Perspectives on Madeira Island ๐๏ธ
Considering the time between ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ โก and according to Global Property Guide, nowhere else in Europe have property prices risen as much as in Portugal. ๐๏ธ ๐ฐ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/portugals-real-estate-prices-skyrocket-80-in-5-years-leading-eu-market
Considering the time between 2019 and 2024 and according to Global Property Guide, nowhere else in Europe have prices for properties gone up as much as in Portugal.
Madeira mountain region under ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ๏ธ as Pico Alto records the ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ of the year. ๐ ๐ก๏ธ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/madeira-under-orange-alert-as-pico-alto-records-highest-temperature-of-the-year
Madeira's Pico Alto hit a record-breaking 31.3ยบC, triggering an Orange Heat Alert amidst a heatwave affecting the island.
Persistent and recurring ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ continue to affect ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ง ๐ซ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/water-shortages-continue-to-affect-arco-da-calheta
Calheta authorities are working to fix water supply issues in Arco da Calheta, urging residents to conserve water.
Nationwide record: More than ๐ฐ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น have ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น-๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐โโ๏ธ and the price difference compared to other flats is surprisingly low. ๐ ๐ฐ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/43-percent-of-funchal-apartments-on-sale-come-with-a-swimming-pool
Funchal tops Portugal's list for apartments with pool access, and the price difference is surprisingly low.
Madeira's ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป is spiraling towards a critical level ๐ฆ posing ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐. ๐ How much more can the island sustain? ๐
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/traffic-on-the-rise-is-madeira-heading-towards-a-congestion-crisis
๐จ๐๐บ๐๐พ: ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐ผ ๐ข๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐ป๐๐
Madeira's traffic congestion is reaching a breaking point, with increased traffic and limited infrastructure posing challenges for residents and tourists.
Madeira Airport is to install ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, to improve operational efficiency and review presumably outdated wind limits set in 1964. ๐จ ๐ฌ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/madeira-airport-to-install-wind-measurement-radars-in-september
Madeira Airport is about to install wind measurement radars to improve safety and review presumably outdated wind limits, costing 4.5 million euros.
Consider supporting Ajuda a Alimentar Cรฃes for their work. ๐ฏ ๐
The Portuguese ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ experienced a hefty slowdown in 2023, with house sales going ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ด.๐ณ% ๐ compared to the previous year. Ironically, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต due to ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ and an economy that is not fully taking off. ๐ ๐ต๐น
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/house-sales-in-portugal-hit-seven-year-low
Portugal's housing market faces slump in sales, but prices remain high due to supply shortage.
Be prepared for ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ during the next few days - a ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด has been issued by the IPMA โ๏ธ โ ๏ธ
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Be prepared for continued hot weather during the next days - a yellow warning has been issued by the IPMA.
PAN Madeira calls for ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ in the region. โ๏ธ The party raises concerns about the ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ in private kennels, particularly those that sell specific breeds. ๐๏ธ ๐พ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/pan-madeira-calls-for-more-kennel-inspections
PAN Madeira urges stricter kennel regulations after complaints of animal mistreatment.
The ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ chain announced it will ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ in Sรฃo Vicente โฐ๏ธ investing โฌ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and creating ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐. ๐ฌ ๐
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/continente-opens-store-in-sao-vicente
The SONAE group announced that it will start building a new supermarket in Sรฃo Vicente.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ In Funchal, as Russian missile strikes target children's hospital in Kyiv, ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ all over the country.
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/funchal-solidarity-with-ukraine-as-russian-missile-targets-childrens-hospital
Madeira protest condemns Russian atrocities in Ukraine, calls for international action and support for victims.
Sixty years ago, on July 8, 1964, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ The opening of the airport must be considered one of the island's ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. โ๏ธ ๐ฏ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/funchal-airport-celebrates-60th-anniversary
The opening of Madeira's Funchal Airport on July 8, 1964 was a defining moment in the island's history.
Without any news on the corruption allegations that continue to plague Madeira's leadership ๐ผ the parliament narrowly ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ led by Miguel Albuquerque, with a tight ๐ฎ๐ฎ-๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ influenced by a defiant Chega party member. ๐๏ธ โ๏ธ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/madeira-parliament-approves-regional-government-program
Madeira's Parliament approved the PSD program, led by Miguel Albuquerque, after a close vote, influenced by a defiant Chega party member.
How does the ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ด compare to mainland Portugal? ๐ ๐ต๐น
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/life-expectancy-in-madeira-compared-to-the-mainland
An official recently claimed the life expectancy in Madeira is higher than in the mainland. Is he right? Let's look at the numbers.
The National Guard (GNR) discovered ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐๐ป๐
๐ in a ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ in Funchal. It was ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ to Madeira, raising concerns about exotic pet ownership. ๐ญ๐ฎโโ๏ธ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/national-guard-discovers-lynx-in-funchal
A wild lynx (caracal), found in a private residence in Funchal, was illegally transported to Madeira, raising concerns about exotic pet ownership.
On the International Plastic Bag Free Day, ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ urges citizens to ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐ ๐ข promotes eco-friendly practices, and advocates for ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ and ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ on single-use plastics. ๐๏ธ โป๏ธ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/pan-madeira-calls-for-reduction-of-plastic-bag-use
PAN Madeira urges citizens to use reusable bags, promotes eco-friendly practices, and advocates for stricter regulations on single-use plastics.
Save the date - and the money ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ is launching the second edition of its ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ paying tribute to the century-old ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด'๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ. ๐พ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/reids-palace-to-host-second-pink-party
Save the date - and the money - Reid's Palace is launching the second edition of it's pink party, paying tribute to the century-old building's pink facade.
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ cried after missing a penalty against Slovenia at the Euro 2024. โฝ His sister Elma now posted an ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ on Instagram. โก ๐ฅ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/ronaldos-sister-explains-why-he-cried-during-the-match-against-slovenia
Cristiano Ronaldo cried after missing a penalty against Slovenia at the Euro 2024. His sister Elma now gave an explanation on Instagram.
Portugal ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป in the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ survey from InterNations ๐ It remains attractive due to its high ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, favorable ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, and ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ โจ ๐ฏ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/portugal-slips-to-15th-spot-in-expat-ranking
Portugal slips to 15th position in the 2024 Expat Insider ranking from InterNations. It remains attractive due to high quality of life, favorable climate, and welcoming locals.
At yesterday's Euro 2024 game, Portugal's ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ต๐น did the unthinkable and heroically secured ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ด๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ the move to the quarter-finals. โฝ ๐ฅ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/heroic-diogo-costa-saves-ronaldo-and-sends-portugal-to-the-quarterfinals
At Yesterdays Euro 2024 Quarterfinals, Diogo Costa did the unthinkable and heroically saved Ronaldo's national team.
Free rides for everyone! ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐, the new public transportation network in Madeira, successfully ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ on Madeira day! ๐ ๐ฏ
โถ๏ธ https://www.timesofmadeira.com/siga-off-to-a-promising-start
SIGA, the new public transportation network in Madeira successfully started operations on Madeira day!
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