GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 03 NOVEMBER, 2009
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| TV Programme: Swindon Goans | ||
 BBC World. Friday 6th Nov. 2009. 0430 GMT, Repeated at 0930, 1430, 1830, 2130
and 2330 GMT (23 minutes). Survivor's Guide to Work: The Migrant's Story. The
first episode of this new three part series looks at what the global jobs meltdown
means for economic migrants. It will focus on the Goan and Polish communities
of Swindon. The programme can be viewed worldwide but NOT in the UK. Click
here. For the GV supplement, From Siridao to Swindon, by Selma Carvalho, click here. | ||
| Marcos Rodrigues: Birth Centenary Remembrance | ||
 3 Nov: VALERIANO SEVERINO (MARCOS) RODRIGUES. (Born Nov 3, 1909, Velsao Goa; Died May 23 1969 at Mombasa, Kenya). Husband of Mrs Erudita Rodrigues. Father of Alarico, late Alvito, Alinda/Darrell Handy, Audrey/Nat Natarajan and Agnes. Grandfather of Michelle, Danielle, Anita and Neil.
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| Court extends Kaushal's custody | ||
 3 Nov: Times of India. Colva police have applied before the court for permission to handcuff the accused as he is described to be "very violent"…The accused is popularly known as "Tony Boxer" in the area… he was associated with a local businesswoman… 161 words. | ||
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| Language Center of the Instituto Camões in Goa | ||
 2 Nov: Luanda Digital (Portugal). The Language Center of the Instituto Camões of Goa was established in 2000 … The main objective is the promotion and dissemination of Portuguese Language and Culture, taking as its primary function the support to university undergraduate degree … The Department also offers free Portuguese courses and some cultural activities … the plan is to offer more advanced courses, including masters and PhD… Text, 1505 words in Portuguese.
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News Summary | ||
| Goa grapples with twin terror threats 3 Nov: Gulf News (Dubai). A senior police official said that the October 16 blast was aimed at targeting a public event, unlike other threats by jihadi groups received by Goa in the past. 239 words. more details.. | ||
| Migrant labourers carry malaria from home states to Goa 3 Nov: PTI. Experts in the field of malaria eradication said almost four to five percent of migrant labourers in Goa carry malaria parasite in their blood from their home states, which is detected during the mandatory health tests here… 335 words. more details.. | ||
| Travel Guide: Canacona, Goa 3 Nov: The Scotsman… Palolem, nicknamed Paradise Beach, has been hailed as one of Goa's most picturesque locations… Rediscover Canacona's hippie culture by heading down to Paloma beach in the early evening. Relax on the sand while you listen to music being played from huts along the coast or spend the night in a beach bar taking in the ambience… Neptune Point resort hosts open-air silent discos… 915 words. more details.. | ||
| Aires Rodrigues to take up Advocate General contempt issue 2 Nov: Indian Law. Social activist Advocate Aires Rodrigues is initiating contempt proceedings against Goa Advocate General Subodh Kantak. The law states that a Criminal contempt can be initiated only with the written consent of the Advocate General of the State… 276 words. more details.. | ||
| Death: Amavel Leitao 31 Oct: Toronto. AMAVEL LUCIANO SEGIFREDO LEITAO (Aged 90; ex-Customs & Excise, Mombasa). Beloved husband of Delia. Loving father of Maria and Carlos (Louise Sirisko). Dear grandfather of Nathaniel and Emma. Visitation at Turner & Porter 'Peel' Chapel, Mississauga from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Donations may be made to the Trillium Health Centre Foundation or to the Dorothy Ley Hospice. Full details at the link below. [Info from Alcino Rodrigues]. more details.. | ||
| Season's first charters from UK arrive in Goa 3 Nov: Times of India. Amidst predictions of falling arrivals from UK, the first British charter flight for season 2009-10 arrived at the Dabolim international airport early Monday… All passengers are British nationals on a two-week holiday having paid between £400-£600 per person … 338 words. more details.. | ||
| Goa Chitra museum opens at Benaulim 3 Nov: Herald. The Goa Chitra museum was on Monday inaugurated with much fanfare at Benaulim, with the creator Victor Hugo Gomes saying that he wants Goa Chitra to be a laboratory for every child of today and of the future to come and study their ancestral past… 356 words. Click here. For a You Tube video clip, (10m. 28s) of Goa Chitra museum, click here. | ||
| Colva police moves court for warrant against Kaushal 3 Nov: Herald. The Colva police has moved the Judicial Magistrate to issue a provisional warrant of arrest against wanted British national Ajay Kaushal, even as the court on Monday further remanded Ajay to five days judicial custody… the police submitted that the genuineness of the passport as well as the visa details of the UK national needs to be probed … senior police officials are baffled over the frequent visits by Ajay Kaushal to Goa and Colva since the last three years which went without the notice of the Colva police… 335 words. more details.. | ||
| Study of people with psychotic disorders Nov. 2009: The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol.195. Pages 433-439. A study based at Sangath in Goa. more details.. | ||
| Motive behind Goa blast still unclear, say police 2 Nov: IANS. The motive behind the Diwali-eve blast in Goa is still not clear more than a fortnight after two associates of the rightwing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha (SS) were killed in the explosion while ferrying a bomb, a senior police official said … 382 words. more details.. | ||
| Portugal: Antonio Chaínho presents 'LisGoa' 1 Nov: Sol (Portugal). Guitarist Antonio Chaínho presents his new album LisGoa, at the Teatro Ribeiro Conceição, in Lamego … On the stage will also be the singer Isabel de Noronha, Tiago Oliveira (classical guitar), Carlos Barreto Xavier (keyboards and programming), Paulo Sousa (sitar) and Raimund Engelhart (tablas)… more details.. | ||