Comments on: Writers & artists exhibit united ; Mosquito control tips ; Police operation in Funchal http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal the latest official & unofficial news & reviews from Madeira Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elaine http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7378 Elaine Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:04:08 +0000 http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7378 Der, Vitoria Port is in Brazil. It has a difficult narrow entrance. Used by cruise ships and for the oil platforms. Der, Vitoria Port is in Brazil. It has a difficult narrow entrance. Used by cruise ships and for the oil platforms.

]]> By: Martin http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7377 Martin Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:21:37 +0000 http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7377 Who would believe so many unusual ships exist Elaine. Who would believe so many unusual ships exist Elaine.

]]> By: Elaine http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7376 Elaine Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:31:32 +0000 http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7376 About the tug, the site http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo-1060502-FUNCHAL has the following comment to the photo. The old tug boat Funchal Busy in Port of Vitoria, push bunker barge. Sept, 29/2008 HP: 1,175 year 1942. Let's see more ships in Vitoria: http://naviosnoportodevitoriaes.blogspot.com/ About the tug, the site http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo-1060502-FUNCHAL has the following comment to the photo.

The old tug boat Funchal
Busy in Port of Vitoria, push bunker barge.
Sept, 29/2008
HP: 1,175
year 1942.
Let’s see more ships in Vitoria:

http://naviosnoportodevitoriaes.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Der http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7374 Der Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:34:31 +0000 http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7374 Who knows how his brain works Martin, he is certainly only focused on Madeira and the rest of the Portuguese don't enter into the equation. He has long since blown his bridges with the Socialist government in Lisbon, and his allies now temporarily appear to be all the small-stream national parties, including the communists, who are often the target of Bertie redicule. His pre-election 'deal' with the PSD nationally through Ferreira Leite has now been fulfilled through the Regional Finance Law amendments, and if he continues to act the Maverick, a fall out there is inevitable, as it is with all the opposition parties both nationally and locally that he hasn't already p***d off. Just since the election 'clean slate', that is. His next target I think will be to try to secure state funding for a new hospital, but given the state of the economy and finances, he can only achieve any success there through scarce private investment and keeping the national PSD and opposition parties on his side (who have now tasted blood in a huge government defeat). I reckon another election will happen before then. Just my humble opinion ... Who knows how his brain works Martin, he is certainly only focused on Madeira and the rest of the Portuguese don’t enter into the equation. He has long since blown his bridges with the Socialist government in Lisbon, and his allies now temporarily appear to be all the small-stream national parties, including the communists, who are often the target of Bertie redicule.

His pre-election ‘deal’ with the PSD nationally through Ferreira Leite has now been fulfilled through the Regional Finance Law amendments, and if he continues to act the Maverick, a fall out there is inevitable, as it is with all the opposition parties both nationally and locally that he hasn’t already p***d off. Just since the election ‘clean slate’, that is.

His next target I think will be to try to secure state funding for a new hospital, but given the state of the economy and finances, he can only achieve any success there through scarce private investment and keeping the national PSD and opposition parties on his side (who have now tasted blood in a huge government defeat). I reckon another election will happen before then.

Just my humble opinion …

]]> By: Martin http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7371 Martin Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:10:48 +0000 http://madeiraislanddirect.com/blog/2010/02/writers-artists-exhibit-united-mosquito-control-tips-police-operation-in-funchal/#comment-7371 The way I understand the politics of Madeira and the mainland, leaves A J Jardin having to support the Socialists in the Portuguese parliament if he is to continue to receive and spend huge amounts of public money. If he supports the right wing, his natural inclination, he has to accept massive budget cuts. Must be tying him in knots. Is my understanding of the situationanywhere near correct Der? The way I understand the politics of Madeira and the mainland, leaves A J Jardin having to support the Socialists in the Portuguese parliament if he is to continue to receive and spend huge amounts of public money.
If he supports the right wing, his natural inclination, he has to accept massive budget cuts.
Must be tying him in knots.
Is my understanding of the situationanywhere near correct Der?

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