GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 27 JANUARY, 2010
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Nine-year-old Russian girl raped on Goa beach
27 Jan. 13:15 IST. IANS. A nine-year-old Russian girl was allegedly raped by a tourist in North Goa's Arambol beach, police said here Wednesday… the incident happened when she was bathing in the sea at the popular Arambol beach … the government hospital in Panaji confirmed penetration… 314 words. Click here.
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Tennessee: Sharon Fernandes: East Bay Food Epiphanies
26 Jan: East Bay Express (California). Last week at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, thousands of fascinating food companies displayed their products … Stonehouse 27 sauces based on co-owner Sharon Fernandes' Portuguese/Anglo-Indian heritage will now be sold in Oakland... Now living in Tennessee, Fernandes told me about her childhood meals in a Christian household in Mumbai… Having relocated to London, Fernandes would invite non-Indian friends over for meals… 620 words. Click here.
For the Stonehouse 27 website with Recipes, Stockists, Video clips, Contact details etc. go to http://www.stonehouse27.com/
Bettina Gera: Cook up a new skill with a bespoke curry class in Goa
21 Jan: The National (UAE). … Bettina Gera can teach you how to make just about anything, and she will take you to the market in nearby Mapusa to shop for ingredients … Gera lived in Uganda 1972. She went first to the UK before moving to Goa in the 1980s, where she worked as a travel agent … in the 1990s, she ran a restaurant in Goa, the Soft Rock Cafe, which she said served a kind of “fusion” of Indian and western cuisines…. 1520 words.
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Video: Republic Day celebrated in Goa
26 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. India’s 61st Republic Day was celebrated with various functions organized across the state. At an official function at the Campal ground in Panaji, Governor Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu appealed to the masses to sink their differences and work for the development of the country. 6m. 26s.
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Video Reports: Nine-year-old Russian girl raped on Goa beach
27 Jan: Times Now TV (4. 51s) Click here.
India Today video clip. (2m. 20s.) Click here.
Times Now TV. The Russian government on Wednesday (January 27) called the incident of a minor's rape in Goa as 'tragic' adding that such crimes are on a rise in that region. (3m. 19s.) Click here.
Death: Inacio Fernandes
25 Jan: Benaulim, Goa. INACIO CAITANO FERNANDES (ex-Doha Qatar). Husband of Cristalina Fernandes, Father of Antoneta/ Hugo De Matos Sequeira; Laurent, Judas, (Qatar) Ambrose, Domnica. Funeral on 27 Jan. at Benaulim.
Canada: Hector Jacques: New energy agency means higher power rates
27 Jan: Chronicle Herald (Canada). Energy Minister Bill Estabrooks named five board members to Efficiency Nova Scotia Corp., … The new agency’s initial directors have been appointed to two-year terms on the board. They include well-known engineer and businessman Hector Jacques … For a photo and GVUK profile of Hector Jacques, select the link below. more info...
James D’Silva: Pilates
25 Jan: BR Press (Brazil). James D 'Silva is currently the hottest name in Pilates. Among his clients is Madonna. D’Silva, an immigrant from Goa, came to London at 17, intending to study dance and built, what he calls the "Rolls Royce of Pilates studios”… Machine translation … 296 words. Full Text.
Airport infrastructure vital for growth of tourism: Governor
27 Jan: Navhind Times. The Governor, Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that Goa was among the top 10 hotspots of tourist destinations, airport infrastructure was critical to the future development of tourism in Goa … 862 words. Full Text.
The Assagao Swimming Pools Controversy
26 Jan: IANS. An under-construction bungalow allegedly owned by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Goa’s Assagao village has triggered a controversy. However, Hooda’s media adviser has rubbished the talk about Hooda owning the property... Click here. Full Text.
UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
TRAVEL: Feast India. Travel Channel
Thursday 28th Jan. 01:00 to 01:30. Mumbai. The chaos and hum of this great commercial city is seductive.

DOCUMENTARY: Secrets of The Taj Mahal, National Geographic
Thursday 28th Jan. 21:00 to 22:00. Discover the love story behind India's most breathtaking building.

DOCUMENTARY: Stolen and Sold. Press TV (Sky 515)
Friday 29th Jan: 00:30 to 01:00. This documentary shows how poor Indian families are forced to sell their children to orphanages. Many of these children are then adopted by Australian families with the help of human traffickers.

DOCUMENTARY: Supernanny. E4
Sunday 31st Jan. 07:50 to 08:55. Supernanny Jo Frost comes to the rescue of another family with child management issues. Tonight's half Indian, half English family consists of mum Caroline, dad Sunil and children Jaimin, Jasmine, Jenna and Jayan.

SITCOM: One Foot in The Algarve. G.O.L.D. (Sky 110).
Sunday 31st Jan. 19:00 to 21:00. A feature-length edition of the superb sitcom with Victor Meldrew taking a rare trip abroad. Starring: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Peter Cook and Edward de Souza

DRAMA: EM Forster's A Passage to India. BBC Radio 7
Monday 1st Feb. 14:30 to 14:45. Dr Aziz and Mrs Moore's mosque encounter sparks an epic tale of divisions under colonial British rule. Read by Samuel West. Episode 1 of 15.

FILM: White Mischief. BBC 4
Monday 1st Feb. 22:00 to 00:10. Elegantly sensual tale about a group of British aristocrats living in Kenya's Happy Valley during World War II. 1988, 18.

DOCUMENTARY: The Human Zoo: Science's Dirty Secret. Channel 4
Tuesday 2nd Feb. 02:10 to 03:00. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, scientists were so fascinated by race that thousands of "exotic" and indigenous people from all over the world were put on display in human zoos.

DOCUMENTARY: Storyville. BBC 4
Tuesday 2nd Feb. 21:00 to 22:00. Last White Man Standing. Documentary about the trial of Tom Cholmondeley, heir to one of the largest estates in Kenya and the Lord Delamere title, who was accused of the murder of black poacher Robert Njoya on his land.

DOCUMENTARY: A History of the World in 100 Objects. BBC Radio Four
Wednesday 3rd Feb. 19:45 to 20:00. Indus Seal. The Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor investigates the civilisation on the banks of the Indus Valley.