GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER FRI 11 SEPTEMBER, 2009
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| Goans in Pakistan, the small community which made a difference | |||
 10 Sep: GoaNet. By Menin Rodrigues. If there was rhythm, colour and distinction associated to lifestyle in the Pakistan of 1950s, 60s and 70s, it came in part from the magnanimous contribution of the miniscule Goan community of Karachi. This made a real difference, setting precedents for today's gurus in music, sports and fashion… 3093 words. | |||
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| Death: Manu Fernandes | |||
7 Sep: London (UK). MANUEL FERNANDES. (Born 1940). Husband of Maria. Father of Mellwyn, Mark/Vercillia (UK). Brother of Anthony/Marffie.
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| This Way For The Devil! | |||
11 Sep: Herald. This signboard says turn left for 'SATAN'. Will this latest howler take its maker straight to Hell? Photo by Vasco Pereira.
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| The bitch in Goa | |||
10 Sep: The Statesman. I was holidaying in Goa. It was the end of the tourist season. The last chartered flight carrying holidaymakers to Europe had left that morning… Stray dogs were wandering aimlessly about the beach … A bitch leaned towards me and licked my cheek once, twice, thrice…Were these strays missing the European tourists … Were the foreigners always kind to them, and that’s why their affection? But this was no ordinary affection… 566 words.
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| Video: Casinos mull the option of shifting elsewhere | |||
 10 Sep: Goa 365. Casinos are weighing the option of shifting elsewhere if the high entry fees continue, says a casino official. He said casino business has crashed by up to 90 per cent after the entry fee per visit has been hiked from Rs 200 to 2000. 3m. 59s.
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| Trouble In Paradise 10 Sep: Forbes. An hour's drive from Goa's luxury resorts, Indian mining companies are wrecking the land and breaking laws… Most Indians know nothing of the standoff. Nor do the hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists who flock to Goa for its sparkling beaches, luscious greenery, rave parties and Cancun laxity … Fomento Group, a mining company has filed a defamation suit against Sebastian Rodrigues seeking $100 million in damages. Rodrigues’ only hope is that the law will be applied fairly. In Goa, that's not a given… 1612 words. more details.. | |||
| Audio: Clinton Fernandes: Australia-Indonesia relations tested 10 Sep: ABC Radio Australia. … Dr Clinton Fernandes is Senior Lecturer, Strategic Studies, University of NSW and Australia's former principle East Timor intelligence analyst …. Last year, it was revealed by, Doctor Clinton Fernandes that Guy Campos had been convicted of maltreatment leading to death of an eleven-year old boy … more details.. | |||
| pdf: Gambling Away Our Future. By Vivek Menezes 11 Sep: Herald. Young casino employees took a quick round of central Panjim, waving placards and signs. “We Goans do not want to go back to work overseas,” was one particularly emotional appeal, which continued with a plea about having to leave aged parents behind… I did find myself talking to a British employee of one of the casinos, and he pointed me to another British man, who finally produced a slightly nervous Goan employee who began to speak to me about his job and about the day’s demonstration… The entry and consolidation of the gambling industry in Goa has been a long, consistent trampling of democracy from the start… 1328 words. more details.. | |||
| Coconut oil ‘can stave off diabetes’ 10 Sep: Health Care n Diet. Want to stave off diabetes? Eat a diet rich in coconut oil, for a new study has found that it protects against insulin resistance in muscles and fat, the ‘Diabetes’ journal reported … the researchers were led by Dr Nigel Turner of Garvan Institute of Medical Research … He also said: “Unfortunately the downside to eating medium chain fatty acids is that they can lead to fat build up in the liver… 484 words. more details.. | |||
| Overseas Job Recruitment Scam 11 Sep. Times of India. Acting on a complaint lodged by the American consulate, a crime branch team raided a recruiting agency - Venture Services at Margao and arrested the owner of the agency, Jacob Fernandes, a resident of Chandor… On Thursday, the police arrested Don Almeida, 25, who was entrusted with the task of preparing false documents… 254 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Seniors learn the art of 'aging gracefully' 11 Sep: Times of India. 110 people, all above 50, are attending a four-day course to learn graceful aging, or how to plan their future better. The course focuses on the physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual aspects of aging. Participants learn to financially plan for their retirement and to keep physically fit with yoga… The stress experienced by senior citizens is increasing due to the steep rise in prices and increasing number of nuclear families which have forced seniors to look elsewhere for a caregiver or for companionship … 402 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa: Policy on senior citizens to be notified soon 11 Sep: Navhind Times. The much awaited state policy for the elderly people formed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, will be notified in a couple of days… parents will be able to claim maintenance allowance from their children…. cases of abuse against the elderly over property matters are on the rise… 413 words. more details.. | |||
| Rampant discharge of untreated sewage continues to haunt Margao 11 Sep: Herald. Rampant discharge of untreated sewage in the open has come back to haunt the Margao Municipal Council… a drinking water well is proposed to be buried as the well waters has been left contaminated by sewage… 422 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa cashew output hit by mining activities 10 Sep: Fresh Plaza (Holland). Mining in Goa is eating into the state's cashew production and this is becoming a major cause of concern for the cashew cultivators in the state… Cashew was brought to Goa by the Portuguese for conservation of soil. It can grow on any surface… Goa, which is known for its cashew nuts, cultivates about 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes of raw nuts annually in nearly 50,000 hectares of land… 577 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa's Sports Policy 10 Sep: Indian Football. Goa, perhaps, became the first state in the country to have a special policy for sports after the state cabinet gave its approval … there is provision to encourage participation in various training camps, seminars and conferences … students representing their institutions in various sports events would be awarded 3 per cent marks … There is also a provision for 3 per cent reservation in admissions … There is also a proposal for reserving three per cent of jobs for the sportspersons in government departments… 273 words. more details.. | |||
| Bollywood hits Toronto 11 Sep: Daily News & Analysis. Toronto Film Festival… Gratifyingly, the NFDC breaks into the festival circuit again with Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's Paltadacho Munis (Man Beyond the Bridge). A film in Konkani by the Goa-based Shetgaonkar, it is a slow but superb, assured film. more details.. | |||
| Millions attend Vailankanni Marian feast 10 Sep: Indian Catholic. Despite swine flu threats, a record number of some 2.3 million people attended the nine-day festivities of the popular Marian shrine in Vailankaani, an official said… Catholics and others who crowd the place believe Blessed Mother chose this place to dispense her miracles, particularly during the festival time… 390 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa’s crackdown on illegal mining runs out of steam 9 Sep: IANS. More than a week after the deadline issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board for submission of documentation from 78 mining companies, the board is still “not sure” about the number of companies who have complied with the notice, indicating that its proposed action against illegal mining may have hit a trough. 347 words. more details.. | |||
