Madeira creates strategic cereal reserve “because bread is sacred” on island archipelago
The regional government of Madeira has decided to create a strategic reserve of cereals to ensure that no supply disruptions arise in the bakery sector, Rui Barreto, regional secretary of
UPDATE: Woman killed in Madeira landslide
A 67-year-old woman was killed and two people were injured when a wall collapsed onto their house in Funchal, Madeira last weekend. The landslide occurred on Saturday at Caminho do
Three people caught in Madeira landslide
One person remains buried, two have been pulled out alive. Three people have been caught in a landslide in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, according to information provided by
Paragliding tragedy in Madeira: instructor and companion die in crash
Two paragliders – an instructor and companion – died on Friday in an accident during a flight near Madalena do Mar, on the island of Madeira, a source from the
All 10 Portuguese airports “at risk of stopping”
Summer flights chaos just got even more complicated All 10 Portuguese airports (that is, four on the mainland, two in Madeira and four in the Azores) are at risk of
Ryanair vows to “transform” Madeira with new base
Ryanair says low-cost airlines are “key” to tourism recovery Ryanair’s chief executive Eddie Wilson said on Thursday that the company’s operations in the Autonomous Region of Madeira will “transform” the
Madeira wants to be “Singapore of the Atlantic”
… “but there will probably be some setbacks”, admits health chief The Portuguese island of Madeira wants to be considered “the Singapore of the Atlantic”. Indeed, regional health secretary Pedro
5.1 quake rocks island of Madeira
A number of communities in Madeira were woken from their slumbers at 4.32 this morning by a sizeable quake 35 kms south of the island. The 5.1 (possibly to be
SEF starts scheduling appointments for Brits to receive post-Brexit biometric residency cards
The glacial pace of bringing British expats’ ID cards up to speed post-Brexit has warmed slightly today. Borders agency SEF has sent out a press release to say it is
Flight from Madeira to Ukraine forced to divert to Moldova
In spite of 175 passengers from Funchal, Madeira, intent on reaching the Ukraine by plane yesterday, it was not to be. The Irish owners of the plane flying for Ukrainian