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11 May: Sunday Times (Perth, Australia). … Kenya has been quick to recover from a dangerous situation. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has downgraded its travel warning to Kenya to ``high degree of caution''. Wildlife Safari is starting to see the return of confidence. Company chief executive Trevor Fernandes, from Kenya acknowledged there was still a lot to do for Kenya to return to ``normal'', but his company was doing its bit, buying locally made blankets and distributing them to the 125,000 families living in temporary camps. Wildlife Safari has pledged to buy 50 blankets for every client … 276 words.
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11 May: The Sunday Times (UK). Budget airline tycoon Tony Fernandes is launching a carrier that will fly you from London to Australia for as little as £350 … Fernandes, a former pupil of Epsom College, Surrey, is Malaysia's answer to Sir Stelios Haji- Ioannou and Michael O'Leary, with an added dash of Sir Richard Branson, for whom he used to work … 1278 words.
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| Video: UK: Dr Who: Meryl Fernandes |
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10 May: BBC. Meryl Fernandes featured in Dr Who Story Series 4, episodes 4 & 5, broadcast on BBC1 at 7.00 pm on Sat. 26 Apr and 3 May. To watch episode 5 (45 minutes) select the link below.
Meryl Fernandes is the daughter of Ghislaine & Harold Fernandes of London (ex-Nairobi).
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9 May: Gulf News (UAE). By Adam Flinter. They say Goa has some of the most beautiful sunsets in the world … Despite the riches that tourism bring to the state, Goa is still known for its fresh fish … Laid-back yet vibrant … 381 words + 5 photos. |
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10 May: Navhind Times. Do you like the media portraying women in an obscene manner? Will you buy a newspaper just to see pictures of women wearing next-to-nothing? “No,” is the unanimous answer of Goans who were interviewed by this newspaper on the subject… 808 words.
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10 May: Khaleej Times (UAE). Marie Claire Talleu, mother of Jean-Baptiste, has offered a reward of Rs 200,000 to anyone who provides information about her son … He landed in Mumbai on December 4 and was to have cycled to Goa … A French traveller came across a young westerner - who looked like Jean-Baptiste - in Mapusa on February 10. “He looked quite disconnected from real life, like some westerners can be in India,” notes the entry in the Thorn Tree Travel Forum. The Goa police have been alerted, but there has been no breakthrough so far … 395 words.
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| Thomas and Bertha D’Souza - Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration |
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Thomas and Bertha, formerly of Nairobi, Kenya, now residing in Tulare, California, USA, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, April 19th 2008, at Lamp Liter Inn, Visalia, California. Approximately 150 family and friends were in attendance having travelled from parts of California, Brazil, Canada and England, to mark this auspicious occasion which was concelebrated by Reverend Fr. Al Furtado.
The highlight of the evening was the entertainment provided by Anjuli Figueira who sang solo, Clarice Fernandes and
Joyce Coutinho on their dramatic duet performance; Neil and Chloé De-Mendonça who sang a duet; and our Master of Ceremony, Gerson Menezes.
Thomas and Bertha sincerely thank their guests and well-wishers who made this a memorable occasion. Special thanks to Ena, Alex and Gerson Menezes, for assisting them with the preparation for this celebration.
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9 May: Navhind Times. The sex trade in Baina, against which an onslaught was launched in 2004 by the then state government, has raised its ugly face again. A visit to Baina beach reveals that business of soliciting customers is still going on … Around 30 commercial sex workers in the age group of 20 to 30 years are working there … 480 words. [NT Photo].
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8 May: Southern Daily Echo (Southampton, UK). Randy Otter has worked tirelessly, professionally and for charity. Today he is being made an MBE by the Queen. Randy, 50, was born in Goa and came to the UK in 1969 … in November 1976 he joined the British Transport Police and became an inspector at London's Victoria station before being appointed as a chief inspector … He will receive his honour at Buckingham Palace today watched by his wife Val, their two daughters and grandchildren. 243 words.
Randy traces his Goan links to Betalbatim and visits his mother there every winter.
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9 May: Herald (Goa). This toilet left behind by an uncaring shack owner at Candolim beach seems to mirror the fate of the MV River Princess, seen in the background. [Select the link below to enlarge]. Photo by Stanley Fernandes.
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| Video: New Zealand: Janis Fernandes at Memorial Service for brother Floyd |
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9 May: TV3: Over 2,500 people attended a memorial service for victims of the Mangatepopo tragedy in south Auckland today … "It's good to know where you are, and sure enough we'll meet one day," said Janis Fernandes, sister of Floyd, one of the victims. "But still you live a little far for me to come and play."
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4th. Apr: San Leandro, Ca. USA ALEIXO MANUEL FERNANDES. (Born 1915 in Benaulim
Pedda Goa). Husband of late Brigida Fernandes. Father of Connie, Felix and Godfrey.
Father-in-law of Loretta. Grandfather of Ashley and Yvonne. Brother of Catherine
Pereira (Mitcham, London). Funeral was on April 11, 2008. Condolences for the
family may be offered at flayfern@yahoo.com
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19 May: G.O.A. (UK) website. By Marci Pereira: Joaquim Monteiro was born in Cortalim,
Goa, on 19 May 1908, trained and became an expert Ladies? Tailor. In 1932 he arrived
in Mombasa, Kenya, married Maria in 1945 and set up home in Makadara, Mombasa
and opened his own tailoring business in Salim Road, Mombasa, in 1949. He has
five loving children: Celine/Laz, late Hilary (Leo)/Liseth, late Maggie/Jess,
Theresa/Leo and Francis/Theresa. The family arrived in the UK in February 1975
and settled in Manor Park, London. Amongst his many notable accomplishments are
the co-founding of the St Francis Xavier?s Goan Tailors Society in Mombasa and
the Founding Member of the St Francis Xavier?s Union in London. Congratulatory
messages to celinapereira@rogers.com
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8 May: The Toronto Star. Entertainment. Page E05. Here are some of the events taking place during the week … Horizons 3 "the narrative in Kathak" has works from Rina Singha and the Kathak Institute and Joanna de Souza. Tonight & Fri. 8 p.m. ($20 at 416-504-7082). St. Stephen's in-the-Field, 103 Bellevue Ave.
