GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 10 JULY, 2010
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| Death: Betty D'Souza | |||
9 Jul: Hamilton, Ont., Canada. BETTY D'SOUZA (Aged 91; ex Jinja, Uganda). Beloved wife
of the late Selwyn D'Souza. She was predeceased by her daughter (the first Sandra)
and son Ivan. She will be sadly missed by her children Sandra (Evarist), Freida
(Vince) and her daughter-in-law Myra, her 9 grandchildren and her 4 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Cresmount Funeral Home in Hamilton, Ont., Canada, on
Sunday July 11 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and on Monday July 12 from 7:30 - 9:00 pm.
Prayers will be held at 8:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St.
Margret Mary Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 10 am. Internment
to follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Condolences: sandracorrea@quickclic.net | |||
| Video: Roy Naik refutes charges of his involvement in the drug trade | |||
 10 Jul: Breaking his silence over the issue Roy Naik, the son of Home Minister Ravi Naik on Saturday denied the drug mafia nexus charges and claimed the charges are politically motivated to malign the image of his father. He also clarified that he has never met Atala or his girl friend Lucky Farmhouse. 2m. 02s. | |||
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| Russian firm pleads against property confiscation order | |||
10 Jul: Times of India. True Axis Resort Pvt Ltd, a Russian firm in Goa owned
by Leonid Beyzer (photo) and others has appealed to the appellate tribunal for
foreign exchange, ministry of law, justice and company affairs, New Delhi, against
the enforcement directorate's (ED) order confiscating its property in Goa. At
the same time, ED officials said they have already identified four other properties
acquired by foreign nationals violating norms ... 455 words. Click
here. Photo of Beyzer from CNN-IBN video clip, 2m. 20s. Click here. | |||
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| Celebration: Joe & Bertha Lobo Happy 58th Anniversary 10 Jul: Toronto Star. Joe & Bertha Lobo. Married July 8, 1952 in Goa, formerly of Entebbe, Uganda. Over the years, they watched their family grow with four children: Raymond (Maureen) Canada; Edmund (Lydia) Goa; Rosalind (Euclid) UK; Osmond (Suchete) Goa; and eight grandchildren ... Photo + text. Full Text. | |||
| Goa Govt promises prompt probe in police-drug peddler nexus 10 Jul: PTI. Goa Government on Saturday assured a "prompt and unbiased" inquiry into the alleged police-drug peddler nexus in which six policemen were arrested. "We will go through the demands of political parties. But as far as government is concerned we will initiate a prompt and unbiased inquiry into the case," Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava told reporters... 241 words. Full Text. | |||
| Calangute police in a fix for rounding up 29 girls 11 Jul: Navhind Times. The Calangute police appear to be facing the brunt for having acted on the complaints from the local community about the “illegal” activities involving women going in its jurisdiction and “rescuing” 29 girls who were allegedly being physically abused, last week... police had received a large number of complaints about the suspicious activities of the girls, most of who were from outside the state... The chairperson of the Goa State Women’s Commission, Ms Ezilda Sapeco said that there had been complaints by some of the girls that they had been detained only on the basis of suspicion of their involvement in prostitution ... 458 words. Full Text. | |||
| People barred from meeting incarcerated Mickky Pacheco 11 Jul: Navhind Times. Given the sensitivity of the case and the media glare that it has generated, the police were not allowing any person to meet Mickky now lodged in police custody at Calangute police station, saying that the meetings with outsiders was not permissible... 302 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky declines meals, demands only water 11 Jul: Herald. While it is his second day in the police lock-up, Mickky Pacheco was quizzed for almost 10 hours in the Crime Branch office at Dona Paula... Pacheco was reportedly only demanding water and declined to have his meals, which included plain rice and dal... His new bail plea will be heard on Monday... Full Text. | |||
| Your Monsoon Getaway 10 Jun: Globe & Mail Page T 6 (Canada). The beachfront Leela Kempinski Goa is offering a Monsoon Getaway package that works out to $135 per room per night for two persons including breakfast and transfers... you can explore Goa's fascinating history and great beaches. A Portuguese colony until about 50 years ago, it features numerous festivals and a collection of 16th- and 17th-century colonial churches that have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site... Full Text. | |||
| Migrant workers in line of fire 10 Jun: Times of India. The Green Goa Foundation (GGF) has trained its guns on daily wage workers, that include mostly migrant labourers, for spitting tobacco and obstructing traffic along the road behind the Margao municipal building... 203 words. Full Text. | |||
| Lucky Farmhouse: Goa Police seek to send team to Sweden 10 Jul: Times of India. The police have moved a proposal to the state home department to initiate the process of issuing letter rogatory so that Lucky Farmhouse's statement can be recorded. Sources said Farmhouse has failed to appear before the police even after being asked to do so more than six times. Letter rogatory is a formal written request for a witness who resides outside its jurisdiction be examined ... The police have also moved a proposal to send a team to Sweden to record Farmhouse's statement... 288 words. Full Text. | |||
| Russian drug dealer nailed 10 Jul: Digital Goa. Russian drug dealer Victor Kaplenko used to stay out of the long arm of the law—by producing and selling allo pseudococaine which is not listed in the Narcotic Drugs Act. The police arrested him on February 17 last year... the forensic medicine department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi verified that allo pseudococaine falls in the category cocaine as defined in NDPS Act... the police have moved for cancellation of Kaplenko’s bail and framing of charges against him ... 442 words. Full Text. | |||
| 'Nadia' debate in Margao called off for fear of chaos 10 Jul: Times of India. A debate on the topic 'Degeneration of Goa: How many Nadia's will die', that was scheduled to be held at the municipal hall, Margao, on Friday, was called off at the last moment after the authorities advised the organizers against holding the event apprehending a law and order problem... The cancellation of the event, however, evoked strong reactions on social networking site Facebook where the debate is raging.Full Text. | |||
