Telejornal Madeira — 20 July 2026:

• **Obras intermináveis no Porto Santo afetam residentes e turistas** — Roadworks in Porto Santo, expected to be finished by the start of summer, are still ongoing, disrupting residents and tourists. ARM (Madeira's water company) is finalising repairs to reduce water losses.
• **Atraso na emissão da ficha N paralisa candidaturas ao ensino superior** — Students were unable to apply for higher education because the 'ficha N' — a document needed to validate grades — hadn't been issued on time. The Regional Education Secretariat expects the issue to be resolved within days.
• **Greve das técnicas de apoio à infância fecha escolas na Madeira** — A strike by early-childhood support technicians closed 16 schools and partially disrupted 13 others, with 95 % union adherence. Workers are demanding career and salary revisions.
• **Erro na correção de exames de Físico-Química e Geografia afeta alunos** — Over 12,600 students had their physics-chemistry exam grades revised after an error in the automatic correction of a multiple-choice question. A similar issue was later found in the geography exam, pushing back the deadline for second-phase applications.
• **Tribunal de Contas deteta irregularidades em contratos da Proteção Civil da Madeira** — The Court of Auditors found legal irregularities in two Regional Civil Protection Service contracts (a construction project and an insurance contract), caused by decisions from an improperly constituted board.
• **Juntos pelo Povo questiona listas de espera na saúde na Madeira** — The JPP party highlighted that over 146,000 patients are waiting for surgeries, consultations or exams in Madeira's health system, criticising the failure to meet maximum response times for urgent cases.
• **Sessão evocativa dos 50 anos da Autonomia da Madeira** — A commemorative session marked 50 years of Madeira's autonomy, honouring the first regional parliament and discussing challenges to democracy and regional governance.
• **Parlamentos da Madeira e Açores reforçam cooperação institucional** — The parliaments of Madeira and the Azores agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as tourism, science and innovation, while discussing the future of regional autonomy.
• **Desemprego na Madeira baixa 10,7 % em junho** — Unemployment in Madeira fell 10.7 % year-on-year in June, with around 5,000 people registered as unemployed, according to the Employment and Professional Training Institute.
• **União das IPSS inicia novo ciclo com foco no envelhecimento populacional** — The Union of Private Social Solidarity Institutions began a new four-year term, prioritising responses to an ageing population, including training and resource-sharing among institutions.
• **Sismo na Venezuela causa 121 mortes entre portugueses e luso-descendentes** — A double earthquake in Venezuela killed 121 Portuguese and Portuguese-descendant people, with 49 still missing, according to Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• **Motoristas de táxi negam especulação de preços no Pico do Arieiro** — Taxi drivers denied price speculation on trips between Chão do Teixeira and Pico do Arieiro, citing high vehicle wear and tear. The Santana municipality has requested designated parking areas for taxis.
• **Praia de Machico reabre após interdição por má qualidade da água** — Machico beach is set to reopen after being closed due to poor water quality. A similar closure happened about a month earlier.
• **Cooperativa Atlântimo Domus aprova candidatura a projeto habitacional em Santo António** — The Atlântimo Domus housing cooperative approved a bid for a public tender to build 36 homes in Santo António, with estimated prices between €185,000 and €310,000.
• **Conferência alerta empresas para novo regime jurídico de cibersegurança** — A CIF-organised conference highlighted the new cybersecurity legal framework, requiring companies to manage risks and ensure compliance within 24 months.
• **Duas empresas madeirenses certificadas em astroturismo** — Two Madeira companies were certified under a European project to offer astrotourism services, guiding clients in stargazing during nighttime maritime trips.
• **Espanha vence Mundial de Futebol 2026** — Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team was celebrated in Madrid, while Lionel Messi likely played his last World Cup match at age 39.

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