Joanna is married to Ian, the son of Norbert, all from the distinguished Kampala musical family. For profiles of Ian and Joanna de Souza select the link below.
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| Feasts, Feni and Firecrackers By Mel D'Souza |
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Mel has written a book about his schooldays in the late 40's and early 50''s, The book is selling for C$12.80 in Canada (incl. postage). For mailings to the U.S., the total price will be C$14.00 and £8 to U.K.addresses (including postage by air mail). All the proceeds from the sale of the book (approx. $5 per book) will be donated to his former school - Mater Dei Institution.
To order the book in the U.K., send £8 to Tony Fernandes who can be contacted at rockrambler@gmail.com or tel: (H) 020-8923-1131 (M) 079-0432-3198.
Writer/cartoonist Mel D'Souza was born in Dar es Salaam in 1937 and worked in Caltex 1953-71. He is married to Lineth and they have two children, Helen and Gillian, and two grandchildren. He had been in Canada since 1971 and traces his Goan roots to Saligao. Fred Noronha has written about him and provided links to some of his illustrations - cjeck the link below.
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5 May: 24 Hours (Calgary). Fif Fernandes is a
Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher who shares the power of happiness with
Calgarians. Through interactive games and cheers, Fernandes evokes laughter from
her crowd, wherever she goes. "The secret is laughter because it brings people
joy, peace, harmony and love," Fernandes said … Free laughter sessions
are held every Sunday. www.laughingpeace.com For full text, 293 words, click
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Fif also works as a Therapeutic Clown "Jumpa", at the Alberta Children's
Hospital and Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary. There are less than 50 Therapeutic
Clowns working in Canada, and Fif / Jumpa is the only one who is of a non-European
background. She can be contacted thru www.laughingpeace.com
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7 May: Bancroft Today (Ont. Canada). Bassist Ian De Souza is a member of LAL, a collective of musicians representing Uganda, Bangladesh, Barbados, and India. Other members are vocalist Rosina Kazi, laptop musician, Nicholas (Murr) Murray and touring percussionist Rakesh Tewari. They will perform at Maynooth’s Arlington Hotel on May 30 … Full text at the link below.
Born in Kampala, Uganda Ian has recorded and performed live in almost every musical idiom. His understanding of his instrument informed by the music of Africa with an equal dose of New York City, and over 20 years of experience, makes Ian one of the most sought after bassists in Canada … . |
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7 May: Goa Times. A 24 page edition was launched today. The e-paper edition has
the same layout as the print edition with photographs, advertisements, etc. To
view this select Goa as the City from the pull down menu after clicking
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4 May: Herald. Bonaventure Peter Fernandes, popularly known as Bonaventure D’ Pietro in the field of Konkani literature will be awarded prestigious ‘Dalgado Puroskar 2008’ by Dalgado Konkani Akademi (DKA) for his sacrificial and invaluable life-time contribution to Konkani language … For his lifetime contribution to Konknni, Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Porvorim honoured him by conferring on him the prestigious ‘Fr. Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar 2004’… 337 words. |
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| Neil D'Souza: Toronto Catholic District School Board Faces Stark Choices |
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6 May: Toronto Star. Eliminating full-day kindergarten and making cuts to literacy programs to balance the budget will end up costing the Toronto Catholic board more in the long run, parents told trustees last night … The Toronto Catholic District School Board must cut $14 million in order to be balance the books for the 2008-09 school year … Neil D'Souza, the board's senior co-ordinator of business services, said that, under-enrolled schools are a drain on finances, as are the 20 closed schools the board needs to sell. Trustees take a final vote on cuts next month. 536 words.
Neil D’Souza traces his Goan roots to Saligao though he grew up in Kampala, moved to London, UK in 1966 and then to Toronto in 1981.
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6 May: BBC. Scientists have pinpointed a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems. They have found this group is more likely to carry a gene sequence linked to an expanding waist line, weight gain and type 2 diabetes. The sequence, discovered by a team led by Imperial College London, is carried by 50% of the population - but is a third more common in Indian Asians … 460 words.
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| UK: Kent: Mimi and Andrew D'Costa are building their dream house |
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19 Apr: The Telegraph (UK). Kevin McCloud is helping Mimi and Andrew D'Costa build their new house in Headcorn, Kent. Mimi, a mother of two, has become a mine of selfbuild knowledge and she is the project manager…they plan to demolish their existing bungalow and build a modern, family house … their construction timetable is a breakneck 16 weeks … their story will appear on screen next year. 1994 words.
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| Video: The Story of Trance in Goa |
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6 May: NDTV. Psydellic electronic music was called Goa Trance … Trance started in Goa in the late 60’s … 3m. 45s.
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6 May: CNN World News. The mother of British teenager murdered in Goa fights for justice for her daughter … Goa Police would not comment … CNN’s Emily Chang reports. 2m..33s. |
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5 May: Sky News. The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager murdered
in Goa in February, says she knows the identity of one of her daughter's killers.
