GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 06 DECEMBER, 2009
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| Jacquelin Nazareth: Come Find Me | ||
 4 Dec: Coastweek (Kenya). Well known Kenyan singer Jacquelin Nazareth-Tomaschko,
has held a most successful launch in Diani for her new book on the environment,
specifically written for children. 'Come Find Me' is a slim volume that is entertaining
and colourfully illustrated and is about some of the creatures and trees found
in Diani Forest… At the book launch Jacqui was attired as Mother Nature -
a tree bedecked with greenery and a toy colobus monkey sitting on her shoulder…
551 words. Click here. For a music video (4m. 43s.) featuring Jacquelin Nazareth click here. | ||
| Death: Maria A. Fernandes | ||
 5 Dec: Sangolda, Goa. MARIA A. FERNANDES (Born 1948; Ex-Saudi Arabia). Wife of
late Edgar Lazarinho
Fernandes (buried 4 Dec 09). Loving mother of Benroy/Nisha (Dubai) & Grenville/Suman
(Amsterdam). Funeral on 6th Dec. at Guirim. Full details at the link below. | ||
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| Death: Dr Paulo Ramalho | ||
 4 Dec: Lisbon. DR PAULO SOUSA RAMALHO (Lini). (Professor Catedratico do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa). Beloved husband of Natalia. Funeral on Mon. 7 Dec. in Lisbon.
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| Goa: Twist in Russian tour operator's rape case | ||
 5 Dec: NDTV. The Russian friend [photo] who was with the victim that night denied the charges. She has filed an affidavit with the police saying "no rape took place" and "John Fernandes dropped us home in his car. I was with her till she was dropped home." But the statement comes at a time when the 25-year-old victim has alleged she is under pressure to dilute the case… 319 words. | ||
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| Video: Russian victim of alleged rape accuses police of intimidation | ||
5 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The Russian girl who was allegedly molested by a politician in South Goa has accused the State police of trying to hush up the case by asking her to tone down the complaint. The victim girl told reporters that Goa police threatened her not to pursue the case or else her visa will be cancelled…5m. 43s.
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| Death Michael D’Souza 5 Dec: Bandra, Mumbai. MICHAEL D’SOUZA. Husband of Magdaline. Father of Joseph/Philomena; Allwyn/Ronnie; Jennifer (Canada); Shalini/Matthew (USA). Funeral on 7 Dec at Bandra. | ||
| 'Tourism can promote good human relations' 6 Dec: Times of India. While tourism can contribute positively to the development of a country and to the prosperity of its people, it can also be wrongly exploited to turn it against the genuine interests of the human person, said the archbishop of Goa, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao on Saturday while releasing two books on tourism in Goa and how to curtail the negative impacts of tourism in the state. 474 words. Full Text. | ||
| Vince Cable: Food: What's in your basket 6 Dec: The Observer (UK)…. My late wife Olympia was Goan and I've been to India many times. I love the food there. We used to do our shopping in Southall, where you can find cheap but wonderful fruit like mangoes, vegetables and spices. I didn't do much of the cooking, as Olympia did a lot - I was the under-chef and did some of the chopping… 879 words. Full Text. | ||
| We invite tourists to Goa and then harass them: Minister 6 Dec: IANS. Enough is enough, Goa Tourism Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco said, severely criticising the Goa police for harassing a Russian rape victim. He said Goa invited tourists from Russia and all over the world to its beaches, only to end up being harassed by the authorities here… Full Text. | ||
| Want to rent latest bikes? Head to Goa 6 Dec: IANS. If you fancy riding the latest sports bikes but can’t afford one, fly down to Goa and rent a super bike for as little as Rs.350 a day and get set for a long ride. “Youngsters love to ride new and latest models. So we invest in such bikes and recover our costs easily,” Johnny Gonsalves, who rents bikes, told IANS. 491 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Joseph Braganza 5 Dec: Alto Porvorim, Goa. JOSEPH P.T. BRAGANZA (Born in 1921in Kisumu, brought up in Bombay (St. Xavier's School). Worked at the BEST & then in the civil service in Kenya & Uganda). Beloved husband of Annie. Father of Peter (Bino) and Alan. Grandfather of Jeremy and Paul. Retired to Bombay & then to the Goa that he loved. Condolences to peter.braganza@gmail.com | ||
| Abhaya Case: Accused Nun Seeks Compensation 4 Dec: SAR News. A Catholic nun accused in the murder of another nun at a convent in Kerala has sought compensation from a national investigating agency for “tarnishing” her image by leaking the result of a virginity test conducted on her. Sister Sephy, one of the three accused in the sensational murder of Sister Abhaya in 1992, is seeking compensation from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)… Full Text. more info... | ||
