping the bus drivers and residents as well. The tourists are nudged to have money or Giro cards in their hand when they enter the bus; they…
Recently, someone placed a graffiti in the hotel area on the Lido Ramp „Rampa do Lido“ (leading, by the way, up to a very good Indian restaurant). The City Hall service cannot have eyes everywhere, so we used “Funchal Alerta” (https://funchalalerta.funchal.pt/) to inform the city about the „artwork“. The platform…
We visited the Instituto Oftalmologico Muñoz Trindade IOMT (https://www.facebook.com/iomt.pt/) clinic in Funchal, situated at the back of the LaVie/Plaza. Drs. Nuno Silva (from the Azores) and Fabio Trindade (Madeira) showed us the installations and the equipment they have. With altogether four doctors working there, they now pay off a (probably…
This morning, JM received photographic evidence of a couple of foreigners camping in the heart of Funchal.
Two foreigners, aged 28 and 29, were assaulted by a knifed assailant this morning in Funchal.Â
The Arts Marathon, organised by the Conservatory – Professional School of the Arts of Madeira, Eng. Luiz Peter Clode, is back in the capital of Madeira on Saturday the 16th of March.
The Funchal Sempre Ă Frente Municipal Group is pleased with the investment that the Funchal City Council will make, starting next year, through the payment of the social pass for students, residing in Funchal, between 12 and 23 years old, as well as through measures aimed at those over 65 years old.
This year, and especially in Funchal, the Christmas lights, which will be turned on on the 1st of December, will make use of technological advances.
How do I say this…Madeira-Weekly is a Tourist/Resident information blog; we love our island and want to portray our home in a positive way. But once in a while, we receive a report that tourists are not being treated fairly in the popular “Mercado dos Lavradores” when paying for the…