Fiona MacKeown alleges Indian authorities want to cover up what happened because
the man responsible is a "powerful person" in the state. She made the
claims upon her return to Britain last night following a failed attempt to bring
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Video + Text: 5 May: BBC News. "We have had confirmation that a certain person
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4 May: The Telegraph. Despite a ban on bull fights, buffalo fighting is flourishing in pockets of South Goa, Reena Martins looks at the bloody slugfest. |
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4 May: Sify. Illeana D’Cruz without doubt, is the numero uno star in Tollywood. And one of the highest paid actresses in South India. She commands huge following among the current generation actresses. She says, “My dad is from Goa and my mom is from Mumbai. I was in Mumbai for the first ten years of my life and then we shifted to Goa”…
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3 May: Gulf News (Dubai): By Joseph Marques. Diana Quelhas is a Briton of Goan descent. The 23-year-old medical student had made up her mind to return to Goa this year after spending her holidays there last December … Safety concerns have since forced a change of heart … her fears are not unfounded coming in the wake of the alleged rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling ... Diana has now decided to go to Australia instead. 884 words. |
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| URGENT: Tickets available at venue of Goan Chaplaincy Day, London |
Sun. 18 May. Goan Chaplaincy Day. Thanksgiving Mass at 1.15 pm followed by a social
get together at Archbishop Lanfranc School Hall, Mitcham Road, Croydon. CR9 3AS.
Music by Rainbow's End. Tickets (inc. meal): Adult £15.00; Child £
7.50. Tickets will be available at the venue but please contact the Chaplaincy
by 15th of May to reserve tickets in advance as that will facilitate arrangements.
Tel. 020 8665 2176 or email goanchaplaincy@yahoo.co.uk
Please ask your friends to alert their contacts.
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| “Do not come to Goa, there is chaos in Goa” |
12 May: OhMy News. By Armstrong Vaz. "Do not come to Goa, there is chaos in Goa," says the advertisement the All-Goa Shack Owners Association is planning to insert in a couple of Goa newspapers ... The message is intended to garner support over the sun beds issue, a tangle that the state government must resolve before the next tourist season begins in October … Now only five pairs of sun beds and five beach umbrellas are permitted for each shack … "We need permission for twenty sun beds per shack," said association president Cardozo. 643 words. more details.. |
| Sailor in mercy mission to Goa |
12 May: Lancashire Telegraph. … HMS Illustrious, the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier is exercising in the Indian Ocean. The ship sailed to Goa for some much needed rest and recuperation but 50 seamen spent their time helping a local children's community project called Children Walking Tall. The UK-based charity runs a children's school and day-centre in Goa. The seamen helped raise a water tower, construct a children's tree-house, build a football pitch and repair buildings ... 315 words.
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| UK: Picks of the Week: TV Programmes: Thurs. 15 May |
10 May: The Independent (UK). Storyville 9pm on Thursday 15 May. Channel: BBC4. Following their military service, increasingly large numbers of young Israelis are in the habit of putting the safety catch on and heading to Goa for sunbeams and recreational drugs. The film-maker Yoav Shamir meets some of the blissed-out 30,000. more details.. |
| Anti-realty fire spreads across villages |
12 May: Times of India. Even as the Benaulim gram sabha adopted two resolutions on Sunday demanding revocation of construction licenses of two building projects, the agitation against mega projects appeared to be spreading across the coastal belt. It what seemed to be the first indication of a mass movement gaining momentum, villagers of Colva, Benaulim, Varca, Majorda, Betalbatim, Orlim, Carmona, Cavelossim and surrounding villages have decided to hold a joint meeting at Benaulim, at 5 pm on May 12. 434 words. more details.. |
| Goa: Canacona: 5,000 structures to face the axe |
12 May: Navhind Times. Around five thousand age-old residential houses and commercial buildings will be affected in the coastal areas of Canacona if demolition action is implemented as directed by the High Court … 753 words.
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| Scarlett Keeling: Police refuse to lift look out notice for key witness |
12 May: Navhind Times. The Scarlette Keeling case seems to have become even more convoluted with the police issuing a summon to her mother Ms Fiona Mackeown and refusing to lift the look out notice on the key witness in the case, Mr Michael Mannion … 462 words.
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| Death: Olga Remedios |
11 May: UK, MARIA (OLGA) REMEDIOS ( Ex- Tabravaddo. Saligao). Wife of the
late William Remedios. Mother of Eric/Hilda (Australia), Edgar (UK), Oswin/Vesna
(UK), Oscar/Nicole (USA) & Evan (UK). Condolences to cheryl.dsa@googlemail.com |
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| Say Cheers to Feni! |
11 May: Times of India. It’s that time of the year again. The smell of feni wafting through the air, invites you to a sip of the heady brew on a hot summer afternoon. Goans love their feni as much as they do their spicy food … Goa’s Tourism Department alongwith Loungefly who are organising a day-long Feni Festival today. A midsummer’s day with Goan street food like ros omlettes, choris pav, bhajjiyas and stock of feni...wow! 471 words. more details.. |
| Travel Deals of the week |
11 May: The Sunday Mirror (UK). £733. Save £366 per couple when you stay seven nights room-only at the five-star Fort Aguada Beach Resort in Goa. Price of £733pp includes flights from Heathrow on May 17. Details: www.expedia.co.uk, 0871 226 0808
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| Vindaloo: Flavour of the week |
11 May: The Newcastle Herald (Australia). Vindaloo is based on a Portuguese dish of marinated pork … In Goa vindaloo evolved with the addition of spices … Vindaloo spread throughout the British Empire and is now a staple dish in England where curries reign supreme when it comes to dining out or takeaway … It is said that vindaloo is addictive and because of the amount of chillies involved, the body may undergo metabolic changes.
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10 May: Anjuna, Goa. VINCENT D'SOUZA. (Born 1941; Ex Zanzibar; Ex-Navhind
Times). Husband of Theresa. Father of Venita/Jollyn, Tassy/Ashley and Stanislaus.
