Sheikh up at the Battle?
Wednesday 23rd March 2011, 2:58PM GMT.
His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan with Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf in Abu Dhabi
ONE float in this year’s Battle of Flowers parade might be more gold leaf than paper flowers as a rich Arab country wants to take part.
After forging business and finance links with the Island, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, is keen to get involved in Jersey’s annual summer carnival.
The idea comes after Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf met Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, in the emirate at the weekend when he suggested that it be represented in some way at the Battle.
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first all the the jobs are taken over by foriegners and now the battle of flowers.
another 5 years and it will be the states , but then again with the lot we have now anything would be an improvement.
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And this years entry into the Jersey Battle of Fllowers is, from the thirteenth Parish, The Muhammad El Ozouf float “the paddle up without a creek” featuring boarded up shops,and little desert flowers made of old Jersey fivers hand wrapped by the Muammar Gaddafi all girl enemployed personal protection team,recently granted 11k status,as they have shown interest in castle Quay apartments,as the Dubai Palm island is sinking…Ah I see from one sinking island to another how apt.
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Yes but did they sign the tax agreement or not
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I dont see the harm in this.
Why not, I might actually attend the next Battle of Flowers to see what they can come up with.
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Ha, so the plan is that they buid a float in Abu Dhabi, bring it over here, covered in gold flowers and we say that it doesn’t have the correct paperwork, and confiscate it. We then offer it as a gift (dowry) to the Indians in exchage for signing the tax agreement?
Cunning these politicians…..
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I don’t have a problem with foreign representation at the Battle, but should we be happy to see our future head of government cosying it up with a Middle Eastern dictator?
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i remember !the good old days when the parade was over all of local angels could rip the floats apart and run amock.and pelt each other with hydrangers etc,let the arabs send flowers to all their waring tribes people,and try to installsome peace. has he got an i.d.card?
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Why not?
It might promote a little understanding of other cultures to some of our more “isolationist” population.
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#2 – Er Zoro, I think you’re confused between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. AD is loaded from oil exports, they actually bailed out their cousins from Dubai!
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9 John villiers…now John I said sinking…parts of the Palm which as you know is artificial reclaimed …is SINKING..physically….so I’ll leave it for you to re decide whether I’m knowing the difference or not….Shalom
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Noah you are just a bigot. Your opinion means nothing.
If you don’t like this island, then shut up and leave.
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