GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 22 AUGUST, 2009
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| Death: Simon Dias | |||
16 Aug: Varca, Goa. SIMON DIAS (Ex Shiroda, Goa & Norway). Husband of Maria
(Norway). Loving father of Sandra/Nelson Sequeira (USA); Leopold/Dr Elizabeth
(Betty) Heredia Dias (Norway); Dr Sofia Dias/Joao Paulo Cota (London). Grandfather
of Rachel & Nelson Jr. (USA); Amanda & Ethan (USA); Ian (UK). Funeral
on 22 Aug. at 4:00 pm to Our Lady of Gloria Church, Varca, for Mass and Burial.
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| Goa: "Medieval Goa" Released | |||
21 Aug: Joel D’Souza. The revised edition of Dr Teotonio de Souza's popular book "Medieval Goa" was released by NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro at the GCCI Hall in Panjim on August 21, 2009. L-R: Guest of honour Dr Deobagkar, Vice Chancellor of Goa University, Faleiro and author Dr Teotonio de Souza. The release function was preceded by a lively panel discussion. For the album of 6 photographs, select the link below. | |||
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| Darryl Telles: Gay football lovers on the game | |||
 12 Aug: BBC. "Institutionalised homophobia" in English football is turning
gay players and supporters away from the game … Darryl Telles has been targeted
by his own club's supporters. He is a season ticket holder at Tottenham Hotspur
and goes to matches with 12 other gay supporters… Click
here. Darryl Telles was born in Nairobi. He is the Founder of the Gay Football Supporters' Network http://www.gfsn.org.uk/ and Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Area Manager for Southwark, London | |||
| Shefali Alvares: Daddy’s not-so-little girl | |||
 20 Aug: Mumbai Mirror. The level-headed Shefali Alvares, daughter of renowned city musician Joe Alvares, seems to be hitting all the right notes… The 25-year-old will be performing at Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach with her band…Shefali has been performing since the age of 13… The band: Floyd Fernandes (guitars), Sheldon D’Souza (bass), Jay Row Kavi (drums) and Jarvis Menezes (keyboards)… 715 words. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Toronto: Xavier Fernandes: Starry Night Showcases Artists 22 Aug: Orillia Packet & Times. Photo with caption: Time flies when you are having fun and artist Xavier Fernandes is looking forward to having a lot of fun at tonight’s 5th annual Starry Night art studio tour … more details.. | |||
| Holiday Finale in Goa 22 Aug: Vorarlberger Nachrichten (Austria). One of the nicest ways to end a gruelling trip to India is a beach holiday in Goa… Here there are many large resort hotels, one of the noblest, the Leela Kempinski which has everything from golf to horse riding… Recently Hillary and Bill Clinton were there. . . Photo + text. more details.. | |||
| Germany: Hans Egon Wolff: A long list of good deeds 22 Aug: NWZ (Germany). On Friday, Hans Egon Wolff on Friday was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany… Since 1994 his Association for Aid to Education in India has supported 500 students with scholarships and vocational training in tourism in a school in Siolim, Goa … Photo + text in German. more details.. | |||
| Bringing Bollywood to books 19 Aug: Ealing Gazette (UK). Puneet Bhandal from Hillingdon is now enjoying success as an author. Her book Double Take, is set on a beach location in Goa and based on a character called Deepar, a troubled actress who experiences the uglier side of fame when she is targeted by a stalker… Double Take is available in bookstores and at www.bollywoodseries.com. For more information about Puneet, visit www.puneetbhandal.com 773 words. more details.. | |||
| NRI Commissioner honoured on Eminent Goans Day 21 Aug: United News of India. Eminent Goans Day was observed today by felicitating Commissioner for NRI Affairs and former external affairs minister Eduardo Faleiro at Raia today. The state power minister Aleixo Sequeira honoured Falrieo with a shawl and a memento at the function organised by Goa Cultural and Social Centre. more details.. | |||
| Outgoing Indian Navy chief to drop anchor in Goa 21 Aug: IANS. When Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta retires next week, chances are he will permanently drop anchor in Goa, the state his wife belongs to and where his “roots” are… The navy chief is married to the Maria Teresa, daughter of Goa’s first leader of opposition, the late Jack Sequeira… 444 words. more details.. | |||
| The Right to Freedom of Speech 22 Aug: Herald. Letter by Alfred de Tavares, Sweden and other. … The conditional threat of imprisonment issued against Samir Kelekar and Peter Fernandes for speaking their mind in public is an infringement on their fundamental right to peaceful free speech … I ask all Goans to sign on with us in this symbolic stand to affirm the principle that in a free democracy ordinary citizens, individually and collectively, are no less powerful than any branch of their government or any elected representative that serves at their pleasure. 309 words. more details.. | |||
| Alexander Frater: A Wet Week in Goa 21 Aug: Gourmet Magazine (USA). A romantic adventurer obsessed with monsoons visits India during the deluge… He meets Ashwin Tombat, editor of the Herald … Mario Cabral, Goa’s leading man of letters …J. P. Singh, Goa’s chief secretary… Agnello d’Souza, Chef of Hotel Mandovi … Alexander Frater is a writer who lives in London … Photo + 2168 words. more details.. | |||
| Site Watch: Goanet-health 21 Aug: From Dr Herman Carneiro: Goanet-health is a network of Goan doctors and health professionals around the world… This network is comprised of doctors and health professionals, such as epidemiologists and allied health professionals. We encourage you to share your research and expertise to help improve the health of Goans worldwide and healthcare in Goa… For more information select the link below. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Farmers oppose sports city 21 Aug: IANS. Farmers in Goa who have been opposing the sports ministry’s move to acquire their land to build a ’sports city’ for the 2011 National Games now allege that the government is using the police to coerce them into parting with their ancestral farms… The proposed sports city, which is supposed to be the venue of the National Games 2011, is spread over 1.3 million sq m, cutting across two villages in north Goa. 550 words. more details.. | |||
| Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Broadcasters need to break out of the ghetto 20 Aug: Independent (UK). The BBC appears to have capitulated to some Sikh loudmouths who complained that one of the daily presenters, Adil Ray, (a Muslim) insulted their faith on a programme. It took the show off its website, thus encouraging the next lot of obscurantists… 380 words. more details.. | |||
| Tortured' Briton's appeal hope 21 Aug: BBC. The family of a man held in an Indian jail for nearly six years after a "blatant miscarriage of justice" are hoping he may soon get an appeal. Patrick Malluzzo, 32, was jailed after cannabis was found in a bag of his that a friend was looking after… He was backpacking in India when a friend took his bag from Rajasthan to Goa so he could travel light… 486 words. more details.. | |||
| Indian supermodel tries to have British husband deported 21 Aug: The Telegraph (UK). One of India's top supermodels, Ujjwala Raut, is attempting to have Craig Sterry, her estranged British husband deported following a series of violent rows… Mr Sterry, who now runs a film business in Goa, has applied to the country's Supreme Court alleging his wife used violence and abuse against him. Click here. Supreme Court to hear plea on Monday 21 Aug: PTI. The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition filed by British national Craig Maxwell Sterry, estranged husband of super model Ujjawala Raut, challenging the Centre's decision to cancel his Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card… Click here. | |||
