GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 15 OCTOBER, 2009
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| Canada: Ken Pereira excels at different hockey | |||
 14 Oct: Vancouver Sun. The Canadian national men’s field hockey team is practising for the latter part of a seven-test series against visiting India … One of those veterans is the team captain, 37-year-old Ken Pereira. Originally from Toronto, he earns a living playing professionally in Holland and has suited up for 291 international matches… his parents grew up in Indian’s Goa region. “Then my cousin from Uganda started an under-21 team in Toronto and I started training.”… 749 words.
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| 4 more found dead in Panjim | |||
15 Oct. Herald. The State today continued to be under a cloud of fear and anguish, with four more bodies found in the capital city even as the police as well as the government said there was no need to panic yet… “Prima facie we suspect all four bodies could be of one family,” Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande said … [Photo Rozario Estibeiro, Herald]. 483 words.
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| Canada: Jane Gomes charged in baby's death | |||
14 Oct: Canadian Press. The case of a young couple charged with aggravated assault in the death of their baby daughter has been adjourned once again until next month. Ashiqur Rahman and Jane Gomes, both 23, made a brief appearance in a court in Halifax today before being remanded… Lawyer Peter Mancini, who is representing Gomes, said his client is holding up as well as can be expected… Gomes and Rahman, originally from Bangladesh are former Acadia University students where they studied computer science. | |||
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| Bernadette Soares: Time To Bare - The Sugaring | |||
14 Oct: New Zealand Herald. Summer is threatening to break through any time now
- make sure you're ready … The Pharo system draws its name from ancient Egypt
where body hair removal was mandatory for slave girls serving the Pharoah…
It was developed by entrepreneur Bernadette Soares [http://bernz.co.nz/]
who says: ``It's a truly effective alternative to the harsh solvent-based waxes
beauty salons and spas have been using for years.'' … 1398 words. Click
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| Goa police zero in on the motive behind the killing 15 Oct: Times TV. Goa police on Thursday claimed that eight out of ten dead bodies found across the state in the span of three days were murders, and said it has made an important breakthrough in at least four deaths with the arrest Babu Reddy and some others … "The gang murdered all the four including two kids when they tried to stop the rape of the woman," Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande told reporters. 687 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa airport: Security tightened 15 Oct: Times of India. With cases of boarding card swapping coming to light at the Dabolim airport, Goa is to ensure separation of domestic and international passengers to avoid mixing of passengers and boarding card swapping… during last charter season it was noted that many passengers, specially from Russia, arrived under heavy influence of alcohol and created nuisance in the arrival hall… 399 words. more details.. | |||
| Police crack four murders in Goa, arrest one 15 Oct: IANS. The police said Thursday that all four people found dead in a Goa city creek were murdered and they had arrested one suspect. “One person has been arrested and we have detained some more people in this connection,” Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande told a press conference here. 344 words. more details.. | |||
| Child labourers suffer as India ignores the law 15 Oct: The Times (UK). India’s woeful record of tackling illegal child labour has been laid bare by official records obtained by The Times under the country’s right-to-information laws… in the state of Goa there was not a single investigation into child labour… 768 words. more details.. | |||
| Death: Mario Gomes 9 Oct. Morden, Surrey. MARIO GOMES (Born Goa; ex-Nairobi & Mombasa). Husband of Anita. Father of Shelly, Sheryl, Alan and Charmaine. Grandfather of Charlotte, Richard, Ryan and Sophie. Funeral mass will take place on Fri, 23 Oct, at 11:00 am at St. Teresa's Church, 250 Bishopsford Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6BZ. Cremation at 12.30pm North East Surrey Crematorium, Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Surrey, SM4 4NU. Thereafter to North Cheam Sports and Social Club, 658 London Road, North Cheam, Surrey, SM3 9BY. For a map of the locations select the link below. Condolences to csmdsouza@yahoo.co.uk more details.. | |||
| Toronto: Marc and Maurice D'Souza lose appeal 13 Oct: Maryland Daily Record (USA). Marc D'Souza and others are alleged to have operated a massive "scareware" scheme that marketed a variety of computer security software via deceptive advertising… The FTC alleged that D'Souza handled the company's finances ... Moreover, the FTC claimed that D'Souza and his father, Maurice D'Souza, harbored millions of dollars in proceeds from the Enterprise in their bank accounts and that they have since been sued by Innovative Marketing for embezzlement… 1441 words. Click here. The FTC complaint lists Marc D'Souza with a King Street W., Toronto address and his father, Maurice with a Carnegie Crescent, Thornhill address. For a pdf of the document, click here. | |||
| Death: Mariquinha Fernandes 12 Oct: Hounslow, Middlesex, UK. MARIQUINHA FERNANDES (Born Betalbatim - Goa; ex-Nairobi). Wife of the late Bartholomew Fernandes. Beloved mother of Fatima/Lambert, Anthony/Audrey, Florie, Alcan/Audrey. Loving grandmother to Michelle, Mark, Christopher and Dominic. Funeral details to follow. Condolences to fernandes.180928@o2.co.uk | |||
| Autopsy of three women's bodies in Goa confirms murder 14 Oct: PTI. The post mortem into the three of the ten dead bodies found in a creek in Goa in the last three days have revealed that the victims were murdered, police sources said tonight… Of the ten dead bodies, seven are of women and three of males, including a seven year old child… 369 words. more details.. | |||
| Martin Bell in bid to oust Keith Vaz at next election 14 Oct: Leicester Mercury. Self-styled anti-sleaze campaigner Martin Bell has launched a search for candidates to stand against MPs Keith Vaz and Alan Duncan at the next election… The Mercury understands that one of the people Mr Bell has been speaking to is a retired professional woman, who lives in Leicester East, who is considering standing against Keith Vaz… Photo + 475 words. more details.. | |||
| Video: Madhya Pradesh: Sadhu immolation: Cops watch 14 Oct: India Today. People including the police pray as 72-year-old Baba Avtar Das immolated himself in Madhya Pradesh's Muraina town. 4m. 25s. more details.. | |||
| Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho Karl De Souza talks about mental ill-health in Goa Rajan Parrikar gives us his take on migrant contributions to Goa. Carmen Miranda on the massive deforestation that is taking place mainly on account of mining. Should freedom of expression be curtailed by religious sentiments? Valmiki Faleiro asks if migrants are a necessary evil in Goa. Wendell Rodricks pays tribute to Noel Lima Leitao Review of one of Goa's best-selling books, "1000 Goan experiences" by Pantaleão Fernandes. Dominic Fernandes on the Portuguese love for Goans Cecil Pinto takes an uncensored look at the Male Goan Lover and the perils of a rural sex survey. more details.. | |||
| Goa toll rises to 10; top cop claims police doing ‘wonderful job’ 14 Oct: IANS. Ten people, including six women and two children, were found dead in mysterious circumstances during the last three days, even as the “saddened” state police chief Bhimsain Bassi Wednesday said that the Goa Police was doing a “wonderful job” to protect the citizens of the state… 597 words. more details.. | |||
