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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SATURDAY 04 FEB, 2012 |
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| Audrey Mascarenhas: Canada’s agents of solutions |
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3 Feb: Financial Post. Audrey Mascarenhas, president and CEO of Questor Technology Inc., is one of five entrepreneurs across the country who received a special citation from Ernst & Young’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year program for their innovation and leadership in revolutionizing the face of industry… 943 words. Click here.
Audrey was born in Nakuru, Kenya, the daughter of Vincent and Angela nee D’Sa; niece of Oscar and Meg D’Sa (UK). For the Global TV Audrey Mascarenhas Interview, June 2011, click here.
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| Father Raymond J. de Souza: Canada’s crisis of cultural confidence |
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1 Feb: National Post (Canada). Multiculturalism took quite a pasting in January because of Shafia trial and sex-selection abortions. Canadians were full of condemnatory remarks about certain cultural values. Not the usual Canadian way, that… It was Germany’s Angela Merkel who declared in 2010 that multiculturalism had “utterly failed.” David Cameron of Britain agreed with her … So the challenge for multiculturalism in the 21st century is to formulate what values are compatible with Canadian civilization and which are not…803 words + comments. Click here.
For a profile of Father Raymond, click here.
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| It's Carnival time in Goa! |
4 Feb: Times of India. Goa Carnival, held in February, is one of the most awaited festivals in the country. This year, the Goa Carnival, will be celebrated from 18 February to 22 February. Colourful parades, lively processions, foot tapping music and exotic dance performances are some of the main elements of this carnival that draws tourist attention from all over the world… Full Text.
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| Video: Goa Elections: Congress announces first slot of candidates |
4 Feb: Prudent Media. The Congress party in Goa has announced their first list of 22 candidates for the coming assembly polls on Mar 3 but kept names of 11 on hold till Sunday. Partners, NCP will contest the remaining seven seats … The surprise package was exclusion of Victoria Fernandes in favour of Atanasio Monserrate… Full Text.
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| Diseases in free-roaming dogs in Goa |
2012: Veterinary Record (UK) Vol. 170. No.3. By A. E. Wise and Dr R. E. Tarlinton (UK). A majority of the Indian dogs are ‘community dogs’ … Communicable diseases may be a problem due to overcrowding, minimal veterinary care, and a climate favouring parasites and vectors… Blood samples from 48 dogs at a Veterinary Centre run by the International Animal Rescue in North Goa, were tested … Samples were collected over an eight-week period in August and September 2011… The high prevalence of parasites would indicate a significant risk for tickborne diseases in both the human and dog populations in this area. 1848 words.
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| Death: Avit Rebello |
4 Feb: The West Australian (Perth). 31 Jan: India. AVIT REBELLO. Husband of Cecilia (dec), father of Ivan, Sylvie, Edna, Malcolm, Olive, Donny, Olga and Oscar (dec). Father-in-law of Charlotte, Robert, Mike, Rivi, Freddie, Cynthia and Chris (dec). Loving Grandfather of Shanonne, Nicole, Shavaun, Rhett, Sara-Lee, Yohaan, Yannick and Zara.
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| Museum of Christian Art : Wendell Rodricks rebutts Hugo Gomes |
4 Feb: Times of India. For a week and more, I have been watching with sadness and disbelief how the Goan public and the press are being drawn into the web of lies that a certain 'founding curator' has been spinning, riding on a wave of breathless sensationalism to appear in the news daily…838 words. Full Text.
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| Mick Jagger's 16-year-old granddaughter says she's getting married |
3 Feb: The Examiner (USA). Is Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger going to become a great-grandfather in a few years? His 16-year-old granddaughter, Amba Jackson, is already telling the media that she and her 17-year-old live-in boyfriend, Frankie Legrange, will be getting married. Amba's mother is Jade Jagger … Amba commented ‘… apart from Christmas, I haven’t seen Mum much because she’s been out in Goa for months, selling her jewellery on the beach.’ … Full Text.
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| 'Goa has some of the best musicians in the world' |
4 Feb: Times of India. American Centre, Mumbai, is set to organize the second edition of the 'Mirchi Sound Check 2012' in Panaji. The winner of the event will get a chance to perform at the 'Daniel Pearl World Music Day Concert' to be held in October in Goa. "Goa has some of the best musicians in the world, " Anne Grimes, public affairs officer at the American Centre, Mumbai, said… Full Text.
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| Kickbacks paid for land in 2007 are shown as “ settlements ” in RP- 2021 |
4 Feb: Herald. The mountain of corruption that caused the demise of the Regional Plan 2011, has seeped in the much touted Regional Plan of 2021…many plots for which bribe amounts were paid for have indeed been kept as settlement in RP 2021… Full Text.
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| Goa's escalating land wars |
4 Feb: Business Standard. Wherever you go in India’s top tourist destination and playground of the well-heeled, you hear of nasty property disputes: politicians and officials in the pay of developers, foreigners ripped off by Indian partners with whom they bought property to legalise acquisitions, landowners demanding extortionate prices for access to a recently purchased village house…725 words. Full Text.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER FRIDAY 03 FEB, 2012 |
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| Swindon Goans ballot for strike action over bullying |
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31 Jan: Union News (UK). …One of the workers prepared to speak out is Paulo Fernandez, who said,“Every day we are afraid to go to work …” There are some 7,000 Goans living in Swindon and their sense of community has emboldened them to stand up to their employer… One of the problems is holidays as it depends on the whim of the manager and there is a ban on taking more than two weeks’ holiday at a time…There are racist remarks, intimidation and bullying … 696 words.
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| Swindon: Manchester Road Brawl |
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2 Feb: Swindon Advertiser. Swindon Crown Court heard a case regarding an altercation between Lourenco Palha from Goa and 55 year old Cazmiro Novaes, an ex-post office co-worker, which took place in Manchester Road, Swindon, on June 15th last year. The brawl resulted in Palha's hospitalisation with head injuries… Novaes pleaded guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm. The judge imposed an eight-month jail term suspended for 18 months and imposed a night- time curfew for six months and told him to pay £500 compensation. 504 words. click here.
Manchester Road, Swindon is the Goan Centre in Swindon. To take a walk down the street, click here. Then click on the red button A and select street view from the box.
