GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 08 DECEMBER, 2009
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Football: A new dawn. By Vivek Menezes
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Oct. 2009. GQ India. Indians have played football for over 120 years, yet our national team is among the world’s worst … For decades, the beautiful game has looked breathtakingly ugly in this country... But in Goa, Dempo FC is spearheading a revival. Their dream: to get India back into the World Cup. Have they gone nuts? pdf. 993 words + photos.
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Malaysia: Bridget Menezes: Inner growth - A cleansed path
8 Dec: New Straits Times. Honesty and cleanliness go together. When we walk the path of spirituality we aim for cleanliness…. By Bridget Menezes, author of Self- Empowerment. Catch her inspirational words on RTM Traxx FM (KL 90.3), Mondays to Fridays at 10.03am. 254 words. Click here.
For a profile of Bridget Menezes, click here.
Portugal to sell Goa Relics to the U.S.
7 Dec: Correio da Manha (Portugal). Two important pieces Indo-Portuguese art, dating from the seventeenth century, are about to be sold to the U.S. One is a four metre wood carving from the Convent of St. Augustine, Old Goa, valued at around 270,000 euros, … The other item is a painting that belonged to same church, valued at 77 500 euros… Mario Roque, owner of the antique pieces, explained that there is an export application to the Ministry of Culture and that he was in the final stages in the negotiations with an American museum… This would be seen as a huge loss of Portuguese heritage… 418 words + photo. For the Portuguese original, click here.
For a machine translation into English, click here.
Headley visited Goa, surveyed 2 beaches
7 Dec: Hindustan Times. David Coleman Headley (photo), in custody in the US on charges of terror, was in Goa early last year and extensively surveyed two beaches - Arambol and Anjuna - popular among tourists. The information comes at a time when a team from the FBI, which arrested him is visiting India… 174 words. Click here.
7 Dec: New York Times. Chicago Man Is Charged in 2008 Attack on Mumbai. David Coleman Headley, 49, an American citizen who is the son of a former Pakistani diplomat and a Philadelphia socialite, conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years prior to the attack…. Click here.
Video: Russian rape: Bail Verdict Delayed
Postponed to Tuesday 7 Dec: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Even as the police sought custodial interrogation of politician John Fernandes, accused in a Russian girl's rape case, a local court on Monday postponed its final order on his anticipatory bail petition to Tuesday. [NDTV photo of John Fernandes ] 3m. 02s.
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News Summary
Goa Russian rape case: John Fernandes gets bail
8 Dec: ZeeNews… John Fernandes’ defence lawyer pointed to the medical report - submitted by the police - which said that the intercourse was not forced… The girl’s lawyer Vikram Verma expressed surprise that the cops were downplaying the assault and terming it just normal… 284 words. Full Text.
Goa: Second test on Russian girl rules out rape
8 Dec: CNN-IBN… A second medical report now suggests that she may not have been raped after all. The report rules out forceful intercourse citing no vaginal tears or injury… Earlier the Goa police had said the report indicated that there were thirteen injury marks on her body… 211 words. Full Text.
Goa rape victim's friend claims cover up
8 Dec: Times Now TV. Melroy Alva, a friend of the victim - frustrated, finally breaks the silence: My friend is a victim; we expected things to be better for us. But it looks like we are the accused… 325 words. Full Text.
Lack of police force an impediment to policing in Goa: Naik
8 Dec: Indian Express. Admitting that lack of police force is an impediment to security of tourists in the state, Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik said, at times, it reflects badly on the law and order situation… Naik termed this instance of rape as an "isolated" case as "both of them knew each other." 201 words. Full Text.
No criminal action against three Goa cops in abuse case: Police
8 Dec: PTI. Three Goa police constables, who have been found guilty of sexually abusing a girl inside a police van and allegedly preparing a video clip, are likely to be let off with minor punishment as there is no complaint against them… 326 words. Full Text.
Subsidise Catholic pilgrimage to Holy Land: NGO
8 Dec: UNI. A NGO has urged Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to seriously consider subsidising, on the lines of Andhra Pradesh, the Catholic pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Israel … 418 words. more info...
