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Housing sales in Madeira drop 5.6% in 2025

📍 Madeira🏠 Property💶 Finance#property-market+2 more

The total value of housing sales in Madeira fell to €968.8 million in 2025, a 5.6% decrease from the previous year. Data from the Regional Directorate of Statistics (Direção Regional de Estatística) shows a particularly sharp 30.9% decline in the sale of new homes. Property owners and potential buyers in the archipelago should note that while new builds saw a slump, the market for existing homes remained more resilient.

The Regional Directorate of Statistics (Direção Regional de Estatística or DREM) tracks economic data for the Madeira archipelago, such as the €968.8 million in housing sales recently reported. It provides localized statistics that help residents and investors understand trends like the 5.6% decrease in property transactions mentioned in recent reports. These statistics are the primary source for verifiable information on the region's real estate sector.

1 source →23 Mar
Housing sales in Madeira drop 5.6% in 2025

Storm Therese brings heavy rain and wind across Portugal

📍 Madeira🏖️ Daily Life🌱 Environment#severe-weather+1 more

The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera or IPMA) has warned that Storm Therese (Depressão Therese) will affect the mainland and Madeira through Saturday. Residents should expect intense rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds, with snow possible at high altitudes in Madeira. Sea conditions will also worsen, particularly along the southern coast and in mountainous regions. Residents should check local weather updates before traveling.

What is IPMA?

IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera) is Portugal's national authority for weather, ocean, and climate monitoring. It produces weather forecasts, issues severe weather warnings, monitors seismic activity, and provides marine and atmospheric data.

IPMA uses a four-level color-coded warning system: green (no risk), yellow (potential risk), orange (moderate-to-high risk), and red (extreme risk). These warnings cover conditions such as heavy rain, strong winds, extreme heat, cold snaps, rough seas, and snow.

Residents should monitor IPMA forecasts during storm season (typically October–March) and heatwaves (July–August). IPMA bulletins are used by civil protection authorities, transport operators, and local councils to make decisions about road closures, school suspensions, and evacuation orders.

Website: ipma.pt

8 sources →16 Mar
Storm Therese brings heavy rain and wind across Portugal

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Rain did not disrupt the Flower Festival in Madeira

📍 Madeira🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#tourism+1 more

Thousands of tourists attended the first weekend of the Flower Festival.

rtp.pt11h ago
Rain did not disrupt the Flower Festival in Madeira

Thousands of people watch the Flower Festival parade in Madeira despite the rain

📍 Madeira🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#tourism+2 more

The festival's theme is the 50th anniversary of Autonomy and this year it features some new additions.

cmjornal.pt14h ago
Thousands of people watch the Flower Festival parade in Madeira despite the rain

Child in coma for three days after ingesting drug-laced gummies

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#public-safety+1 more

The girl's mother reportedly brought home the gummies she found at the local accommodation where she worked, not realising they contained cannabis.

cmjornal.pt1 May
Child in coma for three days after ingesting drug-laced gummies

Chega/Madeira accused of hate by Islamic centre

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#chega+2 more

The CCIM has filed criminal complaints against Francisco Gomes and other Chega officials following an opinion that classifies their statements as incitement to hatred.

observador.pt30 Apr
Chega/Madeira accused of hate by Islamic centre

Islamic Centre of Madeira files complaint against Chega leaders for hate speech

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#chega+2 more

Chega MP Francisco Gomes stated that the Islamic Cultural Centre of Madeira is an 'evil organisation' and accused the association of 'parasitising' and 'colonising'.

expresso.pt30 Apr
Islamic Centre of Madeira files complaint against Chega leaders for hate speech

Madeira Islamic Centre files complaints with the Public Prosecutor's Office against Chega officials

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#legal-complaints+2 more

The president of the CCIM says that several Chega officials have been making discriminatory statements and spreading false information about the association.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr
Madeira Islamic Centre files complaints with the Public Prosecutor's Office against Chega officials

Suspect accused of killing mother in Madeira subject to compulsory psychiatric detention

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🩺 Health#crime-report+1 more

