GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 17 SEPTEMBER, 2009
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| Toronto: Kevin Pinto pleads guilty to 10 bank robberies | ||
 16 Sep: National Post. Kevin Pinto, 38, pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbing 10
banks in southern Ontario over a more than five-year period, as a result of a
gambling addiction… A sentencing hearing for Pinto is scheduled for Oct.
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| Guinness heiress Clare Irby was found not guilty | ||
 16 Sep: Evening Standard (London). A London socialite was cleared today of being drunk on an aircraft after denying allegations that she drank 10 glasses of wine, stripped to her underwear and was groped by another passenger… Text + Photo + Comments. | ||
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| Video: There were 27 bird hits at Dabolim airport last year | ||
 16 Sep: Goa 365. During the last year there were around 27 bird hits suffered by civilian aircraft at the Dabolim airport, says Commander Shailender Singh, the chief of the air traffic control at Dabolim International airport. Birds are attracted to the area because of uncollected garbage … It is feared that an accident because of birds would earn a bad name for Goa… 4m: 03s
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| Canada: Troy DeSouza: Key to Harper's Dream | ||
 16 Sep: The Tyee. (Canada). British Columbia is poised to push Prime Minister
Stephen Harper to the cusp of a majority in the next federal election … Troy
DeSouza came within 68 votes of beating Liberal MP Keith Martin. There were 67
disputed ballots. (DeSouza, a lawyer, called off a recount after it became apparent
that even if he won the dispute, he'd lose the race.) … Click
here. For a brief video profile on his website go to http://troydesouza.ca/ | ||
News Summary | ||
| Goa: 'Village plans tampered with' 17 Sep: Times of India. The Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) on Wednesday claimed that the village plans passed by the gram sabhas and submitted to the village panchayats to be forwarded to the town and country planning department have been tampered with or have reached the department with added insertions which were not approved by the villages… The GBA convenor also pointed out that while the government had promised to upload all village plans and applications on to a website, this has not yet been done… 396 words. more details.. | ||
| Tourism season set for good take-off 17 Sep. Times of India. Charter flights bringing in international tourists to Goa have booked 30 landing slots per week at the Dabolim airport, and this figure could go higher… charter tourists were once 80% of theforeign clientele. Now they are 50% … The industry is also keeping its fingers crossed that the season goes as per expectation … 495 words. more details.. | ||
| Konkan film creates buzz at Toronto festival 17 Sep: Malaysia Sun. 'The Man Beyond the Bridge' (Paltadacho Munis), the first-ever Konkan film to make it to any global film event, has created a buzz at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)… 'I am very pleased with the response in Toronto. We got business inquiries from other countries,' said the filmmaker … 446 words. Click here. 16 Sep: GoaNet. For a review (463 words) of the film by Silviano Barbosa, click here. | ||
| Pressure to increase number of beach shacks 17 Sep: Navhind Times. Interested parties have been clamouring for raising the number of shack licences from 305 to 437 despite the High Court directive to decongest the beaches and curb illegalities… The High Court permitted only five pairs of sun beds and five beach umbrellas per shack … 524 words. more details.. | ||
| Goa: Forensic science lab to be functional from Oct 1 17 Sep: Navhind Times. The forensic science laboratory in the state will be functional from October 1 …. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Atmaram Deshpande said, “Whenever we have to carry out investigation on a priority basis like in the case of Scarlett Keeling, our investigation is hampered as we do not get forensic reports on time…” 493 words. more details.. | ||
| Goa: Tour operators foresee bleak season 17 Sep: Navhind Times. Even as the tourism industry is predicting a decrease of around 200 flights, tour operators are in low spirits as they foresee a bleak season ahead, with some of them even considering cutting down the size of their fleet besides freezing employment… Goa needs to improve its infrastructure … the garbage issue … cleanliness of beaches … interference by tourist taxis … 599 words. more details.. | ||
| Goans bid tearful farewell to Noel da Lima Leitao 17 Sep: Herald. Some were hysterical, some had tears rolling down their cheeks and some were somber as hundreds of people converged at St. Andrew's Church cemetery, Vasco to bid farewell to Noel da Lima Leitao on Wednesday… 527 words. Click here. 16 Sep: Video: Goa 365. Body of Noel Da Lima Leitao arrives in Goa... Airport scenes with family and friends ... 3m. 29s. Click here. | ||
| Goan graves at the Nairobi South Cemetery 16 Sep: From Dr. Joyce D'Souza Shamshudin, (vetcare.joyce@gmail.com) Goan Welfare Society - Nairobi. We have formed a sub- committee to do up the Goan graves at the Nairobi South Cemetery. I am sure they would like to contribute towards this noble cause for the upkeep and doing up the graves of their dear ones. For the descriptions of the project, click here. For photographs, click here. | ||
| Leaders of Christian sects flay Panjim’s mayor 15 Sep: Times of India. Leaders of various Christian sects across Goa, on Monday, vehemently condemned the statement of Carolina Po, mayor of the Corporation of City of Panjim (CCP), made at a CCP meeting on Friday while rejecting applications by religious sects seeking space for burial grounds in the city… 377 words. more details.. | ||
| Rickshaw Run: Charity fundraising alive and well in India 15 Sep: WebIndia. 60 teams from 10 countries are driving tiny three-wheeled auto-rickshaws 4000 kilometres from Goa to Polkara, starting this Sunday. The adventure will raise 60,000 for the official charities in India and Nepal… You can follow the adventure at http://www.rickshawrun.theadventurists.com 500 words. more details.. | ||
| Family trek 70 miles to help poor Goa orphans 15 Sep: Leicester Mercury. A family who are fund-raising to help Indian orphans have completed a four-day hike across the Midlands. Margaret Taylor, her partner Dave Norris, and her son and daughter-in-law, walked 70 miles … They have raised well over £1,000, which will buy equipment for children at a [Children Walking Tall] orphanage in Goa… 314 words + photo more details.. | ||
