GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 19 APRIL, 2010
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| The Mining Petition deadline is extended to 30 April 2010 | ||
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| Death: Anthony "Oboe" Noronha | ||
 19 Apr: London. ANTHONY "OBOE" NORONHA (born Nairobi, 1923). Husband
of Ilda. Father of Michael and Maria. Funeral details to follow. Condolences to
keane.noronha2@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| Death: Olga Barco | ||
 12 Apr. London. OLGA BARCO (nee Braganza; ex Dar es Salaam/Moshi/Arusha ). Wife
of late Leo Barco. Left to cherish her memories are her loving daughters Tina,
Cynthia and Marilyn. She was predeceased by her sister Satira DeSouza (Canada)
and Joe Braganza (Poona, India). Condolences to Marilyn_Barco@baa.com
or rebello4@talktalk.net | ||
| Claire Soares: Stranded in Mumbai | ||
19 Apr: The Independent (UK). Claire Soares (http://www.clairesoares.com/)
is Assistant Foreign Editor at The Independent. She and her father were at Mumbai
airport last Thursday when UK airspace was closed… She writes "my father
has missed a friend's daughter's wedding - as well as his own wedding anniversary
… 459 words. Click
here. Claire Soares is the daughter of Allan Soares (ex- Dar es Salaam). One of her great-uncles was Gines Viegas, the proprietor of the legendary restaurant O'Coqueiro in Porvorim, Goa. For the Goan Voice Claire Soares supplement, click here. | ||
| Mumbai: Adrift in time | ||
 17 Apr: Daily News & Analysis. On the eve of World Heritage Day, Joanna Lobo and Uttarika Kumaran visit the quiet bylanes of Matharpacady hidden away from the busy Mazgaon streets. This quaint Goan Catholic village is a Grade III heritage precinct but changing demographics and the possible threat of redevelopment tell a different story… Text + 6 photos.
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News Summary | ||
| Death: Maria Mascarenhas 5 Apr: London , UK. MARIA MASCARENHAS. (Ex, Nairobi). Wife of the late Caetano Mascarenhas. Mother of Orlando, Priscilla (Canada) and Nelson. Mother-in-law of Joyce, Luis Gomes and Doreen. Grandmother to Wayne & Amy, Meryl & Mike , Caj, Charlene, Warren and Carlos. Great-grandmother to Jude Gomes. Funeral Service April 26th – details to be announced. | ||
| Bachchans buying house in Goa 20 Apr: Times of India. The quaint village Aldona in North Goa is in a state of excitement regarding their potentially new neighbours, Bollywood’s glam couple Aishwarya [nee Rai] and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, [son of Amitab … 175 words. Full Text. | ||
| 'Buddy system' helps Myron Rodrigues find his feet 20 Apr: The Press (New Zealand). Immigrant Myron Rodrigues now has a job thanks to a mentoring system that helps skilled refugee and migrant workers find employment… For many migrant job seekers, the isolation and lack of a network is a major barrier to getting a job… Rodrigues, 29, moved to New Zealand from India four years ago… 309 words + photo. Full Text. | ||
| Editorial: On trial: our attitudes 19 Apr: Herald. Like a very well-written plot, the still-unconcluded Scarlett Keeling episode has a lot of drama entangled in it…. The British press, in particular, has blown this into probably the single most important story that readers back home have heard from Goa since the Commonwealth Retreat in 1983… 652 words. Full Text. | ||
| Ash effect hits tourists in Goa 1,250 Europeans stranded 20 Apr. Herald. About 1,250 passengers mostly from Europe were stranded in various parts of the State due to cancellation of five incoming flights from their respective destinations, while an equal number of passengers could not arrive in the State due to these cancelled flights … 322 words. Full Text. | ||
| Outrage over Goa listing centuries old temples as illegal 19 Apr: PTI. A Hindu organisation on Monday condemned Goa government for declaring some of the centuries old temples in the state as illegal in a recent survey and has planned a massive rally on April 22 to make people aware about government's 'devil-plans to target Hindu structures'… 335 words. Full Text. | ||
| Tony Fernandes died in 'ugly and murderous' attack 19 Apr: Get Surrey. Anthony Fernandes, 46, a senior lab technician at Epsom College desperately tried to fend off three drunken intruders who stabbed him to death in his own kitchen, the Old Bailey was told [on Monday]. Prosecutor Mark Heywood QC said the trio broke into divorced Mr Fernandes’s one-bedroom flat in Windmill Road, Croydon. When he asked them to leave, they set about him with knives … The trial continues. 615 words. Full Text. | ||
| Global Demographics: Goa Reports 1 Apr: Tomorrow India State - Goa. The report examines how a region's population will change between 2010 and 2030 in terms of age, household structure, and Education and labour force profiles…This report is underpinned by an extensive historical database from 1990 to 2008, and a proprietary forecasting model which uses historical relationships to forecast to 2030. 40 Pages. $450. 1 Apr: Property Report - Goa. A report of showing what the demand for housing would be, when it would occur, what sociological and income segments would be the prime market for that housing of Goa. 56 pages. Price: US $1350. Other Goa Reports: Goa Expenditure Report: $450.00 Goa Database & The Tomorrow Report. $1000.00 Goa Database Demographic and Lifecycle. US $500.00 Goa Database Rural Income. US $350.00 Goa Database Total Household Income. US $350.00 Goa Database Urban Income. US $350.00 Goa Full Set Database. Tables and Charts for Goa including Demographics, Lifecycle and Household. US $800.00 Specimen reports are available for most of the studies. For an example, click here. For the details of all the reports go to http://global-dem.com/ | ||
| UK: Election 2010: Asian voter turnout 'set to fall' 19 Apr: BBC Asian Network. An ICM poll interviewed 500 people over the age of 18 from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds… Certainty to vote is quite low at only 44% … 56% of Asians thought whoever wins election should be tougher on immigration.., 762 words. Full Text. | ||
| Prof Suresh Amonkar- A Missionary of Scriptures 18 Apr: Navhind Times. Prof Suresh Amonkar, the septuagenarian Goan educationist and scholar is all set to release the Konkani transliteration of Gospel according to John from the New Testament of the Bible, on April 20 … “It is a pity that religion is today more used for dividing people than uniting their minds and hearts,” Prof Amonkar rues … 1117 words. + photo Suresh Amonkar was a teacher at the Goan School, Mombasa from 1956 to 1960. He was to leave for the UK in 1961 to attend University but had to return to Goa to take charge of his father’s school there. Full Text. | ||
| Valerie & Keith Vaz: A Commons Factor 26 Apr: Outlook. The growing visibility of Indians in the UK polls reflects their heft at several levels … Valerie Vaz is the sister of well-known Labour politician Keith Vaz, now also a member of the Privy Council. An established BBC presenter, Vaz is contesting from a safe Labour seat and could soon make the headlines herself if she joins her brother in Westminster—a rare brother-sister duo in parliament… 1083 words. Full Text. | ||