GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 03 FEBRUARY, 2010
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| Canada: Michelle Rodrigues: Workplace Matches Her Contributions | |||
 3 Feb: Edmonton Journal (Canada). At 27, Michelle Rodrigues was like a lot of people her age: retirement was the last thing on her mind, despite having an educational background in business and math. But when she got a job with an employer committed to making matching contributions, it motivated her to thinking long term. " … 759 words.
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| New Book: Goenkars in Western Australia | |||
 Goenkars in Western Australia : voices and images of a vibrant Goan community. Editor Jaya Earnest: Black Swan Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780980631333 (pbk.) … The Goans are often described as an exemplar migrant community in multicultural society. Their success and price in Goan cultural heritage reinforces their multiple attachments to both Australia and Goa. In this regard, Goan Australians are a multicultural success story… Flyer and order info at the link below.
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| Gavin D'Costa: Pope wades into UK gay clergy battle | |||
 2 Feb: CNN. Gavin D'Costa, a professor in Catholic Theology at the UK's University
of Bristol said the pope was more likely to be airing the concerns of his bishops
than wading in with direct criticism of British political policy. "He is
speaking about a theme, about how the state and religion relate and whether the
state has a right to interfere with the running of religious groups," he
told CNN. 409 words + comments. Click
here. For the GVUK Gavin D'Costa supplement, click here. Video clip of talk given by Gavin D'Costa at family reunion in Goa. 3m 35s. Click here. | |||
| UK: New Event Announcement | |||
Sun. 14 Feb. Mungul Union (UK) celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Woodside High School (ex-White Hart Lane School Hall), White Hart Lane, London N22. Mass at 12.30pm. Live music by "RAINBOW'S END" and Disco by "NITE LIFE". For tickets and details, contact Robert Fernandes (07753831250), Cos Fernandes (0208 884/ 3124) or Rosalind Rebello (0208 767 8652). For the flyer, select the link below.
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| Death: Maria Antoinette Antao | |||
 1 Feb: Toronto. MARIA ANTOINETTE ANTAO (age 83; Ex-Kampala). Wife of the
late Anthony. Mother to Vinnie (Violet), Vienna (Clarence), Vita (Clary), Victor,
Villa (Joe), Virginia, Viola (Jon) and late Jenny (Mel). Grandma of Cheryl (Mike),
Lorraine (Gareth), Jason, Janelle, Aaron, Aalton, Aiden, Genevieve, James, Malcolm,
Sarah, Daniel, David and Nickolas. Loving Great Grandma to Joey, Samantha, Michaela,
and Sienna. Visitation: Jerrett
Funeral Home 1141 St. Clair Ave. W. Toronto on Thu. from 6 to 9 pm and Fri.
2 to 4 and 6 to 9 pm. Funeral mass at 9 am on Sat. Feb. 6, at St. Sebastian's
Church, 20 Pauline Ave., Toronto. Entombment Holy Cross Cemetery. Condolences
to: clarencelobo@gmail.com or villap@shaw.ca [Info: Antonio Mascarenhas]. | |||
| Auction: 19c Goanese shrine | |||
 10 Feb: Gorringes, Lewes, East Sussex, UK. Lot 279: An early 19th century Goanese bone inset hardwood shrine, with carved and gilt floral decoration, set with a central figure of Jesus with three infants, height overall 27ins. Est £500 to £600. [This item was in their 7 Dec 2009 sale, valued at £1,000 to £1,500 but was unsold].
