August 2009 • Madeira Island News

Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Câmara de Lobos

Monday, August 31, 2009Monday, August 31, 2009

TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Jim … Câmara de Lobos (just to the west of the harbour)

The national TV station SIC brings it’s Summer entertainment roadshow to Madeira today. ‘Ao Vivo’ will be in Funchal most of the day, with live music, dancing, and all that sort of ............ ...read more

How well do you know Madeira?

Tuesday, September 1, 2009Monday, August 31, 2009

On a scale of one to 10, this mystery picture has a difficulty rating of six. It shows an attractive (but not heavily-used) passeio de maritimo or promenade. Do you know where it is? Sheila

The answer will be posted in 48 hours, if no one gets there first.

95% Of Fruit & Veg Imported ; Gripe A Victim Refused Flight ; Funchal Port Needs Expansion

Monday, August 31, 2009Monday, August 31, 2009

(31st August). Today’s main news headline : ‘Regional Produce Hardly Used In The Hotels – The appeals for the preference of fruit and vegetables from Madeira only amounts to 5% of the consumption of tourists’. ‘Qualifrutas, which supplies the hotels and ............ ...read more

Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … O Sol Sunset

Sunday, August 30, 2009Sunday, August 30, 2009

TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Elaine (O Sol) … sunset at Ponta do Sol seafront a week or so ago.

These panoramic images are fantastic, not only do you have a 360% land view, but you can even go up into the sky. How do they do that? MADEIRA PANORAMIC

Don’t ............ ...read more

Island Travel Costs More ; Ponta Delgada In Focus ; Azores Want More ; Political Debates

Sunday, August 30, 2009Sunday, August 30, 2009

(30th August). Today’s main news story : ‘Inter-Island Voyages More Expensive In The Region – To travel by plane between the islands of Madeira costs triple that in the Azores and the Canaries. Airport taxes also penalise the connection between Madeira and Porto Santo’. ............ ...read more

Chit-Chat & Today’s Photo … Espada Fish

Saturday, August 29, 2009Saturday, August 29, 2009

TODAY’S PHOTO : Thanks to Jim … Fishmarket Are we going through a phase of scary creatures at present?

Weekend Football : Marítimo play away at Leiria on Sunday at 5 pm, and Nacional, probably pretty tired after a hard game and long journey to Russia, play at home against Olhanense ............ ...read more

Promotion Well Received ; Ryanair To Madeira?

Saturday, August 29, 2009

(29th August). ‘Game Of Nacional Was A Success In All Ways – The newspaper promotion is St. Petersburg was well accepted amongst the travel agents’. Not was it only a sporting success, said Bernardo Trindade (Secretary of State for Tourism), but also promotional. ............ ...read more

Madalena Targeted ; 6,000 Masks For Kids ; Porto Santo Dry Dock ; São Vicente Festa Disrupted

Saturday, August 29, 2009Saturday, August 29, 2009

(29th August). Today’s main news story : ‘Robberies In Madalena – The police admit that there is a new wave of break-ins on the Avenida da Madalena. Garages and cars are the targets’. The area itself is quite calm, but the break-ins just don’t stop. Even ............ ...read more