Month: June 2017

Fires suspect to be sentenced today

The Journal reports that judgement will be delivered today in Instância Central da Comarca da Madeira in the trial of the 24 year-old man … Read more

Extreme Sailing Series

After what their website describes as a “successful debut in 2016….on the beautiful Madeira Islands”, the Extreme Sailing Series is ready to return for the third round … Read more

Fire above Machico

In a chilling reminder of the fires on the island last year, and at the same time as the fires on the mainland and the awful casualties … Read more

Praia Formosa

Today’s Diario reports that Câmara do Funchal will spend €80,000 on improved pedestrian access to the beach at Praia Formosa.

Blue flags

Meanwhile, as the summer season begins, … Read more

Ferry latest

The latest proposal from the regional government, reported in the press this week, is to “go it alone” in inviting tenders for a ferry service to connect the … Read more

Ronaldo again…….and again

Ronaldo reached another milestone in his glittering career tonight, scoring twice as Real Madrid won the European Champions League, beating Juventus 4 – 1. This was the … Read more

Santa Maria

More signs of increasing activity in the tourist sector have emerged recently, and there seems no end to the increase in the number of hotel rooms and apartments … Read more