Month: November 2014

“Mau tempo” continues

Porto Santo Line have announced that today’s (Saturday) scheduled sailing of the ‘Lobo Marinho’ is cancelled – I am not sure when the ferry last made the … Read more

“Madeira – Diamond Light” display details

The designers at Macedos Pyrotechnics are using a different approach for the New Year 2014/15 display in Funchal, based on massive use of smaller … Read more

Cargo plane links lost

The Diario reveals today that Madeira has recently lost five cargo plane links. On top of the loss of the ferry link to the mainland some … Read more

I was reading an article recently that claims that the way that silt accumulates in the port could fundamentally change due to the newly re-arranged outlets into the port of … Read more

170% increase in New Year fireworks

Macedos Pyrotechnics has been awarded the contract for the fireworks next New Year’s Eve in Funchal, with a proposal that nearly triples the amount … Read more

Praça do Povo finally opens

The Praça do Povo, or “People’s Square”, built along the Funchal seafront, will open tomorrow (Friday), announced the President of the Government last weekend, during … Read more

Chinese controversy

The Diario reports that the highly charged subject of Chinese investment in Portugal was brought into the open again last week, after the former president of Jerónimo Martins, … Read more