Death: Wolfang de Souza
29 Nov: Ealing, London, UK. WOLFANGO DE SOUZA (ex Barclay's staff of Jinja and Kampala Uganda). Husband of Ivy. Father of Savio, Yvert and Wolfango jnr. The funeral is to take place at St John Fisher (R.C.) Church, Western Ave., Perivale, Middx.UB6 8DQ on Friday 11th Dec at 11am and the burial to take place thereafter at Greenford Park Cemetery, Greenford. We would also like you to take part in the wake - arrangements for this are still being made. Should you wish, a donation to the Parkinson's Disease Society would be preferred instead of flowers - forms for this will be provided at the mass. For further information please contact Savio on 020 8997 9875 or email fango@hotmail.co.uk Condolences to savio.london@yahoo.it
The Bottom Line: Goa: India's tourist paradise gone wrong
8 Dec: Business Times Singapore. Around the world, tourism is on the whole seen as a valuable economic service but in Goa, this is turning out to be a double edged sword… Goa suffers from massive environmental degradation, high property prices, foreigners illegally buying up land, villages facing water shortages, rampant drug abuse, trafficking in women and children, and locals feeling marginalised in their own land… 823 words. Full Text.
Property giants bet big on Goa
8 Dec: Business Standard. Property majors DLF, Parsvnath and a host of others are reviving their interest in tourist hotspot Goa, hoping that renewed investor interest will drive their home sales… But not everything is hunky-dory in this tiny state. Initially, DLF’s River Valley project faced agitation from local villagers and non-government organisations on environment issues…The amount of permissions required in Goa is the highest compared to other parts of the country… 510 words. Full Text.
Book Release: Coconut: The Art of Coconut Craft
7 Dec: “Coconut: The Art of Coconut Craft”, a book written by master craftsman Vijaydatta Lotlikar, was released by Nikhil U Desai, MD, Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Dev Corp Ltd, at an impressive function held at Institute Menezes Braganza Art Gallery, Panjim, Goa, India, on December 7, 2009, at 4 pm. Beautiful utility articles designed by Lotlikar from the coconut shell were also on display. The book has been published by Goa 1556 http://goa1556.goa-india.org Frederick Noronha. Price Rs.195. For a photo, select the link below. Full Text.
Seven antiques stolen from Siolim church
7 Dec: Times of India. Seven statues of inestimable heritage value were stolen from the over 340-year-old Our Lady of Sea church of Oxel, Siolim, on Saturday night. According to rough estimates the seven statues, including two ivory images, are said to be worth Rs 10 lakh, their antique quality makes putting a price to them difficult… 382 words. Full Text.
Rohit’s Monserrate trial in rape case adjourned for second time
8 Dec: Herald. The trial of Rohit Monserrate, son of Education Minister Babush Monseratte, who is facing charges for allegedly raping a minor German girl, was adjourned for the second time today as the complainants did not appear before the Children’s Court for hearing… 271 words. Full Text.
CBI failure lets Scarlet Keeling’s death accused off hook
8 Dec: Herald. It has come to light that total failure on the part of CBI to prove that one accused Julio Lobo stayed with the teenager Scarlet Keeling in a rented premise led to his acquittal in the Children’s Court here… 435 words. Full Text.
Prominent politician accused of raping Russian
7 Dec: Cripo (Russia). A 25-year old Russian woman had stated that she was raped by a prominent politician in Goa. Doctors found 13 marks on her body which proved that she resisted the attacker … 387 words. Full Text.
12 Goan diaspora youth connect to land of forefathers
7 Dec: Times of India. Emotions and excitement ran high at the Goa Chitra museum on Sunday as 12 Goan diaspora youth from Canada, UK, France and Mozambique experienced the overwhelming feelings of "coming home" as they interacted with the locals here in an attempt to connect to the land belonging to their forefathers. .. "It's like they own two different homes, but belong to neither," was how Aldina and Victor Gomes of the Goa Chitra museum attempted to describe their predicament… 379 words. Click here.
For a video clip of the Goa Chitra Museum, click here.
Pernem villagers up the ante against Mopa airport
7 Dec: Navhind Times. Raising their ante against the proposed Mopa airport project, which has received in principle approval from the Centre, the villagers from Pernem taluka on Sunday held a meeting asserting that they would not part with their land for the proposed project… Full Text.
Anglo-Indians seek Vatican intervention in Kerala church row
7 Dec: IANS. Anglo-Indian MP Charles Dias has sought the intervention of the Vatican to end alleged “discrimination” against the community by the Latin Catholic hierarchy in Kerala… the claim comes after an alleged move to take over control of the ancient Infant Jesus Church of Ernakulam, which the community says, belongs exclusively to the Anglo-Indians… 552 words. Full Text.
Video: How the Goa blasts plan went wrong
7 Dec: NDTV. Investigations into the pre-Diwali bomb blasts in Goa have shown that the bombers had conducted at least three successful trial runs in Goa and Maharashtra… 2 min 09 sec. Full Text.