The Original Madeira Island News Blog
FN report that the circus that performed in downtown Funchal once again captivated their audience last night. This time they were not restricted by the wind that affected last weeks performance.
The artistic project was integrated this year for the first time at the Atlantic Festival 2019. ............
Madeira Day is celebrated in tomorrow, 1st July. The public holiday marks the date when Portugal granted autonomy to the Madeira archipelago. Although it is only officially celebrated in Madeira, Portuguese citizens and Portuguese immigrants throughout the world celebrate the holiday ............
The Diario reports that this year’s edition of the Atlantic Festival ended last night, with the pyro-musical spectacle ‘Glorious’ performed by Portuguese company ............
Tonights final “pyro-musical” fireworks show at 22.30 on the outer pier of the Port of Funchal is by the Macedos Pirotecnia company (Portugal) with the theme “Glorious”.
The Diario reports that the show will be followed by the Award Ceremony of the International Fireworks ............
The Global Peace Index has published its 2019 results, and after climbing two places, Portugal is officially the third most peaceful country in the world. The first and second places have gone to Iceland and New Zealand. The ............
The Regional Authority for Economic Activities (ARAE) has admitted that many of the issues raised on the Electronic Complaints Book will not be solved for technical reasons before 1 July this year – a target date reported ............
JM reports that Frente MarFunchal has announced that the parking lot at Praia Formosa is open once again.
The announcement has just been posted on the Facebook page of Frente MarFunchal, which manages most of the seafront facilities in and around Funchal. The company guarantees that “free ............
Last night’s unveiling of the new JM logo for the Journal (reported in the previous post) was one of the first events held at the new Savoy Palace hotel.
According to well ............