GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER FRI 30 APRIL, 2010
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| The Mining Petition | ||
The Mining Petition The Petition organisers have requested that the Petition be left open till Monday 3rd May 2010 in the hope of achieving 1500 supporters. Do your bit by going to http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php Thank you. | ||
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| Fiona MacKeown escapes jail over £20,000 benefits fraud | ||
 30 Apr: Daily Mail (UK). The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling wept with relief today as she was spared jail for a £20,000 benefits fraud… She was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid community work. As she left court, MacKeown said: “I will pay back this money and I am due to fly to Goa next week.” … 920 words. | ||
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| Folk flock to beaches for annual seabath | ||
30 Apr: Navhind Times. Locals come to the sea in order to have their annual ritualistic and traditional dip in the sea waters. It is believed that a dip in the sea in late April and in the month of May cures one of prickly heat and other ailments like rheumatism, pain in the joints and limbs, etc… the annual bath involves staying at the seashore or visiting it for three to four days, so that the sea can have a good effect… 647 words.
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| Stray dogs, foul stench greet tourists at Dabolim airport 1 May: Navhind Times. Dabolim International Airport, which presently caters to most of the foreigners has a couple of issues that have to be solved — one is the issue of stray dogs that frequent the airport premises, and the other is the issue of the foul stench emanating from the toilets and restrooms… 583 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa: 17 hotels on Forest Dept list for selling frog meat 30 Apr: Herald. The forest department has listed 17 hotels across Goa suspected to be selling frog meat and a close watch would be kept on them… 311 words. Full Text. | ||
| Mumbai: Former parish priest found murdered 30 Apr: Daily News & Analysis. The former parish priest of St Peter’s Church, Peter Barboz, 75, was found stabbed to death on Thursday. According to the Vasaigaon police, the naked body of Barboz was found with many stab marks on the chest. There was no sign of theft at his place, the police said. Some reports said he was stabbed with a knife and a pair of scissors, and a rope was tied around his neck… The police said they suspect the land mafia was behind his murder … 330 words. Full Text. | ||
| Francis deSouza: Head of Symantec's Enterprise Security Group 30 Apr: Computer Weekly. Symantec has announced it is to acquire encryption firm PGP Corporation and endpoint security firm GuardianEdge Technologies for $300m and $70m respectively. The two companies will become part of Symantec's Enterprise Security Group, headed by Francis DeSouza… 368 words. Click here. For a Goan Voice photo and profile of Francis, click here. | ||
| Video: Antonio Chainho presents Lisgoa 30 Apr: IOL Musica. Antonio Chainho presents 'Lisgoa', an album depicting his trip to India. Sonia Shirsat and Remo Fernandes are heard in Konkani …Text in Portuguese. Full Text. | ||
| Alphonso's value plunges overseas 30 Apr: Daily News & Analysis. The hue and cry created over ripening of Alphonso using calcium carbide has taken its toll … local as well as international demand for the fruit has come down drastically since last month… Calcium Carbide is a chemical with carcinogenic side effects… Traders have no option but to sell the fruits at a throwaway price… the prices came down crashing to Rs 150 to 200 from Rs 350 to 400 per dozen … 395 words. Full Text. | ||
| Destination Goa For a Healthy You. By Domnick Isidore Mendis 30 Apr: Herald. Western Europeans and North Americans along with NRIs are coming in large numbers to get cured for a myriad of health problems ranging from cataract to obesity … the cost of cosmetic surgery is one-fifth of that in the UK and one-tenth of that in US … Destination Goa should be the credo of marketing Goa to overseas patients especially in the Western Europe, North America and the Gulf. 1211 words. Full Text. | ||