GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER FRI 22 JANUARY, 2010
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| Gary Pinto: Jai Ho! This is Australia Day | |||
 22 Jan: The Age (Aus). Gary Pinto whose parents migrated from Chennai will sing
a new song called This Is Australia at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl between 3.30pm
and 6pm on Tuesday … A prolific songwriter, Pinto composes with a half-size
Maton steel-string guitar… Pinto is a Catholic from India's Christian minority…
631 words. Click
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| Death: Anita Rodrigues | |||
20 Jan: Panjim, Goa. ANA REGINA RODRIGUES (ANITA). (Born 1930, ex-Jinja, Uganda). Beloved wife of late Juvencio. Loving mother of Godwin (Saudi)/Viena; Sybil/Mario Rodrigues. Grandmother of Grace, Juvencio, Gloria and Mavis. Sister of Oseas Lobo/ late Josephine. Late Mira and late Jose/Pia. Funeral on 23 Jan at Porvorim. Full details at the link below.
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| UK: Dr Darrell DeSouza: A good year for great progress | |||
 20 Jan: Uxbridge Gazette (UK). Uxbridge College saw a phenomenal number of students through their A-level exams - 496 - and was still the sixth highest performer when the averages were calculated. Dr Darrell DeSouza, vice-principal of curriculum and standards at the college in Park Road, Uxbridge, said: "These figures are a great achievement… Dr Darrell DeSouza has worked in Senior Management positions within education. Having arrived in England after moving from Kenya as a child, Darrell has studied extensively to gain his PhD, teaching qualification and degree. | |||
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| Video: Police arrest 7 suspected prostitutes at a Calangute night club | |||
 21 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Calangute police inspector Nolasco Raposo and his team raided a famous club in Calangute and arrested seven suspected prostitutes in the early morning hours of Thursday after the local MLA intervened and forced them to conduct the raid. 3m.25s.
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| Canada: Funeral of Louis DaCosta LOUIS DACOSTA (Born 1931; ex Nairobi and Kampala). Passed away peacefully in his sleep - see Goan Voice Daily Newsletter of 21 Jan. A Celebration Mass of Louis's life will be held on Saturday, January 23 at The Nativity of the Lord Church in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, at 12 noon, followed by a reception in the church hall. Condolences to elmadacosta@rogers.com Full details at link below more info... | |||
| Hockey Goa dissolved 22 Jan: Hindustan News. … the election process received a jolt when the recognised state hockey body in Goa ceased to exist. The Hockey Goa faction, led by Churchill Alemao and Farrell Furtado, has been dissolved as another body was earlier registered by the same name. A special general council of the association met on December 28 and decided to dissolve 'Hockey Goa', Furtado informed the inspector general of societies and district registrar in South Goa on Thursday. Full Text. | |||
| K Raheja plans low-cost villas in Goa 22 Jan: Money Life (India). K Raheja Corp is planning to launch low-cost villas in Hyderabad, Pune and Goa for around Rs45 lakh-Rs65 lakh … “We expect to do a soft launch of affordable villas within the next four months at Pune, Goa and Hyderabad,” said a company spokesperson. The spokesperson did not want to divulge the details of the projects. 287 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: 'Govt neglecting the elderly' 22 Jan: Times of India. Threatening to stage a morcha and bring senior citizens of the state onto the streets, opposition leader Manohar Parrikar hit out at the government on Thursday, stating that it did not care for the elderly as over 8,000 applications to avail the social security scheme for monthly financial assistance has been pending since the last two years… 251 words. Full Text. | |||
| Film Review: The Man Beyond the Bridge 19 Jan: Variety (USA). A tender and delicately rendered fable of devotion and community intolerance, "The Man Beyond the Bridge," Goa-based writer-director Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's feature debut, is as impressive for its humility as it is for its storytelling confidence. Emphatically humanist in its approach, the film explores the ramifications of a widowed forest ranger taking in a mentally ill homeless woman, even as his village gets worked up into a religious lather. Few, if any, Indian films have recently enjoyed a better festival run (the pic will next appear in Berlin's Forum section) … 604 words. Full Text. | |||
| Toronto: New Shows: Brendan Fernandes 21 Jan: The Toronto Star. Art Gallery of York University (Accolade East, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5169): "Relay League" from Brendan Fernandes runs today to Jun. 6 (receptions tonight 6 p.m.)… | |||
| Video: Your guitars are ready, Mr Mumford 22 Jan: The Independent (UK). In a whirlwind year that saw London folk rock band Mumford & Sons score a Top 7 debut album, they toured the UK, Europe, America and India… The main image is taken from the video for their upcoming single "The Cave", created while they were in Goa in December. … photo + text. Click here. To view the video of their performing "The Cave" (no scenes of Goa in this clip) 3m. 22. click here. | |||
| UK: Forthcoming Event Reminder Sun 14 Feb. From 2:30pm-8pm.Viva Goa Entertainment uk presents "Red n Black Carni-Val-entine 2010". At Old Actonian Association Sport Club, Gunnersbury Drive,W5 4LL (Opposite Gunnersbury Park, Acton/Ealing). Live Music by Second Nature & Chico. Entrance: Adults £10 & Children 5-12 years £4. Fun for all ages. Contact Francisco 02089329375/07957206169; Norman Cortez 02086471887 07767277471, Charles Dias 07809552654. For the flyer, click here. | |||
| High Court issues notice to Calvert Gonsalves 22 Jan: Herald. The High Court has issued notice to Calvert Gonsalves of Colva in the application moved for cancellation of his bail in the infamous music CD “Dogui Bodmas” case… 168 words. Full Text. | |||
| Carve your own identity, be original! 22 Jan: Navhind Times. Carneiro Multimedia Productions have announced that they will be holding auditions for their forthcoming film venture. The film that has Goa’s noted filmmaker, Mahesh Rane behind the camera is geared up to select faces and have for the purpose decided to hold an introductory workshop in Panaji on January 23 … 353 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mapusa cries for development 22 Jan: Navhind Times. Mapusa, whose municipal market completed 50 years of its existence, has slipped into a chaotic city… The once famous Mapusa market today is besotted by disorder … The residents of Mapusa are complaining about the rampant constructions … Mapusa is decaying and the stinking nullah in front of the fish market is proof of this. 749 words. Full Text. | |||
| Tony Fernandes fails in bid for West Ham 21 Jan: The Telegraph (UK). Tony Fernandes flies home from West Ham with mixed feelings. He also said that he needed to buy the club outright to make it a success… 876 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Goa wildlife lovers turn to e-campaign to save tiger reserve 21 Jan: PTI. After failing to move the state establishments, wildlife lovers in Goa have finally put their faith in an e-campaign to secure state's forest as a tiger reserve. The campaign, led by 'Mission Green', a group of wildlife enthusiasts, is evoking tremendous response with the list of concern people signing the e-letter which is getting lengthier every passing day. 193 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: BJP demands ouster of Univ. Registrar re Rahul Gandhi’s visit 21 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times.Bharatiya Janata Party in Goa wants the services of the Goa University’s Registrar terminated for permitting the AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi's political meetings at the Goa University recently. 2m. 52s. Full Text. | |||
