GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 20 DECEMBER, 2009
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| Jordan de Souza: Sing In - A Montreal Tradition | |||
 20 Dec: CBC Radio 2 (Canada). Choral-2Canada's contribution to today's Joy To
The World broadcast (a day long celebration of choral Christmas music from around
the world) comes to us from Montreal. In Canada we can hear the broadcast at 5
p.m. and twenty-some other countries will be listening. The programme features
the Choir of The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul under the direction of Jordan
de Souza [photo] … Click
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| Lovelorn bully cop learns the hard way | |||
20 Dec: Herald. Constable Damodar Gawde [photo] came a Panaji hospital on Saturday to meet a lady doctor to seek her hand in marriage against her wishes… He told her that no one could do anything to him given his position… Gawde has been suspended as it involves criminal intimidation… 325 words.
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| Escape from Goa | |||
19 Dec: Diario de Noticias (Portugal). In Dec 1961, hundreds of women and children
arrived in Lisbon fleeing the "vile aggressor." On 31 Dec… 525
people arrived in a plane of 105 seats … The Lisbon reception of these wives
and children of Army, PSP and civil servants was affectionate and fraternal…
579 words + 5 photos. For the Portuguese original, click
here. For a machine translation, click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| Death: Alex Santos 19 Dec: Mumbai. ALEX SANTOS (Aged 101). Husband of Carlita. Father of Glen/Lalitha (South Africa); Melba/Vincent Silva Ribeiro (Kuwait); Lancelot (USA); Marilyn/Carey Pereira (Mumbai). Full Text. | |||
| Video: Jem Favona Tem Mevona - a Trailer 19 Dec: JoeGoaUK. A tiatr by Com. Agostinho, Goa. 4m. 35s. more info... | |||
| Protests as India tightens visa rules 20 Dec: Indian Express. The Indian government’s decision after the David Coleman Headley-Tahawwur Rana case to have a two-month cooling-off period between every visit for US and British passport holders, who have long-term tourist visas, has invited sharp reactions with both countries lodging formal diplomatic protests… The Home Ministry has also directed that any applicant for an Indian visa who has any sort of Pakistan lineage, even if it is two generations back, must be referred to Delhi for prior clearance... 186 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Russian Rape Case: 'They're trying to buy my silence' 20 Dec: 15:24 IST. Times Now TV. Russian rape victim makes sensational new claim, says she is being offered money to withdraw cases against absconding Goa politician John Fernandes… The call was made to her boyfriend's mobile phone and the victim claims this is the second such call made to her. 1m. 0s. Full Text. | |||
| Kenya: Flights + 14 Nights, Full Board, from £319 19 Dec: Voyager. Laguna Sea Lodge, Kilifi. Departure Date 3 Jan (£319), 4 Jan (£549), 10 Jan (£429), 11 Jan (£489) Departure Airport: Manchester or Gatwick. Full Text. | |||
| Petwyn Fernandes: Beauty and Nature 19 Dec: Navhind Times. Out with his latest ‘Beauty and Nature’, Petwyn Fernandes; a lad from Goa Velha is all excited. The book is a combination of the artist’s paintings and his pictorial exploits in the field of photography. 419 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa can have open-top buses like England: CS 20 Dec: Herald. Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava said Goa could take a leaf out of England tourism’s portfolio by having open-top buses like in London city in a bid to make the State’s tourism more fun and attract more tourists. He was speaking at the inauguration of the online reservation system of Goa Tourism Development Corporation… Full Text. | |||
| Mickky disagrees with CM’s statement on code for tourists 20 Dec: Herald. Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco has clearly disagreed with the statement made by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat that tourists should observe certain code and responsibilities while holidaying in Goa. “When tourists come to Goa, we have to treat them as guests and not as strangers”, Pacheco told Herald… 171 words. Full Text. | |||
| Book Review: ‘Edge of Faith’ 20 Dec: Deccan Herald. Prabuddha Dasgupta’s haunting images of a rarely seen Catholic Goa tells the story of a community at crossroads … Colonial Goa and its beautiful bungalows are being swallowed by fat cat real estate developers from Bangalore and Mumbai. The younger generation of Goan Catholics has left for Dubai, America and Canada… 985 words. Full Text. | |||
| Rebecca Mascarenhas: A visit to Kitchen W8 19 Dec: Financial Times. Kitchen W8 is co-owned and run by Rebecca Mascarenhas, one of London’s leading female restaurateurs … Born into an Indian family in Uganda, Mascarenhas, along with her seven siblings, came to the UK in the late 1960s, and began work in the hospitality industry. She realised that running her own restaurant was the only way to combine her professional and family life… 613 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Goa against establishments employing foreigners sans visa 19 Dec: PTI. Goa has decided to crack down on establishments employing foreigners, who are here without business or work visa. "We have come across several such instances, wherein they work here or start their own business although they are granted tourist visa," state tourism minister Francisco Pacheco … 229 words. Full Text. | |||