The preventive detention measure was replaced by compulsory psychiatric detention due to the man's mental state. The 26-year-old suspect will be transferred to the prison hospital in Caxias.

observador.pt30 Apr
Suspect accused of killing mother in Madeira subject to compulsory psychiatric detention

Suspect accused of killing mother in Madeira subject to preventive internment

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The coercive measure applied replaces preventive detention due to the man's mental state

cnnportugal.iol.pt30 Apr
Suspect accused of killing mother in Madeira subject to preventive internment

Suspect in mother's murder in Madeira subject to preventive internment

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal#crime-report

The man was arrested on 27 April, four days after the crime, which took place inside the victim's home in the parish of Água de Pena.

cmjornal.pt30 Apr
Suspect in mother's murder in Madeira subject to preventive internment

Madeiran researchers participate in the Portugal Global Nation Forum

📍 Madeira💡 Technology🎓 Education#research+1 more

Researchers from Madeira are taking part in the Portugal Global Nation Forum.

SAPOSAPO29 Apr

Montenegro dashes hopes for a new Regional Finance Law in 2027

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government💶 Finance#state-budget+1 more

“Very unlikely, not to say impossible.” This is how the Prime Minister defined, this Wednesday in Parliament, the possibility of including the Regional Finance Law in the next State Budget (OE2027). Luís Montenegro's statements contradict the intentions of the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, who argues for the exact opposite. Miguel Albuquerque has...

eco.sapo.pt29 Apr
Montenegro dashes hopes for a new Regional Finance Law in 2027

Madeiran researchers participate in the Portugal Global Nation Forum

📍 Madeira💡 Technology🎭 Culture#research+1 more

Researchers from Madeira are taking part in the Portugal Global Nation Forum.

dnoticias.ptdnoticias.pt29 Apr

Érica Silva's father manages to raise 10,000 euros for a prosthesis that will allow him to walk again

📍 Madeira🎭 Culture#celebrity-news+1 more

The former firefighter expresses his gratitude for the wave of solidarity.

cmjornal.pt29 Apr
Érica Silva's father manages to raise 10,000 euros for a prosthesis that will allow him to walk again

All-inclusive eco-resort by the sea

📍 Madeira🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#tourism+1 more

On the sunniest tip of western Portugal, the Pestana Dunas Porto Santo - All Inclusive emerges as a sanctuary of nature, relaxation, and sustainability.

observador.pt29 Apr
All-inclusive eco-resort by the sea

Madeira: Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo trail reopens to hikers

📍 Madeira🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#tourism+1 more

Full reopening on May 1st, but only in one direction: from Areeiro to Pico. It is Madeira's most famous trail and was closed for nearly two years due to damage caused by the 2024 wildfires.

publico.pt29 Apr
Madeira: Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo trail reopens to hikers

Madeira present at the Portugal Global Nation Forum

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government🧭 Travel#tourism+1 more

The Madeira region is participating in the Portugal Global Nation Forum.

dnoticias.ptdnoticias.pt29 Apr

Four crew members rescued from a drifting vessel in the sea off Madeira

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🧭 Travel#emergency-services+1 more

Three Spaniards and one Serbian were found to be in good physical condition and in no need of medical assistance, and were rescued by the ship Zaire.

cmjornal.pt28 Apr
Four crew members rescued from a drifting vessel in the sea off Madeira

Four crew members rescued from vessel in Madeira

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#emergency-services

The Portuguese Navy rescued three Spaniards and one Serbian who were on a drifting boat, although they were “physically well and in no need of medical assistance.”

observador.pt28 Apr
Four crew members rescued from vessel in Madeira

Four crew members rescued from a drifting vessel in the sea off Madeira

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🚇 Infrastructure#emergency-services+1 more

Three Spaniards and one Serbian were found to be in good physical condition and in no need of medical assistance, and were rescued by the ship Zaire.

cmjornal.pt28 Apr
Four crew members rescued from a drifting vessel in the sea off Madeira

Madeira government believes second firefighting helicopter will begin operations this year

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government🌱 Environment#emergency-services+2 more

Miguel Albuquerque warned that if this does not happen, the responsibility must be attributed to the Republic.

