GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 22 NOVEMBER, 2009
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| Auction: FN Souza drawing | ||
 3 Dec: Van Ham, Cologne, Germany. Lot No. 398. Untitled. 1956. Indian ink pen
drawing. 25.5 x 20cm. Signed and dated top right: Souza 1956. Framed. Estimate:
2.500 - 3.000 €. Click
here. 22 Nov: Taunton Gazette (Boston, Mass.) … Raised Catholic in Portuguese Goa, Francis Newton Souza infused the martyred figures of "Man and Woman" with the darkly brooding sheen of Christian icons. Click here. | ||
| Canada: Chris D'Souza on promoting racial tolerance | ||
 21 Nov: Chatham Daily News (Canada). Despite the many nationalities and ethnicities in the world, there is only one race, says Chris D'Souza.That is, the human race…. Previously, D'Souza served as an equity officer for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board… D'Souza said when he was younger his family's cottage was repeatedly vandalized to the point they wanted to leave. However, neighbours rallied together to ease the situation and convinced them to stay… 302 words.
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| Video: Nalini Elvino de Sousa: Documentary on rivers | ||
 21 Nov: Times of India. Nalini Elvino de Sousa's documentary "Rivers of Goa"
will be screened at the International Film Festival of India … The 27-minute-long
film was earlier aired on the international Portuguese language television channel
RTPi in March this year … Nalini was born and bred in Portugal, but migrated
to Goa in search of her roots… 508 words. Click
here. To watch the film, 27m. 13s, click here. | ||
News Summary | ||
| Late Deals 22 Nov: Sunday Mirror. Grab a bargain 14-night break to Goa from £499pp with flights from Manchester on December 7. You'll be staying at the three-star Phoenix Park Inn in Candolim on a B&B basis. Details: www.manos.co.uk, 0844 879 8200. 21 Nov: Mirror. Head to Goa for 14 nights' B&B at the Phoenix Park Inn in Candolim, from £420pp. Includes Manchester flights on December 7. 0844 879 8200, www.manos.co.uk. 21 Nov: Daily Star. Goa. Spend 14 nights at the two-star Marinha Dourada in Arpora, on a bed-and-breakfast basis for £515. The price includes return flight from Manchester on November 30. Call 0871 231 5595 or visit thomson. co. uk | ||
| Goa: Spa holiday 21 Nov: The Daily Express (UK). Spas aren't always the relaxing haven … donning a swimsuit and revealing your wobbly bits in a spa full of strangers doesn't. So the place to visit is Coco Shambhala villas (01202 484257/www.cocoshambhala. com) in Goa as the resort launches a personal spa service. Enjoy Ayurveda treatments in the comfort of your own villa. Coco Shambhala has four villas, each with jet pool and driver. Seven nights self-catering from £1,294 (four sharing). For a complimentary spa treatment quote "Express Spa Treatment" when booking. Monarch (0871 423 8642/www. monarch. co. uk) offers return flights from Gatwick to Goa from £596. | ||
| In modern India, 600 million lack toilets 22 Nov: Independent (UK)… Unsurprisingly, it is still common to see people squatting by roads and railway tracks or along the coast, openly defecating … The UN estimates that 600 million people or 55 percent of Indians still defecate outside… 745 words. Full Text. | ||
| Shack owners lament 22 Nov: Times of India. With the battle for the 346 shacks on Goan beaches now being fought in the Supreme Court, shack owners in Goa were lamenting the delay and the losses. They were also blaming hoteliers, politicians and each other for the impasse… 381 words. Full Text. | ||
| Bombay: Kudd for you 22 Nov: Hindustan Times. Our Lady of South Chorao, one of the 200-odd Goan clubs or ‘kudds’ (Konkani for rooms) in Mumbai …There is hardly any furniture in this room. But there are many metal trunks, sporting locks with the names of their owners written on them. They pay Rs 20 a month as membership fee to this club … First set up in the 19th century, these kudds are meant to make life a little easier for Goan men who came to Mumbai ... 654 words. Full Text. | ||
| Govt proposes 5 parking lots across Goa 22 Nov: Herald. The PWD Minister Churchill Alemao has proposed as many as five parking lots in five major towns across Goa, besides two flyovers, including one near O Coqueiro, Porvorim… the parking lots, with 500 car capacity, will be built in Panjim, Margao, Vasco, Mapusa and Ponda … 248 words. Full Text. | ||
| Cabral Pinto: Kenya's Draft Constitution 21 Nov: The Nation (Nairobi). By Cabral Pinto. The draft constitution cobbled together by the Committee of Experts is now public. But the question is if it will ultimately be the graveyard for Kenyan politicians… 765 words. Full Text. | ||
| Annette Pinto: Fusion with nostalgia 21 Nov: Hindustan Times. It's been over three decades, yet from the annals of her dusty memory, Annette Pinto can recall most vividly, her time as a singer working with the godfather of Hindi film music, RD Burman… Born in Goa, Pinto moved to Bandra in Mumbai after marriage… She is now 62 but one of her songs will be the highlight at the Bandstand Promenade at Bandra tonight … 428 words. Full Text. more info... | ||
| Video: Navy claims it is committed to the development of Dabolim airport 21 Nov: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai of the Indian navy has said that the Navy always remains committed to the development of the Dabolim airport integrated terminal. He was reacting to the widespread criticism that the Indian Navy had not been cooperating with the expansion plans of Dabolim airport… 2m. 48s. Full Text. | ||
| Video: President Pratiba Patil arrives on a four day visit to Goa 21 Nov: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. President of India Pratibha Patil arrived in Goa on Saturday afternoon on a four day visit. She will be conferred a honorary Doctorate of Literature at the 22nd annual convocation of Goa University to be held on Tuesday. 1m. 25s. Full Text. | ||