GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 13 APRIL, 2010
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Video: Goan Community Canada: Roque Barreto interviewed by Muriel Lucas
13 Apr. You Tube. Roque Barreto interviewed by Muriel Lucas for Goan Archives. 9m. 10s.
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Video: Law Dept wants action in Attorney General's Nepotism case
13 Apr: Goa 265 via Navhind Times. The Goa Law department has asked the General Administration Department at the Secretariat to take necessary action against Abhijeet Kamat, the nephew of Goa's Advocate General Subodh Kantak, whose appointment at the Advocate general's office is entangled in controversy. Advocate Aires Rodrigues [photo; ex Toronto & London] has demanded action. 3m. 08s.
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James D'Silva: How YOU can get an A-list body
12 Apr: The Mirror (UK). Fitness guru James D'Silva has sculpted the bodies of Madonna, Trudie Styler and Gwyneth Paltrow. Here he tells Claire O'Boyle some of the stars' secrets, and puts her through her paces… Trudie Styler's Core Strength Pilates is out on DVD today, and costs £17.99. 1571 words + 7 photos.
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Video: Goa Hippy Tribe - The Overview
1 Apr: Goa Hippy Tribe. The video will let you hear in their own words the life stories of extraordinary people who were at the heart of the Goa Hippy scene of the 70’s. 5m. 55s.
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News Summary
Goa's markets vulnerable to infernos
14 Apr: Times of India. Goa’s markets are vulnerable to fires as they are old and were not designed to prevent or fight a blaze. Their haphazard growth and the apathy in implementing safety measures have only enhanced the danger, say sources… 574 words. Full Text.
Restaurant Review: O Coqueiro
14 Apr: Navhind Times. Did you know that the first Chicken Cafreal in Goa was served at Coqueiro? … In the 1970’s Chef Gines Viegas returned from East Africa…and created it into a haven of excellent local food… 198 words + photo. Full Text.
Goa’s annual plan size fixed at Rs 2,710 crore [£453m]
14 Apr: Navhind Times. The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the annual plan size for Goa for Rs 2,710 crore, including public sector undertakings and local bodies, for the financial year 2010-11, which shows an increase of 21 per cent over the last financial year … additional central assistance of Rs 35 crore for National Games, Rs 15 crore for sewerage in coastal belt and Rs 10 crore for art and culture including museum… 614 words. Full Text.
Fiona likely to depose in court in Scarlett trial on April 16
13 Apr: IANS. Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling is likely to be in Goa to attend her daughter’s murder trial, her counsel said Tuesday… Full Text.
Goa on 'No Big Deal' on NDTV Good Times
13 Apr: Indian Television. See Goa like you've never seen before … take a walk on the wild side of Goa - from an elephant shower to a trek up to one of the highest waterfalls in India- Dudhsaagar… from farm stay in a tree house to local crafts at the Spiral Arc… Block your diary for Thu. April 15 at 10.30 pm [18:00 UK]. Repeated Sunday at 8.30 pm [16:00 UK] only on NDTV Good Times. Click here.
You can watch NDTV live on the internet - click here. In the UK it is also on Sky TV - Channel 511
Death: Adrian Menezes
6 Apr. San Diego, California. ADRIAN MENEZES. (Aged 23). Son of Lea and Orland Menezes [Ph. (619) 656-8367. Viewing on April 15 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Humphrey Mortuary, 753 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. on Fri. Apr. 16 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 450 Corral Canyon Road, Bonita, CA 91902. Full Text.
Is Goa’s potable water contaminated?
13 Apr: IANS. TwinOxide, a Netherlands-based water treatment company has claimed that water supplied by the Goa government shows a high presence of coliform - a disease-causing bacteria. But officials denied the allegation, saying the company was triggering a public scare to peddle their water treatment product… It is claimed that count is as high as 240 MPN wheras the accepted level is 10… 358 words. Full Text.
Cops 'close' to VIPs flout rules, seniors worried
13 Apr: Times of India. Police officials have expressed concern over indiscipline creeping into a section of the force assigned to protect VIPs in the state… 288 words. Full Text.
Prof. removed for sexually harassing girls
13 Apr: Deccan Chronicle. Goa University’s Executive Council on Monday dismissed the Political Science head of department, Dr Aureliano Fernandes, for sexually harassing students … 137 words. Full Text.
An ugly Princess drives Goans mad
13 Apr: Asian Age. Come June 6, it will be 10 years since the River Princess took up residence at the world-famous Candolim beach in north Goa… 683 words + photo. Full Text.
Tourism: Finally, it was quite a good year
13 Apr: Times of India. A big surge in Indian and East European tourists to Goa marked the state's tourism season this year with the tourism industry expressing satisfaction with the overall tourism business… 2,503,703 domestic and foreign tourists visited Goa in 2009, compared with 2,371,539 in 2008 though not as high at the record 2,597,443 in 2007… British arrivals declined by 18% due to the recession and the new harsh visa rules… 613 words. Full Text.
Goa to use social networking sites to woo tourists
13 Apr: PTI. Goa is looking at social networking websites to salvage its sagging international tourist inflow which has taken a severe beating since last couple of years. Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), the State government run agency, will now bank on Twitter and Facebook for its image building initiative, officials said… 279 words. Full Text.
Goan origin Tony Fernandes has pan-India aspiration for his AirAsia
13 Apr: IANS. Malaysian no frills carrier AirAsia, owned by a prominent entrepreneur of Goan origin Tony Fernandes will add six more flights to India this year to tap the growing traffic… His Goan father was born in Kolkata and studied at La Martiniere School there. He later migrated to Malaysia as a doctor and stayed there… 562 words. Full Text.
Canada: Tiga: What you want
13 Apr: Residential Advisor. Tiga, the Montreal DJ/producer says In the mid-'70s, my parents fell in love with Goa … I spent about half the year there. (To avoid the Canadian winters.) … I spent about two months out there, January and February of this year. It's a pretty funny story… 2125 words + photos.
The Tiga website is at http://www.tiga.ca/ Full Text.