Grandfather of Tyra and Ashton. Son of late Alexandre/late Luiza (Ex-Zanzibar).
Brother of Willy/Suzie (USA), Teddy/Yvonne (France), Joseph/Thereza (Portugal),
Celsa/Simon (UK), Savio/Bernadine (Oman). Funeral: 12 May at 4 pm to St Michael's
Church, Anjuna.
10 May: Arpora, Goa. ESPERANCA TITA LEANDRA (ROMAO) RAMOS FERNANDES
(Born 1929). Wife of late Francisco Salvador, Mother of Joseph/Isabella (UK),
and late Claudio (Geris). Grandmother of Hazel and Natasha. Funeral: 12 May
at 10 am to Holy Trinity Church, Nagoa.
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11 May: Times Now TV. … A Russian national -- 48 year old Andrey Dmitriev -- was found dead under mysterious circumstances last Sunday. The police were quick to pass it off as a heart attack. But soon enough, the truth came tumbling out. Initial reports ruled out a cardiac arrest, hinting at the possibility of a drug overdose … Goa is fast gaining the notoriety of being the drug capital of India. The mysterious deaths of these Russians strangely all related drug overdoses, adding to the intrigue. 451 words.
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| Goa: Crack-down on overstaying foreigners |
11 May: Times of India. Foreign tourists overstaying in Goa are finding the going tough with cops hot on their heels. A British tourist en route to London and armed with a boarding pass, was stopped at the immigration counter of Dabolim airport on Saturday morning, as her visa had expired several months ago … the airline was asked to off load her … 283 words.
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| Canada: Interview opportunity: Ernst & Young: Jeannine Pereira |
8 May: CNW Telbec… Jeannine Pereira, Ernst & Young's inclusiveness leader for Canada, can discuss how Ernst & Young has built an award-winning strategy to move from having a diverse workforce to promoting an inclusive corporate culture. This week, Jeannine is participating in several roundtables and presentations with businesses in Western Canada to share best practices and highlight the importance of measuring a company's inclusiveness results … To set up an interview or to learn more about Ernst & Young's inclusiveness strategy, contact … 342 words.
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| Portugal: Charter Flights to Goa; Nationality application delays |
11 May: Navhind Times. The Consul General of Portugal, Mr Paulo Nevis Pocinho today maintained that the Portuguese Consulate would support Chartered flights between Goa and Portugal … The issues of attestation of documents, besides registration, appointments and processing of documents, visa and finally, obtaining Portuguese nationality was also raised. 198 words. more details.. |
| The tragedy of Goa. By Shobhaa De |
11 May: Times of India. …Goa has been done in by venal cops and corrupt politicians
… It took the death of a 15-year-old British teenager to focus attention
on how depraved and dangerous Goa really is. And it took a Feisty Fiona (Scarlett's
mother), who has soldiered on with the sordid case in the face of death threats,
to finally get everybody's attention. There is something really, really rotten
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| Not feni, fish and football. By Bachi Karkaria |
11 May: Times of India. … Goa has a different history, which is why it looks as if it has been scooped up from Latin Europe and plonked in the middle of the Konkan's coconut groves … tourism is not just the state's welcome money-spinner, but also its undesirable yarn-spinner. It lulls you into believing that Goans do nothing but play bartender and beach-boy to a brochured paradise scattered with dazed blondes and desi celebrities who think they are on the Costa del Sol. 626 words. more details.. |
| Punjabi munda despoiling Goa |
11 May: The Pioneer (India). By Kanchan Gupta. … Goa is verdant and lush … The only disconcerting distraction is the screeching of children and the uncouth, loud chatter of their parents - Delhi families visiting Goa … 64 per cent Goans, nearly all of them young, want a law banning the sale of land to non-Goans… the unhappiness is fast morphing into anger. We can either wake up to this reality now or pay for wilfully ignoring it later. 1081 words.
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| Mining leases threaten seven Goan villages. By Gilbert Lobo |
9 May: Metal Bulletin (UK). If all pending mining leases in Goa are cleared, seven villages will disappear, said Goa Foundation head Claude Alvares. The west coast state of Goa produces around 25 million tpy of iron ore and exports most of it … Alvares, who is also a member of the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Wastes, said in several villages, groundwater was so polluted that mining companies are forced to supply water in tankers just to keep the public from rebellion. 202 words. more details.. |
| Joyride turns tragic in Colva |
10 May: Herald. Unregulated water sports at the Colva beach hit a tragic note after a 12-seater motorboat overturned in the shallow waters, killing one tourist on Friday afternoon. more details.. |
| Death: Ursula Palha |
9 May: Agassaim, Goa. URSULA PALHA. Daughter of Menino/Lorocina. Sister of Santan, Anthony/Amelia (MSC Cruise Liner), Alex (UK), Sidney. |
| 10 May: Times of India: e-paper: Goa edition: Some highlights |
Page 21: Konkani cinema has found a guardian angel
Page 25: Mario Miranda, the Gentle Don.
Page 26: Can Goans Preserve Their Awesome Legacy? By Alban Couto
Page 29: Where Have All The Goans Gone. By Wendell Rodricks
Page 35: A Quiz on Goan Surnames.
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| Goa cashew nuts to cost more |
9 May: FreshPlaza (Netherlands). The unseasonal rains have affected the cashew crop in Goa to the extent that the local suppliers may even have to import them from other countries. Cashew is the major plantation crop of the state, presently covering 55,000 hectares area with a produce of 27,000 tonnes of raw nuts … this year the unseasonal rains could reduce the crop by 20 per cent … raw nuts are procured for Rs 45 to 47 per kg this year as against Rs 35 to 37 last year … 593 words.