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| Bernadette D'Souza elected New Orleans' first family court judge |
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2 Feb: The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, USA). Bernadette D'Souza, a longtime legal aid attorney and the favorite candidate of New Orleans' political and legal establishments, on Thursday won the special election for the city's first family court judgeship … She called her election "the fulfillment of a lifelong dream" …331 words.
[Bernadette, (Quepem-born; grew up in Mumbai) is married to Dr. Terence D'Souza (parents from Cuncolim and Velim). They have three children, Lloyd, Vanessa, and Christine].
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| Death: Virginia D’Souza |
27 Jan: Leicester, UK. VIRGINIA D'SOUZA (Born 1939. Ex Nairobi/Anjuna). Wife of late Franklin D'Souza. Mother of Valerie/Ricardo, Annelise/Savio, John/Ameeta. Grandmother of Eurico, Oriel, Euclid, Francessca, Eulalia & Daniella. Passed away suddenly. Funeral on Weds 8th Feb,11am - St Thomas More, 75 Knighton Rd, Leicester. LE2 3HN. Condolences to John.dsouza2@btinternet.com
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| Death: Irene D’Souza |
2 Feb: Grande Morod, Saligao, Goa. IRENE DE SOUZA. Born 1933. Wife of Gosico; Mother of Ilda/Brian, Neves, Caroline/Peter (Australia) and Linette/Thomas; Aunt of Basil, Lourdes/late Armindo and Felix/Maria. The funeral cortege will leave her residence on 4th Feb at 3.30 pm to Mae de Deus Church, Saligao, for Eucharistic celebration followed by burial.
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| Family seeks answers to Lyvita Gomes’ death in US jail |
4 Feb: Times of India. A month after his daughter's death in Greater Chicago's Jail, the father of Lyvita Gomes who lives in Mumbai, has not been informed of the tragedy… indeed the American authorities are finding it difficult to explain why an Indian national was arrested and mistreated simply for refusing jury duty and then allowed to waste away and die of hunger… 665 words. Full Text.
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| Monserrate’s ‘friend’ went into depression |
3 Feb: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequiera. As commissioner of the Corporation of the City of Panaji, Suryanarayana struck a close bond with Monserrate in 2005-2006 …N Suryanarayana had desperately tried to end his life after failing to recover the money for the conversion deals, it is learnt. He was rescued, but spent months under psychiatric care in Hyderabad… 431 words. Full Text.
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| Election Commission's fears high-spirited campaign in Goa |
4 Feb: The Hindu. South Goa seems to be living up to its notorious reputation of being the hub of illegal liquor flow during elections in the coastal tourist-friendly State…
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| BJP's new-found love for the church |
4 Feb: The Hindu. When it comes to political shrewdness, no party can beat the BJP. The BJP in Goa has requested the Election Commission to involve the local church in spreading awareness about curbing malpractices during polls … Full Text.
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| Congress seeks to woo Catholics in Goa |
3 Feb: PTI. In a bid to win the support of Goa church for the next month's assembly election, Congress today said it shared the concerns of Council for Social Justice and Peace, a church-backed institution… Full Text.
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| Pack these delights for a romantic getaway |
1 Feb: Globe & Mail (Canada). 3 of 3. Romance all wrapped up. Wrapped in a cloth satchel and filled with colourful illustrations and old-world maps, Love Goa is a dreamy way to discover India’s smallest state. For a romantic ride, writer Fiona Caulfield recommends a sunset cruise down the Mandovi River to Old Goa. $50 (U.S.); longitudebooks.com.
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| Ramona Braganza: How to get a body like Kate Beckinsale's |
1 Jan: Daily Mail (UK). Kate Beckinsale’s stunning figure is all down to training with Jessica Alba’s personal trainer, Ramona Braganza… Kate has to look super fit. Braganza explains how … “To achieve this, we used my 3-2-1 training method, using cardio, circuits and core work. She also filmed outside in the cold, to boost her metabolism.” … Full Text.
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| Museum of Christian Art Robbery: Police to check security guards |
3 Feb: Times of India. The Old Goa police who are investigating the robbery at the Museum of Christian Art that took place last Wednesday evening, are now trying to verify if the 14 security guards employed at the museum during the last two years have any criminal record… Full Text.
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| UK FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
SOLD OUT! Sat. 18 Feb: Post Valentine's Fundraising Ball. NOTE
VENUE CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE DEMAND. Commencing at 18.30 hrs. St. Andrew's
Church Hall, Brook Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7RD. Live music by Iron
Mountain. Licensed bar. Fantastic prizes. Profits to the Stepping Stones, (www.childrescue.net)
to continue their fantastic work to help Orphans, Slum and Street Children.
Contact: Juliette DeMenezes-D'Costa - 07958 537314 / 0208 765 0258, Jason D'Costa
- 07507 472288. Dress Code: Dress to Impress - Theme - Red and Black - Formal.
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Sun 19 Feb. Mungul Union (UK) celebrates the Feast
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Woodside High School Hall (ex-White Hart Lane School
Hall), White Hart Lane, London N22 5QJ. Mass at 12.30pm. Music by "NITELIFE".
For tickets and details, contact Lucas Fernandes (0208 967 7471), Cos Fernandes
(0208 884 3124), Rosy D'Silva (0208 889 0417), Rosalind Rebello (0208 767 8652),
Seby Fernandes (0208 800 5159). For the flyer, click here.
Sun. 29 Apr. Ex Students Reunion of St Teresa's Girls and
Boys and Catholic Parochial Schools, Nairobi. Bishop Thomas Grant School,
Belltrees Grove London SW16 2HY. Mass at 12.30 PM Followed by Reunion Celebrations.