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| London: Fri. 5 Feb: Film: The Pool 5 Feb: 7:00 PM - The Pool - Winner of the Special Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival 2008. It is the story of Venkatesh, a "room boy" working at a hotel in Panjim, Goa, who sees a shimmering pool hidden behind a wall… The screening is to be followed by a Q&A with Director Chris Smith. Tickets: £8 for early bird or £10. Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ. Full details and video trailer at the link below. more info... | |||
| Kuwait: Marriotts promotes Joseph D'Costa to Executive Chef 3 Feb: AME Info. JW Marriott Hotel, Kuwait announces the promotion of Joseph D'Costa to the position of Executive Chef… Text + photo. Full Text. | |||
| India finds a cheap solution to bribery: the zero-rupee note 3 Feb: The Independent (UK). In a country where corruption is embedded in everyday life, notes for "zero rupees" are being handed out which read "I promise to neither accept nor give a bribe"… 384 words. Full Text. | |||
| Rave party to clean Canacona beaches 3 Feb: Herald. A three-day rave party is reportedly being planned in a dense forest in Agonda from February 5, with the organizers planning to use the resources to organize a beach clean up initiative at Agonda, Palolem and Patnem… 498 words. Full Text. | |||
| Govt issues code of conduct for safe tourism 2 Feb: Times of India. With major tourism destinations like Goa gaining the dubious reputation as a haven for sex crimes, the tourism ministry has finalised a code of conduct for "safe and honourable tourism" to be adopted by major stakeholders …The code is likely to be unveiled on March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day…. 405 words. Full Text. | |||
| Trust promises $ 5 million investment in heart care 3 Feb: Herald. The Goa-America Heart Foundation Trust (GAHFT) is planning to invest 5 million US dollars in the next three years in Goa to help provide world-class cardiac care at affordable rates to people in the State… 391 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa American Heart Foundation Trust to set up cardiac hospital 3 Feb: Navhind Times. … Dr J Anthony Gomes, a Goa born renowned cardiologist in USA, said that the trust comprising of six persons based in United States and five from Goa, was formed to give back something to Goa in the form of a cardiac hospital… 332 words. For the video interview with Dr Gomes, see GVUK of 1 Feb. 2010 Full Text. | |||
| Australia: Burned Indian man 'faked attack' 3 Feb: Herald Sun. An Indian man who said he was set alight by assailants near his Melbourne home last month accidentally burned himself while torching his car for an insurance claim, police allege… The case gained international headlines among a series of attacks by white Australians on Indian nationals in Melbourne… 485 words. Full Text. | |||
| Swiss airline links Goa with Zurich 3 Feb: Navhind Times. Swiss International Airlines (SIA) will soft launch its first weekly flight arrival from Zurich to Goa on 7 Feb… This will be the 7th international airline operating to Goa, after Condor, Transaero, Srilankan Airlines, Air Arabia and Qatar Airways… 360 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Bikini ban on Goan beaches is inappropriate says Tourism Minister 2 Feb: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Stating that Goa is a destination for tourists coming from all over the world, the state tourism minister has expressed impracticality in banning the wearing of bikinis on Goan beaches… Full Text. | |||
| UK: Border staff humiliate and trick asylum seekers – whistleblower 2 Feb: The Guardian (UK). Keith Vaz, the home affairs select committee chairman, has called for an investigation following allegations made by Louise Perrett that she was advised at the Border Agency office in Cardiff to refuse difficult asylum claims… 713 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: Sham marriage adverts behind surge in visa applications from India 2 Feb: The Telegraph (UK). A surge in advertisements for sham marriages is behind the huge increase in Indian student visa applications to the United Kingdom, officials and immigration experts said on Monday… some families were paying fees of up to £10,000 for their sons and daughters to "marry" those with British student visas… 489 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: TTAG chief wants improved security, infrastructure to boost tourism 2 Feb: UNI. Improved security cover and strengthened infrastructure would give further fillip to tourism in Goa, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) president Ralph D'Sousa said… 416 words. Full Text. | |||
| New book: Maria's Room 1 Feb: Mail Today. By Shreekumar Varma; HarperCollins India; Rs 299. Writer Raja Prasad arrives in Goa and finds that many a mystery lurks behind the sunny beaches, the music and the feni. In the hinterland caught between the past and the present, Prasad gets sucked into the intriguing love story of the beautiful Maria and the French author Marcel. Click here. For a review of the book, click here. | |||
| UK: First state-funded Hindu school opens 29 Jan: BBC. The Krishna-Avanti Primary School in Edgware, north London, is the first state-funded Hindu school … pupil's chant each morning in Sanskrit, before lessons that include meditation and yoga. They will study the national curriculum, but also tend the garden and learn Hindu concepts such as the equality of all living things… 626 words + photos. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Face the Facts. BBC Radio Four Thursday 4th Feb. 12:30 to 12:57. India's City Of Tomorrow. John Waite reports from a new 12,500 acre development at Lavasa near Pune. One of the new residents will be a campus of the University of Oxford. But what is the impact of these kinds of luxury developments? ARTS: Afternoon Play. BBC Radio Four MUSIC: Darbar Festival. Sky Arts 2 DOCUMENTARY: Bombay Railway BBC4 COOKERY: The Hairy Bikers Cookbook. Good Food DOCUMENTARY: Murder on the Lake. BBC 4 DOCUMENTARY: Analysis. BBC Radio Four SITCOM: Fags, Mags and Bags. BBC Radio Four | |||
