GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SUN 14 FEBRUARY, 2010
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Funeral details: Julius D’Souza
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Died 7 Feb: Hounslow, Middlesex, UK. JULIUS D. C. D’SOUZA (Born Nairobi, 1932).
Mon 15 Feb: Viewing at Andrew Holmes Funeral Directors, 92 Whitton Road, Hounslow, TW3 2DQ (phone 0208 572 3277 before attending). Sun 21 Feb 7.15pm: -"Reception & Blessing of The Body in Church". Mon 22 Feb. 11.00am: Funeral Mass at The Church of Saint Michael & St Martin, 94 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3EH followed by burial at 12.30pm, at The Hounslow Cemetery, Hanworth Road, Hounslow. At Julius's request, no flowers please but donations to Cancer Research UK - a box will be placed at the back of church or see Desmond Britto. Email: desbritto@hotmail.com Full details at the link below.
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Canada: Keegan Pereira gets ready for hockey World Cup
13 Feb: Indian Express. Reginald Pereira, a Mumbai hockey player of the late 80s is now living the dream through his son Keegan, who plays for the Canadian national team and is set to tour India for the forthcoming FIH World Cup beginning in New Delhi… Keegan was born in Mumbai and studied at St. Stanislaus school in Bandra before his father decided to migrate to Canada in 1999. For young Keegan, now a resident of Scarborough, Ontario it will be the first big assignment for the forward… 372 words. Click here.
For a photo and profile of Keegan, click here.
For the full list of the Canadian team, click here.
News Summary
Death: Joaquim Monteiro
11 Feb: Manor Park, London. JOAQUIM MONTEIRO (Aged 101; ex-Mombasa). Husband of Maria. Father of Celine/Lazarus; Therese/Leo; Francisco/Thereza; late Hilary/Lisette; late Maggie/Jess. Grandfather of, Mark, Malcolm, Cassandra, Domenic, Leo and Trixiebelle. Funeral details and photo to follow.
Dubai: Sharon Pereira: Her heart is set on the stone, not gold
13 Feb: Gulf News (UAE). In three years, Sharon Pereira received three diamond rings from her generous husband. These were in addition to all the gold jewellery pieces she got as gifts during her wedding. 432 words. Full Text.
Goan, Goan, gone
14 Feb: The Telegraph (Calcutta). Once a tourist haven, Goa has witnessed a sharp drop in the number of foreign visitors. Reena Martins on why its irresistible sun and sand cocktail has soured… The Indian government’s new visa restrictions … global media coverage of recent sex crimes in Goa… Costs are also rising … Many tourists are eyeing other spots as alternatives to Goa… 1246 words. Full Text.
Goa: “Young girls are sexually vulnerable”
14 Feb: Times of India. Cases of rape of minor girls in the age group of 16 to 18 years across the state are proving to be a rather tricky affair for the police who say that in most of these incidents investigations have revealed that there is an episode of an affair culminating in sexual gratification… 780 words. Full Text.
Goa to tighten security for Chabad House, carnival
14 Feb: IANS. A Jewish prayer house in Goa has been provided 24-hour security cover in the wake of the terror attack in Pune, police said here Sunday…. “We also will be beefing up security for the carnival,” police said… 290 words. Full Text.
Red alert in Goa, borders with Maharashtra sealed
14 Feb. IANS. A red alert has been sounded in Goa following the bomb blast in Pune Saturday evening, a police official said. The borders with Maharashtra have been sealed till Sunday morning … 120 words. Full Text.
Travel: A walk on the Sea bed
13 Feb: Business World. Not as exciting as walking on the moon, but it comes close. Bhavika Jhaveri takes you through a underwater excursion on the virgin Baina beach in Goa … 1407 words + photos. Full Text.
Panjim Carnival 2010: A photographic album
13 Feb: Fredrick Noronha’s 150 photos. To check out the thumbnails, select the link below. more info...
Travel: A piece of rainbow
13 Feb: Bangalore Mirror. Goa is not all about beach parties, sunbathing and trinket shopping. Mahalakshmi Prabhakaran discovered a quiet side to the beautiful locale and came back rejuvenated… 1001 words = photos. Full Text.
Video. India restaurant bomb blast kills eight in Pune
13 Feb. BBC. At least eight people have been killed and 33 others wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in Pune ...The explosion tore through the German Bakery, which is popular with tourists… 420 words. 0m. 42s. Full Text.