GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 26 JANUARY, 2010
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| Death Melba De Souza | |||
23 Jan: Mississauga, Canada. MELBA DE SOUZA (nee Castelino; ex-Mombasa). Wife
of Norbert. Mother of Gillian and Karen/James. Grandmother of Jaden and Devin.
Sister of the late Luis, the late Mita, Melicia, Ena, Ancy and the late Victoria.
Melba passed away at the Dorothy Ley Hospice, surrounded by her family. She was an exemplary wife and mother and leaves a legacy of faith and love. A Celebration of her life will take place on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. at Sts. Martha and Mary Church, 1870 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., Mississauga, ON. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dorothy Ley Hospice at 220 Sherway Dr.. Condolences to 2melnor@rogers.com | |||
| Maria Aurora Couto honoured on India's Republic Day | |||
 27 Jan: Herald. Noted literary personality Dr
Maria Aurora Couto has been named for the Padma Shri awards… "I
feel honoured and humbled", she said … She has authored Graham Greene:
On the Frontier, Politics and Religion in the Novels (Macmillan, London 1986)
and the much-reviewed Goa: A Daughter's Story (Viking/Penguin 2004)… 346
words. Photo Fredick Noronha.
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| Novel, two books on Goan literature to be launched on Jan 30 | |||
25 Jan: UNI. .. ''The Sting of Peppercorns'' by prominent US-based cardiologist Antonio Gomes of Loutolim will be released on January 30 at 5 pm at Clube Vasco da Gama in Panjim. Also being launched are Peter Nazareth's anthology ''Modern Goan Literature'' and Donna J Young's focus on recent Goan writing, ''Mirror to Goa.'' The event will commence with a discussion on "Goan Writing In English: How Vibrant, How Relevant?" chaired by novelist, journalist and editor Victor Rangel-Ribeiro … Tony Gomes' novel is set around events in Goa in 1961… 364 words.
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| Fr. Romuald D'Souza honoured on India's Republic Day | |||
 26 Jan: UNI. New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): In the list of Padma Awardees for 2010 is Fr. Romuald D'Souza (Literature and Education)… The awards will be conferred by the President of India at a function in March or April… Romuald D'Souza (born on 20 December 1925, Aldona, Goa, India) is a Jesuit priest and the Founder Director of Goa Institute of Management… He is the brother of Dr Willy D’Souza, ex-Chief Minister of Goa. For links to more info about him, select the link below. | |||
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| Death: Eulalia Rodrigues 25 Jan: Olaulim-Pomburpa, Goa. EULALIA M M R RODRIGUES (Born 1918). Wife of late Nascimento (Nasu).Mother of late Dr Angelo/Dr Kusam, Renee/Manuel Pinto, Linda/late Francisco Noronha, Melba/Belarmino Remedios (Canada), Ronnie/Dina. Funeral on 26 Jan. at St Anne's church, Olaulim. | |||
| Video: Ralph Martins: Australia 'a country of volunteers' 21 Jan: Big Pond News. WA's Australian of the Year, Professor Ralph Martin, was born in Bahrain. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 16, after spending seven years in a boarding school in Pakistan. His parents were Goa … Select the link below. Ralph Martins is the son of Oscar and Agnes (nee Lopes). He traces his Goan roots to Calangute where he still has relatives. His two brothers, Vernon (a metallurgist) and Ian (a scientist) live in Perth. His aunt Lucy is in Canada and aunt Merlin in India whilst uncle Roland lives in Calangute. He last visited Goa five years ago hope to return there soon. Full Text. | |||
| Text + Video: Church attacked in Mysore; statue of Mother Mary broken 25 Jan: NDTV. The city of Mysore had witnessed communal riots just a few months ago, and now the city's Holy Family Church was vandalised on Sunday. A statue of Mother Mary was broken in the attack… 248 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa trying to strengthen coastal security: Governor 26 Jan: IANS. Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu Tuesday said the state government was working on ways to make the coastline more secure in view of the recent sea borne terror threats… 158 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Agnelo Fernandes sings another Alfred Rose song 26 Jan: GoaMovie. Mellifluous singer Agnelo Fernandes (originally from Siolim), working in Detroit-US as IT professional, loves to sing famed Goan singer Alfred Rose's songs. Here's one that he sang at the Kala Academy on the function held to mark the birth anniversary of Lucasionho Ribeiro (Assagao), initiator of the Konkani Tiatt (drama). 4m. 48s. Full Text. | |||
| Kevin McCloud accused of making 'poverty porn' with his India show Slumming It 25 Jan: Daily Mail (UK). Television presenter Kevin McCloud has been accused of making exploitative 'poverty porn' to increase the ratings of his two-part documentary Slumming It. The Indian tourism industry has denounced the Channel 4 show…Officials are now reportedly preparing to file a complaint with media watchdog Ofcom … 376 words + comments. Full Text. | |||
| Less than one third of Goa schools have computers: report 26 Jan: Navhind Times. The District Information System for Education 2008-09 report observes that only 31.22 per cent schools in Goa have computers - in spite of government’s best efforts to make Goa, a computer literate state… 61.10 per cent schools in the state have toilet facilities … 652 words… Full Text. | |||
| Super-speciality hospital at Bambolim to help promote medical tourism 26 Jan: Navhind Times. The Health Minister, Mr Vishwajit Rane on Monday said that the Israeli-Goa super-speciality hospital, with international standard health care facilities, once functional would not only provide best health care to the people of Goa but also help promote medical tourism in a big way… 773 words. Full Text. | |||
| Babush Monserrate, others charged with causing grievous hurt to cops 26 Nov: Navhind Times. The Central Bureau of Investigation, which probed the attack on the Panaji police station by a strong mob allegedly led by Mr Atanasio Monserrate, on February 18, 2008, has charged the Education Minister and 25 others under various sections of Indian Penal Code and if found guilty they could be sentenced to life imprisonment… 286 words. Full Text. | |||
| Francisco D'Souza: Cognizant's road to success 25 Jan: Forbes India. When a 38-year-old Francisco D'Souza took over as CEO of Cognizant 2007, he knew he had inherited a machine that was designed to grow fast… But D'Souza wouldn't accept the status quo. Before he took over, he wanted to know how he could take the company to the next level of growth …912 words. Click here. For a photo and profile of him, click here. | |||
| Dr Richard D’Souza: Exeter renal unit celebrates 40 years 25 Jan: MidDevon Star. Royal Devon & Exeter celebrated a special milestone – 40 years of the Exeter Kidney Unit serving the community… Royal Devon & Exeter Renal Lead Clinician Dr Richard D’Souza said: “It has been a fantastic 40 years and everyone over the years has helped contribute to the incredible service we have today… Photo + 526 words. Full Text. | |||
| Australia: Church looks overseas for priests 25 Jan: ABC News (Aus.). A drop in the number of Australians choosing to enter the priesthood has prompted Rockhampton's Catholic Bishop, Brian Heenan to visit India this week to find priests who would consider moving to central Queensland... 139 words. Full Text. | |||
| Casinos stop rolling dice 25 Jan: Herald. Unable to continue their business in wake of controversies and the court battle, most of off-shore casinos in River Mandovi seem to have shut shop or taken a break after feeling the pinch of stringent Government rules… 465 words. Full Text. | |||
| Hotels hit by visa restrictions 24 Jan: Mid Day (Mumbai). Hotel associations have appealed to the home ministry to reduce visa restrictions on foreigners… Visa clampdowns have also hurt medical tourism… 226 words. Full Text. | |||
