GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 31 OCTOBER, 2009
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| Vancouver: Father Raymond de Souza to support B.C. Catholics | |||
 2 Nov: The B.C. Catholic. One of Canada’s best known priest-communicators is coming to the Vancouver archdiocese to help kick off The B.C. Catholic upcoming expanded circulation program… Father Raymond de Souza who once described the priesthood as “the joy of my life,” will be in Vancouver from Nov. 8-10 to help the newspaper introduce its new archdiocesan mandate… Photo and text, 546 words.
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| Death: Bona Vas | |||
 29 Oct: Candolim, Goa. BONA VAS (Ex Dar-Es-Salaam). Daughter of late C.J. Vas & late Mary Vas. Sister of late Fina/late Edward Noronha; late Giles/Margaret Vaz; late Bertha/late Henry de Souza. Loving Aunt of Edwin/late Lorna Noronha; Edna/Koni Gmur; Debra/Richard Ede; Cedric/Susan Vaz; Louie; Cora/Cliff Franco. Funeral was on 30th Oct. at Candolim
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| Toronto: Konkani music compendium sells out | |||
30 Oct: South Asian Observer (Canada). The Konkani music compendium (Song Book
& DVD movie) international bestseller "Greatest
Konkani Song Hits" made its Canadian debut on Oct 24, and repeated its
continuing success abroad, by selling out all copies available. 261 words. Photo
shows Rocque Barreto, Chairman of the GOA Toronto, flanked by Clara and Francis
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| Toronto: Konkani play brings the house down | |||
30 Oct: South Asian Observer (Canada). By Silviano Barbosa. Director Marshal Fernandes came out with flying colours with a mind-blowing presentation of his terrific Konkani play Chuk Konnachi? (Whose fault?) …Toronto is home to more than 20,000 Goans, and more than a 1000 speak Konkani at home… 509 words. | |||
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| Vancouver: Carmelites share their spirituality with us 2 Nov: The B.C. Catholic… We are very fortunate to enjoy and have the privilege of sharing in the spirituality of the Discalced Carmelite community … On the North Shore we have Fathers Jerald D’Souza and Jerome Mascarenhas in St. Edmund’s Parish and Father Ranjan D’Sa at Holy Trinity. In Vancouver Father Rudolf Fernandes is the Administrator of Guardian Angels Parish and Father Mario Fernandes the chaplain at St. Paul’s Hospital. Fathers Jerald D’Souza and Mario Fernandes were the first friars who came here from India more than six years ago to prepare the way for Carmelites in this archdiocese… 679 words. more details.. | |||
| Sun, Sand, Subversion? 31 Oct: Times of India (Crest). By Preetu Nair. The spectre of the Russian mafia continues to haunt Goa. Beach tourism in the state is already clouded by allegations of drug and prostitution rackets from Moscow and Ukraine taking over seaside resorts. Now in a new twist to the story, a top official in Goa has sounded the alarm against visas on arrival for dubious Russian visitors … Goa may be headed for a tougher regime which, some say, would be at odds with its image as a sun-kissed getaway for leisure and entertainment… 1220 words. more details.. | |||
| Free for all: Russians don’t need visa in Goa 31 Oct: Times of India. By Preetu Nair. Right under the eyes of the Goan authorities — in fact, with the active assistance of its immigration authorities — the country's security appears to have been seriously compromised in the guise of tourism-friendly visa procedures. Immigration authorities are handing out visa on arrival virtually every day to foreign tourists… 538 words. This news item was the lead story in the front page of the National edition of the Times of India. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Hotel staff learning Russian to keep tourist inflow high 31 Oct, Navhind Times. The sudden spurt of Russian tourists has given the Goan tourism industry some reasons to smile about and the inflow of the Russians is expected to continue to come till the end of the season… 716 words. more details.. | |||
| Tourism hara-kiri. By Geoffrey Pond (UK/Goa) 31 Oct. Herald. I cannot believe that an intrinsic part of the Goan tourism scene like the beach shacks is being tampered with and delayed… When is somebody going to wake up to the realisation the Goan tourist industry is slowly committing suicide? … Charter flights available from the UK leaving next week for a 2 week return package for £264 including taxes. It’s absolute madness! 229 words. [Ed: Pity that the visa system is unable to cater for last minute travel] more details.. | |||
| Ajay Kaushal withdraws bail plea 31 Oct: Herald. UK national Ajay Kaushal, who had moved the South Goa Sessions court with an appeal against the order of the lower court remanding him to judicial custody, withdrew his application on Friday. His lawyer hinted that the bail plea may now be filed in the high court… 152 words. more details.. | |||
| Two-day Global Goan Convention in Muscat from Nov 5 30 Oct: UNI. The two-day annual Global Goan Convention will be held at Muscat in Oman from November 5, to discuss self-employment opportunities for expatriate Goans who wish to return to Goa… The convention will also invite domestic industrial workers of the expatriate Goans in the Gulf region for a discussion on their problems… 193 words. more details.. | |||
| Kamat distances himself from his spokesman’s comments 30 Oct: IANS. Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Friday distanced himself from statements of his spokesperson who on Thursday had accused the right wing Hindu organisation Sanatan Sanstha (SS) of “breeding terrorism” and “dividing society”. Speaking to reporters at his official residence here, Kamat said: “I have not seen or heard the comments. I don’t know if he said this.” 237 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa government was advertising in Sanatan Sansthan paper 30 Oct: South Asia Mail. The Goa government could have partially footed the bill for the Diwali eve low intensity blast that was carried out by two members of the rightwing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha (SS), an official said… Vishnu Wagh, advisor to the Government told reporters that the daily Sanatan Prabhat had the potential to "breed terrorists"… 320 words. more details.. | |||
| India: Tenant can be evicted if property is sublet 30 Oct: PTI. The Supreme Court has held that a tenant can be evicted if he or she sublets the premises to another person without the consent of the landlord… The apex court upheld the case filed by the landlord, Celina Coelho Pereira of Goa, which went back 1979… 253 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa has its charm 30 Oct. Redakcja (Poland) … We decided to stay in Baga … the hotel turned out to be modest and a bit dirty … even in a 4 * hotel I found bed bugs… Goa is a wild place compared to Mediterranean resorts but it has its charm… Photos and Polish text. more details.. | |||
