Madeira elections: Bitter sweet victory for PSD as PS celebrates “best results ever”
Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), led by Miguel Albuquerque, emerged victorious from Madeira’s regional elections on Sunday (September 22), receiving 39.42% of the total votes. But it was something of
Portimão-Madeira ferry service returns on July 2
Monday, July 2 will mark the return of the ferry service linking Funchal (Madeira), Portimão and the Canary Islands (Spain). The service will only be available in the summer and
High winds cancel 75% of flights in and out of Madeira
High winds saw 75% of flights in and out of Madeira’s newly-named Cristiano Ronaldo airport cancelled this week as gusts of up to 80 km/hour made it impossible for airlines
Funchal council predicts rates’ loss of €200,000 due to fires tax amnesty
At the height of the wildfires in Madeira last week, the assurance that people who had lost their homes would be exempt from paying rates sounded ridiculous. Of course people
Alleged pyramid fraudster “run to ground in Madeira”
He has apparently “eluded an international arrest warrant issued by Spanish authorities for months” but alleged pyramid fraudster Hernâni Gonçalves was finally run to ground on his native island of
UPDATE: British tourist who swam four-hours after cruiseship in psychiatric hospital
With her extraordinary story now catalogued in almost all the UK’s newspapers, British cruiseship passenger Susan Brown, 65, who swam four hours after the Marco Polo off Madeira, mistakenly thinking
Madeira flags first suspected case of Zika virus passed through sexual transmission
Tests are still ongoing in Portugal’s Institute Dr Ricardo Jorge to confirm the country’s first suspected case of Zika virus passed through sexual transmission. As RTP news reported over the
Madeira death fall: Mayor says “dangerous” trail removed from recommended walks
Funchal mayor Paulo Cafôfo has confirmed that the Levada do Bom Successo trail that has seen two tourist deaths in four months – one this week – is “dangerous” and
New fatal fall in Madeira questions safety of island’s nature trails
The safety of Madeira’s Levada walking trails is being questioned as yet another tourist has died in a horrific major-distance fall. This latest horror happened yesterday (March 16) at around
CNN lists 19 reasons to visit Madeira
American news giant CNN has listed 19 reasons to visit Madeira, the “island of eternal springtime”. In an online article, the Portuguese archipelago is praised for everything from its “natural