GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 03 JULY, 2010
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| Mining: History of Abuse | |||
 3 Jul. Frontline. By Hartman
De Souza (photo; ex-Nairobi). Goa was full of promise when India freed it from the
Portuguese in 1961. However, in the past 25 years their mineral-rich land has
seen irreversible environmental damage… Goans themselves played a crucial
part in spreading the myth that mining was the backbone of the State's economy…
Right through its long history of occupation and subservience, Goa has been there
for others, to be used and abused… 942 words. | |||
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| Mickey Pacheco suffering from hypertension | |||
4 July: Herald. Mickey Pacheco was admitted in the ICU Hospicio hospital minutes after he was taken (photo) to the Judicial lock-up by the Margao police as per the court’s order ... Sources in the know said that Pacheco’s pressure was high and sugar low, with the police saying the former minister was suffering from hypertension... 161 words. | |||
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| Croydon: Conrad De Souza sues 'unbearably' noisy police for £5,000 | |||
3 Jul: Daily Mail. Civil servant Conrad
De Souza, [ex Mombasa], 58, is demanding almost £5,000 in compensation for endless
sleepless nights... The father of three [of Friends Road] says that he has put
up with more than 20 years of 'noise pollution and that 'he can't stand any more'...
He said, "I've had to have treatment for stress and it's also making my wife
[Amala] ill" ... a trial date was set for January next year... 500 words
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| Video + Text: Mickky Pacheco surrenders | |||
 3 Jul: NDTV. On the run for nearly a month, Goa's former Tourism Minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco on Saturday surrendered before the Sessions Court in Margao ... Meanwhile, Lyndon Monteiro appeared before the Crime Branch almost a month after he went into hiding... | |||
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| Greenford/Wood Green Coach on 30 Aug. for Aylesford Pilgrimage Flavio Gracias is hoping to arrange a coach from Greenford and Wood Green to attend the World Goa Day Pilgrimage to Aylesford on Monday 30th August 2010. If you are interested in a seat on the coach please contact Bernie Gracias on 020 8723 1322 as soon as possible. In this way it will give an idea of what size coach to hire (or whether it is worth hiring one at all). | |||
| Case against Mickky is politically motivated: Lawyer 4 Jul: Times of India. The high drama that unfolded through Saturday as former tourism minister Francisco `Mickky’ Pacheco surrendered, failed to get interim bail, was sent to judicial custody and landed up in Hospicio hospital instead, saw his lawyer plead for his client's bail on grounds that the case was purely politically motivated... 1031 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky Pacheco's health condition linked to stress, fatigue: Docs 4 Jul: Times of India. Mickky' Pacheco is undergoing treatment in hospital after he nearly collapsed as he was being led out of court. Doctors attending to him said that his health condition is directly related to "enormous stress and fatigue" ... Sources said that Pacheco was seen sweating profusely during the court’s proceedings, even though he was seated throughout. 199 words. Full Text. | |||
| Anjuna youth abducted for Rs 5cr, rescued by police 4 Jul: Times of India. The police on Saturday night rescued Starling D’Souza the abducted son of Steve D’Souza, owner of Hilltop nightclub at Vagator after a massive combing operation in the jungles of Canacona.... the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore which was scaled down to Rs 2 crore... 428 words. Full Text. | |||
| Candle business helps bright sparks scoop award and trip to Goa 2 Jul: Portsmoth News (UK). Football star Linvoy Primus has rewarded six budding young entrepreneurs with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Goa. The annual Faith and Football Social Enterprise and Business Challenge Award has this year gone to a group of talented young girls from St Edmunds Catholic School, Portsmouth... 383 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky Pacheco: From tailor's help to driving a Hummer 4 Jul: Times of India. Micky Pacheco had dropped out of school and had no job. His father requested a friend to teach him tailoring ... Micky was then 16. His salary was Rs 12-15 a day... Full Text. | |||
| Video: Mickky Pacheco: “I am trapped by political opponents” 3 Jul: NDTV. ... Speaking to NDTV, Mickky Pacheco said, "I am trapped by political opponents. Nadia was just a close friend...I cross my heart and say I am innocent." ... 1m. 35s. Full Text. | |||
| Dinesh D'Souza: Celebrate America 3 Jul: The Birmingham News. (USA)... Dinesh D'Souza, author of "What's So Great About Christianity," will speak in the "Celebrate America" patriotic service at Valleydale Church on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. D'Souza, a native of India who came to America at age 16 and became well-known as a political commentator and author of best-selling books on social issues, will talk about his love for his adopted country... Full Text. | |||
| Audio: Dr Clinton Fernandes: Timor law lets war criminals off the hook 3 Jul: 2ser Radio. Amnesty International is urging East Timor to reconsider legal loopholes that allow Indonesian army officers who took part in serious war crimes to go unpunished... 2ser's Tess Morrell spoke with Dr Clinton Fernandes, an Indonesia specialist at the University of New South Wales. 5m. 11s. Click here. For a photo and profile of Dr Clinton Fernandes, click here. | |||
| Mickky Pacheco hospitalised 3 Jul: IANS. Hours after a Goa court Saturday sent former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco to two days judicial custody following his surrender, he was admitted to a hospital after complaining of chest pain... he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the government-run Hospicio hospital in Margao... 233 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa welcomes tourism code 3 Jul: IANS. The Goa government and the tourism industry in the state have welcomed the code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism announced by the central government earlier this week... President of the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) Gaurish Dhond said he was yet to read the code of conduct threadbare but such a set of guidelines was the need of the hour... 397 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky Pacheco sent to two days judicial custody 3 Jul: 11:34 IANS. Mickky Pacheco was Saturday sent to two days judicial custody by a court in Margao after he surrendered ... Lyndon Monteiro appeared before the Crime Branch officials Saturday, who interrogated him. 178 words. Full Text. | |||
| Death: Joao Fernandes 2 July: Pimpalvaddo, Verna-Nagoa, Goa. JOAO PEDRO FERNANDES. Husband of Doretina Vaz. Father of Lidia/Jeromino (UK), Roni, Antoneta/Seny, Magdalena/John and Aldrin. Grandfather of Janizia, Lakisha, Stancio, Arren, Acima, Kimberly and Rizelle. Funeral service on 3rd July at Our Lady of Good Success Church, Nagao-Verna. | |||
| Wimbledon: Success for Paes and Black in Mixed Doubles 3 Jul: Wimbledon. Leander Paes, of India, and Cara Black, from Zimbabwe, reached the final of the mixed doubles with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Lukas Dlouhy and Iveta Benesova from the Czech Republic... With their huge experience in the art of strategy they continued to dominate with superb volleys and ran out easy winners... [They will play South Africa's Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US in Sunday's Wimbledon mixed doubles final] Text + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Breast Implant Surgery in Goa 2 Jul: SB Wire. Indian Medical tourism for Breast implant surgery in Goa has emerged as one of the more widely accepted procedures ... Most estimates claim that Breast implant surgery costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain. Indian cosmetic surgery hospitals of Goa have a large pool of cosmetic doctors, nurses, and support staff... 400 words. Full Text. | |||