| Goa bombers had 3 successful dry runs, botched up actual strike 6 Dec: Indian Express. Less than two months before they allegedly set out to explode bombs at Diwali celebrations in Goa on October 16, the Sanatan Sanstha members—who were killed when one of the bombs went off prematurely—and their accomplices are believed to have conducted at least three successful trial runs in Goa and Maharashtra… 184 words. Full Text. | ||
| Can Sam Cooke rouse Goa from its trance? 5 Dec: The National (UAE). Lizette and I are throwing a party to test the spirit of freedom said to reside in Goa … we head into town with Lizette taping our party flyers to the fronts of buildings and the backs of parked rickshaws … We’ve invited hundreds of people and yet the beach is empty around us…. Later one by one, the crowd grows to about a dozen – DJs, journalists, teachers, holidaymakers, kids – sitting around a record player, listening to music and, in the words of Sam Cooke, having a party. At 10pm, we are feeling a measure of success … Around 1.30am I am figuring it’s a job well done but the party only ends sometime in the early morning when police come brandishing batons at people who are skinny dipping in the ocean… 1174 words + photo. Full Text. | ||
| Party ends in accident 6 Dec: Herald. The official vehicle of Goa’s Director General of Police (DGP) was involved in an accident at 4 am on Saturday. It was being driven by the DGP’s son. In the car was also Antonio Sequeira, son of Power Minister Aleixo Sequeira along with the son of a public prosecutor and two other youth … The Power Minister requested the electronic media not to highlight the incident… 532 words. Full Text. | ||
| Lesser foreign tourists this festive season 6 Dec: Navhind Times. Only 95 flights have been scheduled to land this month as against 119 last year … The state had received 615 charter flights last year and this year the number could just reach 550 flights… the number of foreign tourists arriving in November was 22,180 as against 25,788 last year… 653 words. Full Text. | ||
| Portuguese Diaspora 5 Dec: Noticias Sabado (Portugal). Off the A1 highway in Santa Maria da Feira, is a restaurant famous due to the unique figure of its owner, chef Louis Sottomayor, whose father is Angolan and mother a Goan … The Xacuti and sausage are very good, extremely well made, with the flavors of Goa from his mother… 495 words + photo Full Text. | ||
| Drugs circulate freely on Goa’s beaches 3 Dec: La Press (France). The image is a cliche, two foreign tourists walking on the beach in Anjuna, Goa and in their wake, a local follows offering illegal drugs...do you want some hashish he asks, casting a glance around him...when did this culture spread in Goa?...according to an informant, the young leave their studies and take to drug trafficking lured by the prospects of easy money… 504 words. [Translated from the French by Selma]. Full Text. | ||
| Win An Exotic Holiday For Two In Goa 5 Dec: Daily Record (UK). We are giving one lucky reader and a friend the chance to jet off to beautiful Goa on a two week exotic and luxurious holiday. How To Enter: Correctly answer this question for the chance to win: Q: What country is Goa a part of? A: A) Australia B) India C) China Then call by Fri Dec 11 … Full Text. | ||
| Mumbai forever 5 Dec: Daily News & Analysis. Enriched with in-depth historical research and exclusive photographs, Bombay: Then and Mumbai Now by Jim Masselos and Naresh Fernandes documents the transformation of the once ‘insignificant cluster of islets’ into one of the most exciting spots for cultural exchange in South Asia … it captures the city’s chaotic but spirited present, and brings this elusive city to you — from the stories of the first Goan migrants to the lives of native Koli fishermen… Photo. Full Text. | ||
| Goa police's U-turn, presses rape charge against politician 6 Dec: PTI. Doing a U-turn on the alleged sexual assault of a Russian employee of a five-star hotel here, Goa police today pressed rape charge against a politician of the state, who was named the accused in the case, and took a fresh statement from the woman. 244 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: BJP threatens to expose corruption in mining sector 5 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Alleging that the State government supports illegal mining and that corruption in Goa’s mining industry had reached unacceptable levels, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday vowed to expose “several Madhu Kodas” in the state, during the forthcoming legislative assembly session, which will be held from 15th to 18th December. Mr Parrikar was referring to the former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore scam… 3m.09s. Full Text. | ||