GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 19 NOVEMBER, 2009
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| Xavier Centre of Historical Research | |||
19 Nov: Jornal de São Tomé. The Xavier Center of Historical Research
(XCHR) is a historical research center that was designed to serve as a basis for
academic research on the history of Goa and India, but with particular emphasis
on the period of Portuguese involvement in Asia… The Director is Fr Delio
Mendonca, a Jesuit… The article is an interview with Fr Savio Abreu, researcher
and administrator of the Centre … 2183 words. For the Portuguese original
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| Goa: Carlos Santana: Full fledged Love festival | |||
19 Nov: Daily News & Analysis. For couples planning to spend Valentines Day
in Goa, there is good news. For the first time in India, a festival titled 'Passions'
is being dedicated exclusively to couples during the Valentines weekend, 2010.
What's interesting is that festival head honchos are approaching the iconic guitarist
Carlos Santana to be the brand ambassador
of this event. 278 words. | |||
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| Death: Hubert Miranda | |||
10 Nov: Altrincham, Cheshire, UK. HUBERT MIRANDA. (ex Blantyre, Malawi). Husband
of Genevieve. Father of Ralph. The funeral mass will be held at 12.15 p.m on 20
Nov. at St Hugh's of Lincoln R.C. Church, Manchester Road, West Timperley, Altrincham,
Cheshire (Parking on Hughs Road) and burial at approximately 1.30 p.m at Dunham
Lawn Cemetery, Whitehouse Lane, Dunham, Massey, Altrincham, Manchester WA14 5RH.
Condolences to ralph.audra@yahoo.co.uk | |||
| Auction: Hazel Gomes' illustrations at Christies | |||
3 Dec: Christies, South Kensington, London. Lot 275A: A Group of Fashion illustrations
by Hazel Gomes - Sketches of Roberto Cavalli Designs, 1978-9. Estimate £700
- £800. For details, click
here. For a profile of Hazel Gomes, click here. | |||
| Video: Paedophilia in garb of philanthropy rampant in India | |||
 18 Nov: CNN-IBN. India has seen at least ten high profile cases of foreign nations involved in cases of child sex abuse. One of the first such cases was exposed in Goa sixteen years ago. .. Wether it's the beautiful beaches of Goa or the urban centers, it's the eight million street children across India who are the easiest target… 1m. 33s. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Deaths 15 Nov: Croydon, UK. CRATONE NUNES (Ex Nairobi Kenya & Chorao Goa; formerly Survey of Kenya and Philips Petroleum (UK). Beloved husband of Effie. Father of Donato, David and Andrew & father-in-law of Sandra. Funeral mass on Fri. 27th Nov. 12 noon at St. Mary's Our Lady of Reparation, 70 Wellesley Road, West Croydon, CR0 2AR and burial at Beckenham Cemetery, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TD. Condolences to n_dave@hotmail.com
18 Nov: Chinchinim, Goa. BRUNO LYNCH DAS AUGUSTIAS PEREIRA (BABUSH). Ex-MRF. Husband of Maria Secunda Viegas e Pereira. Father of Xavier and Joseph. Brother of late Ciro/late Theodora (London), late Desposorio/Philomena, late Villa Nova/late Ambrosio, late Laura/late Antonio Xavier, late Ira/late Bonaparte Rodrigues. Funeral on 19th Nov at Chinchinim. | |||
| Croydon: Anthony Fernandes: Trio plead their innocence in murder case 14 Nov: Croydon Advertiser. Two men and a 16-year-old boy have denied murdering lab technician Anthony Fernandes …Paul Maddix, 43, Darren Listen, 27, and the teen pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey. Mr Fernandes was stabbed to death in his ground floor flat in Windmill Road, Broad Green, on July 28. The 46-year-old suffered a total of 26 stab wounds and cuts. Mr Fernandes was a senior chemistry lab technician at Epsom College, where he had worked for more than 20 years… the trial, which had been due to start on January 1 is rescheduled for April 12 next year. 177 words. For a background to the case, Croydon advertiser 31 July 2009, select the link below. more info... | |||
| Bridging Lisbon to Goa by air 19 Nov: Times of India. A nostalgic view of the first flight from Portugal to Goa … On Nov. 19, 1930, when a three-seater aircraft landed in Goa it brought to an end the first successful flight from Lisbon … the flight took 19 days … 672 words. Full Text. | |||
| Father Agnelo attracts hundreds 19 Nov: Indian Catholic. Hundreds of people, irrespective of religion, are flocking to the Pilar hilltop in Goa to pray to a venerable Catholic priest, whose death anniversary the Church is observing with a nine day Novena prayer… 345 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa casino says cops were 'guests' 19 Nov: Sify. An offshore casino locked in a legal dispute with the Goa government has said that seven senior police officers seen on its premises last week were its guests and were not gambling… 351 words. Full Text. | |||
