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27 Aug: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. The Portuguese were instrumental in the initial development of Bombay much before the British rule… In 1526, the Portuguese established a factory at Bassein. In 1528-29 they seized the fort of Mahim… In 1661, Bombay was made over to the British as part of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry when she married Charles II of England… 842 words.
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| Wendell Rodricks: Roast Pigling Assado | |||
30 Aug: Times of India. Wendell Rodricks discusses food and reveals that his favourite recipe is Roast Pigling Assado He says, “My partner Jerome loves the Roast Pigling Assado I make. So do all my friends, including Remo Fernandes. The recipe is from a Goan lady called Joyce Fernandes who wrote the recipe in her cookbook. Each time I make it, I always say a prayer for her …” 569 words.
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| Death: Gil Flores | |||
 31 Aug: Milton, Ont. Canada. GIL FLORES (Aged 66; ex-Margao, Goa, and Kampala,
Uganda). Dies after a long courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Loretta.
Loving Father of Carlos, Karen and Michelle/Neville. Condolences to floresfly@hotmail.com Friends may call at the Turner & Porter "Peel" Chapel 2180 Hurontario St., Mississauga (Hwy 10 N. of QEW) on Tuesday & Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass to be held at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 4070 Central Pkwy E., Mississauga, North of Burnhamthorpe on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Mississauga. [Info from Antonio Mascarenhas]. | |||
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| Video + text: USA: Designer Anand Jon gets 59 yrs for sex crimes 1 Sep: Los Angeles Times. Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander [born 1973 in Kerala], was sentenced to 59 years to life in prison Monday afternoon for sexually assaulting seven young women and girls he enticed with the promise of modeling jobs… he had been lauded as an up-and-coming star in the fashion world, designing clothes for celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige… Alexander, 35, faces similar charges in New York and Texas. Photo + 743 words. Click here. Video: 1 Sep: You Tube. "Anand a victim of racial bias" 1m: 50s. Click here. For links both sides of the story, click here. | |||
| Gaming school needs you! 1 Sep: Entertainment Daily. By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar. Stephen Anthony Khan, casino manager at the Maharaja Offshore Casino in Goa is in charge of raising a team of young dealers to tend the live gaming tables on the vessel… There are six offshore casinos parked in the Mandovi river off Panaji that cater to hundreds of thousands of tourists who arrive in Goa annually. 543 words. more details.. | |||
| 91 Goa mines under government scanner 1 Sep: Times of India. Ninety-one out of the 103 operators of leased mines in Goa are under the government scanner for possible violation of environmental norms, the Goa State Pollution Control Board chairman Simon de Souza said on Tuesday … 257 words. more details.. | |||
| Photo identity of guests mandatory for hotels till Oct 18 31 Aug: Times of India. Orders have been issued making it mandatory for guest houses and hotels to acquire identity proof of its guests before they check in. The new order will be in effect till October 18… accepted is photo identity proof such as smart card, election card, employment card, ATM card or any other photo identity card issued by recognized authority… 375 words. more details.. | |||
| Rodrigues urges Governor to sack AG Kantak 31 Aug: UNI. Goan social activist and advocate Aires Rodrigues today urged Governor Dr S S Sidhu to sack the state's Advocate General Subodh Kantak from the post as his continuance would affect the interests of the people of the state… 364 words. more details.. | |||
| Goanet Highlights by Cornel DaCosta In an article titled '100 Goans to be trained for jobs in [the ] EU hospitality sector, Eduardo Faleiro, tells us that "City and Guilds, a leading examination and accreditation body in the UK for vocational and managerial training will provide the required training modules and certify the trainees to facilitate their employment in the European countries." However, I wonder whether this process will end up benefitting the EU countries much more than Goa and the Goans in Goa? I ask because the hospitality sector is known for being consistently short-staffed. The unsocial working hours tend to be long in a relatively poorly paid trade. It tends, on the whole, not to attract indigenous workers. So, let us now juxtapose this view with information widely disseminated in the UK media this week that: 2 million Britons have never worked in their lives and that 5 million have never worked under Labour---relying on benefits." Are our 100 Goans to be trained in the hospitality sector yet more fodder for Britain's and EU needs for relatively low level labour? Please see Goanet archives at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181583.html But obviously, filling in vacant posts is also a problem in Goa as the article, '17 posts of panchayats secys (sic) vacant'. Read details of this situation and a brief response to the problem from the Director of Panchayat(s) Menino D'Souza at http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=25782&cid=26 Do read an informative article titled '500 Portuguese Churches of Bombay.'
The author of the article is not named but the article appears under the rubric
of East Indian News. Please see it at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181017.html To visit the Goanet archives go to http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
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