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| Goa: Two Norwegians detained for carrying excess currency |
10 May: Navhind Times. The Customs at Dabolim airport detained two foreigners for allegedly carrying excess foreign currency … the two detained persons are learnt to be Norwegians and had boarded the Srilankan Airlines flight at Colombo. When they landed at Dabolim airport it was learnt that they had concealed the excess currency (British pound sterling) equivalent to Rs 12 lakh in a suitcase, more details.. |
| Drowning deaths off Goan beaches could reduce |
10 May: Times of India. Drowning deaths in Goa may soon be reduced as men and women lifeguards attired in fluorescent orange will be manning the state’s beaches. The new-look beaches will resemble the Baywatch scene with permanent towers manned with lifeguards keeping an eye on the bathers with binoculars, speed boats and jet skis primed to reach out in a flash of a second to rescue a drowning person. 388 words.
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| Goa should act fast on new airport, says Patel |
10 May: Times of India. Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel has expressed strong dissatisfaction about the Goa government’s tardy pace of work on the new airport. 235 words. more details.. |
| Death: Bernard Lewis |
8 May: Montreal, Canada. BERNARD LEWIS. Husband of Sybil Lewis. Father of Clint and Joanna. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. on May 11 at Collins Clarke, 307 Riverside Dr, St-Lambert. Funeral on May 12 at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd, 7900 Naples, Brossard. In lieu of flowers, mass intentions are appreciated. Info from Felix D’Sa |
| UK: Morel D’Souza: Graceful Exit |
9 May: Kent Messenger. A graceful exit was made by one Labour councillor, as his party was mauled in the elections. Cllr Morel D'Souza, the group leader in Maidstone and a former mayor, lost his seat in Fant. But even before the result was announced he was willing to concede defeat. "This is democracy, and we must listen to the people," he said.
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| Scarlett Keeling: Nerlon Albuquerque ridicules Fiona |
9 May: Herald. Dismissed PSI Nerlon Albuquerque has decided to approach the appellate authority under the RTI Act to seek the enquiry report in the Scarlet Keeling case on the basis of which he was terminated from service … He ridiculed Fiona by stating she has made enough money by creating a baseless sensation of which he (Nerlon) was the target in the first episode … He alleged that she was selling her story to UK’s Channel 4 and had signed a three-year contract with them in this regard … 306 words.
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| Scarlett Keeling: Police summon mother |
9 May: BBC. The mother of murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling has been summoned by police in Goa to give evidence after she told the Guardian a "powerful person with money" was involved in the case, adding that she had been told the man's name … the summons would be sent to Ms MacKeown's address in Devon after her lawyer in Goa refused to accept it … 292 words.
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| Goan hotels on an expansion overdrive |
9 May: Express Hospitality. The hospitality industry in Goa is busy increasing its inventory to accommodate the increased tourist inflow comprising domestic, international and MICE travellers … It is not only the hotels but even serviced apartments that are seeing growth in Goa … 347 words.
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| Now, Chorao's realty plans come under fire |
9 May: Times of India. Strong opposition to mega housing projects surfaced at the gram sabha at Chorao with members demanding immediate revocation of approval granted for construction of five bungalows with five swimming pools by a Delhi-based builder, M/s Goa Villa. 257 words.
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| In Goa, the dead can't rest in peace |
9 May Times of India. By Preetu Nair. Dr EJ Rodrigues who is in charge of the Forensics Dept at the Goa Medical College doesn’t deny the problem of a shortage of space in the morgue. They keep two bodies in a compartment or keep them outside … Though the morgue has a capacity of 35, currently just 28 compartments are in working condition. Of these, 21 bodies have occupied the space for quite sometime, leaving just seven compartments free for new cases … Everyday at least 10 new bodies arrive at the morgue … the cost of keeping the body in the morgue at GMC is only Rs 100 a day … 378 words.
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| Swimsuit diaries: Breaking free |
9 May: The Mint (India). Nonita Kalra, editor-in-chief, Elle India writes … And then, I went to Goa. Back in the time when it was still paradise and Baga was actually a beautiful beach. You could be naked and still no one would look at you. I lost my inhibitions and my bikini top - to the first crashing wave. And it no longer mattered …
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| Goa: 200 cases pending in forensic lab |
9 May: Asian Age. By Pamela D’Mello. With the Goa police facing scores of unnatural foreigner deaths, a two-year backlog in specialised forensic tests is complicating matters and causing embarrassment to the state government. Nearly 200 cases have been referred and are pending … Of these, 28 relate to unnatural deaths of foreign tourists … 318 words. more details.. |
| Scarlett Keeling: Suspended Goa forensic expert reinstated |
9 May: PTI. The Goa government on Thursday reinstated suspended forensic expert Silvano Sapeco who had conducted the first autopsy on murdered British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling which attributed her death to drowning in shallow beach water … Sapeco, attached to a state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital here, was suspended in March by the Health Ministry on the recommendation of the police for alleged "laxity". 272 words. more details.. |
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| Thursday 08 May, 2008 |
| Scarlett mother describes ordeal |
7 May: BBC News. The mother of murdered Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling has described finding her daughter's clothing on the beach where she died … Speaking to BBC News about finding Scarlett's sandal, her mother, Fiona MacKeown, said she recognised the imprint of her foot in it. Ms MacKeown said the discovery of items of Scarlett's clothing on Anjuna Beach had been a "severe shock"… 349 words. more details.. |
| Produce it, dump it, forget it |
8 May: Times of India. By Preetu Nair. Goa's homes produce 300 tonnes of garbage daily. More bio-medical waste comes from the hospitals and nursing homes. But most of this waste — some of it potentially hazardous to the environment — is dumped all over the state without any regard to the norms … waste is dumped wherever possible, often in rivers and the backwaters … The bio-medical waste that Goa's healthcare centres produce top the list of environmental concerns. 517 words.
