GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 03 DECEMBER, 2009
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| Video: Slow Joe | ||
 3 Dec: L'Express (France). Transmusicales Rennes welcome Slow Joe & The Ginger
Accident. The unlikely meeting between an Indian singer aged 66 and Cedric de
La Chapelle, a musician from Lyon on holiday in Goa. 4m. 07s. Click
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| Death: Edgar Fernandes | ||
1 Dec: Sangolda, Goa. EDGAR LAZARINHO FERNANDES (Born 1951; Ex-Otis Elevators Co. Saudi Arabia). Beloved husband of Maria; Loving father of Benroy/Nisha (Dubai) & Grenville/Suman (Amsterdam). Funeral on 4th Dec. at Guirim. Full details at the link below.
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| Slow Joe, the sexagenarian, sings tonight | ||
 2 Dec: Liberation (France). Slow Joe has come a long way. The 66 year-old Joseph Rocha abandoned drugs after "thirty-five years of wasted life" … he will play tonight for the first time on the stage of Transmusicales Rennes in France … He is all set for the release of an album in spring 2010… Text in French, 594 words
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| Video: Goa prepares for St Francis Xavier Feast | ||
 2 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The Traffic police have ordered the diversion of vehicular traffic on the 3rd of December - the death anniversary of St. Francis Xavier at old Goa for the smooth flow of traffic en route to the feast venue… 2m. 31s.
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| Deaths 29 Nov: Canada. DOROTHY MENEZES (nee D'Souza). Wife of Paul. Mother of Hansel & Samantha. Memorial Mass on 4 Dec at Bandra, Mumbai. Click here. 28 Nov: Toronto. PATRICK PINTO (Aged o 74). Beloved husband of Maureen. Cherished brother of Queenie, Angela and Jennifer. Dear brother-in-law of Ronnie (Maureen), Colette and Billie. Pine Hills Visitation Centre, 625 Birchmount Road for a Memorial Service on Friday, Dec. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow. Donations in memory of Patrick may be made to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation. Click here. 29 Nov: Cortalim, Goa. ANTONIO (TOMACINHO) SANTANA RODRIGUES (Born 1936). Husband of Felomena. Father of Alice/Agnelo (Canada), Shirley/Denzyl (Dubai), Anne/Derek (Canada), Edwin (Congo). Funeral on 4 Dec at Cortalim. | ||
| Mississauga: Patrick Mendes supports Mayor McCallion 3 Dec: National Post (Canada). Hundreds of residents packed into the Mississauga Convention Centre last night for an emphatic tribute to Hazel Mc-Callion … "We are the wind in Hurricane Hazel," organizer Patrick Mendes said. "We will not let our Mayor down."… 630 words + photo. Click here. For a photo of Patrick Mendes, click here. | ||
| Seraphino Antao remembered by Sir Menzies Campbell 21 Nov: The Telegraph (UK, Magazine section). “In July 1964 I was 23 years old and competing in the AAA men's championships at White City in London. This photograph is of me breaking the tape as I won the 220 yards in 21.1 seconds. Behind me is Seraphino Antao from Kenya… [For the photo select the link below] more info... | ||
| Mumbai: Goa Portuguesa 2 Dec: Daily News and Analysis. Suhas and Deepa Awchat are affable foodies, the restaurant – Goa Portuguesa -- which is just an extension of their passion for food and good living, follows suit… It is 21years old today… Soon, South Mumbai and a few other suburbs might see a chain of Awchat's eateries, with 22-year-old son Sudesh joining in… 346 words + photo. Full Text. more info... | ||
| Relics of St Xavier still a draw 3 Dec: Times of India … Until about half a century back these relics were known as "incorrupt body of St Francis Xavier". The change in terminology to "sacred relics" came about since what actually remains in the urn in Goa is, "a shrivelled skull, two legs, the left arm and hand, and heaps of bones, loose vertebrae, ribs or fragments of ribs and pieces of skin." This was found by Dr Wolfango da Silva and Dr Pacheco de Figueredo who examined the body in 1951… 775 words. Full Text. | ||
| Mafia from Russia hasn't invested in Goa: Kamat 3 Dec: Daily News & Analysis. Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat said, " There are many tourists who have bought old houses in north Goa and have married Goan women." … However, Kamat denied the Russian mafia had invested in Goa. "Many Russians have invested and we have given their details to the Enforcement Directorate that will soon give a report on the issue. But there is no report of the Russian mafia investing in Goa …” 243 words. Full Text. | ||
| Russian tourist accuses Goa politician of rape attempt 2 Dec: IANS. A Russian woman tourist has accused a Goan politician of attempting to rape her. According to a complaint filed at the Colva police station Wednesday, the Russian, 25, said that John Fernandes, an aspiring politician from a regional political party, tried to rape her after offering her a lift in his car Tuesday night… 229 words. Click here. 3 Dec: Herald. John Fernandes refutes the allegations. Click here. | ||
| European immigration officials plan job portal 2 Dec: IANS. Immigration officials from Europe and Asia have recommended a multinational portal on the European job market to tackle increasing illegal migration across the globe… The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on management of migratory flows, held in Goa, resolved to start a comprehensive job portal catering to the European continent … 261 words. Full Text. | ||
| Waiting Game: Mum Of Jailed Brit Urges Action 2 Dec: Sky News. Patrick Malluzzo was arrested in 2004 and sentenced to 10 years for "trafficking dangerous and psychotropic drugs". In Goa he had met up with another Brit and police found a bag containing cannabis resin which Malluzzo denies having anything to do with him … The 32-year-old from Kent has been waiting for his appeal to be heard by the Rajasthan high court since August 2006… 1277 words + photos. Full Text. more info... | ||
| Video: Vishwajeet Rane appears all set to join Congress 2 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Health minister Vishwajeet Rane appears to be all set to make his entry into the Congress fold. With the BJP being in disarray, especially with the recent electoral reverses suffered by it, this definitely is the most opportune moment to do the switch over. 3m. 43s. Full Text. | ||