Madeira speaker asks president not to sign ‘unconstitutional’ drug law
Archipelagos have their own often acute drug issues, but were not even consulted The speaker of Madeira’s regional assembly, José Manuel Rodrigues, has asked Portugal’s head of state not to
Two dead after car careers off cliff in Madeira early this morning
Two people in their 20s died early this morning when the car they were travelling in careered off a hillside in Porto Moniz, Madeira, into a ravine. A third young
PM accused of “not wanting to resolve” Madeira’s judicial stalemate
Court workers in Madeira have been protesting today, saying they have “reached the point of rupture”. Much like counterparts on the mainland, salary scales and conditions are at the centre
Divers survey Corvo island main port after waves take three containers
Divers on Corvo, the smallest island in the Azores, have carried out a survey of the access to and the interior of the Porto da Casa, the island’s commercial port
Storm Oscar causes various upsets in Madeira and Azores; on way to mainland
Planes cancelled, areas flooded, trees fallen Storm Oscar has caused a considerable degree of havoc in Madeira and Azores, but no injuries to people. The depression that is on its
Red weather warning for Madeira due to storm Oscar
The south coast and mountainous regions of Madeira Island are under red warning till Tuesday due to the forecast of heavy and persistent rain because of the passing of storm
French tourists rescued by helicopter in Madeira
Two French tourists were rescued by helicopter in Madeira on Saturday after spending the night “lost” in an area of difficult access, on the Levada do Rei, in Santana. Both
Madeira tourist bus deaths: case archived (before it gets to court)
The sloth of Portuguese justice is well demonstrated by news today that the case into the deaths of 29 German tourists in a bus accident in Madeira in 2019 is
Madeira tree fall tragedy: only now has trial started
The trial of the former deputy mayor of Funchal and a former colleague responsible for the gardens of the municipality has finally opened in Madeira, almost six years after the
Only 8% of Madeirans take ‘seasonal’ Covid booster jab
With the World Health Organisation finally accepting that the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer unmanageable (“but may never end…”), Jornal de Madeira today reports that the “large part of the