GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 09 JANUARY, 2010
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Death: Felix De Souza
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4 Jan: Harrow, UK. FELIX DE SOUZA (Aged 68; ex Nakuru/Nyeri, Kenya; of Badem, Goa) passed in his sleep. Devoted Husband to Dorothy; much loved Father of Audrey/Nigel, Tracey, Denise/Steven & Mark; doting Grandfather to Michael, Lauren & Elliott. Funeral at 10am on Tuesday 19th January at St Joseph's, 191 High Road, Wealdstone, HA3 5EA and thereafter to Breakspear Crematorium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, HA4 7SJ. Reception at Eastman Hall, Kodak Recreation Centre, Harrow View, North Harrow, HA2 6QQ. We request no flowers but donations to "Macmillan Cancer Support" are welcome on the day. Alternatively donate at http://www.justgiving.com/Felix-De-Souza. Condolences to audrey.almeida@btinternet.com
Prof Oscar Monteiro calls for greater co-operation between India and Mozambique
9 Jan: Navhind Times. Prof Oscar Monteiro (photo), a former minister of Mozambique, has called for greater co-operation between India and his nation … Prof Monteiro, whose ancestors hailed from Goa, said that co-operation between two nations could help bring large change in his country, where there was no dearth of social capital… 313 words.
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Video: India paper defends KKK cartoon
9 Jan: The Age (Aus). The Indian newspaper that published a cartoon likening Victorian police to the Ku Klux Klan defended its decision yesterday, saying the cartoon reflected the mood in the country… 1m.37s.
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Video: Demolition drive of structures violating CRZ regulations begins
7 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The demolition of the structures that violated the CRZ notification 1991 began in the Bardez taluka from Thursday. Altogether, 260 structures will be demolished. The deputy collector of North Goa, in-charge of demolition, Sabaji Shetye has ordered the demolition of 40 illegal structures in Calangute and 220 illegal structures in Anjuna. 3m. 09s.
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News Summary
2010 to 1960: Back to the Past
9 Jan: Navhind Times. On January 6, forty out of the 90-odd students belonging to the 1960 batch of Liceu Nacional Afonso de Albuquerque, gathered in Goa to celebrate the golden jubilee of their school memories… Mr Antonio Soares, one such student, now in his late sixties and settled in London for the past 40 years after living in Portugal to Germany… The grand was however made possible by the three students of the batch - Mr Homem Cristo P da Costa, Mr Alberto Rebeiro Silveira and Mr Vasco de Souza - all presently settled in Germany… 855 words. Full Text.
Travel Feature: Silence, peace and quiet on the disco beach
9 Jan: Aftenposten (Norway). There is no shortage of theme bars with cocktail drinks and lobster on the menu, stalls with sarongs, or offers of yoga, massage and theme parties… Overlooking Galgibag beach is Suryans Beach Café, well worth a visit … Gordon Ramsay urged Suryan to start the restaurant, and serve raw oyster… 813 words + photos. Machine translation. Full Text.
Merwyn D'Cruz: Growing up in Kuwait helped teach him to protect the Earth
9 Jan: Indianapolis Star. By Merwyn D'Cruz: "I grew up in Kuwait, and as a young child I was interested in the Earth… I moved here six years ago when I transferred from a college in Cyprus... I am working toward a doctorate in public policy and hope to put it to work in formulating policies with green campaigns…" 359 words + photo. Full Text.
Family feud around George Fernandes
9 Jan: The Telegraph (Calcutta) George Fernandes, the superannuated rebel of Indian politics, finds himself mired in a messy family row in the winter of his life. The longstanding spat over Fernandes’s financial assets between his estranged wife Leila Kabir and son Sean on one side, and his high-profile companion of three decades, Jaya Jaitly, today spilled onto the streets of New Delhi … 868 words. Full Text.
George Fernandes in hospital
9 Jan: IANS. Veteran political leader George Fernandes was admitted to a hospital here Saturday with neurological complications but a doctor said there was nothing to worry… 96 words. Full Text.
Russian tourists in Goa to receive medical insurance
0 Jan: PTI. Russian tourists in Goa facing medical emergencies will not have to pay from their pocket now as a Moscow-sponsored medical insurance firm has worked out a mechanism to reach out to them within hours of any exigency… 162 words. Full Text.
Churchill Bros sponsors to probe airhostess molestation charge
8 Jan: UNI. Sex aphrodisiac makers Musli Power Xtra, official sponsors of the Churchill Brothers football team, will launch an independent private investigation to get to the bottom of the allegations of molestation against three players by an air hostess…. 339 words. Full Text.
Video: Fine Dining In Goa
8 Jan. Matt & Nat. A day of checking out the farthest reaches of Goa on a trusty new rental scooter, as Matt learns the rules of Indian roads... turns out, there are none. And then, for the first time in their trip an upscale dinner in a French restaurant ... 10m. 0s. more info...
Atanasio opposes sea link project
9 Jan: Navhind Times. The Education Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate has said that education of the students was more important than the sea link and opposed the pet project envisaged by the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat… the government had failed to provide students with laptops but has earmarked Rs 100 crore to be paid to the consultants to carry out feasibility of having a sea link… 233 words. Full Text.
Football: Churchill Retain Top Spot in the I-League
8 Jan: Goal.com. Churchill Brothers remain in pole position after a 2-2 draw with Mohun Bagan in Kolkatta on Friday afternoon. Star foreigners Odafa Onyeka Okolie and Jose Ramirez Barreto each scored a brace for their respective sides… 444 words + 12 photos. Full Text.
Video: Kickbacks ensure flourishing drug trade in Goa, says Tourism Minister
8 Jan: Goa365 via Navhind Times. Continuing his attack against the Home Minister, Ravi Naik, Tourism Minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco on Thursday said that the police officials are getting kickbacks from the drug dealers because of which the illegal narcotics drug business is flourishing in the coastal belt. Tourism Minister also stated that Goa Police did not have any mechanism to check the drug menace in the state. 5m. 18s. Full Text.
NRI Convention in Delhi
Indian PM invites diaspora to join active politics in India
8 Jan: Indian Express. Reaching out to the Indian diaspora, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited them to "actively" participate in the country's economic development and join politics while hoping that they would get voting rights by the time of next general elections in 2014… 282 words. Click here.
PM's speech in full. Quote "It is probably true that we are a slow moving elephant but it is equally true that with each step forward we leave behind a deep imprint" Full text, 1270 words. Click here.
Property-related issues dominate NRI Convention
8 Jan: PTI. A plethora of issues ranging from cheating by builders to complexities involved in succession and inheritance of properties dominated the first day of the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here attended by nearly 1,500 delegates from over 40 countries… 458 words. Click here.
Overseas Indians hesitate to take the property plunge on home turf
8 Jan: Express India. Even with a vast wealth base, overseas Indians are reluctant to invest in real estate in India. … 558 words. Click here.