GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 03 OCTOBER, 2009
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| Kampala (Goan) Institute: Centenary Celebrations | |||
2 Oct. From Antonio Mascarenhas, Chairman of the Organizing Committee. The 100th
Anniversary celebrations are to be held in Toronto, June 25th to 27th, 2010. Dr.
Sudhir Ruparelia, Chairman of the Kampala (Goan) Institute in Kampala, Uganda
has pledged US $30,000 on behalf of the Institute, and US $10,000 as Chairman
of Ruparelia Group, Crane Bank Ltd., Kampala, towards the forthcoming Toronto
Centenary celebrations. Dr. Ruparelia has accepted the invitation to attend, together
with some members of the Kampala (Goan) Institute, the Toronto celebrations. For
further details of the events contact Antonio Mascarenhas at villa.fatima@sympatico.ca
or call (905) 270-9773. Photo shows Antonio Mascarenhas (left) with Dr Ruparelia when they met in Kampala in Sep. 2009 | |||
| Death: Eleuterio Soares | |||
 2 Oct: Penha de Franca, Britona, Goa. ELEUTERIO MX SOARES (Born 1923). Husband of Teresa Fonseca. Brother of late Florence; Albert-Lily Pais (UK). Funeral on 3rd October at Penha de Franca
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| Goa: Not as Nice as it Seems | |||
1 Oct: Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) … In the sixties and seventies Goa offered ultimate living without capitalist constraints… the liberal Goan met the newcomers with a curious indulgence. Today Bernd, 59, from Hamburg tries to run a restaurant Agonda but is faced with harassment … Susanne, a Spanish fashion designer tried to sell her clothes without success … 1544 words + photos. | |||
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| Goa: Sale of the Idylls | |||
2 Oct: Stern (Germany). Goa was once a dropouts and hippies in search of enlightenment. Today charter planes land but Goa still has its secrets… The Goans have learnt the western ploy to make quick money and the ruthlessly efficient way of modern tourism…The fishermen’s boats are relics on the beach - they have sold their land to developers and rent beach chairs at scantily-clad tourists…. 831 words + 15 photos.
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| Heavy rains lash Goa, 400 houses under water 3 Oct. 3:37 [IST]. OneIndia. Goa saw heavy showers for the third day. Officials have confirmed the death of two people … In Canacona, hundred are trapped in their house while about 250 houses have collapsed. According to officials about 400 houses are below water. Chief minister Digamber Kamat has rushed to the affected places … more details.. | |||
| Not Fair: Racial discrimination in Goa 3 Oct: Times of India. By Andrew Pereira. Racial discrimination has been one of Goa's worst kept secrets … almost everyone in Goa seems to be guilty - Goans keep Goans and Indians out … "Indian tourists drink themselves silly and don't know how to behave when they see white women … We call them behind the shack and our staff thrash them up in the alley…"… The government has now decided to wade in with a law that threatens to turn the issue into a political hot potato… In Goa, it does matter whether you are black or white. 907 words. more details.. | |||
| 'Ten years is the norm for possession of illegal drugs in India' 3 Oct: The Independent (UK). Last year, almost 800,000 British nationals visited India, and more than 1,200 needed help from the British High Commission … there were 122 deaths last year, almost one in three of them in Goa – understandable, given the appeal to both holidaymakers and long-stay expatriate Brits … it's for the police to investigate the causes but we can help .. 399 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa Aids care home gets donation from Qatar 3 Oct: Gulf Times (Qatar). Expatriate forum Goan Welfare Association (GWA) Qatar has donated Rs 338,000 for a care home for Aids/HIV patients in Tivim in north Goa… GWA Qatar, headed by Simon D’Silva, has made donations to several organisations in India… 130 words + photo. more details.. | |||
| Mumbai: Francis Gomes: Church saw signs of Gomes’s psychosis years ago 3 Oct: Mumbai Mirror. Contrary to the belief that no one ever cared about what was happening in the Gomes family even after hearing their cries, it turns out that a church in Naigaon’s Pali area had tried to rehabilitate them. 752 words + photo. more details.. | |||
| Fish in Mumbai Restaurants 3 Oct: New York Times. Any true Mumbaiker knows not to eat seafood during monsoon season … king crab at Trishna or the Goan fish curry at Mahesh Lunch Home… Highway Gomantak a Goan specialist... Sadichha: rich crab masala and the velvety prawn curry… Fresh Catch: bombil and crab … Anant Ashram: tiny smoky prawns in coconut curry … 560 words. more details.. | |||
| Concern raised over growing number of senior citizens facing isolation 3 Oct: Navhind Times. While the government is looking to protect the senior citizens through various policies and schemes, there has been increasing concern over the growing number of cases of senior citizens facing isolation… a senior executive of HelpAge India has suggested that creches could be set up in old age homes to help the senior citizens remain pre-occupied playing with the children at the same time enjoying themselves… 418 words. more details.. | |||
| Video: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar felicitaed by Goa government 2 Oct: Goa 365. Noted actress Shabani Azmi felicitated filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar for his outstanding film “Poltodocho Munis” on Friday at the Maquinez Palace on Friday. 2m. 44s. more details.. | |||
| Video: Heavy rains bring Goa to a standstill 2 Oct: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Heavy rains lashed Goa inundating many low lying areas and paralyzing normal life. The incessant rains for the past 48 hours played havoc in the state flooding several areas, causing landslides and the uprooting of several trees. The showers are likely to continue for the next 2 or three days, according to the Met Office … 2m. 09s. more details.. | |||
| Govt to make screening of donors' blood mandatory 2 Oct: UNI. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said the government is contemplating to make the screening of donated blood mandatory … 142 words. more details.. | |||
| Stella Rosario: Inner Strength 2 Oct: Times of India. For 14 years Stella Rosario aged 64 of Borivli, Mumbai has been a conducting a rite for deceased women in the city, gently bathing their mortal remains and adorning them in bridal gowns for their arrival in the next world…. She estimates that she had dressed 1,600 bodies Her services are free… She moved to India from the UAE 20 years ago… 628 words + photo. more details.. | |||
| Award winning Goan director criticises film festival, government 2 Oct: IANS. Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, a Goan director who won an award at the 34th Toronto film festival, has criticised the state government during a state-sponsored felicitation ceremony attended by the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat … He said that the Goa government had reduced the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to a carnival and that businessmen with vested interests are controlling important positions of patronage in Goa… 268 words. more details.. | |||
| Roger White: Water Therapy in Goa and Cornwall 1 Oct. The Cornishman (UK). Roger White spends six months a year in Goa where he qualified as a water therapist, running WatsuGoa, a centre for training and practising water therapy… Although he will soon be returning to his practice in Goa for the winter months, Roger is keen to let people know that the therapy is available in West Cornwall… 418 words. The WatsuGoa pool is set in a private home called "Guggenheim", in Assagao, Goa. For more info, including a video clip, photos, workshops etc. go to http://www.watsugoa.com/ | |||
| Goa set to implement anti-tobacco laws in beach shacks 2 Oct: PTI. Shacks will display boards asking tourists not to consume tobacco products … 157 words. more details.. | |||