Musical Entertainment by Nite Life. For Tickets and details please contact Norma
Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457; Tony-Jo Fernandes 01895 259947; Crescent Fernandes
0208 952 0435; Aires Fernandes 020 8488 0194; Dorothy D'Costa 020 8737 7544; Uniece
Barros 020 8672 0807; Bento Fernandes 0208 672 0283. Tickets Adults £14
Children 12 And Under £8 to include Meal and Snacks, Please book tickets
early to avoid disappointment Dress. Code: School Colours (Optional). For the
flyer, click here.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THURSDAY 02 FEB, 2012 |
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| Video + text: Lyvita Gomes: Funeral held for jailed hunger striker |
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2 Feb: Chicago Tribune. Hundreds of people turned out at funeral services Wednesday for Lyvita Gomes who died after a hunger strike in Lake County Jail…Indian Catholic community leaders and others joined about 500 who attended a visitation Tuesday night… "The family and public at large wish to learn the truth about why she died," said Rodney Fernandes [ex-Dar-es-Salaam], whose wife, Lyemia, [photo] is Gomes'
sister. The couple traveled from their home in England for the funeral… "Was
it because of her ethnic or immigration status or her mental status?" Rodney
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| Aubrey Ferrao: US Sales Soar |
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2 Feb: The Australian. On Florida's sun-drenched Gulf Coast, developer Aubrey Ferraohas just sold about 320 home sites for $32 million … Mr. Ferrao, who purchased land for Fiddlers Creek starting in 1993, spent the boom years building homes and selling them for an average of $1.3 million apiece to Midwestern retirees and vacationers. He says his profit margin was 40% … He stopped building at Fiddler's Creek, and instead began to sell the land he had accumulated to large national builders. "I can make more money in Naples selling land than I can selling homes," he says…
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| Death: Damascus D'Souza |
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17 Jan: Wimbledon, London, UK. CAETANO DAMASCUS GERMANO JULIO D'SOUZA BENTO
(Born 1947; Ex-Mapuca and Nairobi). Son of Obdulia D'Souza Bento. Husband to
Maria D'Souza Bento. Father of Peter, Paul, Francis/Laura and Annamarie D'Souza
Bento. Donations to St Raphael's Hospice - click
here or write a cheque to St Raphael's Hospice with 'Damascus D'Souza' written
on the back - for details click
here. The family would also like to thank those who helped enormously in
helping with and attended the funeral; it gave great comfort to know how much
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| 'Goan Crazy' Remo on Song Against Corruption |
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2 Feb: Herald. The State electoral icon Remo
Fernandes said this election will be fought on the basis of corruption ...
"I raised the issue in my album Goan Crazy released 28 years ago," said
Remo who has been selected by Election Commission as an electoral icon to promote
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| British Council announces scholarships to UK |
2 Feb: Navhind Times. The British Council has announced full/part scholarships to the UK for Goans funded by the Goa Education Trust (GET) scholarships… The scholarship covers full or part tuition fees and is for the academic year beginning September 2012 … the last date to send in completed applications is May 15. Full details at the link below.
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| Death: Rachael D’Souza |
29 Jan: Kuwait. RACHAEL D'SOUZA (Aged 43). Wife of Jonathan D'Souza. Mother of Eliana. Photo. Full Text.
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| John Spence: Man at work |
29 Jan: Sunday Times. (Australia). John Spence was named Australia's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010 by Ernst & Young ... He is not Australian, but a fly-in, fly-out Brit … He began selling time share, discovered he was good at it and in 1993 used his life savings to open his first resort, in Goa in India. Now he operates three resort brands - the five-star Karma and the four-star Chakra and Royal resorts. His company, according to his figures, now has an annual turnover of $109 million, with 18 resorts and another six in development…1454 words. Photo.
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| Ottawa Area Food Events |
2 Feb: Ottawa Citizen. Bowich Curry House: Goan and Kerala-Inspired Menu. When: Friday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m. Where: Bowich, 155 Bank St. Street food chaat … dried prawn chutney; seafood pickle, toddy shack beef fry; goan offal sorpatel; nonvegetarian $60… Full Text.
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| Russian tourist arrested in Goa released on bail |
2 Feb: Voice of Russia. Russian tourist Anatoly Valenko who was earlier arrested at Goa airport for carrying a hunting cartridge has been released on 800 dollar bail, a Russian diplomat in Mumbai reports… He is due to face trial in mid February. Full Text.
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| Briton admits he's wanted for 5 thefts in UK |
2 Feb: Times of India. British national Mcmullan Christian [aka Lloyd McLean!], 41, who was arrested by the Calangute police on Tuesday for stealing gold ornaments worth Rs 19.21 lakh from a jewellery shop in Calangute market, has admitted that he is wanted by the UK police for five robberies there… a Kashmiri trader, whom the Briton had contacted to sell the jewellery, grew suspicious and spilled the beans to the police. Full Text.
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Utorda, Goa: ANTHONY PASCOAL ESTIBEIRO (EPA DE PARODA). Ex-Kuwait Airways.
Husband of Bertha Pereira; Father of Belinda/Rafael (Italy), Sr Clara, Edward/Celina,
late Avelino, Constancio (Italy) Jasmine; Grandfather of Reagan, Benaifa; Keane,
Sydelle; Lee-Sania. Funeral cortege will leave his residence Gabriel Cruz Ward
on 2nd Feb at 3.30 pm to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utorda.
Utorda/Vasco, Goa: 1 Feb: JOAO SALVADOR GOMES; Born 1928. Husband of
Conceisao Cardozo; Father of Pobre/Monica Vales, Filomean/Jerry Dourado; Brother
of late Anton Ruza/Late Filomen, late Ana Francis/late Joaquim Inas Diniz, late
Faustina/late Santan, late Lourenco/Rosalina, Claudina/late Philip Rodrigues,
Santana/late Sebastiao Dourado; Grandfather of Cassy/Peter (Paris), Peter/NIcksy,
Nizel/Cynthia, Mecky, Kiernan, Karen and Kaylyn. Funeral cortege will leave
his residence on 3rd Feb at 10 am for Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utorda, for
Eucharistic celebration followed by burial.
1 Feb: Bambolim, Goa: FRANCISCO MARIA MONTEIRO (Ex-Serviceman, CTT,
Beira Mozambique): Born 1935. Son of late Jose Maria/late Filomena; Brother
of Caitan/late Heloisa, late Marcelina/Domnic, Mklton/Andrian, Teofilo/Sbina,
late Albino/late Olivia. Funeral cortege will leave his residence on 4th Feb
at 4 pm to Our Lady of Belem Church for Eucharistic celebration followed by
burial.
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| Goa best state in which to be born in India |
2 Feb: Times of India. Goa and Kerala seem to be the best place to be born in India, while Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are the worst… Goa recorded the lowest infant mortality rate - 10 infant deaths per 1,000 live births … Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest at 62, followed by UP (61) and Odisha (61)…Full Text.
