Month: January 2018

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

Poor weather

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

Rough seas and cloud forecast

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

Porto Santo Ferry maintenance complete

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

Flu outbreak continues

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

Quinta Jardins do Lago among best hotels in the world

The Quinta Jardins do Lago in Funchal is the sole Portuguese hotel to feature in the top 25 in the … Read more

TAP strike called for Carnival

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

Regional minimum wage confirmed

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

Weather warning

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

Airport problems again.

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

TAP sees more than 20% increase in passenger numbers

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

Azores ferry drama

The Daily Mail reports that 70 passengers had to be dramatically rescued after the passenger ferry Mestre Simao ran aground at entrance to Madalena port on popular … Read more

Câmara de Lobos to stage mega bolo-rei

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

Porto Santo Ferry missing for a month

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

Ronaldo poses with 15 most important awards

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

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