cmjornal.pt28 Apr
Madeira government believes second firefighting helicopter will begin operations this year

Madeira Islamic Centre files complaint against Chega MP for hate speech

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#chega+2 more

The Islamic Cultural Centre of Madeira (CCIM) has filed a complaint with the Assembly of the Republic against Chega MP Francisco Gomes, accusing him of a consistent pattern of hate speech, stigmatisation, and discrimination against the Muslim community. The CCIM argues that the MP is instrumentalising his parliamentary mandate to dehumanise the community and incite social hostility. The Religious Freedom Commission has issued an opinion stating that Gomes's statements unequivocally constitute crimes of discrimination and incitement to hatred. Additionally, the CCIM has initiated criminal and civil proceedings against the MP and other local Chega leaders, demanding the removal of inflammatory content from social media.

dn.pt28 Apr
Madeira Islamic Centre files complaint against Chega MP for hate speech

Albuquerque to open battlefront to revise regional finance law

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government💶 Finance#government-policy+1 more

The mobility subsidy controversy has created strong tension between the leader of the Madeira Government and the Prime Minister. Albuquerque threatens that PSD-M elected officials in the Assembly of the Republic will become independent.

publico.pt28 Apr
Albuquerque to open battlefront to revise regional finance law

Madeira invests over 1 million euros in the Flower Festival

📍 Madeira🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#entertainment

The increase is due to the holding of two allegorical parades on May 3rd and 17th, explained the Secretary of Tourism. This year, the theme will be the 50th anniversary of Autonomy and will include 85 concerts.

observador.pt27 Apr
Madeira invests over 1 million euros in the Flower Festival

Religious Freedom Commission accuses Madeiran Chega deputies of "unequivocal" hate crimes

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#chega+2 more

The Religious Freedom Commission (CLR) has issued an opinion accusing two Chega deputies and a local councillor of hate speech and discrimination against the Islamic community in Madeira. This marks the first time in its 22-year history that the independent body has issued such an opinion regarding hate crimes. The document argues that labeling all people of Islamic faith as 'terrorists' or 'parasites' goes beyond political discourse and constitutes criminal defamation and incitement to hatred under the Portuguese Penal Code, as it attacks the dignity of a group based on their religion.

dn.pt27 Apr
Religious Freedom Commission accuses Madeiran Chega deputies of "unequivocal" hate crimes

Dengue, Zika and chikungunya mosquitoes see significant increase in Portugal

📍 Madeira🩺 Health🌱 Environment#public-health+1 more

There has been a notable rise in the presence of mosquitoes capable of transmitting dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses across Portugal.

cmjornal.pt27 Apr

Couple and child rescued in Madeira

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🧭 Travel#emergency-services+1 more

The search began on Saturday, but only yielded results on Sunday morning.

cmjornal.pt27 Apr
Couple and child rescued in Madeira

The Engenho Novo in Madeira is a journey into the past and future of sugarcane

📍 Madeira📜 History🏖️ Daily Life#history+2 more

It may be the most recent and innovative sugarcane processing unit in the region, but it has a long history, as we discovered during a visit in the middle of the harvest season.

publico.pt26 Apr

Madeira: Petitions for the release of prisoners in Venezuela

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#human-rights+2 more

Juan Rodriguez, Fernando Venâncio, and Adrian de Gouveia are the three Portuguese-descendants of Madeiran origin who remain detained in Venezuela for political reasons.

observador.pt25 Apr
Madeira: Petitions for the release of prisoners in Venezuela

Portuguese-Venezuelans collect signatures in Funchal for the release of political prisoners

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government🎭 Culture#human-rights+1 more

A public petition was launched last week and will continue for another two weeks.

cmjornal.pt25 Apr
Portuguese-Venezuelans collect signatures in Funchal for the release of political prisoners

Around 400 people take part in a march to mark the date in Funchal

📍 Madeira🏛️ Government🎭 Culture#government-policy+1 more

The initiative was promoted by a citizens' organization.

cmjornal.pt25 Apr
Around 400 people take part in a march to mark the date in Funchal