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| Seamen, NRIs plunge in stormy political currents |
2 Jan: Herald. Salcete may see a couple of NRIs throwing in their hat in the electoral ring during the ensuing Assembly elections… a Gulf returnee Caitu D’Silva is Goa Vikas Party candidate … Another serving seaman, Derrick Dias has also announced his candidature for the Cuncolim seat …Full Text.
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| Mismanagement by the Museum of Christian Art management |
2 Feb: Times of India. By Victor Hugo Gomes. The belated and weak 'explanation' from the committee on the course of unfortunate events that took place at the museum was in fact a brilliant exercise in hogwash meant to deceive the people of Goa about the real reason why on the night of January 25 their heritage was stolen... 1198 words.
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| Income Tax raids on Builders continue on Wednesday |
2 Feb: Times of India. Continuing with their raids, sleuths of the income tax department on Wednesday seized the accounts of four prominent Panaji-based builders and their relatives…the total declaration from the two-day raids is expected to cross 100 crore… Full Text.
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| Chargesheet filed against Porvorim parlour owners |
2 Feb: Times of India. The women and child protection unit of the Goa police has filed a chargesheet against owners of Lotus beauty parlour, Porvorim, for allegedly bringing girls from Nagaland and Mizoram with a promise of providing them with jobs in a beauty parlour and then pushing them into commercial sex work. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/
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| Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates |
2 Feb: BBC . Weather: Max = 35. Min =21. Humidity = 26%
Exchange rates (Xcom): £=77.93; $ =49.16; $Can =49.22 € = 64.78.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WEDNESDAY 01 FEB, 2012 |
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| Reita Faria: Stilettos, Swimsuit and Stethoscope |
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29 Jan: Times of India. Reita Faria is currently
in Mumbai (photo) for the fiftieth reunion of her college … In 1966 she
submitted her photograph as a prank. "Within two months, I had won the
Miss Bombay, Miss India and Miss World title but the glamour world was not for
me," says Faria, who refused both modelling and acting offers after her
tenure and now lives in Dublin with her husband, David Powell … When Faria
landed in London for the final competition with a borrowed swimsuit and flat
shoes, she was rudely ordered to buy heels. "From the three pounds of foreign
exchange that the law permitted me to carry, I had to buy heels with one pound" …
"I would always tell David to just shoot me once I turned 65.
I don't want to be lumbering around," smiles Faria, now 70. "I'm still
learning to deal with old age but it's a hard reality to cope with." 727
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| Death: Antoninus Paes |
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29 Jan: Assolna/Modsai, Margao, Goa: ANTONINUS MILROY PAES: Born 1941. Husband of Maria Teresa Jorge Paes; Son of late Josinho/late Felicia; Son-in-law of late Dr Clementino Jorge/late Luisa Avelar Barreto Jorge; Father of Francisca, Lourdes/Clayton (Australia), Antonio; Brother of Royce/Zamira, Joy/Gladys, Hyacinth/Victor D’Souza; Brother-in-law of Dr Avito/Rovena Jorge, Franisco/Tessie Jorge and Roseline Jorge. Funeral cortege will leave his residence at Modsai at 4 pm on 3rd Feb to Holy Spirit Church, Margao, for Mass and burial.
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| Seattle: Fatima [de Souza] Eremita Hemmons: Luso Food & Wine |
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1 Feb: White Center. Luso’s owner, Fatima [de Souza Eremita] Hemmons (Tina) was born in [Calangute] Goa … She spent many years in England and has been in USA since 1980. Luso, is a Beer and Wine Specialty Shop also offering food and classes in Zumba, Belly Dancing, Salsa, Samba and Cooking … Text + photos + videos.
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| UK: New Event Announcement |
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Sun. 29 Apr. Ex Students Reunion of St Teresa's Girls and
Boys and Catholic Parochial Schools, Nairobi. Bishop Thomas Grant School,
Belltrees Grove London SW16 2HY. Mass at 12.30 PM Followed by Reunion Celebrations.
Musical Entertainment by Nite Life. For Tickets and details please contact Norma
Menezes-Rahim 020 8771 4457; Tony-Jo Fernandes 01895 259947; Crescent Fernandes
0208 952 0435; Aires Fernandes 020 8488 0194; Dorothy D'Costa 020 8737 7544; Uniece
Barros 020 8672 0807; Bento Fernandes 0208 672 0283. Tickets Adults £14
Children 12 And Under £8 to include Meal and Snacks, Please book tickets
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| Vasco’s betting bazaar predicts BJP victory |
2 Feb: Herald. Punters at gambling dens in Vasco have begun gambling on the elections … Gamblers are sailing on the anti-Congress wave and have predicted that the BJP could come into power with the support of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP). 417 words. Full Text.
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| Video: Elections: Congress list of candidates. Babush not Victoria for Santa Cruz |
1 Feb: Goa 365. In what can be seen as a major political development in the Santa Cruz constituency, 4 time MLA Victoria Fernandes will be shown the door for assembly elections. The ticket is to go to Atanasio alias Babush Monseratte … The probable list of Congress candidates has been leaked …3m. 42s. Full Text.
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| Editorial: If RP 2011 was a deal, what about RP 2021 |
2 Feb: Herald. Do we need any further confirmation of what the whole of Goa knew but were afraid to know more? The Town and Country Planning department in 2006, was essentially a shopping mall for land conversions … The Income Tax Assessment of N Suryanarayana, a former bureaucrat, has ripped apart the shady nexus… Full Text.
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| Over Rs 25 crore exchanged hands for land conversion |
2 Feb: Navhind Times. According to seized evidences money amounting to more than Rs 25 crore was exchanged for conversion of properties all over the state… Full Text.
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| Alleged kickbacks to Babush: land still not converted |
2 Feb: Navhind Times. Investigations backed by seizures and impounded evidence by government agencies have revealed that despite Atannasio Monserrate allegedly being paid crores to convert land, the land has still not been converted. However, the money has still not been returned to the party that paid it… Full Text.
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| Rs 26 cr paid in kickbacks to Babush for land conversions |
2 Feb: Herald. This has always been Goa’s worst kept secret. That huge amounts of kickbacks have been paid to the Town and Country Planning minister/department for conversions of lands into settlement… Full Text.
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| Wealthy builders in Goa raided |
1 Feb: IBNS. Sleuths of the Income Tax department from Bangalore swooped down on 18 offices belonging to high-profile builders in Goa… Full Text.
