The Original Madeira Island News Blog
It has been announced that the island will probably take just over 100 refugees as part of Portugal’s quota of 4,500-5,000 under the European distribution system settled upon in … Read more
Miguel Albuquerque, speaking at a meeting with businessmen in Machico on Saturday and subsequently reported in the Diario, revealed that … Read more
The colourful Renato Barros is to be forced to sell the Ilhéu da Pontinha, the “island” now incorporated into the main port facility in Funchal. … Read more
Madeira’s most famous son, Cristiano Ronaldo, turned on the style over the weekend, contributing all but one of Real Madrid’s six goals against Espanyol. There had been premature talk of … Read more
This last week saw the return of the regular visitor AIDAsol (below), making the first of her weekly visits that will continue until April 2016 … Read more
The Portugal News reported last week that despite financial market turmoil and plummeting crude oil prices, there has been very little effect on the price of both … Read more