GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 07 NOVEMBER, 2009
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| Death: Lena Lobo | ||
 5 Nov: Toronto. LENA LOBO (Age 83; Ex- Nairobi and Parra, Goa), Died of a heart attack. Wife of Hector. Mother of late Patrick (Tara), Tony (Cathy) and late Michael Lobo. Sister of Marshall, Steve (Elma) and the late John Alvares. Forever remembered by her grandchildren Alexandra and Joshua Lobo, Cheyanne and Cienna Lobo, Maya and Satva Lobo. Great-grandchildren Adam and Zachary Graves. Visitation at Giffen-Mack “Danforth” Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 2570 Danforth Ave. on 7 – 8 Sep. Funeral Service in the Giffen-Mack Chapel on Mon. Nov. at 10:30 A.M. Cremation to follow. Condolences may be made at www.mem.com. Full details at the link below. | ||
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| Video: Sabrina De Sousa: ‘America failed to protect its own’ | ||
 5 Nov: RussiaToday. Cedric Moon talks to Mark Zaid, attorney for Sabrina de Sousa, one of the convicted diplomats, about why the U.S. did not claim diplomatic immunity… + Comments. 5m. 11s. | ||
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| Rebecca Mascarenhas: Show your bottle | ||
 5 Nov: Evening Standard (London). Now Phil Howard and Rebecca Mascarenhas have Kitchen W8 up and running they are wooing punters to Kensington with BYO evenings on Sundays throughout November. They'll waive the corkage as you give their menu, which includes game consommé with a bacon cream and small game hot dog, a good going over. For a brief profile of Rebecca (ex Mombasa) select the link below. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Goa govt gets a free hand in deciding land development 7 Nov: Economic Times. Ignoring strong opposition, the Goa government looks set to usurp powers of local self-government bodies in deciding projects that involve huge stretches of land… the government has overriding powers to decide on constructions, housing developments and the like in villages where local panchayats are against such development… 218 words. Full Text. | ||
| Israelis check if Goa is safe for Israelis 7 Nov: IANS. Israel’s Mumbai consulate has inspected the North Goa coast as it is frequented by Israeli tourists… Goa receives several thousands of tourists from Israel, mostly ex-soldiers … There are two Jewish prayer houses in Anjuna and Morjim … The Israeli government has in the past issued several travel advisories asking their tourists to exercise caution while travelling to Goa and other parts of India… 273 words. Full Text. | ||
| India's new Bible wears a bindi 7 Nov: Toronto Star. The Virgin Mother in a sari, Joseph donning a turban. These are just some of the depictions in an Indianized version of the Bible. The controversy that followed means a toned-down second edition this year … 990 words. Full Text. | ||
| Inquisition, Jesuits and Archbishops 7 Oct: Herald. Teotónio R De Souza on turf wars and caste politics in the Church, and the Inquisition in 18th century Goa… The Goa Inquisition remains an ambiguous chapter of Goa’s past. But fortunately, there is a research project afoot to make available to general public the primary sources that could help understanding better how that institution functioned… 1228 words. Full Text. | ||
| Oman: Goans appeal for direct flight to home state 7 Nov: Oman Times. A two-day global Goan convention dedicated to the Gulf Goan concluded on a high note where a plethora of issues concerning global Goans was discussed and a pledge made to address them. Eduardo Faleiro assured to redress grievances, issues and complaints… 393 words. Full Text. | ||
| Warring shack owners fail to break ice 7 Nov: Herald. The meeting between the representatives of The Goan Traditional Shack Owners Association (TGTSOA) and the Shack Owners Welfare Society (SOWS), held today to reach a settlement on the shack policy, failed to break the stand-off between the warring factions. The issue is whether those with experience in running shacks should get priority in allocation … 295 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa agent sold fake Danish passports for Rs 20,000 each 7 Nov: Herald. Six Uzbeks dumped their own passports and bought ‘Danish’ passports by paying an agent in Goa Rs 20,000 for each passport… the objective of the two families was to make it to the United Kingdom, where refugee doles are quite high… 376 words. Full Text. | ||
| Another controversy hits Gen Rodrigues 6 Nov: The Tribune. The outgoing Punjab Governor, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) is caught in yet another controversy… Ashok Chawla, with whom Gen Rodrigues and his son, Marc William Rodrigues had reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding in January, 2001, has succeeded in making out a “prima facie case of collusion and connivance” for ousting him from the management of a company, Zuari River Agrotech Private Limited (ZRAPL)… 765 words. Full Text. | ||
| Is the British curry under threat? 6 Nov: The Guardian (UK). New regulations governing the granting of short-term visas are being criticised for threatening the continued success of Britain's curry industry… 765 words + comments. Full Text. | ||
| Mock drill in Goa exposes shortcomings in security 6 Nov: PTI. The mock drill conducted by Goa Police and Indian Coast Guard exposed the shortcomings in the system with two decoy terrorists managing to enter the vital installation in the port town of Vasco despite the alert today, officials said… 134 words. Full Text. | ||
| Indian men seek ways to lighten skin 6 Nov: Globe & Mail (Canada). A growing number of Indian men, both urban and rural, have recently adopted the female habit of using skin lighteners or bleaches in the belief that a pale complexion brings success in life, love and business… 860 words + comments. Full Text. | ||