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| Goa faces the onslaught of industrial pollution |
8 May: Merinews. By Armstrong Vaz. Cuncolim Citizens Action Committee member Oscar Martins’ forefathers fought Goa’s first war of independence against the Portuguese way back in 1583. Today, Martins and his fellow villagers have risen up to save the village from pollution ridden industries. 989 words. more details.. |
| UTSI's a Goer in Goa |
8 May: The San Francisco Examiner. UTStarcom, Inc. a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to deliver Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), bandwidth on demand and Voice over IP (VoIP) services in the state of Goa … 918 words. more details.. |
| Getting to ‘Know India’ by train |
8 May: The Hindu. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will operate two trains from Kerala, The first trip will begin on Aug 11 from Thiruvananthapuram and will have stops at Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Delhi, among other centres, and return a fortnight later. The Rs.7,216 package will include accommodation, food, tourism information, and vehicular transport to visit spots at each location. The second trip to Goa, Allahabad, Varanasi, Gaya, Kolkata, and Bhubaneshwar will commence on September 7. The 15-day tour will cost Rs.7,730. more details.. |
| Epic drive across India |
8 May: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). Two Hong Kong policemen, John Morgan and Tim Worrall, will set off later this year on a two-week journey driving rudimentary Indian Ambassador cars on a gruelling route through the hill range called the Western Ghats … Fifty teams from around the world will begin the event in Goa and finish the 2,000km route in Cochin.
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| Goa church trendsetter for social issues |
8 May: Times of India. By Ashley D'Mello. The social activism of the Catholic church in Goa is increasingly being seen as a trendsetter by Church groups in other parts of the country. 473 words. more details.. |
| Rave Party not just about Scarlett |
8 May: NDTV. Director Prabhakar Shukla, who is attracting media attention with plans to make a film on Scarlett Keeling who was raped and murdered in Goa, says the film is not just about her but also on the larger issue of drug abuse … Shukla says: "I am planning to visit Britain next month and I will talk to MacKeown there and discuss things with her. I will surely show the corrupt officers in the film. But I will also show how the drug mafia exploits tourists and what happens at rave parties. Goa is a tourist paradise, but I want to show the darker side of the popular tourist spot. People like watching reality; so I have decided to show reality in my film … 366 words. more details.. |
| Edinburgh: Herman Rodrigues: Ghosh, it wis sic a braw nicht |
8 May: The Scotsman. ... an eclectic gathering of curry connoisseurs, musicians, lexicographers and software consultants met at Edinburgh's Suruchi restaurant on Tuesday evening for the introduction of what it claims is Scotland's first fully live, online Indian take-away order system … also in the offing aided by the restaurant's proprietor, Herman Rodrigues, is an Indian-Scots cookbook … Two regulars spoke fondly of a Scots-Indian restaurant they discovered in Ontario run by ex-Glaswegian-Asians - although it didn't stretch to haggis pakora … 240 words.
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| Glasgow: Goanese chooza |
7 May. Metro (Glasgow). …Chillies Indian takeaway has expanded to include a new tapas-style restaurant. With 60 seats inside and 20 outside, Chillies has the looks to match its modern menu. A typical dish is the Goanese chooza: chicken flavoured with honey, peppers and sweet mango (£4.25). 176-182 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, daily noon to 12.30am. Tel: 0141 331 0494.
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| Probe attacks: Russia tells Goa govt |
8 May: times of India. By Preetu Nair. relations between Goa and Russia have soured a little during this tourist season. Unhappy with the manner in which Russians who visit Goa are treated, the Russian consulate has shot off 10 letters to the state government regarding 16 incidents during the last few months … “We are pre-judged as criminals and harassed in Goa,” said a Russian tourist … 479 words. more details.. |
| Sussegad in Goa! |
8 May: Times of India. Goa is almost an extension of Mumbai for Bollywood’s glam citizens to wipe off the grease paint and be sussegad over the weekends. 634 words.
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| Book celebrating Goa to be launched on May 13 |
8 May: Navhind Times. Goa: Aparanta, Land Beyond the End, a long-awaited, lavishly illustrated, hardcover coffee table book celebrating Goan life, culture and history, will be launched on May 13. Dreamed up by Mr Dattaraj V Salgaocar and his teammates Mr Mario Cabral e Sa and Mr Wendell Rodricks, the book was long in the making, and involved the combined efforts of 51 contributors, many of them world-renowned specialists in their field. It runs to 250 oversized pages, and is priced at Rs 3,500 a copy. 526 words. more details.. |
| Scarlett Keeling: Mother Helped by “locals in Goa, as well as by Goans in UK.” |
7 Mau: Times of India. Police are weighing the possibility of summoning Scarlett Keeling's mother to Goa so that she can reveal the name of the 'powerful person' involved in the rape and murder of her daughter … Supporting Fiona's stand, her counsel in India, Vikram Varma said, "Besides the evidence provided by the Goa police to Fiona, she has also been provided with considerable information by the locals in Goa, as well as by Goans in UK."… 317 words. more details.. |
| No mystery to Russians death: cops |
7 May: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. Five months after he was found dead in Mandrem, questions have been raised about Russian cop Evgeny Kuzmins visit to Goa last year. Was he sent here as an undercover agent on the trail of a drug operation, or was he just a cop out on a regular Goa holiday? … On December 8, Kuzmin went out to dinner with a Russian woman friend in Calangute. He spent the night at the woman’s house in Mandrem. Late next morning he was found dead in his sleep … The Goa police are still to get the results of the forensic tests. 313 words. more details.. |
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| Wednesday 07 May, 2008 |
| Kuwait: Beauties to vie for May Queen crown |
7 May: Gulf Daily News (Kuwait). Top beauty queens from Kuwait and Qatar will compete in the Young Goans Club (YGC) Splash May Queen 2008 beauty pageant on May 22 at the Marina Club poolside, Manama. The event is being choreographed by YGC member Kevin D'Cunha and is open to women of all nationalities aged between 15 and 28. 283 words. more details.. |
| United States Travel Advisory to India |
7 May: US State Dept. Travelers should be aware of a number of scams that have been perpetrated against foreign travelers, particularly in Goa, Jaipur, and Agra. The scams generally target younger travelers and involve suggestions that money can be made by privately transporting gems or gold (both of which can result in arrest) or by taking delivery abroad of expensive carpets, supposedly while avoiding customs duties. The items are always fake, and if they were real, the traveler could be subject to arrest. more details.. |
| Malaria Adds To Tourist Woes |
7 May: Evening Standard (London). The Malaria Awareness Campaign said the number of cases in some tourist hot spots has trebled in a year - in Goa, for example, almost 800 people were diagnosed in the first six months of last year - up from 240 in the same period in 2006 … Holidaymakers are urged to visit their GP for advice before travelling and when they arrive to apply insect repellent with at least 50 per cent Deet and use mosquito nets. They should also take anti-malarial medication before, during and after travelling.
