GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 30 JANUARY, 2010
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Video: Tracing our Goan Roots in Canada
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30 Jan: Claude Gomes is interviewd by Muriel Lucas regarding the Goan Archives Project. 4m. 01s.
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Is Goa is a safe place for tourists?
29 Jan: CNN-IBN spoke to the Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat and the victim's lawyer Vikram Verma on Talking Point and raised the question: Is Goa India's rape capital or a victim of image trap?... 1564 words.
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Video: Pacheco lashes out at CM and Home Minister re. crime against tourists
29 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Tourism minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco has questioned the seriousness on the part of the Chief Minister and the Home Minister for failing to tackle the spate of crimes against tourists in the state despite several representations by him… 3m. 45s.
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Deaths
24 Jan: Croydon, UK. PENNY MENEZES. (Age 48; ex-Uganda). Wife of Joseph D'Gama. Mother of Malcolm, Ulderic, Kimberly and Ashton. Passed away after a four year battle with breast cancer. Funeral at St Andrews Church. 45 Brook Road Thornton Heath CR7 7RD. on Tuesday 16th February at 10am. Condolences to joedgama@hotmail.com

29 Jan: Letchworth, Herts, UK. JULIAN ULRICO LOBO (ex Kampala, Uganda). Beloved husband of Ursula. Dear brother of the late Justo/late Barbara; late Bonnie/Louise; Maura/Johnny; Florencio/Denise. Dear brother-in-law to Reynold/Loretta, late Sidney/Lourdes, Tyrone/Freda and Victor/Evelyn. Sadly missed by his many nephews and nieces. Funeral details to follow. Condolences may be sent to jon_lobo@hotmail.com
30 Jan. Updates: Russian minor rape
Gomantak Times. My daughter was swimming nude when she was sexually abused, says mother.
BBC News. India holds two over Goa 'assault on Russian child'. Click here.
Hindustan Times: 9-yr-old victim's mom recalls horror. Click here.
Times Now TV. Goa police action defuses diplomatic row. Click here.
Mid-Day. 'Goa is fast going the Kashmir way'. Click here.
Goa's First Ecological Music Festival
29 Jan: About India. Goa's first ecological music festival will take place in the jungle near Agonda beach from February 5-7, 2010… DJs will play everything from psychedelic to chill out sounds over two stages. Also on offer will be yoga, meditation, martial arts, healing, flea market, organic food, fire and juggling performances… Details at http://www.chakraviewfestival.com/index.html Full Text.
Football: Tony Fernandes courted by seven clubs
29 Jan: BBC. Seven clubs have asked businessman Tony Fernandes to consider a takeover after he failed to seize control at West Ham. Three Premier League sides are among those to have contacted the Malaysian millionaire after he lost out to David Gold and David Sullivan at Upton Park… 984 words + photos. Full Text.
'Paltadacho Manis'' nominated for NETPAC award at Berlin Film Fest
29 Jan: UNI. Highly acclaimed Konkani film ''Paltadcho Manis'' (The Man Beyond the Bridge), directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar has been nominated for the prestigious NETPAC award in the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival this year… 381 words. Full Text.
"My daughter struggled to get away"
‘20 Jan: Times of India. The mother of the Russian girl, who was sexually assaulted at Arambol, speaks of her ordeal … 494 words. Full Text.
Recipe: Goan-Style Mussels from Texas
29 Jan: NBC (USA). Traditional in coastal India, this unique recipe turns up the heat on classic white wine-steamed mussels with the addition of tantalizing flavors like red curry paste and black mustard seed… According to Chef Neville Panthaky, mussels are quite the aphrodisiac… 443 words + photos. Full Text.
Goa: Russian girl's 'rapists' arrested
29 Jan: India Today. Goa police on Friday arrested the main accused Aman Bharadwaj in Mumbai … Russia slams Goa authorities … Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni slams Goa … Goa Commission for Women to seek probe details … 614 words. Full Text.
Video: Goa Political scene is Abuzz
29 Jan: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Political scene in the state is abuzz with activity once again with the arrival of B. K. Hariprasad, the Goa desk in charge, in the state. The group of seven MLAs met at the PWD Minister Churchill Alemao’s official residence at Altinho on Friday afternoon… 1m. 56s. Full Text.