GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 18 FEBRUARY, 2010
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| Death: Lucian Franz | ||
 14 Feb: Vancouver, Canada. LUCIAN FRANZ. Born 1925; ex Colva, Goa & Bandra, Mumbai; Ex-Indian Air Force) Husband of Ruby. Father of Joseph and Roana Maria, Kevin & Shirley, Milton & Francisca, Lorraine & James; Grandfather of Daniel, Chantele, Chelsea, Ivana, Jonathan, Ethan, Abigail & Denzel. Funeral will be held on 18th Feb. at Surrey-Vancouver. | ||
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| Death: Hamilton Gracias | ||
 13 Feb. Orpington, UK. HAMILTON GRACIAS. (Aged 73; ex-Kisumu, ex-Nairobi).
Loving husband of Maureen and much loved father of Rory and Sofia. Son of the
late Caetano and Sofia Gracias, Banda, Assolna, Salcete, Goa. Condolences to rmgracias@gmail.com Mass at St Michael's RC Church, 370 Crofton Rd, Orpington, BR6 8NN on Thu. 25 Feb. at 10:30 am followed by burial at Deerton Natural Burial Ground at 1:00 pm. Family flowers only please. A mini-bus will be available to take some mourners from the Church to the cemetery. Deerton Natural Burial Ground (Post code ME9 9LL) is close to the village of Teynham in Kent between Sittingbourne and Faversham (about one hours drive from the church). Refreshments afterwards at Dover Castle Public House in Teynham village. | ||
| Video: Ban on Dogui Bodmas CD lifted | ||
 18 Feb: Navhind Times. The additional district and sessions judge on Wednesday
allowed the revision application filed by Calvert Gonsalves, the panch member
of Colva village panchayat against the order of district magistrate … south
Goa. The judge, Mr Kamat on Wednesday passed the order observing that order dated
1/1/2010 passed by south Goa district magistrate is quashed and set aside…
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News Summary | ||
| Scarlett Keeling’s body release delay 'outrageous' 18 Feb: BBC. Two years after a Devon teenager was raped and killed in Goa, her mother is still waiting for the body to be released because of a communication breakdown between the Devon coroner and Indian authorities… The Devon Coroner's office said it would not be appropriate to comment… 415 words. Full Text. | ||
| Scarlett Keeling's missing vital organs recovered 18 Feb: Mid Day. The CBI has finally managed to lay its hands on the missing organs of Scarlett Keeling (15) … The organs include a piece of the uterus and parts of the spleen and pancreas. However, both her kidneys were used for laboratory examination… 341 words. [Today marks the second anniversary of her death]. Click here. Scarlett Keeling still awaits decent burial 18 Feb: Mid Day. The mortal remains of Scarlett Keeling (15), lies in a UK morgue deprived of her right of a decent burial, because of all the bureaucratic wrangling shrouding the case… 391 words. Click here. | ||
| Death: Pascoal Barretto 17 Feb: Navelim, Goa. PASCOAL ANTONIO BARRETTO (Born 1924). Husband of Maria Caetana. Father of Prisca, Francis/Rosy F Dilala Barretto, Hermegildo (London)/Filomena, Rosalina/Alex; Grandfather of Franroy, Franzila, Christi, Marisca, Andrea & Alroy. Funeral on 18th Feb at 4 pm to Our Lady of Rosary Church, Navelim. | ||
| Lawyers seek justice for dismissed district judge 18 Feb: Times of India. In the "interest of state judiciary" over 400 lawyers from Goa on Wednesday unanimously resolved to meet with the senior judges of the high court and express their sentiments regarding the suspension of senior district judge Anuja Prabhudessai… Full Text. | ||
| Body of Goan pilot arrives 18 Feb: Herald. The mortal remains of 39-year-old Wing Commander Oswald de Abreu, who died after an IAF MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday, arrived in the State by a special aircraft on Wednesday night… 299 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: The Facebook Goa Wedding 17 Feb: Fast Company… The first Facebook-staffer wedding went off without a hitch when two beloved engineers, Ruchi Sanghvi and Aditya Agarwal married at a beach in Goa during the "Christmas break". Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg was there with more than a dozen past-and-present Facebook indispensables -- including now-departed cofounders Adam D'Angelo and Dustin Moskovitz, for a week-long family celebration… "All of us together, in that beautiful place," one attendee recalls. "We've come so far. Literally." … Click here. 12 video clips of the Goa wedding - go to the link for the first one and select "Next" - click here. | ||
| Death: Bishop Ignatius Lobo 17 Feb: Dharwar, Maharashtra, India. BISHOP EMERITUS IGNATIUS LOBO (Bishop of Belgaum). Mourned by his family: Olinda & late Dr Victor Fernandes; John & late Stephie Lobo; Anthony & late Queenie Lobo; Cyriaco & late Yvonne Lobo; Teresa & Philip Coutinho. Funeral in Belgaum on 19 Feb. Full Text. | ||
| Tiatr Akademi gets its own premises 17 Feb: Navhind Times. The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat who inaugurated the Academy’s posh premises, which includes a spacious auditorium, an administrative wing and a library block, said that the tiatr fraternity in the state should now start working towards upgrading tiatr productions… 407 words. Full Text. | ||
| Major iron ore traders allege illegal mining in Goa 17 Feb: IANS. Virtually endorsing claims of the opposition about rampant illegal mining in the state, a major organisation of ore traders Wednesday said in many cases in Goa iron ore is extracted by “unscrupulous elements” who do not have mining leases… 336 words. Full Text. | ||
| Zuri eyes UK market for luxury properties 17 Feb: Travel Daily (UK). Luxury hospitality specialist, Zuri Hotels & Resorts, is planning a marketing offensive in the UK … Those most relevant to the UK market are The Zuri Varca, White Sands Resort & Casino, Goa and The Retreat by Zuri, Goa, Managing Director Aditya (Bobby) Kamani told Travel Daily UK. Full Text. | ||
| BNP welcomes Australian politician Pauline Hanson's move to Britain 17 Feb: The Telegraph (UK). The decision by the controversial former anti-immigration Australian politician Pauline Hanson to emigrate to Britain has been welcomed by the BNP leader Nick Griffin, who said she would be a 'good addition' to the UK… 512 words + photos. Full Text. | ||
| At Rio Carnival, mind your pees and queues 16 Feb: Reuters. Every year, the self-styled world's biggest party brings with it the pungent perfume conjured up by thousands of beer-soaked revelers relieving themselves on the nearest wall or in gutters… the city is slapping public pee-ers with fines and even jail time of up to two years… 702 words. Full Text. | ||