GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 08 SEPTEMBER, 2009
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| Costa Rica: Agnelo Fernandes appointed president of Jade Resort | ||
 26 Aug: PR-CANADA.net (press release) Jade Resort Residences & Beach Club
has announced Agnelo Fernandes as president… He is a hospitality industry
veteran with over 22 years experience … Fernandes joins Jade from Canyon
Ranch, the world leader in Wellness Vacactions … He was a formerly with or
Sonesta Hotels International, Boykin/Ocean Point Resort, Rex Resorts in the Caribbean
and Starwood … he is accomplished having been acknowledged by the Caribbean
Hotel Association for his contributions in Sales & Marketing. 759 words at
the link below. Agnelo lives in South Florida with his wife, Arti and 2 daughters and is also the current President of the Goan Association of Florida. He traces his roots to Siolim. | ||
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| Maria D’Costa arrested for cheating in overseas jobs offers | ||
 8 Sep: Navhind Times. Maina-Curtorim police on Monday arrested one Maria D’Costa alias Mary Dillon on charges of cheating people, on the pretext of securing them jobs overseas. The police also attached two cars and 50 passports in connection with the case. (Photo by Ganadeep Sheldekar of Navhind Times.)
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| Antonio E Costa: Nature in abstract | ||
 8 Sep: Livemint. Antonio E. Costa's understated paintings in his upcoming show
Vistas have been inspired by natural landscapes … He says, "I must say
that the conditions of my studio in Goa, in the very tranquil and beautiful village
of Moira, are ideal" … His exhibition, Vistas will show from 9-22 September
at Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi. 679 words + photos. Click
here. Antonio, a Canadian citizen, was born in Nairobi in 1942 and studied art at York University, Toronto. For links to more info about him, click here | ||
| Collien Fernandes rejects Playboy's six figure offer | ||
 6 Sep: Abendzeitung (Germany). In an interview, Collien Fernandes says: "David
Beckham? He has nothing in his pants" ...
The 27-year-old is an actress, presenter and lingerie model who reveals that her whole
family is very Catholic… "Playboy has recently offered a six-figure
sum - for one days shooting" but she turned it down… For a machine translation
from the German, click
here. For a Collien Fernandes video clip, click here. | ||
| Sabrina De Sousa: US dismisses diplomatic immunity claim in Italy CIA rendition | ||
 2 Sep: The Jurist: US Govt. lawyers have dismissed a lawsuit brought by Sabrina
de Sousa seeking diplomatic immunity against Italian charges of helping to unlawfully
kidnap a suspected terrorist. She is on trial in Italy for the 2003 abduction
of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar… Last month, the US agreed to pay for an Italian
lawyer for De Sousa, but the trial has nearly reached its end… De Sousa is
accused of working for the CIA under diplomatic cover, but she has denied any
affiliation or involvement in the kidnapping… 474 words. Click
here. For a profile of Sabrina, click here. For the machine translation of an Italian profile of her click here. | ||
News Summary | ||
| Blaming politicians does not solve problems: Goa CM 8 Sep: The Hindu. Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat has said that there was no meaning in blaming politicians for everything as it does not solve any problem… he said only a vibrant society with a strong moral fabric can produce good politicians and it was high time the society put up the candidates in the elections who were in a position to deliver goods… 244 words. more details.. | ||
| Swine flu controversy in Goa 8 Sep: IANS. Goa’s Director of Health Services, Rajnanda Desai, told reporters on Tuesday that news reports on swine flu could not be trusted while the media continues to be critical of the government’s handling … she refused to take any queries from the media … the previous health services director was unceremoniously transferred to a rural dispensary after he went public on the Government’s apathy to the swine flu control programme… 336 words. more details.. | ||
| Seeking a law to govern the Church property in Goa 6 Sep: Asia News. Church property in Goa is governed by a 1940 treaty between Portugal and the Vatican which has since been repealed in Portugal on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. The demand for a change basically stems from an apprehension among the Christians of the lack of transparency in the management of assets owned by the Church… 631 words. more details.. | ||
| Death: Donald Fernandes 5 Sep: Oxel, Siolim, Goa. DONALD MAURICE FERNANDES. (Ex Tanzania; Muscat). Beloved husband of Alzira. Loving father of Valerie/Glen; Bernardine (Bernie); Audrey, Abigail/Alexander. Grandfather of Grace, Allison & Faye-Ann. Brother of Ramona/Alves (UK) & late Bonny/Rufa (UK). Funeral on 9 Sep. at Oxel. Photo and full details at the link below. more details.. | ||