| Death: Anthony J. De Mello 18 Nov: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. ANTHONY J. DE MELLO. (ex- Zanzibar). Husband of Joanna. Father/Father in Law of Joaquim/Sheena, Cornel/Carmina, Andrew/Carmen, Robert/Amanda, Martha/Custodio and Joseph/Samantha. Funeral Mass will take place on Friday, November 20 at 4:00pm at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam followed by burial. Messages of Condolences may be sent to: joaquimdemello@rogers.com [Info from Claude Fernandes] | |||
| New Book Traces Christianity’s Beginnings In Goa 18 Nov: SAR News.Was there Christianity in Goa before the Portuguese? … Book by Father Cosme Jose Costa titled, ‘Apostolic Christianity in Goa and the West Coast’ … The author is a member of the Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier (Society of Pilar) … 494 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa murder girl's mother is charged over £50k benefits 19 Nov: The Daily Mail (UK). The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and murdered in Goa, has been charged with a £50,000 benefits fiddle. Fiona MacKeown, 44, is accused of obtaining £51,401of income support by deception… The allegation is that she basically claimed benefits but didn't declare income. 532 words. Full Text. | |||
| Canada: Jane Gomes seeks bail 17 Nov: Metro. A young mother charged with seriously injuring her now-dead infant wants to get out of jail. Jane Elizabeth Gomes and her partner Ashiqur Rahman, both 23 and originally from Bangladesh, were arrested on July 24, a day after paramedics rushed to the couple’s apartment in response to call about their seven-month-old daughter… 291 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Supreme Court order delays shack allotment 19 Nov: Herald. The already-delayed beach shack allotment which was scheduled for November 19-20 will now be postponed by at least ten days as the Supreme Court has ordered status quo in the matter till November 27… 403 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: London Nude Tech calendar 18 Nov: The Guardian. The purpose is to raise funds for Take Heart India, a charity focused on IT education projects for blind and disabled students in India. You can buy the calendar from Firebox: it costs £10 … There's a gallery of some of the images, plus this video of how it got put together. Full Text. | |||
| Australia: Rayney's lawyers denied case info access 18 Nov: West Australian. Lawyers acting for prominent Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney in a defamation case will not be given access to confidential information relating to the investigation of his wife's murder. Mr Rayney was named as the prime and only suspect in the murder of his wife, Corryn Rayney (nee da Silva, ex-Uganda) in August 2007. 420 words. Full Text. more info... | |||
| Gambling next to godliness - police 18 Nov: Channel 4 (UK). A senior police officer in the tourist state of Goa has defended his men going to casinos, saying the trips are like visiting temples and churches… 79 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa Blast: Another Sanatan Sanstha member held 18 Nov: IANS. A self-defence instructor associated with the Sanatan Sanstha was Wednesday arrested for the Diwali-eve blast in Margao in which two members of the Hindu group were killed while carrying a bomb, police said… 273 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian girl's body decomposed beyond recognition: police 18 Nov: IANS. The Goa police Wednesday admitted that the body of Russian teenager Elena Sukhonova, who was found dead along a railway track in May, has decomposed beyond recognition. A relative of the girl has blamed the mortuary where her body has been kept for seven months… 403 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Dabolim airport expansion plan has crash landed, says Parrikar 18 Nov: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The tender for the much needed expansion of the Dabolim Airport, has either been terminated or has elapsed because of lack of commitment from the Congress-led governments both at the Centre and the State, opposition leader Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday. 3m. 32s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Goan children who participated in special Olympics return with 4 medals 18 Nov: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Goan participants who won 4 medals -- a gold, 2 silver and a bronze -- in the special Olympics Bharat games organised in Mumbai were accorded a warm welcome by family members and school officials after they arrived in Panjim on Tuesday. The Goan contingent comprised 10 members. 2m. 15s. Full Text. | |||