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| UK: Leeds pupils gift for kids in India visit |
1 Feb: Yorkshire Evening Post (UK). Havanna Watson, nine, spent Christmas and the new
year in Goa visiting pupils at the Inspiring Light and Leading Light Schools,
which are run by the Educators Trust
Charity… A cheque was handed over during the family's visit… Mum
Rebecca Watson said: "We had a suitcase full of clothes and shoes, 80 presents
for the children, two scooters for the schools and 80 small Christmas presents
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| Video: Babush Monserrate Denies Land Scan allegation |
1 Feb: Prudent Media English News. Former Town and Country Planning (TCP) minister Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate has denied involvement in the Suryanareyana Land Scam and says that he will clear his name in an appropriate forum … Segment: 6m.14s to 8m. 49s.
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| Babush took 24.75 crore from builders in Goa: I-T |
1 Feb: Times of India. Education minister Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate as town and country planning (TCP) minister in 2006 had allegedly received kickbacks worth crores of rupees from land sharks to convert large chunks of agricultural land in 11 prime locations into settlement or commercial zones, reveal investigations by Income Tax department … the I-T asessment order of a former Goa government officer N Suryanarayana dated December 29, 2011 speaks of the transactions … 1089 words. Full Text.
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| Soon, you can drink feni sans the odour |
1 Feb: Times of India. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has researched improvements to the distillation process. While this will significantly eliminate the astringent and unpleasant odour of the drink, it will not affect the quality of the product. In fact, the technique will help improve the consistency and quality of feni and aid in making it internationally marketable by achieving international standards… Full Text.
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| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes |
DOCUMENTARY: Storyville. BBC 2. Wednesday 1st Feb. 23:20 to 00:35. Sex, Death and the Gods. The devadasi are Hindus who are married to a deity in childhood, and at puberty sold for sex. Beeban Kidron's film takes us on a journey into the twilight world of the girls in India, who are forced to live in this ancient but officially now illegal tradition.
TALK SHOW: In Our Time. BBC Radio 4. Date: Thursday 2nd Feb. 09:00 to 09:45. Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Kama Sutra, one of the most celebrated and misunderstood texts of Indian literature.
DOCUMENTARY: Strictly Soulmates. On: BBC 3 (Freeview 7). Thursday 2nd Feb. 21:00 to 22:00. Hindu. Three young Hindu singletons on their journey to find 'the one'… Amardeep unleashes his charms on the Hindu dating scene, but discovers it is a jungle out there and the girls he talks to eat him for breakfast.
NATURE: Nature. BBC Radio 4. Thursday 2nd Feb. 21:00 to 21:30. Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels with a team to Corbett National Park in India, in the hope of capturing the sounds of the forest and the roar of a tiger.
COOKERY: Coastal Curry. Zee Cafe (Sky 846).Friday 3rd Feb. 17:30 to 18:00. Goa has a little of the entire Indian coast in its palate. And it's not only about the food, but about the experience called Goan cuisine.
FILM: Exorcist: The Beginning. ITV1. Saturday 4th Feb. 02:30 to 04:20. Prequel to the 1973 horror classic. A priest-turned-archaeologist is sent to investigate the finding of a perfectly preserved church buried in Kenya which was built 1,500 years before other churches in the area. 2004, 15.
COOKERY: Rachel Allen: Home Cooking. BBC 1. Saturday 4th Feb. 11:35 to 12:00. Rachel meets award-winning Indian chef Vivek Singh and helps him prepare a family lunch.
FILM: Bombay to Goa. Zee Cinema. (Sky 790). Monday 6th Feb. 14:05 to 16:45. (1972, PG). Starring: Amitabh Bachchan.
DOCUMENTARY: Dickens and India. BBC World Service Radio. Tuesday 7th Feb. 20:06 to 20:30. To celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens' birth.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUESDAY 31 JAN, 2012 |
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1 Feb: Navhind Times. Page 5. A British national, Lloyd McLean, was arrested for
his involvement in a case of robbery at a supermarket and jewellery store at Calangute...
He had decamped with gold jewellery worth around Rs 20 lakh. ... all the stolen
property was recovered concealed in his bags … Lloyd is an international
criminal and involved in criminal cases in different areas of London and other
areas ... A local youth, Anthony Mascarenhas was also arrested in the case ...
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29 Jan: Carshalton, Surrey, UK. NELEZINHA DE LIMA (born Aldona; ex-Uganda). Wife of the late Victor De Lima. Mother of Philomena/Alsadair, John/Loren, Arzilia/Teddy and Olga. Funeral mass on the 7th of Febraury at 11am at St. Margaret Catholic Church, Fir Tree Grove, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 4NG. Condolences to Condolences to joaquimjdl@fsmail.net
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31 Jan: Navhind Times. By Cedric Silveira. The feast of Don Bosco will be celebrated on January 31 at various Don Bosco institutions around Goa. Having made their presence way back in 1946 at Panaji, the Salesians today have houses at Fatorda, Sulcorna, Odxel, Tuem, Loutolim, Quepem, Parra, Ucasaim, and Benaulim… |
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30 Jan: Antiques Trade Gazette. The Oak Sale at Bonhams, Chester, UK, is not the obvious place to find a 16th century Indo-Portuguese chair. Hiding in plain sight at the January 19 auction was a rare survivor. Catalogued as "a 17th century and later carved walnut side chair", and estimated at £400-600, it measured 73 x 56 x 66cm… Three bidders who had spotted it were prepared to pay more than £10,000 before it sold to a Portuguese buyer at £16,875. | |
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| Failed Russian Travel Agency 'Stole' From Tourists |
1 Feb: Moscow Times. Investigators have opened a large-scale criminal fraud case against the management of one of Russia's largest tour operators which went bankrupt over the weekend… They suspect the management at Lanta-Tur Voyage of deliberately failing to pay for hotels and flights for its clients and pocketing their money… Full Text.
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| Monserrate using funds to build hotel |
31 Jan: Deccan Herald. Income tax raids on the homes and offices of former Goa government employee S Suryanarayana in Goa and Hyderabad in 2009, 2010, and 2011 provided crucial documents to corroborate the trail of money in the land scam… Monserrate, his wife Jennifer and son Rohit are directors of a company called Raj Hospitality which is is putting up a seven-storey hotel … Full Text.
