Strong winds continue. Cruise ships cancel.
Strong winds continue
Strong winds continued overnight, and the airport does not appear to be working fully so far this morning – the usual 05.30 flight left for Lisbon, but … Read more
Strong winds continued overnight, and the airport does not appear to be working fully so far this morning – the usual 05.30 flight left for Lisbon, but … Read more
The poor weather that seems to be the pattern just recently saw strong winds and rain overnight. Some snow fell on the inland peaks yesterday. The access road … Read more
The Diario reports that the Port Authority of Funchal has received from the Portuguese Met Office (IPMA) a notice of prolongation of the maritime agitation, … Read more
The maintenance of the Porto Santo ferry, the “Lobo Marinho”, is almost complete according to its operator, Porto Santo Line, according to a video posted … Read more
In the current flu (“gripe” locally) season, authorities in Madeira have reported seven hospitalisations due to influenza A. Of these, five have been discharged and two remain … Read more
The Quinta Jardins do Lago in Funchal is the sole Portuguese hotel to feature in the top 25 in the … Read more
The Portugal News reports that cabin crew from Portuguese flag carrier TAP are going on strike between 9 and 11 February and plan partial stoppages … Read more
The Council of the Regional Government of Madeira, meeting today in plenary, yesterday approved the minimum monthly salary guaranteed to be valid in the Autonomous … Read more
The Diario report that IPMA, the Portuguese “Met Office”, have raised the weather warning to Orange due to the heavy seas predicted for the next few days. The … Read more
A few problems at the airport early this morning. Fortunately the airport was not very busy and the situation quickly returned to normal. I am keen not … Read more
Portuguese flag-carrier, TAP, carried almost 14.3 million passengers in 2017, 2.55 million more than in 2016, a 21.7% increase, the company … Read more
The Diario reports this morning that a gray day (or should it be “grey day”?) is forecast with rainy periods in some areas of Madeira by IPMA, the Portuguese Met … Read more
RTP report that for the fifth consecutive year, the municipality of Câmara de Lobos promotes the presentation of a mega-king cake. The typical … Read more
The Lobo Marinho, the Porto Santo Ferry, is undertaking its annual maintenance from today, heading for the Viana do Castelo shipyards on the … Read more
Football newspaper A Bola report that Cristiano Ronaldo “took advantage of his presence in Madeira at the start of the year to mark … Read more
The Diario reported a few days ago that across the whole of Portugal, the police (specifically the GNR, responsible for road traffic policing) registered 2,825 speeding offences and 308 for … Read more
The first videos of the 2018 New Year’s Eve firework display are beginning to appear