The original Madeira island news blog
TAP have announced on very short notice that the Portuguese air traffic controllers have informed them of a strike taking place today (Wednesday, January 29th), from 7am until 9am and 2pm until 4pm.
”All domestic flights are confirmed as scheduled. However there may be some disruption on ............
Figures just released show that Madeira Airport in 2013 recorded an increase in traffic of 167,000 passengers (total 2.37 million) between January and December last year compared to 2012.
The most popular country of international origin and destination remains the UK, with ............
Shortly after 9.00 this morning it was announced that 18 month old Daniel had been found and was apparently in good health. First reports suggest that he was discovered by his godparents who live near the family home – they had been alerted by his cries.
The child was promptly taken to ............
The situation with the missing eighteen-month old child in Calheta (see previous story) seems about as clear as mud this morning. The Diario website still carries the story that the family of little Daniel, missing since Sunday afternoon, believe that the boy has been kidnapped.
Liliane ............
The Diario reports that there is growing criticism of the decision to “suspend” a search for a missing eighteen-month old child at 10.10 last night after nothing had been found in the immediate area by police (PSP) and fire officers. The child, Daniel, went missing yesterday at Lombo do Reis in ............
It is always a risk publishing weather warnings that never materialise – which was certainly the case yesterday in Funchal, where it was a glorious day after a bit of rain early on. The Diario reports that IPMA (the Portuguese weather bureau) has shifted the warning for strong ............
The Regional Civil Protection Service of Madeira have issued a notice on strong winds and sea waves in the archipelago between dawn today (Thursday 16th) and the middle of the afternoon tomorrow due to the passage of a cold front . There is a likelihood of rain and showers “which may be moderate ............
A few minutes ago (Monday evening) Cristiano Ronaldo, otherwise heralded as CR7, was named as winner of the Fifa Ballon d’Or. Anything else would have been a travesty, as his goal-scoring achievements with Real Madrid have been truly remarkable over the last two years, never mind getting ............