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| Trail of Goa kickbacks could lead to Dubai |
1 Feb: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. Till he resigned his post in 2005, N Surayanarayana was but a small cog in the Goa civil service cadre with a reputation for gambling huge at the offshore casinos. By early 2006 he had become a conduit for the transfer of large sums of unaccounted funds that were swallowing up green tracts of land in Goa… Full Text.
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| Toronto: 'Flagman' in fatal street race sentenced |
31 Jan: CBC News (Toronto). A young man who acted as the starter in a fatal street race in Mississauga was sentenced on Tuesday to two years probation … The man can only be identified as M.R. because he was 16 years old at the time of the offence … Nigel D'Souza (no relation) and Simeon Remedios were racing when Darren D'Souza's Honda Civic struck a concrete light standard... He was killed instantly…Nigel was sentenced last week to six-and-a-half months in jail. Remedios, 21, was sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guiltywhen he acted as the "flagman” in a 2008 street race on a Mississauga industrial road… Full Text.
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| Family of Russian arrested in Goa seek help from Putin |
31 Jan: News Lab (Russisa). 31-year-old Anatoli Valenko is to stand trial in Goa or terrorism charges because airport officials found a single cartridge in his luggage as he leaving the country. His family will ask for help Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin…The family had sent $2,000 as requested by the Goa lawyer for his expenses but the trial was postponed ... conditions in the prison are grim … Full Text.
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| How to Scare Russian tourists in Goa |
31 Jan: TourDom (Russia). Stranded Russian tourists in Goa after their tour company went bankrupt have complained of exploitation and intimidation by hotels and tour companies. Some claim that they have had to settle hotel charges several times and guides are not refunding payments for cancelled trips … Full Text.
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| Thank God it's Friday in Goa |
29 Jan: Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (Sweden). Sober thoughts from Rosie. … I wandered alone along Anjuna Beach … There is a Public Holiday in India today so the beach is literally swarming with Indians … Many wanted to photograph me with arms around them, as if we were BFF (Best Friends Forever). But when a few young Indians came up and want to kiss me on the mouth 'lip, lip, kiss, kiss ", I put a stop…
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| Canadian student's SIM registered in Russian's name |
31 Jan: Times of India. The 20-year-old engineering student, Sharang Bhardwaj, who has gone missing in Goa, had purchased a mobile sim card in the name of a Russian girl in Calangute. Bhardwaj, who was studying information technology at a college in Canada, had come down to Goa on January 7 without informing his parents, who work in Saudi Arabia … The police have now registered a case of abduction.
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| 4 secondary schools for every thousand students in Goa |
31 Jan: Times of India. Goa has only four secondary schools to offer to a population of every thousand students aged between 11 and 14. The figure is disheartening as against the national average of seven secondary schools for a population of every thousand students… Full Text.
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| Cong re-election faces mining test |
31 Jan: Hindustan Times. Apart from facing strong anti-incumbency factor, the ruling Congress in Goa also has to do a lot of explaining on issues ranging from alleged multi-crore illegal mining scam to the regional plan (RP) 2021 and the medium of instruction in schools across the state…
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| Goa: Cong, BJP reach out to mining lobby ahead of polls |
28 Jan: IANS. And suddenly illegal mining no longer seems to be a major poll issue in Goa! The mega illegal mining scam, which had rocked the state for over two years, has suddenly disappeared from political consciousness in Goa … Full Text.
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| Canada: Help solve a Burnaby 'mystery' |
30 Jan: Burnaby Now (BC, Canada). Burnaby Community Connections - which runs the Burnaby Christmas Bureau and Meals on Wheels - is getting ready for its first ever murder mystery dinner and dance, in support of its camping bureau program… Stephen D'Souza, executive director of Community Connections, says they're hoping to raise $80,000 towards the camping bureau… Full Text.
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| Tanzania: Did You Know That We Work for Two Hours a Day? |
28 Jan: Daily News (Tanzania). By Kiangiosekazi Wa Nyoka. Most of our Tanzanian workers are pen-pushers who spend little time on official duties … only two hours in a day may be considered to be productive to most Tanzanian civil servants… at one time I was also a civil servant and in those days and my supervisor was an elderly Goa national who would come to the office with his small bag containing a thermos flask for tea with some buns and samosas. During break, he would take his tea quickly and go back to the office to see that all his subordinates are back and ready to accomplish the afternoon assignments… Photo. 1014 words.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MONDAY 30 JAN, 2012 |
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31 Jan: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. Investigations has unravelled that Babush Monserrate received huge payoffs from a complex nexus of land sharks … According to a notice served on former Goa civil service official N Suryanarayana last month, Monserrate received over Rs 26.58 crores [approx. £3.6m] in cash and kind to convert huge tracts of orchard and agricultural lands into settlement zones in early 2006 when he was Town and Country Planning Minister in the BJP government… It leaves little room for doubt about how Goa is being quartered and sold to real estate syndicates from outside the state by local land sharks… 798 words. |
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| Rosalyn D’Mello: Playing by the book |
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30 Jan: Mint. A peek into the lives of people who make books available to us … Rosalyn D’Mello, 26 … An English literature student, first at St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and then at Jawarharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi … In a feminist set-up: D’Mello is currently working on an anthology of erotica by women writers… She spent a few months spent doing freelance writing from Goa before moving to Delhi … 779 words. Click here.
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| Freewheeling: Two wheeler rentals in Goa |
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30 Jan: Herald. By Kirth George. It’s the favourite mode of transport for the discerning traveler as it is affordable and convenient. With more than 15,000— rent abike across the state, this is abusiness if done right gives good profits… in Panjim city alone there are over 3,000 bikes to let and another 10,000 more spread in areas frequented by tourists. They charge about Rs 250 for a gearless scooter, Rs 300 for a 100 cc bike, Rs 350- 400 for a 150cc bike and above Rs 500 for the Bullet… 90 per cent of the demand comes from domestic tourists while the residual 10 per cent from foreign tourists… 616 words. |
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| UK: New Event Announcement |
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Sun 19 Feb. Mungul Union (UK) celebrates the Feast
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Woodside High School Hall (ex-White Hart Lane School
Hall), White Hart Lane, London N22 5QJ. Mass at 12.30pm. Music by "NITELIFE".
For tickets and details, contact Lucas Fernandes (0208 967 7471), Cos Fernandes
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| Death: Cypi Fernandes |
Saudi Arabia. CYPRIANO P.V.F. FERNANDES (Ex Quepem/Dongorim/Nuvem). Loving husband of Connie Fernandes. Father of Ashweta, Lysha and Ninotchka. Funeral details to be announced. Photo. Full Text.
