GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER FRI 02 APRIL, 2010
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| Padma winners in Goa unite against 'excessive' mining | ||
30 Mar: Times of India. Goa's Padma award winners have got together to urge the
Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) not to lift the moratorium on
mining till the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
completes an assessment on the impact of past mining activities on the state …
Mario Miranda, Ravindra Kelekar, Remo Fernandes, Suresh Amonkar, Norma Alvares
and Maria Aurora Couto have signed the petition. Wendell Rodricks has also added
his signature … 160 words. Click
here. You too can sign the petition before 15 Apr. 2010 and urge your contacts to do likewise. Click here. | ||
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| Video: Good Friday observed across Goa with Piety and Fasting | ||
 2 Apr: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Good Friday, commemorating the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion and death, was observed by Christians across the state. The Holy Week which ends on Saturday is traditionally a time of fasting and penance. 3m. 03s.
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| Goa: Maundy Thursday observed | ||
 1 Apr. Navhind Times. The archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao symbolically washes the feet of the faithful on Maundy Thursday at Se Cathedral, Old Goa. | ||
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| Toronto: Jacinta Luis Concert May 8 | ||
 Toronto: Jacinta Luis Concert May 8
8 May: Al Green Theatre, Toronto . 7.30pm. Jacinta Luis & The Groove. Live
in concert ...a pure taste of Jazz … Original Songs … Jacinta Luis Piano
& Vocals … Tickets $40. For details click
here. Jacinta is a pianist, singer, composer and professor of music (at Dawson College ) in Montreal . She was born in Dar-es-salaam , Tanzania , and moved to Montreal in 1971. Her father, Jerry Luis used to play in a band called the Jazz Swingers in Dar-es-salaam. Her mother, Eva Luis is a singer and cantor and directs two choirs in Toronto . For the Jacinta Luis website go to http://www.jacintaluis.com/ Jacinta's interview and performance video clips: | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Death: Florrie Cordeiro 30 Mar: Panjim, Goa. FLORRIE ATHAIDE CORDEIRO. (Born 1930; ex-Dar es Salaam). Wife of late Vanancio. Mother of Maura/Francisco (Chiquito); late Malvina/Dileep; Merlyn/Oswaldo (Biblo), Mavis/Pralad, May, Milena/Leslie. Funeral on 4 April at St Ines Church, Panjim. Photo + details at the link below. more info... | ||
| Portugal wine-makers want to pop Indian market via Goa 2 Apr: Business Line. A group of wine co-operatives from Portugal said that it will use Goa as a gateway to bring to India a wide range of Portuguese wines… Full Text. | ||
| Scarlett trial: Fiona listed in second set of witnesses 2 Apr: PTI. Two years after her daughter's death, Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona Mackeown has been listed in the second set of witnesses to testify in the murder case when the trial begins on April 5. Scarlett’s Spanish friend Ruby Caso, who spent time with her hours before her death, is also in the second set of witnesses … the first set of ten witnesses comprising five policemen and five locals … Full Text. | ||
| Opium grown in Goa 1 Apr. DigitalGoa. Against the backdrop of Goa becoming hub of narco trade, a senior government doctor in-charge of forensic science department has said that the state's North district has private nurseries growing plants used to produce opium, a banned narco-substance. Goa has gained notoriety for its drug-laced beaches after series of drug related deaths in last couple of years. Full Text. | ||
| Judgement on Homosexuality affects Indian ethos 1 Apr. Times of India. The Delhi High Court judgement decriminalizing homosexuality is of great concern and it would adversely affect the ethos in India since most of our values are shaped and nurtured by customs and religion, was the statement made by the association of Catholic doctors in Goa. "The church hates homosexuality but loves homosexuals and invites them to experience God's liberating grace and come to attain the wholeness and holiness of life that every person is called to live," the guild said. Full Text. | ||
| Coconut trees to be insured 2 Apr. Thaindian News. The humble coconut is to Goans what perhaps the camel is to desert dwellers. So nearly 100,000 coconut palms in the coastal state of Goa are now set to be insured in an unprecedented exercise, complete with a physical examination of their girth. Goa is the first state in the country to undertake such a comprehensive insurance drive for coconut palms Full Text. | ||
| British woman's killer hangs himself in prison cell 1 Apr: IANS. Anand Kambli sentenced to life imprisonment last week for murdering Denise Higgins, a British woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell with a medical bandage strip, officials said Thursday. Full Text. | ||
| Isle of Wight man found dead in Goa 1 Apr: Isle of Wight County Press ( UK ). John Matthews, 48, thought to be from Atherley Road , Shanklin, was on a 90-day backpacking trip, when he was found dead in the Indian state of Goa . It is believed Mr Matthews had been out celebrating his birthday, when his body was discovered. Full Text. | ||
| Ireland : Dr Oscar de Souza: Merlin Park reminiscences 1 Apr: Galway Advertiser. Dr Oscar de Souza talks about what it was like to come all the way from Goa in India to be a medical student here in Galway 40 years ago, where he then met his wife…Full Text. | ||