GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 07 AUGUST, 2010
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Death: Damaciano D'Souza
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3 Aug: Plumstead, London. UK. DAMACIANO DIAGO D'SOUZA. (Born in Pune, India, 1950). Loving husband of Yvonne D'Souza. Father of Tatayana, Natasha and Anjali. Son of Felicidade and Augustine D'Souza. Brother of Victoria (late) and Joe Rodrigues, Bernadine and John D'Costa, Maria and Remy D'Souza, Rita and Johnny Dias, Lina and Lawrence D'Souza. Funeral arrangements to be announced shortly. Condolences to travelandgoa@yahoo.co.uk
Funeral Arrangements: Hermenegildo Pereira
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Mitcham, UK. HERMENEGILDO PEREIRA (Ex Nairobi). Passed away 24/07/10. Beloved Husband of Lydia Pereira (Ex Nairobi). Loving Father of Alwyn/ Karen, Cedric/Patricia, Manfred/Joan. Proud Grandfather of Hannah, Rebekah, Zach, Chloe, Dominic, Francesca, Pia and Juze.
Funeral will take place on Friday 13th August at 12.45 in St. Peters & Pauls Church, Cranmer Road, Mitcham CR4 4LD. Burial at the London Road Cemetery, Figge's Marsh, Mitcham CR4 3LA followed by refreshments at St. Barnabas Community centre, Thirsk Road, Mitcham CR4 2BD. For the church, parking is available at the nearby Canons Leisure centre. For further information please click here. https://sites.google.com/site/funeralofgildopereira/ Condolences to pereira1922@gmail.com
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News Summary
Escaped Vasco jailbirds made merry by wining and dining

8 Aug: Herald. The quite village of Kalay in Sanguem was awakened on Saturday by the startling news that two of the three fugitives, who had escaped from the Sada jail on Thursday, had stayed in a house in their village for two days... 378 words. Click here.
Video: Police nab one of the fugitives who escaped from jail
7 Aug: Goa 365. A police team led by Curchorem police on early Saturday morning succeeded in nabbing Abhijit Patil, an accused who fled from Vasco's jail net... 2m. 39s Click here.
Death: Idalina Rodrigues
Arossim, Cansaulim, Goa. LUIZA MARIA RODRIGUES (IDALINA). Relict of late Caitano. Mother of Ophelia/Antony, Eugenia/Vincent, Filomena/John (UK), late Francisco, Michael/Belinda, Wilson. Funeral date to be announced later.
'Will solve rift between taxi owners, tour agents'
7 Aug: Times of India. Tourism minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said in the Assembly on Friday that his ministry would try to find a solution to taxi owners' problems... He said that the practice of tour operators selling all-inclusive packages abroad may hamper the livelihood of local drivers ... he alleged that a section of tour operators often mislead tourists with claims that taxi drivers charge exorbitant rates and lack insurance cover... 462 words. Full Text.
'My daughter doesn't remember being raped by Rohit'
7 Aug: Times of India. In a new twist in the trial of the alleged rape of a minor German girl by Rohit Monserrate, education minister Atanasio Monserrate’s son, the victim’s mother has conveyed to the police via email that her daughter will not depose in the matter... 251 words. Full Text.
Opposition blocks Ravi’s speech over hafta remark
7 Aug: Herald. The stormy Monsoon Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly ended amid noisy scenes in the early part of the proceedings with the Opposition taking to task Home Minister Ravi Naik over his comments on the police-politicians-drug nexus case and disallowing him from explaining his stand during “Zero Hour”... 613 words. Full Text.
BJP wants CBI probe to identify drug nexus politicians
7 Aug: Herald. Giving a new twist to the tale, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded CBI enquiry into the Home Minister Ravi Naik’s statement that some politicians were making allegations against him and son Roy Naik because they were not getting hafta... 364 words. Full Text.
No case against foreigners for illegal travel businesses
7 Aug: Herald. The Tourism Department on Friday informed the House that it has not received even a single case of foreigners operating travel-and-guide business illegally after Curtorim MLA, Alexio Reginald Lourenco alleged that foreigners were illegally monopolizing large chunks of local travel-and-guide businesses... 348 words. Full Text.
Tum Londonkar Vo Goemkar
4 Aug: Navhind Times. ‘Tum Londonkar vo Goemkar’, Anthony Sylvester’s latest ‘tiatr’, depicts the craze of Goans, to work and settle abroad after selling their ancestral property in Goa. The play opens with the arrival of Jerry, his wife and sister who have come to Goa. The three have settled in London but the main reason for their trip to Goa is to sell their ancestral house to the highest bidder... 318 words + photo. Full Text.