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| UK: Basmati rice prices soar, set to remain high |
7 May: The Guardian (UK). Wholesale prices for Basmati rice are set to remain high after doubling in the last 12 months with demand surging and production costs climbing … demand had risen as consumers in Europe, America and the Middle East developed a taste for the variety. Indian consumers have also become more affluent and have moved to Basmati … Record oil prices have also contributed to rising costs … production has failed to keep pace. 453 words.
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| Dubai: Direct flights to Goa resume next week |
7 May: Gulf News (UAE). Dubai Expatriate Goans yesterday rejoiced on the resumption of direct flights to Goa … Direct flights from Dubai to Goa will operate every Thursday and Saturday …There is a large presence of expatriate Goans in Dubai and neighbouring emirates and their estimated numbers are 75,000. more details.. |
| Times of India - Goa Edition: Some of the news items today: |
Goa to have wireless web worlds. Telecom giant BSNL will bring the WiMAX technology
to Goa within six months from now. The technology will help you access the internet
without using cables.
Goan parents for sex edu in schools. By Preetu Nair. While the rest of the
country may have its knickers in a twist about sex education in schools, Goan
parents want the birds and the bees to be part of the syllabus.
Get set to pay and park in Panaji. Pay-parking - Rs 10 for four-wheelers, Rs
5 for two-wheelers - will be introduced for the first time by the Corporation
of the City of Panaji (CCP) on May 15.
Pay-it-easy policy By Joaquim Fernandes. State electricity department plans
to give you error-free computerised monthly bills; payment by ECS will ensure
you don't have to stand in a queue to pay your power bills any more.
Greening of fallow land is a priority for RP 2021. By Paul Fernandes. The Task
Force constituted by the government to prepare Regional Plan 2021 has stressed
on promotion of co-operative farming to encourage tilling of fallow land.
Villagers unite to pull plug on mega projects. By Govind Kamat Maad. Panchayats
from Carmona to Majorda have taken to the streets and demanded transparency.
Carmona started the trend by forcing the Rahejas to beat a hasty retreat.
Death of Russian detective bares drug, sex trade in Goa. By Preetu Nair. Eugeny
Kuzmin (25) was on a secret mission to investigate if there was any involvement
of Russian nationals in the drug trade in Goa.
Vasco market: From tin shed to multi-storeyed plaza soon. By Devraj Dasgupta.
TOI provides an artist's impression of the new market that could change the
way Vascoites buy their kingfish and prawns.
North Goa SP apologises to HC. Superintendent of Police of North Goa Bosco
George tendered an unconditional apology before the high court of Bombay at
Goa following a notice issued to him for making objectionable statements.
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| WiMax - Wireless Broadband Internet in Goa soon |
7 May: Navhind Times. Goa will become the first state in the country to get WiMax enabling people with laptops to be able to access wireless broadband Internet connection in Panaji, Margao, Mapusa, Vasco, Ponda and coastal areas of tourist importance … speeds will range from 2mbps to 8 mbps … 453 words. more details.. |
| Staying at the Beach Capital of India |
6 May: American Chronicle (California). A Portuguese colony until 60s, Goa has a romantic confluence of cultures of the occident and the orient … Goan people are lovely and hospitable. With their warm, broad smiles and affectionate hospitality, you will be swept off your feet … 537 words.
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| Cardinal Ivan Dias: Vatican lends hand to the Anglican Church |
6 May: The Guardian (UK). As the Archbishop of Canterbury arrived in Rome yesterday for a private meeting with the Pope, it was announced that Cardinal Ivan Dias would be among the speakers at this summer's event, which brings Anglican bishops together in London once every 10 years … Dias has been touted as a possible future candidate for the papacy … Cardinal Dias's presence is proof that the Vatican wants to be supportive of Rowan Williams. 352 words.
