Madeira assembly vote against attacks on civilians in Israel, Gaza
The Legislative Assembly of Portugal’s Madeira region today approved, by a majority, a vote of protest tabled by the opposition Left Bloc (BE) and another of solidarity by the governing
Madeira street lights to be switched off tonight to protect shearwaters
Every year light pollution ‘dazzles’ hundreds of shearwaters, leading to them fall from sky Tonight, on the island of Madeira, 1,000 street lights will be switched off between 8 and
Lithuanian tourist dies in Madeira after being swept into sea by wave
A Lithuanian tourist has died in Madeira, after being swept into the sea by a wave from a pontoon in Ponta Delgada. The 63-year-old had been in the company of
Two people homeless, six homes destroyed in Madeira’s wildfires
Wildfires in Madeira, now in the damping down stages, have left two people homeless, and destroyed at least six homes. The fires, on the west and north coast of the
Ryanair threatens to close Madeira base over airport charges
Future of Ryanair base in Madeira at risk due to ANA’s proposal Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has threatened that it may be forced to close its base in Madeira due
Madeira government: PAN strikes deal with PSD-CDS/PP
Portugal’s ‘People, Animals, Nature’ Party, PAN, has signed a four-year parliamentary agreement with the PSD/CDS-PP centre-right coalition in Madeira, enabling an absolute majority in the regional parliament. Speaking at a
PSD/CDS-PP win Madeira elections without absolutely majority
Miguel Albuquerque promises to form a “government with stability” The centre-right PSD/CDS-PP coalition won Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Madeira without an absolute majority, but social democrat Miguel Albuquerque promised to
Teachers in Madeira receive €600 a month in pay increases
While mainland counterparts continue to be told ‘there’s no money for you…’ The iniquities at play in the teaching profession are now easy to see: in Madeira, the deal struck
Madeira’s ADN party blames Big Pharma and government for excess mortality
ADN campaign “warns about adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines” At a point where ‘internationally’ rumblings have already begun about ‘new potentially dangerous Covid variants’; the possibility of a return to
Woman detained at Madeira airport with enough heroine for 18,000 doses
A woman, aged 35, had been detained today at Madeira Airport in possession of “a significant quantity of heroine”. A PJ police source has referred to “enough to prepare 18,000