Happy New Year to you all
Best wishes to everyone for 2025
Can we all please start afresh and show respect to each other in 2025? Remember that this blog is not a boxing ring, it … Read more
Year: 2024
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Association rescues dogs in “miserable conditions”
Aid to Feed Dogs once again carried out a rescue, this time of chained dogs, who lived in “miserable conditions”, as reported by the association in a post on social … Read more
11 cruise ships in the bay for the fireworks
| AMERA | 30/12/2024 08:00 | 01/01/2025 02:00 |
| MEIN SCHIFF 5 | 30/12/2024 18:00 | 01/01/2025 01:00 |
| QUEEN ANNE | 31/12/2024 06:00 | 01/01/2025 01:00 |
| AIDAblu | 31/12/2024 06:00 | 01/01/2025 18:00 |
| BOREALIS | 31/12/2024 07:30 | 01/01/2025 00:30 |
| SPIRIT OF |
Firefighters and helicopter fight fire in Ponta do Sol
A fire started this morning in a forested area, above the village of Ponta do Sol.
Fighting the flames, which are consuming an area that is difficult to access, are … Read more
Hotel strike: “This is not the end of the fight, it’s the beginning”, warns the union
Dozens of hotel workers demonstrated today in Funchal against the employer’s proposal for salary increases of 5.5% or 53 euros for 2025, at a time when the sector is recording … Read more
Madeira prepares to welcome 2025 with 90 thousand shots
Madeira is preparing to welcome 2025 with a fireworks display hosted by Macedos Pirotecnia.
There will be eight minutes of fire, with more than 90 thousand shots creating a true … Read more
Smoke should not be a problem in the transition to 2025
The smoke that covered the last year-end pyrotechnic shows in Madeira should not be a problem heading into 2025.
The prediction comes from the regional delegate of the Portuguese Institute … Read more
Machico Firefighter: Solidarity initiative now goes beyond Madeira’s borders
The tragedy that marked the Christmas of firefighter Tomás, from the Municipal Firefighters of Machico, turned into an impressive wave of solidarity that has already crossed borders.
Tomás’ house was … Read more
Coffee price increases again in January
If you can’t do without your coffee, get ready to loosen your purse strings a little more. For the coming year, further increases are planned. This situation leaves traders with … Read more
Lido Beach Complex hosts charity event to help children with cancer
Frente Mar Funchal, in partnership with Nature Meetings and the Penser association, promotes, on January 1st, a solidarity action entitled ‘Madeira Plunge’, at the Lido Bathing Complex.
The program takes … Read more
Emergency Service is “in chaos”
The Emergency Room at Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça is “in chaos”, according to reports that reached JM.
According to what they are describing to us, at this moment, there is … Read more
British Prime Minister is in Madeira
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, is visiting Madeira.
The visit is private and, as JM knows, the Prime Minister brought his own security detail. The trip … Read more
Fog affecting UK airports
Flights to and from the UK may be affected. See BBC news for updates:–
1,329 tiny snails released on Desertas island
More than 1,300 pea-sized, critically endangered snails that were bred in a zoo have been set free to wander (very slowly) on a remote Atlantic island.
The release brings two … Read more
Recruitment of new forestry sappers runs until January 2nd
The Regional Government of Madeira has promoted the opening of a common competitive procedure, aimed at workers with or without a public employment relationship, to fill, through the establishment of … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo receives another award and admits to being a club owner
Cristiano Ronaldo stated today that he has the ambition, in the future, to own a club and defended the need to change training methods due to the increase in the … Read more
More than 5,300 people arrived in Funchal on board two ships
The ships ‘Mein Schiff 3’ and ‘Ambience’ are in the port of Funchal today, Friday, having brought on board 5,359 people, of which 3,859 are passengers. Both are traveling along … Read more
CMF and APRAM sign protocol on Municipal Tourist Tax
The Funchal City Council and the Port Administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (APRAM) signed a protocol, this afternoon, within the scope of the Municipal Tourist Tax to be … Read more
Farm Animals attract dozens of children and families to the city center
For the second year in a row, on this Boxing Day, Quinta da Caldeira ‘comes’ to the city to provide a unique experience in Aldeia Natal, in Largo do Município.… Read more
Severe weather and strong wind warnings for the Region cancelled
Based on information provided by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the Port Authority of Funchal canceled, this afternoon, the bad weather and strong wind warnings that … Read more
Captaincy extends strong wind warning until tomorrow
The strong wind warning issued by the Funchal Port Authority for Madeira has been extended until tomorrow at 6am.
According to the IPMA meteorological update, the Captaincy highlights that Madeira’s … Read more
Bad weather and strong wind warnings issued for Madeira
The Port Authority of Funchal, based on information from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere, issued, this afternoon, a warning of bad weather and another of strong winds, … Read more
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