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| Goa: Museum of Christian Art Robbery |
31 Jan: Herald. Goa’s priceless treasures in Christian Art museum are not insured. The managing committee of the Museum of Christian Art, which met a full five days after the armed robbery and murder at the museum, felt that the artefacts, Indo Portuguese art and jewels in the museum were so precious that they could not be insured. Click here.
Burglar alarm system was disabled, coz it made “ too much noise”. the ‘ burglar alarm circuit’ installed in the premises was put off couple of months ago.Click here.
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| Elections: Abide by moral principles, Church tells voters |
31 Jan: Navhind Times. With elections around the corner in the state, the Roman Catholic Church has focused on the voters, their morality and ethics. The Church has told them that participation in political life in light of fundamental moral principles is an essential duty… Full Text.
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| Withdrawal of security makes netas unhappy |
30 Jan: Times of India. With the police withdrawing security given to MLAs and former ministers after the security review committee's decision to withdraw it as there is no threat to them, a few of them have got upset… Sources said that NRI commissioner Eduardo Faleiro, former minister Luizinho Faleiro, Trinamool Congress leader Wilfred de Souza, Congress MLAs Agnelo Fernandes and Francis Silveira and even health minister Viswajit Rane have expressed displeasure about withdrawal of security that was allotted to them… 402 words. Full Text.
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| Canada: Ken Pereira signs up for World Series Hockey |
30 Jan: Times of India. Current Canada captain Ken Pereira is among 11 players to sign up for the USD 2 million World Series Hockey that will be held from February 29 to April 2 in eight Indian cities… Full Text.
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| Indian tour operators vouch for Lanta Tur Voyage clients |
30 Jan: ITAR-TASS (Moscow). Indian tour operators will send letters of guarantee to hotels where Lanta Tur Voyage clients are staying by request of the Russian consulate general in Mumbai … some tourists were unable to check out because the tourist company did not transfer the money to the hotels… Aeroflot will take aboard the Lanta Tur Voyage tourists… Full Text.
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| Dubai: Lifesaver for those in the labour pool |
30 Jan: The National. Dubai businessman Deepak Sharma is calling on companies to make recruiting abandoned and unpaid labourers part of their corporate social-responsibility strategies… Systems Engineering was a steel- fabrication and engineering company with offices in Sharjah and Dubai. It was founded in 1997 by Joseph D'Souza who fled the UAE last December after his businesses failed… Most of Mr D'Souza's 400 workers have been repatriated… Full Text.
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| Tips to buy property outside India at bargain prices |
Feb. 2012. Business Today (India). … If a heritage home in Goa, which can be worth crores of rupees, is too expensive for you, how about an old villa or cottage with a sprawling garden in a serene village in France, Italy or Spain? Yes, a residential property in these countries can be cheaper … Full Text.
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| Russian Travel Agent Closes |
30 Jan: Pravda (Russia). The sudden bankruptcy of one of Russia's major tour operators, Lanta Tour Voyage, has ruined the holidays of 468 people in Goa … Many tourists were told to check out of their hotels … there were incidents in Thailand and India, when hotel administrators made the clients of Lanta Tour pay for their accommodation repeatedly… The black list of those hotels will be published on the website of Rosturism. There were also incidents, when they refused to return passports to Russian tourists… Full Text.
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| Death: Antoninus Paes |
29 Jan: Assolna/Modsai, Margao, Goa: ANTONINUS MILROY PAES: Husband of Maria Teresa Jorge Paes; Father of Francisca, Lourdes/Clayton (Australia) and Antonio. Funeral date to be announced. Photo. Full Text.
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| Congress takes potshots at caste rivalry in Goa BJP |
30 Jan: Economic Times. The Congress has described the growing rift between two senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the March 3 polls as a brewing caste-war in the saffron party's ranks… Full Text.
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| The Sting Operator Who Gave Up Anonymity |
Open Magazine. The multiple exploits of Nagvenkar, the journalist who exposed Goa’s paid news racket, pulled off a prank by planting a fake Nazi story in several well-read dailies, and has held up a mirror to the media in other ways … “It is absolutely normal,” says Nagvenkar, “to go to a press conference for political candidates and be handed press releases with Rs 500 or Rs 1,000 notes attached. Many, if not most, of these guys pocket the notes as if nothing happened. “Here in Goa, people don’t like those who speak straight or act real.” … “I was sickened by how the media had recently reported on the Scarlett Keeling and Arushi Talwar murders, using any rumour that came their way,” he says … 2,053 words. Full Text.
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| Tourism: A pleasure trip no more |
30 Jan: Herald. Garbage, bad infrastructure, exorbitant taxi rates plague the tourism industry in the state. It is time the government formulate tourism policies which will maximise profit potential of the industry, generate foreign exchange earnings and create employment opportunities … Full Text.
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| Goa Elections: Fr Bismarque’s house attacked in St Estevam |
28 Jan: Navhind Times. An aspiring candidate for the March 3 state assembly elections, Father Bismarque Dias, has demanded police protection till the election ends, after his house in St Estevam was attacked by some unknown persons, who also threatened him if he contested the elections… 663 words. Full Text.
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| GOAN VOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 29 JAN, 2012 |
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28 Jan: Australian Open 2012 Men's Doubles Final. Leander Paes/Radek Stepanek vs Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan. Leander Paes, the name itself says. Leander - one of the best doubles player in the World. In this Video you see his Career Grandslam moments. The final of the Australian Open 2012. Martina Navratilova was present on the occasion. 12m. 48s. |
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| Toronto: Vera Santamaria brings the funny |
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28 Jan: Globe and Mail. "I live in Hollywood," Vera Santamaria (photo) tells
me. "My family are all, 'Oooh, Hollywood!' But, actually, it's like living
on Yonge Street." … She lived in the Rexdale area of Toronto. "My
parents were very protective, so they liked the kids [she has one brother and
one sister] to stay at home and watch TV… her parents came to Canada from
India in 1969, her mother was an educational assistant and dad is an elementary
school teacher … she co-created the comedy series How
To Be Indie about a young South Asian girl trying to fit into school
and life in Canada… She had few contacts, but a meeting with bosses of the
NBC comedy Outsourced … When NBC cancelled Outsourced last year, she was
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| Football: Video: Two Goan boys to train in Denmark |
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28 Jan: Prudent Media English News. Dempo's
talented teenage duo, Mapusa based Myron Fernandes, 18, and Betalbatim based Aniston
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| Death: Patricia Monte |
29 Jan: Benaulim, Goa. PATRICIA F. GERALDINA MONTE. (Born 1931; ex-Zanzibar). Spouse of late Pedro. Funeral service ar 3:30pm on 30 Jan. ar St John the Baptist Church, Benaulim. Photo. Full Text.
