GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 15 SEPTEMBER, 2009
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| Death: Seby D’Sa | |||
11 Sep: Nairobi, Kenya. CLAUDIO SEBASTIAO (SEBY) D’SA (Born 1936). Husband of Josephine. Father of Janaurieu, Selma and Sandra. Father in law of Glynis and John. Grandfather of Angelica, Dylan and Alden.
Funeral on Wed. 16 Sep. Viewing at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Parklands from 1:00 pm. Holy Mass at 1.30 pm. Cremation at Langata. | |||
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| Diabetic faces loss of sight as well as legs | |||
13 Sep: The National (UAE). John Pinto urgently needs surgery but Valley of Love, which is dedicated to looking after Indian expatriates, is struggling to find the money … “He was sick. He was not able to work,” said his wife Lily, also 59. She has raised their only son, who is 17, and managed to meet most of her husband’s medical expenses until he was required to undergo two amputations – both legs – within the past year… 564 words. | |||
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| Fiona Dias: Elected Board of Directors to Advance Auto Parts | |||
 14 Sep: Business Wire. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. today announced that Fiona
Dias has been elected to its Board of Directors … Ms. Dias has been with
GSI Commerce, Inc. since 2007. Previously she was with Circuit City Stores, PepsiCo,
Inc., Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, and The Procter & Gamble Company. Ms.
Dias serves as a Director of Choice Hotels, Inc… 328 words. Fiona Dias is the daughter of Felix and Jane Pinto (Micato, Nairobi). | |||
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| Melbourne: Seventh Goa Day | |||
1 Sep: Szubha.com. Australia has a huge Goan community. Melbourne's Goan community
is well over 20,000 people… Melgoans
coordinator Oscar Lobo [photo], who has been organising the event in Melbourne
for several years now, feels that World Goa Day is unique … This year close
to 500 people turned up for the community function at the Springvale City Hall
… World Goa Day is that time to leave the baggage of the past behind and
revive the real spirit of Goa. 650 words. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Freida Pinto Steps Out For Ambaji Shinde 15 Sep: Women's Wear Daily (New York). Freida Pinto made her first-ever New York Fashion Week appearance to host a fete at Harry Winston's Fifth Avenue salon on Sunday night … Harry Winston is known for its association with Indian jewelry - its longtime designer, Ambaji Shinde, created pieces for the house for 40 plus years… 197 words + photo. Click here. For the Guardian obituary of Shinde, who was a Goan jeweller, click here. | |||
| Death: Leopoldino Antao 10 Sep. Panaji, Goa. Leopoldino Ruy Antao (ex Portugal) Husband of Telma. Father of Ivo/Ana, Lucio, Jorge & Vitor. Funeral on 15 Ser. At St Inez Church. | |||
| Goa casinos may get govt reprieve soon 15 Sep: Asian Age. By Pamela D'Mello. Goa's casino may snag a reprieve from the government shortly… Chief Minister Kamat now says he is open to working out a system with casino operators to issue cards to local adult tax payers who wished to go to casinos… 433 words. more details.. | |||
| UK: Forthcoming Auctions 16 Sep: Jefferys. Corwall, UK. Lot No 248. Pair Of 19th Century Indo-Portuguese Carved Wood Figures of Royalty. Figures in primitive style (Slight Damage) 20.5" Photo. Click here. 17 Sep. Martel Maides Auctions, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Lot No 32. A Goan carved ivory figure 18th century, depicting a Princess in a long dress and cloak. 6.5in (16.5cm) high. Estimates: £150 to 200. Click here. | |||
| Goa best in health, macro economy, investment 15 Sep: Herald. Goa was conferred three awards for excellence as Best Small State in health, investment and macro economy at the 7th India Today State of the States Conclave 2009 … 352 words. more details.. | |||
| Charter flights likely to drop by 200 this season 15 Sep: Navhind Times. There is likely to be a dramatic fall in the number of arrival of charter flights to Goa … 476 flights from Europe are expected at Dabolim this year. Last year the state received around 640 charter flights, though there was a booking for around 800 flights… there was likely to be big drop in arrival of tourists from UK but the number of tourists from Russia and Germany was likely to increase substantially… 797 words. more details.. | |||
| Longinus Fernandes: Slumdog’s choreographer 15 Sep: Navhind Times. Q: Tell us something of your childhood in Goa? A: I spent my childhood in Mumbai. Holidays were spent in Goa, at Arambol, which is my granddad’s place. We used to also visit Assolna as we had our relatives there. Q: What do you miss about Goa? A: Goa is a place to unwind. I miss the food. Goan fish curry, rice is something to die for. I also like the Chicken xacuti. I am a foodie… 588 words. more details.. | |||
| Society beauty ‘had drunken romp with male plane passenger’ 14 Sep: Daily Mail (UK). A society beauty who had a drunken romp with a male passenger while his girlfriend slept caused mayhem on an international flight, a court heard…Clare Irby, a descendant of the Guinness family, allegedly enjoyed a sexual liaison with fellow passenger Daniel Melia … Irby, who had been holidaying in Goa became 'disruptive' around three hours into Kingfisher Airlines Flight 001 … The case continues. 1001 words + photos. more details.. | |||
| The divine call is getting fainter 14 Sep: Hindustan Times. “One child in every family is for God”. That old saying is finding very few takers in the Catholic community today … Prominent education-based congregations have also seen the crunch, including the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Franciscan Brothers, and most prominently the Jesuits, whose numbers have reduced by half over the last 20 years… 400 words. more details.. | |||
| Goa: GMC lab faces heavy pressure 14 Sep: Times of India. With the number of blood samples being sent to the Goa Medical College to be tested for chikungunya touching almost 40 a day, the directorate of health services has decided not to collect samples from places where an outbreak has already been recorded and to limit the number of blood samples sent from new places recording symptoms of the disease to 5%... 242 words. more details.. | |||
| Heeding the call of the sun 14 Sep: National Post (Canada). The prospect of spending retirement winters in your own sunbelt home seems enticing … Increasingly, those second homes are popping up in the native countries of new Canadians. It might be the original family home in Goa or a small villa in a Tuscan hillside town. Whatever the country, there are hundreds of details to attend to before deciding on the move… 849 words. more details.. | |||
| Video: Noel Lima Leitao passes away 14 Sep: Goa 365. India’s ace football commentator of ESPN Star sports fame from Goa, Noel da Lima Leitao passed way in Kolkatta following a massive cardiac arrest on Saturday night. 2m. 33s. more details.. | |||
