Telejornal Madeira — 25 June 2026:

• Earthquakes in Venezuela — Two Portuguese citizens confirmed dead and 56 missing after two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela, severely affecting the state of La Guaira, home to many Madeiran residents. Portugal will deploy an operational force of over 50 personnel for search and rescue, and both autonomous regions (Madeira and the Azores) have made emergency teams available.

• Funding of Associação Atalaya Living Care — The Regional Government of Madeira is under investigation by the Court of Audits for irregular funding to the association, including suspicious expenditures and the secondment of a civil servant to a company based in a tax haven. The case has been referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

• Operation "Not So Smart" — Three people arrested and over 70 kg of banned substances seized across 11 commercial establishments in Madeira, including THC-infused gummies and other psychoactive products sold illegally.

• Nurses at Hospital João de Almada — Eleven nurses filed a formal refusal-of-responsibility statement due to the transfer of patients to the hospital basement, citing inadequate working conditions. The Nurses' Order warns that more professionals may follow suit.

• PSP in Madeira — The president of the Police Professionals' Union warned of staff shortages, workload overload, and lack of allowances such as insularity pay and for 112 operators, worsened by the creation of the National Foreigners and Borders Unit.

• Bars open for Portugal's match — Food and drink establishments in Funchal may exceptionally stay open until 3 a.m. on Sunday to allow patrons to watch Portugal's game, scheduled for half past midnight.

• Funchal Municipal Housing Strategy — Approved unanimously, it foresees €20 million in investments for construction and rehabilitation of municipal housing, with over 3,000 pending applications for social housing. Parties criticise the measures as insufficient given the housing crisis.

• Innovation Centre at Tecnopolo — The Regional Government will restructure the project to cut costs, retaining a modular setup to house Startup Madeira and Arditi. The opposition accuses it of lacking concrete results in digitalisation and innovation projects.

• Santa Cruz marks 511 years — The council president announced two controlled-cost housing developments and criticised the Regional Government for per-capita investment lower than other municipalities. Residents called for more investment in roads, sanitation, and healthcare.

• Weather forecast — A grey Friday ahead, with rain or showers in the highlands; highs of 24°C in Funchal and 25°C in Porto Santo; waves up to 1 metre on the north coast.

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