GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 23 AUGUST, 2010
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| Atala, Main Accused in Drug Nexus Case Missing from Goa | |||
 23 Aug: Outlook. Yaniv Benaim alias Atala (photo), the Israeli drug peddler, the main
accused in the drug nexus case who had been released on bail since 24 June, has
gone missing ... He was supposed to report to the Crime Branch every Monday but
had not turned up in recent weeks ... 320 words. Click
here.
19 Jul: GoaNet. I had written, "What is the most likely reason for Atala's release? 1. He will be assisted to quietly disappear ... Click
here. | |||
| Australian Elections: Conrad D'Souza secures 19, 615 votes | |||
23 Aug. at 16.13: ABC (Australia). Constituency: Maribyrnong (Melbourne Western Suburb). The count is still underway with 76.4% of the votes counted. There were 5 candidates – the top two are Bill Shorten with 41,267 votes and Conrad D'Souza with 19,615. Dr Conrad D’Souza, the son of Antonio [Gaurro Vaddo, Calangute] and Anna Clementina (nee Pinto) [Mapuca], was born in Dadar, Bombay. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School, Bombay. PhD - Medicine University of Melbourne. | |||
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| UK: Oliver Mascarenhas is a step closer to record deal dream | |||
22 Aug. Enfield Independent (UK). A home-schooled pupil has won a place in a
prestigious singing competition final, Open
Mic UK. Self-taught guitarist, singer and songwriter Oliver Mascarenhas,
15, of Evesham Road, Bounds Green was removed from school after he was bullied.
His mother, Anita, gives him lessons ... The regional finals will take place
on Sep. 19 at Beck Theatre, Hayes,
West London... For full text of article, 474 words, click
here. Oliver's father is Brian (Born Nairobi; son of late Leslie [Saligao] and Olga Sequeira [Mombasa and Aldona; currently living in Spain and UK]. Oliver's mother is Anita (born London; daughter of late Veronica McKeon and late Brian O'Connor). For full details of the family and of the show, click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| Death: Ida Bridget de Souza 18 Aug: Palmers Green, London. IDA BRIDGET DE SOUZA (ex Nairobi). Beloved sister of Addy Pinto, Peter and the late Gabriel de Souza. Aunt of the late Edgar/late Susan Pinto, Wallace (Connie), Charles (Melanie), Tyronne (Arleen). Great aunt of Timothy, Neil, Adrian and Ralston. The funeral will take place on Friday September 3rd at St Monica's Church, 1 Stonard Road, London N13 4DJ, at 11.00 a.m. In lieu of floral tributes donations to the Cancer Research will be greatly appreciated. Condolences to pl.de.souza@hotmail.co.uk | |||
| True Axis, a Russian company fined for violating FEMA 24 Aug: Navhind Times. The Enforcement Directorate has imposed a fine of Rs 33 lakh on three directors of True Axis Resort Pvt Ltd and the company itself, for violating various provisions of Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act and purchasing three properties ... confiscation of the properties has also been ordered .. 320 words. Click here. For a CNN-IBN video (2m. 20s) featuring True Axis Resorts, click here. | |||
| Video: Police Unearth a Petroleum Pilfering Racket 23 Aug: Goa 365. The Verna Police have unearthed a Petroleum pilfering racket near at Alto Dabolim on Monday, which has been going on for quite some time... 2m. 39s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: With eyes on Christian votes, BJP wants to shed its communal tag 23 Aug: Goa 365. In a bid to shed the tag of a communal political party and boost its minority vote base, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will embark on an outreach program comprising several interactions with the Christian religious leaders in the state, including the Archbishop of Goa ... 2m. 23s. Full Text. | |||
| Goa public can now voice their woes online 23 Aug: Digital Goa... The Goa Public Grievances Redress And Monitoring System (GPGRAMS) is available at www.grievances.goa.gov.in to enable the public to voice their grievances regarding government machinery and various government departments... citizens can register their grievances and check the progress anytime using internet... 205 words. Full Text. | |||
| An exploration of the Goan Diaspora across the centuries 24 Aug: Navhind Times. Decades after impoverished Goans first scoured the world, a new book traces some of the most fascinating stories of the Diaspora, scattered across the continents. Selma Carvalho's 'Into the Diaspora Wilderness' is to be released on August 29 ... 429 words. Full Text. | |||
| SEZ promoters in Goa want over Rs.1,500 crore (£200 million) compensation 23 Aug: IANS. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) promoters in Goa have sought compensation in excess of Rs.1,500 crore (approx £200 million) from the Goa government ... This represents 30 times the amount paid for the land by the promoters ... 305 words. Full Text. | |||
| Gregory Fernandes Death: Man spared prison after ‘good Samaritan’ attack 23 Aug: Daily Echo (Southampton). A gas engineer who assaulted a good Samaritan in the wake of his brother being locked up for manslaughter has walked free from court. Luke Pritchard, 22, clashed with Jody Miles, who had gone to the aid of Gregory Fernandes in 2007... Pritchard was ordered to carry out 300 hours’ community work and pay £300 costs... Photo + 288 words + comments Full Text. | |||
| Konkanese 23 Aug: The New York Times. An article on Thursday about parents in New York City who are looking for baby sitters and nannies to help their children learn a second language gave an incorrect name for a language of Goa spoken by the parents of Simona D'Souza, a mother whose nanny speaks only in Spanish to her children. It is Konkani, not Konkanese. Full Text. | |||
| Western notes for a very Indian symphony 22 Aug: Times of India. It was four years ago that the audacious idea of forming a full-fledged orchestra in Mumbai took shape... It was an audacious idea because western classical music had always been on the fringes of the Indian cultural scene. Its adherents have always been the more westernized Indian communities, such as the Parsis, the Christians of Mumbai and Goa and the aristocracy of Bengal... 730 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Protecting Goa and the Goan Identity 22 Aug: Times of India. Every Goa-loving Goan is disgusted by the way Goa is being 'developed'. Every Goan politician who is involved in this 'development' has lost the respect of the people... saving Goa means protecting the 'Goan Identity' too... 765 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa Cricket Assoc. claims RTI act not applicable for them 23 Aug: Digital Goa. Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has claimed that it does not come under the purview of the Right to Information Act after Adv. Aires Rodrigues had sought information of fees paid by them to Mr. Subodh Kantak who has been their legal counsel ... Adv. Rodrigues has sought information from the Sports Authority of Goa and the Directorate of Sports on the financial aid and other government assistance given to GCA...343 words. Full Text. | |||
| Book on Goan diaspora by London-based author release this week 22 Aug: Digital Goa. Selma Carvalho's 'Into The Diaspora Wilderness' is to be released on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 11 am at the Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The London-based author will be down for the launch, which is open to the public... Noted litterateur Dr. Maria Aurora Couto described it as "a sensitive and courageous exploration of the Goan Diaspora across centuries" and "the voice of an insider, writing with elegance, poise and grace."... Interestingly, Carvalho's focuses on Goan migration to the English-speaking world -- East Africa, the Gulf, UK and North America... 460 words. Full Text. more info... | |||
