GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 20 SEPTEMBER, 2009
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| Death: Rosa Magdalene Fernandes | ||
 18 Sep: Aldona, Goa. ROSA MAGDALENE FERNANDES: Wife of late Miguel Camilo Fernandes (Ex-East African Railways, Dar-es-Salaam). Mother of Sabina/Robert Fernandes (Germany). Grandmother of Charmaine/Salo, Cheryl, Charlotte, and Valerie/Markus. Great grandmother of Shim, Calip and Luis (all in Germany). Funeral was on 19 Sep. | ||
| British expats fear losing homes in Goan land grab | ||
 20 Sep: The Sunday Times (UK). By Nicola Smith. Hundreds of Britons may lose their holiday homes and life savings in Goa after falling foul of changes in local laws and scams by builders and lawyers. … By 2007, the rules on foreigners owning property through a business appeared to have changed, though only in Goa… The new interpretation of the law has left hundreds, such as Su Peplow, 57, from Bedfordshire is without property deeds and facing large financial losses… Vikram Varma, a local lawyer, said more than 1,000 people could have been caught out … The enforcement directorate and the Goan government declined to comment. 860 words. For the web version, with comments, click here. For the facsimile version, click here. | ||
| Goa: Ingo Grill raring to get back | ||
 20 Sep: Herald. German national Ingo Grill who pioneered the concept of Saturday Night Bazaar in the state is raring to get back to the State. Grill who had won the legal battle against the deportation order served on him in 2006 has alleged harassment by authorities after he was denied visa claiming him to be blacklisted… his ‘Ingo’s Saturday Night Bazaar Pvt Ltd’’ has developed into a landmark … 482 words.
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| Video: Christopher Hitchens vs Dinesh D`Souza: Religious Debate | ||
 18 Sep: Reuters. Christopher Hitchens, a convinced atheist, and Dinesh D`Souza,
a religious advocate, went toe-to-toe in a debate on the necessity of religion
in today`s modern society… Initially intended for a small crowd of about
200 youth, the event quickly grew to bring in an audience of more than 6000, selling
out the UCF Arena… 587 words. Click
here. 18 Sep. You Tube. Christopher Hitchens VS Dinesh D'souza UCF 2009 pt1 of 10. Click here. For a profile of Dinesh D'Souza, click here. | ||
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| Indian American girl to look for mother in Goa 20 Sep: Deccan Herald. By Devika Sequeira. Nisha Grayson who was adopted from Goa by an American family, is determined to find her biological mother… Journalist Frederick Noronha has been through similar cases before and says they all ended sadly. The orphanage run by an American woman once married to a Goa mining tycoon has shut down long since. The lady who now lives in Utah has always been cagey, parting with information about the children’s parents, he said… 422 words. more details.. | ||
| Clare Irby: The Goa connections Man claims 'I did kiss and fondle Guinness heiress' 20 Sep: Sunday Mirror (UK). The jet passenger who had a mile-high romp with Guinness heiress Clare Irby today reveals his bitter regret at what happened - and tells how the "drunken madness" cost him the love of his life. In an exclusive interview Daniel Melia says he did kiss Clare and fondle her breasts ... Daniel had stayed for a month at a luxury beach hut in Goa… 1503 words + photos. For the web version, click here. For the facsimilie version, click here. Ex-partner of Guinness girl says, "I've been through hell" Childcare probe | ||
| Shack allotment likely to be dicey again 20 Sep: Herald. This season too, authorities probably will face some trouble over allotment of beach shacks within 200 meters of the high tide line in the State. A resident of Palolem village has moved the High Court to restrain the State authorities from issuing temporary licences to erect shacks, tents and stalls… 448 words. more details.. | ||
| Why a true vindaloo is all about subtle and rich flavours 20 Jul: Mail on Sunday (UK) … The real thing hails from Goa … the Portuguese would preserve pork in large barrels of vinegar and garlic. The Portuguese also introduced chillies to India … Cyrus Todiwala, chef patron of London's excellent Café Spice Namaste argues that vindaloo is a sort of meaty pickle … if you're in search of one of India's finest regional dishes - and the sort that enthrals rather than annihilates the taste buds - then real Goan vindaloo is the one for you… 876 words. more details.. | ||
| Konkani Film wins Critics’ Award at Toronto 19 Sep: Reuters News. "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday … Other winners included critics' awards for "The Man Beyond the Bridge", an Indian production featuring the little-used language of Konkani, and "Hadewijch", a French film that looks at the possibilities and consequences of a devoutly religious life… more details.. | ||
| Banned drugs freely marketed in India 19 Sep: Navhind Times. By Michael Fisher. The Goa Food and Drugs Authority has limited scope to discontinue the sale of drugs that have been banned in Europe, America and Canada… pharmaceutical labels and the print on the medicine package often misleads physicians about the drug’s effectiveness… several drugs which are banned for serious side effects in developed nations like US, Canada and Europe, are freely available in India… 629 words. more details.. | ||
| India: The Bureaucrats Dream Bill 19 Sep: Navhind Times. In a recent survey by 1274 experts working across 12 North and South Asian nations, the Indian bureaucracy has been dubbed the worst and least efficient in the whole continent, behind Vietnam, China and Indonesia… 1128 words. more details.. | ||
| Vancouver Goans: 2009 Newsletter 18 Sep: Newsletter with World Goa Day photographs. 5 pages. Click here. For more on the picnic and other events, check out the galleries at www.GoaVancouver.com | ||
| Video: Mapusa municipality clears garbage from the Mapusa bus stand 19 Sep: Goa 365. The garbage that was piled up at the Mapusa bus stand for several days was cleared by the Mapusa municipality on Friday after Goa 365 aired a story showing the pathetic state of the bus stand… 1m. 08s. more details.. | ||
| 20 tourists rescued at Baga beach today 19 Sep: PTI. 20 tourists were pulled out from sea at Baga beach by lifeguards in a rescue operation today… The rescue operation lasted for ten minutes between 2 pm and 2.10 pm. when the beach was crowded with tourists … 163 words. more details.. | ||