GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 22 APRIL, 2010
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 20 Apr: CNN Go. …Carrying on the Portuguese flavor are other urban villages like Khotachiwadi in Girgaum, and Matharpacady in Mazgoan… A handful of these houses remain now… St Michael’s Church in Mahim was originally built by the Portuguese in 1534 … One Portuguese church that did manage to survive, though, is the splendid St Andrew’s Church (photo) in Bandra…
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| Maya De Souza: Greens pledge on more jobs | |||
 22 Apr: Camden New Journal. The Green Party promises to meet unemployment head
on… Highgate councillor Maya De Souza said: "We are looking to create
a fairer society … The Greens, she added, are the only party locally being
honest about the need to raise council tax to pay for public services… 368
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| Celebration of 100th Birthday of Sr. Crescentia | |||
 22 Apr: Bellevision. The Nirkan parishioners celebrated the birth centenary of Sr. Crescentia (BS) on Sunday 18th Apr. … Sr Crescentia was born at Aldona in Goa and joined the Bethany Convent in Mangalore at the age of ten. Known variously by the names such as Maria, Angelica and Camelina, she eventually assumed the name as Sr Crescentia after becoming a nun… 663 words. | |||
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| Marianne de Nazareth: Beautiful Bali | |||
 22 Apr: Bella (UK). By Marianne
de Nazareth, BellaOnline's Romantic Getaways Editor… Denpasar Bali International
Airport was a welcome change from glitzy Dubai… white sands and the pristine
clean water had all the guests spending hours in it for most of the day. I come
from Goa and you are definitely not going to get any resort for a similar
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| Germany: Collien Fernandes is domesticated | |||
21 Apr: Morgenpost (Germany). Collien Fernandes (28) has many talents as a TV
presenter, musician, dancer, model and actress. She is now the partner of Rico
Rex (33)… She has Portuguese, Indian, German and Portuguese roots …
She can be see on TV (ZDF Channel) on 24 April at 8.15 pm. 662 words in German.
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News Summary | |||
| Death: Marina Fernandes 22 Apr: Calangute, Goa. MARINA QUITERIA FERNANDES. (Born 1937). Wife of late Mark Fernandes, Sister of late Beryl/late Cajetan Botelho (UK); Ethel/late Nicholas Dompaul (Canada); Eric/Josephine D’Souza (Canada); Sr. Marie Gertrude (Ajmer); Late Muriel/late Joe Araujo (Santa Cruz); late Victor/Aida D’Souza (Canada); late Beatriz/late Manuel Pinto (Arpora). Funeral on 23 Apr. at Calangute. Photo and details at the link. Full Text. | |||
| Death: Louis Noronha 21 Apr: Vasco, Goa. LOUIS NORONHA (LULU). (Born 1944). Brother of late Iggie/Alba, Precilla/late George D’Souza, Albert/Cynthia (Australia), late Rosalind/late John D’Souza, Merlin, late John/Josephine, Vincent (Vincy) and Charles. Funeral service on 23rd April at St Andrew’s Church, Vasco. | |||
| Goa: Charter passengers in a fix 23 Apr: Navhind Times. In the past three to four days charter passengers who have purchased air tickets of other airlines to fly out of Goa are in for a rude shock as the Goa immigration is not allowing them to board other airlines… a civil aviation rule applied to Goa only that does not allow charter passengers with return tickets to board other airlines… 232 words. Full Text. | |||
| Anil Gomes: The man who feeds 47,000 23 Apr: The National (UAE). Every day Chef Anil Gomes and his staff of 600 prepare lunch for 47,000 construction workers … He hails from a family of chefs in Kolkata… Angelo Vales, the catering manager is from Goa and likes to make regional curries such as chicken caldinha in his spare time … 997 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Icelandic ash cloud casts a shadow over Goa 23 Apr: Business Line. Already in a considerable decline, foreign tourist arrivals to the State, including chartered arrivals, received a further jolt from the recent “ash cloud effect” triggered by an Icelandic volcano. Since Friday, an estimated 5,000 tourists have either cancelled their flight tickets to Goa or have got stranded in the State … 241 words. Full Text. | |||
| Billy sees 'green' to cure his diabetes 21 Apr: Post (South Africa). After 25 years of taking medication to control his type two diabetes, Billy Naidoo, a 70-year-old former deputy school principal said he helped his 'fight' by eating five 'young' curry leaves every morning for three months after reading about this while on a trip to Goa … The Sahakari Spice Farm (near Ponda) manager had given him a pamphlet on the healing properties of the curry leaf … his sugar level dropped from 13 to 4 and 5… 694 words [Not online - write to me for full text]. | |||
