Madeira put (grudgingly) on UK ‘green travel list’
The ‘good news’ is that Brits desperate for a holiday break in the sun heard last night that their government has opened up a handful of destinations – including Madeira
British pensioner subjected to 48-hours of terror in ‘maximum security prison’ on Madeira. His ‘crime’? A few angry emails…
British pensioner Trevor Kitchen may never fully recover from the inhumane, degrading treatment he says he received at the hands of Madeira’s judicial police and prison guards during 48-hours in
Strike by border guards threatens to “ruin Portugal’s summer”
A strike called by borders agency SEF is threatening to ruin Portugal’s summer. This is the interpretation of the recovering tourism sector as well as council chiefs in the Algarve.
Algarve clinches World’s Leading Beach Destination at World Travel Awards
Algarve clinched the World’s Leading Beach Destination at the World Travel Awards 2020, local media reported on Friday. “Receiving this double distinction is, this year, more important than ever, since,
Madeira orders face masks to be worn in street
Madeira has become the first Portuguese region to order the wearing of face masks in the street. An island on which there are currently only eight cases of Covid-19 and
Madeiran hotel in lockdown after Dutch tourist tests positive for Covid-19
A Madeiran hotel is in lockdown this morning after a Dutch tourist who arrived on the island last Thursday has tested positive for Covid-19. Explain reports, the woman arrived before
Madeira’s Savoy Palace opens on March 27
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will open a new five-star hotel on the island of Madeira on March 27. The luxury five-star Savoy Palace, which was built from scratch,
Defamation claim against former Madeiran president to reach courtroom after 26 years…
It has taken 26 years for a defamation claim against the former president of Madeira Alberto João Jardim to get its day in court. The reason, explain reports, is that
Madeira ‘horror crash’ driver faces 29 counts of negligent homicide
The Portuguese driver of the tour bus that ‘careered into a ravine’ in Madeira in April, killing 29 people on board has been formally accused of 29 crimes of negligent
Accounts Court sides with Brussels: Madeira’s tax exemptions awarded illegally
Madeira’s regional government suffered another slight this week as the Accounts Court sided with Brussels in considering illegal the contract awarded for the management of the island’s ‘tax-free zone’ because