The original Madeira island news blog
The print version of the Diario leads this morning with the headline “be aware that there are ongoing violations of public procurement in Madeira”. The obligation to publish on the official basis is often ignored by the contracting authorities and there ............
Thanks to Peter for alerting me to an ongoing crisis. The Diario reports an Air Astana passenger plane which had just been repaired has lost its instruments during a flight from Alverca ............
A simple message this morning, not requiring any translation!
The Guardian has a fascinating account of the last week of the Great War, 100 years ago today, through the eyes of Wilfred Owen, and a report on Armistice Day from the Manchester Guardian.
In Funchal The northern strip of Avenida ............
Christmas lights problem: The Diario reports today that the President of Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has intervened to ensure that the remaining part of the Christmas lighting process will be resolved next week – see ............
The local festival is taking place this weekend in São Martinho, where there will be lots of the usual stalls selling the usual offerings. This should hopefully include Bacalhau de São Martinho which was featured ............
The Journal reports that the Regional Secretariat for Tourism and Culture yesterday obtained permission that “allows the start of work in the lower part of the city of Funchal, based on a totally new project that marks the difference in design from the last ............
The 6th “Sandokan Enduro” takes place on the island this weekend, with possibly one of the worst websites and one of the worst logos I have come across recently. Their Facebook ............
Road casualties: The Diario report that 17 slight injuries and a serious injury were the outcome of various road accidents in Madeira during the last week. Between the 2nd and 8th of the month, 51 road accidents were recorded, 32 of them in Funchal. During this period, ............