The original Madeira island news blog
A quick and short blog, as close sources report (and the Diario today confirms), that the the Regency Palace could well close within the next fifteen days according to an application made in in the Judicial Court of Funchal. The hotel has been labouring under serious financial problems ............
The Portugal News reports that the union representing pilots working for TAP Air Portugal expects 90% of them to take part in a strike called for the first ten days of May. It also accuses the company and the government of seeking "desperately to fabricate and foster imaginary ............
Porto Bay’s 11th hotel, and its first in Lisbon, has finally been officially opened with “great fanfare” – almost ten years after the start of the project. The “Liberdade” is not far from the Marquês de Pombal in the heart of the city, and boasts a 1920’s facade ............
The new 4-star Saccharum hotel in Calheta was inaugurated at the weekend and will welcome its first guests before the end of the month. The hotel has two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, health club, business centre, ............
With the Flower Festival taking place this weekend the full programme is replicated below as usual.The “Wall of Hope” children’s parade on Saturday morning has been covered in a little more detail on a previous ............
Yesterdays Diario reported that locally contracted dengue fever has been absent from the island for more than two years. According to a bulletin published by the local health authority, the last locally contracted case was on 3 March 2013. Since then 29 probable cases of dengue ............
It seems Alberto João Jardim simply won’t disappear – the “outgoing President” has embarked on a frenzy of inaugurations – three alone yesterday. Firstly AJJ inaugurated recovery work on the Machico – Caniçal Levada at the Caniçal end, then on to the third ............
The lack of local news recently is highlighted by today’s on-line Diario, which leads with a report on a reduction in domestic violence on the island, followed by stories from Thailand, Brazil and wine-making in the Douro. So a few slightly older stories follow……
Farmers ............