GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 02 JANUARY, 2010
Photo Gallery | ||
| Death: Cornelio Noel Fernandes | ||
 30 Dec: Orillia, Ont. Canada. CORNELIO NOEL FERNANDES. (Aged 81; ex Goa, Nairobi
& London, UK). Loving father of Blanche, Glenn/Rosanna and Konrad. Survived
by their mother Theresa (Mary) Fernandes of Toronto. Grandfather of Alisha. Brother
of late Felicia, Leo/Carol), Theo, Anthony, Ralph/Trudy and late Proto. Visitation:
Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West St. N., Orillia on Sun. Jan. 3 from 2-4 & 7-9
PM with Rosary at 6:30 PM. Funeral Mass at the Church of the Guardian Angels,
115 West St. N., Orillia on Mon. Jan. 4 at 10 AM with reception to follow. Interment:
St. Michael's Cemetery, Orillia. Donations to the ALS Society of Ontario, the
Canadian Cancer Society or Don Bosco Society. Condolences to Glenn.fernandes@ontario.ca
Full details at the link below | ||
| more details.. | ||
| Death: Anselmo Cordeiro | ||
 29 Dec: Nanaimo, BC, Canada. ANSELMO CORDEIRO (Born 1925; ex Goa, Abidan and Dar es Salaam). Husband of Vimy. Father of Frances (C.Y.Wong), Carol, Yvette and Vanessa (Sushil Peres-da-Silva). Grandfather of Shaun, Althea, Kate and Rhea. Memorial service at Trinity Catholic Church, 6234 Spartan Rd, Nanaimo on Sat, January 2 at 1.30pm followed by a Celebration of his Life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Canadian Cancer Society or The Victoria Hospice Society.
| ||
| more details.. | ||
| Video: Goa: 2010 ushered in with much pomp and festivity | ||
 1 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. New Year 2010 was ushered in with much pomp and festivity round the state with parties, fireworks and music enthralling the revellers. 2m. 54s. | ||
| more details.. | ||
News Summary | ||
| Britney Spears heading for Goa? 2 Jan: MidDay. Pop singer Britney Spears seems to have garnered a penchant for courting trouble. After a string of drug abuse cases and her falling career, the American singer has become an enigma for the Kerala police… It is also learnt that the singer may leave for Goa today. Full Text. | ||
| Sugababe Heidi Range holidaying in Goa 2 Jan: PTI. Heidi Range, the blonde beauty from the bestselling girl band 'Sugababes' is in Goa on a romantic holiday with boyfriend Dave Berry… 163 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Goa drug overdose investigations continue 2 Jan: NDTV. The police are investigating various angles as to how Meha Bahuguna, the 23-year-old city-based woman who died after a suspected drug overdose in Goa, got access to the drugs in the first place. 1m. 38s. Full Text. | ||
| Politically a quiet year for Goa, crime scene grim 2 Jan: PTI. Known for its frequent political turmoils, Goa was relatively quiet in 2009 with no major rumblings heard within the ruling coalition but rapes and murders kept the state's crime scene grim as ever while the tourist traffic hit an all-time low… 143 words. Full Text. | ||
| India: Frequently Asked Questions Relating To Tourist Visas 1 Jan: India. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Excerpt: the two months gap for re-entering India is not applicable to PIO/OCI card holders … 1523 words. Full Text. | ||
| What Are We Waiting For? 1 Jan: Herald. Squeezed between the calamities of tourism and mining, Goa is on the brink, says Carmen Miranda, as she calls for change … 1210 words. Click here. Carmen Miranda, carmitamiranda@gmail.com is based in London. For a photo and brief profile of her, click here. | ||
| Eduardo Faleiro wins Goan of the Year Award 2 Jan: Navhind Times. Kalavistar, a premier organisation known for activities of bringing people together has declared chairman of Universal Peace Federation of India and Goa NRI Commissioner, Mr Eduardo Faleiro as the Goan of the Year 2009… 477 words. Full Text. | ||
| Visa-on-arrival not for all 2 Jan: Hindustan Times. India’s newly announced visa-on-arrival facility for citizens of Finland, Japan, Luxemburg, New Zealand, or Singapore applies only to those who arrive at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata airports … They will be allowed only two such visits, each calendar year. The newly announced restrictions, requiring a two-month gap between visits will apply … The visa will cost US$ 60 (approximately Rs 2,797)… There are, however, 29 other countries including Uganda and Kenya where Indians are issued visas on arrival … 346 words. Full Text. | ||
| Colva Agitation: CD banned in South Goa 2 Jan: Herald. In an interesting development on the controversial CD case, South Goa District Magistrate, G P Naik has banned the circulation, distribution, selling, screening of the controversial CD Dogui Bodmas produced by Calvert Gonsalves in entire South Goa district… 393 words. Full Text. | ||
| Tony Fernandes: West Ham United ownership saga 1 Jan: the Telegraph (UK). The future ownership of West Ham United could be decided next week…The most exciting prospect for West Ham supporters may be a bid from Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes … he has gained the support of many West Ham fans… 458 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa police probe peddler's role in drug overdose case 1 Jan: PTI. The involvement of Francisco Fernandes, a drug peddler, held on the day when Delhi girl Meha Bahuguna was shifted to a hospital, is being probed in the case relating to her death apparently due to drug overdose, Goa police said … 160 words. more info... | ||