GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 11 FEBRUARY, 2010
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| Video: Francine Fernandes: MP Shadowing Scheme needs YOU! | ||
 10 Feb: Head of Operation Black Vote Shadowing Schemes, Francine Fernandes [ex-Nairobi],
talks about the new MP Shadowing Scheme and why it's important black and minority
(BME) people get involved. The new scheme runs over 6 months and gives BME people
the opportunity to 'shadow' a Member of Parliament. For a brief (0m. 48s) video
clip of Francine Fernandes talking about the scheme, click
here. For info on applying, click here Note: Application has to be made by 15th February 2010 at 12 noon | ||
| Major embarrassment for Margao cops | ||
11 Feb: Herald. The Margao police faced a major embarrassment as the much-publicised busting of prostitution racket in August last year ended in the discharge of all the 11 accused persons [photo shows 4 of the alleged prostitutes]… 494 words.
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| Anita Soares: Here, in America, 'I have my life' | ||
 10 Feb: The Portland Press Herald. Every year, about 1,100 foreign residents in Maine become U.S. citizens… Anita Soares and her husband, Savio, moved to Portland from Goa, India, 11 years ago. She said their decision to become citizens came easily. Their daughter, who is 5, is a citizen and they have built a life in the United States, where many of their relatives now live …
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| Collien Fernandes: Video Blog | ||
 10 Feb: News4Press (Germany). Viva presenter and actress, Collien
Fernandes has a video blog. From now Collien will keep her fans updated two
to three times a week with what happens backstage… Machine translation.
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News Summary | ||
| STOP PRESS: Three mysterious explosions in south Goa 11 Feb: 1714 hrs IST. TimesNowTV. South Goa district administration swung into action after three mysterious explosions were reported in coastal Canacona on Thursday (Feb. 11)… Locals stated that three blasts of huge magnitude were heard in the coastal belt of Khola, Agonda and Palolem belt … Full Text. | ||
| Death: Lillian Mary Saldanha 9 Feb: Richmond Hill, Ont. Canada. LILLIAN MARY SALDANHA (Born 1911) Wife of late Lawrence (1992). Mother of Beryl (late Lance Mendonca), Mavis (Jose Antonio Yturriaga), Desmond (Angela Fernandes), Lawrence (Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan), Eric (Norine Pinto), Shirley (late Fred Zuzarte), Audrey (Fernand Gauthier). Grandmother of 21 grandchildren, 35 great- grandchildren and 2 great-great- grandchildren. Visitation on February 12, 6-8 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home, Aurora, ON. Funeral service on February 13 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Annunciation, Oak Ridges, ON. A reception will follow at the church hall. Photo and full text at the link. Full Text. | ||
| Kuwait: Goan Cyborgs grab lead 11 Feb: Arab Times. The Goan Cyborgs returned to the Kuwait Sea Sport Club Bowling Center with fire in their eyes and walloped the totally out classed Abannte keglers… 813 words. Full Text. | ||
| India: new norms on employment visas to foreign nationals 11 Feb: CNBC-TV18. 712 words. Full Text. | ||
| India toughens visa conditions 11 Feb: Jerusalem Post. By Ron Friedman. The tens of thousands of Israelis who visit India for business or pleasure every year are finding travel arrangements increasingly difficult after the country altered its entry visa conditions… 714 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Julius D'Souza 7 Feb: Hounslow, UK. JULIUS D C D'SOUZA (ex-Nairobi). Son of the late Andre P D D'Souza & the late Anna Rita D''Souza. Brother to Paulina N Britto; late Sebastian D'Souza & the late Anthony D'Souza. Uncle to Charles Britto, Savio D'Souza, Savian D'Souza. Great Uncle to Desmond Britto; Francesca & Gabriella Britto. Funeral details to follow. Email: desbritto@hotmail.com | ||
| Water sports to soon come under Goa tourism Act 11 Feb: Navhind Times. Full Text. | ||
| Goa As Stereotype 11 Feb: Herald. Media coverage of Goa, both foreign and within India, is marked by stereotyping and sensationalism, says Frederick Noronha. 1255 words. Full Text. | ||
| Cops stop foreigners’ parade at Arambol 11 Feb: Herald. Pernem police on Tuesday stopped the carnival parade, organised by foreign tourists, on Arambol beach, as the organisers failed to obtain permission from the authorities. At about 4 pm, nearly 700 foreign tourists, attired in colourful carnival costumes had gathered … 104 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: UK: Hindu wins funeral pyre battle 10 Feb: BBC. 561 words. 0m.25s. Full Text. | ||
| PayPal's India transaction block could last months 10 Feb: New York Times. Online payments service PayPal says its suspension of certain transactions in India could last months… 820 words. Full Text. | ||
| Foreign students working illegally to be expelled from Britain 10 Feb: Economic Times. Foreign students from outside Europe will be deported from Britain if they are found to be working illegally, the British government said Wednesday... 450 words. Full Text. | ||
| India: Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) seeks changes to medical visas 10 Feb: International Medical Travel Journal. With the threat of terrorism causing the Indian government to suddenly impose new restrictions on normal tourist visas, Indian hospitals see their overseas business under threat. The problem is that almost all medical tourists have been using the standard tourism visas, rather then the special medical visas that were intended for them… 515 words. Full Text. | ||
| Vivek Menezes on Panjim 10 Feb: Time Out Bengaluru… A most un-urban everyone-knows-everyone culture still reigns across the city’s neighbourhoods, where a good proportion of the houses are still occupied by the families that built them a century ago… Panjim endures, its original charms intact for another era. 609 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video News: Goa 365 via Navhind Times: 10 Feb. A centralized Police Control Room will be set up in Panaji: CM. 2m. 15s. Click here. Sanvordem-Curchorem residents enforce traffic blockade to press for a dedicated by-pass for Mining traffic. 3m. 25s. Click here The exposure of the killing of a tiger at Mhadei wildlife sanctuary has boomeranged
on Rajendra Kerkar as the renowned wildlife activist has been named by the Goa
forest department as an abettor in the tiger poaching case. 4. 07s. Click
here. | ||