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| Beauty at a cost. Cost of Cosmetic surgery in Goa |
30 Jan: Herald. Bharati Pawaskar peels off the layers to take acloser look at the changing face of cosmetic surgery in Goa … In the US seven billion Americans undergo cosmetic surgeries in a year and Goa is getting recognition as a global destination for aesthetic surgeries … Goa, along with the metro cities is gaining weight as a cosmetic surgery centre on the medical tourism map … tourists and visitors from the UK, USA and Australia tend to spend more as they can rest and relax after surgery in Goa. The cost of these surgeries abroad is nearly three times higher… 675 words.
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| UK: Memories sought for Indian artist's war exhibition |
29 Jan: Wandsworth Guardian (UK). Baptist Coelho,, from Mumbai, wants to hear from local residents, ex military or family, relatives and friends of soldiers who were connected to the First and Second World Wars - and/or current wars and conflicts. Mr Coelho, who has been awarded an artist residency in the UK, wants to use the history of Battersea Park and the borough during WWI and WWII as a starting point for his Mapping (Thoughts) London - Wandsworth, 2011-12… relatives and friends of soldiers who were connected to the First and Second World Wars - and/or current wars and conflicts. Mr Coelho, who has been awarded an artist residency in the UK, wants to use the history of Battersea Park and the borough during WWI and WWII as a starting point for his Mapping (Thoughts) London - Wandsworth, 2011-12… Full Text.
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| Football: Video + Text: Goan derby ends in a goalless draw |
29 Jan: Goal.com. Dempo vs Salgaocar. The strikers of the two teams were guilty of spurning gilt edged chances in an end-to-end encounter filled with numerous goal scoring opportunities... Text + Video, 2m. 15s at the link below Full Text.
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| Attacks on women baffles Goa police |
29 Jan: IBNS. Disturbed by the spate of sex attacks on teenage girls, including rape of a two-year-old infant, Goa police is most likely to issue safety advisory for women. The state recently witnessed two separate cases of rape, molestation and kidnapping incidents in different parts of the capital city while Colva police station in South Goa, is probing another case of sexual assault on a two year old baby… “We are asking the women to remain vigilant and not to leave their minor children at the hands of unknown person or alone,” said a senior officer… 578 words. Full Text.
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| Siemens begins operations at two factories in Verna |
29 Jan: Times of India. German electrical and telecommunications multinational company, Siemens AG, has begun operations at two new factories in Verna… The state-of-the-art units, built with an investment of 200cr, will have their own in-house research and development units and will manufacture a range of low and medium voltage energy automation products for power distribution of industries, utilities, power plants, infrastructure and cities… It is the first of its kind outside Europe, and only the third in the Siemens world after Germany and United Kingdom… Full Text.
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| Seminar: Equal distribution of water needed |
29 Jan: Times of India. Tourism has led to increased dependence on piped water supply in the coastal areas of Goa… There should be equal distribution of water to people in coastal areas, UK-based NGO Tourism Concern stated in its study on water depletion in Goa's tourist areas. "Hotels are charged the same rate as domestic water consumers despite lakhs of litres of water usage by them, as against the lesser quantity of water usage by households," Rachel Noble of Tourism Concern said at the seminar of ground water depletion in Goa on Saturday in Panaji … Full Text.
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| Russians in Goa waiting to fly back |
29 Jan: IBNS. The Russian Consulate in Mumbai is trying to extend all possible aid to its stranded passengers at Goa’s Dabolim international airport after the air carriers refused to carry them as Moscow’s biggest tour operator Lanta Tur ‘ran out of cash to fund’ the chartered company… Over 8000 Russians holidaying in Goa through Lanta Tur Travel Company are likely to get affected… It has been learnt that the insurance company with which the agency has tied up has withdrawn itself from providing any financial help… Full Text.
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| Michael Fernandes held for Porvorim armed robbery |
29 Jan: Times of India. Hours after they allegedly robbed a house in Porvorim at gun point, Michael Fernandes, Anil Yadav and Vijay Swami were arrested by the police on Saturday. Fernandes, a notorious criminal had twice escaped from police custody and is an "inter-state criminal" involved in over 50 crime cases in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra… Full Text.
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| Check Out A Curry |
28 Jan: The Daily Mail. Weekend Magazine. (UK). Page 67. If you enjoy Indian food, have a look at www.cookinacurry.co.uk written by British chef Maunika Gowardhan, originally from Mumbai. This is an inspiring blog of her family recipes, ranging from dishes like pineapple and black pepper chutney to Goan vindaloo pork and coastal prawn curry…
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| Special fares to India. Africa & Faraway Places |
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| Canada: Aerotours/Aerosafaris |
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Specialists in Safaris to East and South Africa. Tours to India and Sri Lanka.
*Mount Kilimanjaro Climb *Mountain Gorilla Trekking *Golden Triangle Tour
(Rajastan) *Kerala Backwater Cruises/Tours
Contact Tim Remedios or Nick de Mello. E-Mail:aerotours@hotmail.com
Tel # (905)279 3920 www.aerosafaris.com |
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| Acron |
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Acron, Goa's leading edge developers since 1988 presents eco-friendly apartments and villas
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| Website: http://www.acronindia.com |
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| Goa Holiday Homes |
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Do you want comprehensive information on Goa, properties for sale, rent, hotels,
flights, Goan music, videos, recipes , beaches and a lot more? Visit www.GoaHolidayHomes.com |
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| UK: Olde Goa Food Products |
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| Tito’s – Where Else?! |
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| Tito’s, Baga, Goa – Founded in 1971 by the late Tito & Lucille De Souza (ex-Mombasa & Nairobi)
Nightclubs, restaurants, supermarkets, apartments, signature villas and more
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| Website: http://www.titos.in |
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