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| Video: I know who killed my daughter: Fiona |
6 May: India Times. 1m. 02s.
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| Tuesday 06 May, 2008 |
| Scarlett Keeling: Goa govt seeks CBI takeover |
6 May: PTI. The Goa government today issued a formal notification seeking takeover of the Scarlett Eden Keeling murder case by CBI. 407 words. more details.. |
| Death: Jonathan Faria |
3 May: Toronto. JONATHAN FARIA. (Age 36). Son of Christine and Llewellyn Faria.
Brother of Clinton and to Desmond and his wife Marlene, and uncle to their son
Joseph. Beloved fiancé to Julia Riley and sadly missed by her parents Jewel
and Dale Riley. The family will receive friends at the Ogden Funeral Home, on
Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held in the Ogden Chapel on Friday
afternoon at 2 p.m. Interment Christ the King Cemetery. For full details click
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| Goan owner of AirAsia in battle to control Malaysian skies |
6 May: Malaysia Sun. The Goan-Portuguese owner of the budget airliner AirAsia,
Tony Fernandes, has announced two subsidised offers to counter Malaysia Airline's
(MAS) Zero Fare campaign. Fernandes announced that AirAsia would pay the difference
to any of his passengers if they can find any MAS airfare that is lower than the
cheapest offered by AirAsia, and his second offer was a sub-Zero Fare campaign
… Fernandes also revealed that his airline would introduce chicken rice and
satay soon. 304 words. Click
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| Deaths |
4 May: Varca, Goa. MAUMEENA MARTINS (born 1945; Tour organiser to Vailankanni
& Kerala). Wife of Vasquito. Mother of Derrick/Suzie, Cedric, Ranjit/Judith,
Stanley/Frenia and Charmeine/John. Grandmother of Ninoshka, Aston, Amanda, Mark,
Russel, Stallen, Royden and Bradley. Daughter of Ida/late Zefferinho. Sister of
Julius Rodrigues (USA). Sister-in-law of Edwin, late Betsy, Rabi/Theresa (UK),
Barnabe/Maria, Lucy/Alex (Australia). Funeral: 7th May.
4 May: Aldona/Mumbai/Moira. CONCEICAO COSME S. A. MENDES (COSMAS). Husband
of Rosy. Brother of Casmiro/Zenny, late Eusebio/Tarcila, late David/Cheryl and
Ayres/Tina (Canada).
Canberra, Australia. NOBBY NORONHA. Husband of Yvette. Father of Karl.
Brother of Eulalia, Maria & Lucas. Funeral on 8th May in Canberra.
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| Indian Airlines to restart UAE-Goa service |
6 May: Rediff. Indian Airlines has decided to resume its direct flight between United Arab Emirates and Goa from next week, four months after it stopped the services between the two destinations … Indian Airlines used to operate two direct flights to Goa in a week from Sharjah until March 30 … More than 50,000 Goans live in the UAE.
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| Interview: Dinesh D'Souza |
6 May: Dartmouth Review. Q: Can you tell our readers a bit about the reason Christianity
has taken precedence in your work of late? A: It's odd, when I look back at my
own life, I was raised Christian, my family comes from a part of India called
Goa that was Christianized by Portuguese missionaries going back a couple of centuries.
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The Dinesh D'Souza website is at http://www.dineshdsouza.com/
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| The unsung Indian jazz artists |
6 May: NDTV. Hip hop may be the in thing, but what once ruled the charts was the notes and compositions of Mumbai's jazz musicians … 80 year old Joe Pereira or Jazzy Joe … Anthony Gonsalves … Sebastian and Chic Chocolate … Merlin D'Souza and her son Rhees who plays a saxophone … 558 words. more details.. |
| Video + text: I know who murdered Scarlett: Mother |
6 May: CNN-IBN. Fiona McKeown said, “Some of the organs are in Goa Medical College and some of them are with the Forensics Department in Mumbai. I have to write a letter to the Chief Secretary and he said that if possible he will get it together and get it up to the Mumbai airport, then a flight will be arranged and it needs to be collected at my end. 1m. 55s.
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| Scarlett funeral is stopped over row |
6 May: The Sun (UK). The mother of murdered Briton Scarlett Keeling yesterday told how she is refusing to bury her daughter until Indian doctors return her organs … “They took her uterus, kidneys, lungs, stomach, parts of her brain, even her ovaries without asking or telling me why.” … Fiona said she knows who was really behind her daughter’s death. The mum-of-nine, from Bideford, Devon, added: “He is the son of a senior politician who drank in the same bars as Scarlett. I have passed his name to police but they have failed to act.” 207 words. more details.. |
| Editorial: A Dangerous Trend |
6 May: Navhind Times. On April 4, violence broke out in Tilamol, Quepem after the parish priest Fr Lucio Dias was assaulted in the matter of rent of a shop of the Our Lady of the Poor Church … on May 4, the people of Tilamol targeted the police for arresting the persons who were engaged in the fight in the grounds of Our Lady of the Poor Church … Goan society is gradually but systematically turning to violence as a means of resolving disputes.
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| When Goa met Meg Ryan, quietly for five days |
6 May: Indian Express. … Hollywood star Meg Ryan, famous for her roles in such superhits as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, spent about a week enjoying the summer sun in Goa … So uneventful was her visit that it almost went unnoticed until she presented her credit card after splurging on Indian designer wear at Wendell Rodricks’s boutique in Panaji. Ryan came to Goa with her three-year-old adopted daughter, her nanny and an unidentified male friend … She became the latest Hollywood celebrity to step into the boutique after Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. 547 words.
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| Novel set in Goa shortlisted for Prize and Film |
5 May: The Western Mail (UK). Gee Williams’ first novel, Salvage, has been nominated for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize … The novel, set on the Wales and Goa is now in the hands of the UK Film Council for consideration as a film … Salvage is to be published on July 25, price £9.99.
For details of the book and sample pages,select the link below.
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| Scarlett Keeling: Family condemn plans for a Bollywood movie |
5 May: Daily Mail (UK). The family of Scarlett Keeling condemned a Bollywood filmmaker's plans to make a film about her murder … The new film, "Rave Party", will have song and dance sequences … But Scarlett's family fear it will be fiction dressed up as fact … 621 words. more details.. |
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