GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 12 JANUARY, 2010
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| Canada: Stephanie Braganza: Night & Day | ||
 7 Jan: The Toronto Star. This Woman's Work 2 is a live tribute concert to Kate
Bush with performances from Stephanie Braganza and more … Fri. 8: 30 p.m.
($20-$22). Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. Stephanie Braganza and her brother, Sebastian, were born in Kingston, Ont. Her father Edmund, was born in Nairobi and her mother, Bella Miranda in Kampala. Stephanie moved to Toronto in 2003 to study at Humber College has lived there ever since. Her debut full length album, "UNEXPECTED" will be released later this month. Her next show will be February 4, 2010, at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto (1214 Queen Street West). For her website with her Biography, Music Samples, Upcoming Shows, Photo Gallery, iTunes, Contact info, check out www.stephaniebraganza.com | ||
| Video: Goan food, author... and more: Odette Mascarenhas Interviwed | ||
 11 Jan: Frederick Noronha. Author Odette
Mascarenhas (photo) recently released her new book A Culinary Escapade Of
Goa. She has earlier authored another food-linked book, about her father-in-law
and master-chef Masci. She talks about her experiences, her TV programme on food,
and also her two other books for children. Email her at odette.mascarenhas@gmail.com
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| Business guru Bernie De Souza gets US boost | ||
 11 Jan: Coventry Telegraph. (UK). Midland business guru Bernie De Souza has chalked
up a transatlantic success story - after selling 70,000 copies of his book, Your
Success Is In Your Daily Routine, to the US…He received the order just weeks
after returning from Florida where he was keynote speaker at the Orlando Conference
Centre … 163 words. Click
here. Bernie was born in Nairobi in 1941, son of the late Effie (died 1992). For his website with photos, video clips, press clippings etc., go to http://www.berniedesouza.com/ | ||
| Mario Sequeira- Port King of Goa was born in Mombasa | ||
 11 Jan: Indian Wine Academy. Mario Sequeira produces as Port in Goa, the quantity makes him the king of this Port in India today … The firm, Tonia Liquor Industries is owned by the well known politically connected Sequeira family- three brothers … Mario insists his family believes in giving back to the society; his father who was in politics and even went to Mombasa in exile, where Mario was born in 1971, refused the monetary awards conferred on him as a Goa freedom fighter… 765 words.
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| Death: Gladys D'Souza 10 Jan: Bowmanville, Ont. Canada. GLADYS D'SOUZA (aged 75). Beloved wife of the late Francis “Lou” D’Souza. Dear mother of Christine & Bill West, Sharon & Paul Knapp and Nigel D’Souza. Loving grandma of Robin & Laura, Justin, Holly & Carleigh and great-grandma of Giselle & Nathaniel. Dear sister of Gabriel & Lucy D’Souza, Juliette & Peter Wallbridge, Danny & Meena D’Souza and predeceased by her brother Lester. Visitation on January 14th. Mass of Christian Burial on Friday January 15th. Photo and full details at the link below. more info... | ||
| UK: Magnus Rodrigues: Clifford Chance Promotion 11 Jan. The Lawyer. (UK). Clifford Chance has promoted Magnus Rodrigues to counsel in the firm's banking and finance team in Singapore. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he joined Clifford Chance in 1995 and moved from London to Singapore in 2009… Magnus was born in the UK, the son of Mariquinha and Marcos Rodrigues (ex Kampala & Mombasa). For a photo and profile of him, select the link. more info... | ||
| Adopt Konkani in Roman script says Dr Austin Prabhu 12 Jan: Bellevision. "In order to achieve unity of all Konkani speaking people spread across the world adopt Konkani in Roman script" said Dr Austin D’Souza Prabhu during the book release of his collection of Konkani poems "VOZRAM" in Mumbai… Jasmine D’Costa, author of "Curry is Thicker than water", President of Trade Architect of Canada was the chief guest… 513 words + photos. Full Text. | ||
| Goa to announce draft forest policy soon 12 Jan: IANS. Facing accusations of tacitly supporting illegal and unchecked mining near forests, the Goa government is set to unveil a draft forest policy this month… 420 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa: 11,000 students to be given personal computers by March 12 12 Jan: Herald. Education Minister Babush Monserrate on Monday promised branded computers under the cyberage scheme for higher secondary students … 398 words. Full Text. | ||
| UK national alleges cops attacked him in jail 12 Jan: Navhind Times. Ajay Kaushal, the British national arrested by Colva police under the Extradition Act 1962, has made a complaint alleging that he was beaten by 30 police officer at the jailor’s office at Sada jail… 421 words. Full Text. | ||
| Drug runners will shoot Goa chief minister soon: Congress legislator 12 Jan: IANS. Agnelo Fernandes, Congress legislator from Calangute, has said that drug runners had a grip over coastal Goa and that they would soon have enough clout to even shoot the state’s chief minister and home minister… 339 words. Full Text. | ||
| Archbishop expresses solidarity with Colva parish priest 12 Jan: Navhind Times. Expressing his solidarity with all, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Rev Filipe Neri Ferrão has appealed for peace and tranquility, reacting to the recent happenings at Colva… 710 words. Full Text. | ||
| Oz Police: Indians safer in Oz than at home 11 Jan: PTI. A top Australian Police officer has said that Indians were far safer here than in their own country, even as New Delhi asked Canberra to take "all possible steps" to contain assaults on the community… 212 words. Full Text. | ||
| Foreign tourists in Goa down by over 4,000 12 Jan: Navhind Times. … The number of British tourists arriving in Goa from Oct. to Dec. 2009 was 19,680 while it was 29,404 for the same period in 2008. . The number of charter flights arriving from Britain during the same period was 69 compared to 101… The number of charter flights from Russia has gone up from 77 to 102 this year in same period… the British have been pushed to the second spot after occupying the top spot for over two decades … 549 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa’s seafood exports up 12 Jan: Navhind Times. Goa witnessed an increase of 66.42 per cent in the export of fish in the year 2008-2009 even though the prices of seafood in the state have increased by 30 to 40 per cent… Goa exported 21,146 metric tonnes of seafood to the European Union, China, Japan and the USA, fetching a foreign exchange of $42.04 million … The fish exported from Goa mainly includes shrimps, cuttle fish, squid, ribbon fish, Indian mackerel, reef cod, seer and tuna fish with these varieties having not much demand in Goa… 438 words. Full Text. | ||
| Videos: Foodies Matt Campagna and Nat Anastasia: 3 days in Goa Part 2. 7m. 14s. Click here. Part 3. 7m. 29s. Click here. Part 1, 10m. 0s. was featured in GVUK on 9 Jan. If you missed it, click here. | ||
| Russian girl rape accused shows police crime site 11 Jan: PTI. John Fernandes, accused in Russian girl rape case, today showed the site of offence to Crime Branch officials who are investigating the case, a senior officer said… 154 words. Full Text. | ||
| Dubai: Children’s Deaths Lead to Better Food Monitoring 12 Jan: Khaleej Times. The Dubai Municipality does not have any evidence to prove if food poisoning killed the D’Souza children seven months ago. The sensational case, however, prompted the civic body to spruce up the food safety surveillance system in Dubai, senior officials said on Monday… 523 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Drugs: Police mull possibility of prosecuting shack owners 11 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. The owners of the shacks are under police scanner after the seizure of drugs worth more than Rs 1.8 lakh from six foreigners in raids in the coastal villages of the North Goa. The Police are now examining whether the owners of the shacks & discotheques, where most of the drug trade activity is taking place, can be booked for abetment… 3m. 50s. Full Text. | ||