Month: February 2014

Government again rules out time off for Carnival

The LUSA Press Agency report that Portugal’s cabinet office minister, Luís Marques Guedes, said that the government will once more this year … Read more

The full itinerary for this years event, which starts in serious next weekend, can be found below as usual, courtesy of Turismo da Madeira / Madeira Tourism :

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The tragedy of February 20th 2010 will always be remembered. Today, in the presence of the Mayor of Funchal, Paulo Cafôfo, a “sculptural panel” by the sculptor Paul Neves will … Read more

A lot of “blogs” don’t actually “blog” – they just post photos and video links as they would in other social media – easily done, with minimal effort, and little … Read more

Bom Pão €1.5 million in debt

The jobs of more than three dozen people are at risk as a result of the apparent  insolvency of ‘Oliveira & Silva’/Bom Pão, the … Read more

A row is breaking out over the future of the Quinta do Lorde development east of Canical on the way to Ponta de São Lourenço. Apparently a foreign investor has … Read more

Ryanair announce new Manchester – Lisbon flight

Portugal News reports that in April Lisbon’s Portela Airport will become Irish low-cost airline Ryanair’s 65th European base and its third in Portugal, … Read more

Weather alert for northern and central regions

The Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA) yesterday predicted deteriorating weather for today (Monday) with rain, strong wind, and possibly snow, which … Read more

IDS to halt winter cash for 100,000 expat pensioners.

The Daily Mail reports that Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has hammered out details of a new ‘temperature test’ … Read more