| Can the British curry take off in India? 22 Apr: BBC News. British curries are being described as milder and healthier than Indian versions … British chefs are bringing their version of curries back to India. But will the British curry prove a hit with those used to the real thing … 772 words + photos. Full Text. | |||
| Stranded Christians flying home 22 Apr: Hampshire Chronicle (UK). A group of Christians from Winchester was last night due to return to the UK after being stranded in India under house arrest for nearly a week… They say at one stage were forced to eat naan bread smuggled out of the hotel by guests stuffed up a jumper. 90 words. Full Text. | |||
| Volcanic ash cloud leaves couple stranded in Goa 22 Apr: The Comet (North Herts, UK). David Hall remains in Goa with his partner Rebecca Allan of Stevenage after their flight home was cancelled on Sunday… Mr Hall says, “If we find a flight we might have to pay another £2,000 extra just to get home but there are no flights and I have been told it could be May 3 before we can get a flight back… Photo. Full Text. | |||
| Vaz duo may be first sibling MPs in 60 yrs 22 Apr: Times of India. The British House of Commons could have a rare brother-sister duo, that too of Indian origin, if Keith Vaz retains his Leicester East stronghold and sister Valerie Vaz manages to win west-central England’s Walsall South seat in the elections scheduled for May 6… The last brother-sister presence in the Commons was possibly son and daughter of David Lloyd-George, Gwilym and Megan, in the 1950s. 195 words. Full Text. | |||
| Dump all politicians, save Goa: Remo 22 Apr: Herald. Goan pop star Remo Fernandes has said the present lot of politicians should disappear from the scene if Goa is to be saved from further destruction and felt that Goans, irrespective of their backgrounds should come together to save the State… 585 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: Steep rise in crimes by foreigners 22 Apr: Times of India. In a disturbing trend, crimes by foreigners in the state are on the rise and police claim many of the offenders foil deportation attempts by destroying their passports. In the first four months of this year, 76 foreigners have been booked for various crimes in the state, compare with 75 in the whole of 2009 and 58 in 2008… 327 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa's heritage structures under threat 22 Apr: PTI. In the absence of legal protection, heritage buildings are giving way to multi-storey plazas in Goa, which is known for its Indo-Portuguese architectural marvels… There are around 1,000 heritage monuments in Goa … Full Text. | |||
| Damon Galgut: In A Strange Room 22 Apr: Metro (UK). Book review: In A Strange Room by Damon Galgut (Atlantic, £15.99). This odd, disquieting novel from the Booker-nominated South African Damon Galgut has the air of autobiography … Damon who sets off on three different journeys… the third to Goa with his mentally disturbed friend Anna. 189 words. <br> Damon Galgut (1963 - ) wrote The Good Doctor whist in a hotel in Goa. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2003 and also won a Commonwealth Writers Prize… Full Text. | |||
| Nalini Elvino de Sousa puts Goan culture on Portuguese TV 22 Apr: IANS. Nalini Elvino de Sousa a Portuguese citizen of Goan origin who believes there is much more to Goa than just just beaches and night life… Now settled in Goa, she is the producer of “Contacto - Goa” for RTP… Nalini was born in Portugal, but both her parents are of Goan descent… She runs a language centre in Panaji called ‘Communicare’, which takes classes in Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Italian and other regional languages … 491 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa likely to receive 2.2m domestic tourists this season 21 Apr: Navhind Times. The late surge in the arrival of tourists, both domestic as well as foreign, in the state has given the tourism industry a reason to smile and the number of tourists arriving in Goa is likely to match the figures of the previous year…. The Russians numbering nearly 58,000 have overtaken British (52,000) this year … 556 words. Full Text. | |||
| Weekly update: Exchange: £ = 68.60; € = 59.61; $ = 44.56 Goa Weather: Max =32.8 ; Min = 21.8; Humidty = 61% | |||