| Canute Aguiar: Cameras to tackle crime hotspot 3 Sep: Wimbledon Guardian. Shop owners in Grand Parade are to have CCTV Cameras installed but they will have to stump up £8,000 …They have planned fundraising events starting with a party on Saturday, September 19 at the Beverley Pub in Morden. Canute D'Aguiar is the event organiser and owner of Clothesline… Books of raffle tickets will be given to all the shops along the parade… the Mayor and local MP will attend the party… For text, 378 words + photo which shows Canute far right (yellow shirt), outside his shop, click here Canute Aguiar's First Holy Communion website is at http://www.firstholycommunion.co.uk/ | ||
| Kenya: Faza Island’s troubled history 8 Sep: The Standard (Kenya). Faza is an island in the Lamu archipelago… the settlement was again burnt to the ground by the Portuguese in 1586 … the entire population was massacred and the head of Faza’s king was taken to Goa, preserved in a barrel of salt, to be paraded on the streets… more details.. | ||
| Collien Fernandes questions Lady GaGa’s sexuality and gets thrown out 7 Sep: ABC News. Lady GaGa had Collien Fernandes (see photo gallery) thrown out from a press conference in Germany on Monday when questioned about rumours that she is a hermaphrodite… Fernandes is dumbfounded by her harsh treatment and insists she did nothing wrong… 208 words. more details.. | ||
| Sterry cannot challenge PIO card revocation: Official 6 Sep: Herald. English national Craig Maxwell Sterry obtained a PIO (Person of Indian Origin) card after marrying supermodel Ujjwala Raut. The marriage turned sour and Sterry’s PIO card was withdrawn. He challenged this decision. The Govt. claimed in Court that Sterry being a foreign national cannot claim fundamental Rights…. The hearing continues. 271 words. more details.. | ||
| Goa to export local fruit 8 Sep: Navhind Times. The Goa State Horticulture Development Corporation has completed the preliminary survey of exporting select fruits to other countries. The consignments will include fruits like mango, cashew, pineapple, jackfruit and even breadfruit… Initially, these fruits would be exported to countries, which are directly connected to Goa by air, including various Gulf countries, which already has huge demand for fruit produced in Goa… 293 words. more details.. | ||
| Extended portion of hotel no longer illegal, says Cidade de Goa 8 Sep: Herald. Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd (Cidade de Goa) has stated that they are not required to carry out the demolition of the disputed portion of the hotel as according to the amended agreement signed with the Goa government, the extended portion is not illegal… 329 words. more details.. | ||
| Goanet Highlights by Cornel DaCosta Ivo da C. Souza provides an interesting discussion between himself and Mario Goveia on whether cancer is more curable than it has ever been before. The discussion between the these two gentlemen is whether "religious quackery" is being spread on Goanet or whether "Goanetters choose to be guided by providence". Please see http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182699.html On the theme of 'Goans lived in misery under [the] Portuguese' Selma Carvalho does battle with J Colaco. A number of issues are drawn into this discussion and from other posts too and it is worth reading this at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182628.html I have often claimed that the Christian Goans effectively lost their Goan identity when they chose largely to forsake their mother tongue Konkani (often portrayed as the language of the servant classes) in preference for colonial languages like Portuguese and English. However, it is worth noting that that herculean efforts are being made to re-instate Konkani to the pre-eminence it deserves and an article by Fausto DaCosta tells us that the "17th WKD was celebrated by GRAF in Association with [the] Konkani association, Mumbai, on 30th Aug 2009. Further, that the objective of this celebration was to highlight the significance of this day---the inclusion of Konkani in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Read more about this at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182716.html Do read Cyril D'Souza's ' The Rise and Fall of a man consumed with a passion to be India s' (sic) PM. The article also represents a continuing discussion between Floriano Lobo, Cyril D' Souza and others. Please visit: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182613.html In an article by Ashley D'Silva we learn that the two "structures of heritage value--the Old Municipal building and the ancestral house of Dr Francisco Luis Gomes--might have been virtually lying in ruins over the years...but if the plan mooted by the Margao Civic Body is anything to go by, these structures may be restored to their lost glory and preserved for posterity". Read more about this at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182612.html Do read about '7th World Goa Day 2009 with a twist in Melbourne' by Ashley D'Silva. The article spells out the depiction by Oscar C.Lobo, Co-ordinator of World Goa Day in Melbourne. Please visit: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182794.html Finally, do read a fascinating account by Valmiki Faleiro referring to responses to the many articles he has written on Goan emigration and immigration and we have one illustration of a Goan prostitute doing her trade in remote Iceland. Please visit http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/182834.html To visit the Goanet archives go to http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
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