GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 24 JULY, 2010
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| Book on Goan diaspora readies for British launch | ||
 24 Jul: Britain News. Sunday's British Goan Festival will see the launch of
a book on Goan diaspora experiences. And first-time author Selma Carvalho, who
has lived in Dubai, the US and now Britain, insists she is simply "a Goan".
The 290-page "Into the Diaspora Wilderness" throws light, perhaps
for the first time, on the ties between the Goans and Britons ... She is in
Britain with her husband Savio and young daughter Lauren... She says, "Today
there are many Goans in the UK and the current generation of them clearly says
they're British..." She says she is naturally excited that her book is
being launched in Britain and that too at a Goan festival. It is the country's
premier Goan annual event held in Croydon in south London. The book will also
be launched in Goa next month... [News item syndicated in more than a dozen
publications]. For full text, 541 words, go to . http://www.britainnews.net/story/663597 For a listing of some of the worldwide coverage of this article, click here.and also here. To find out more about the book and/or to order it, go to http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ | ||
| 20 questions: Francisco D'Souza | ||
 22 Jul: Financial Times (UK). The son of a career diplomat with the Indian Foreign
Service, the 41-year-old Francisco
D'Souza studied in countries in Africa, Asia and North America and has worked
in Germany, Hong Kong, India and the US... In 1994, he co-founded Cognizant, the
software services company ... Quotes: "Recently, I was videoconferencing
from home with clients who thought I was the CEO's teenage son" ... biggest
influence: "my parents for teaching the importance of humility." 577
words ... Francisco D'Souza was born in Nairobi, the son of Sushila and Placido D'Souza; brother of Jacinta, Lucia and Maria; husband of Ines | ||
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| Book Review: Kosambi: The Essential Writings | ||
 22 Jul: Times Higher Education (UK). Dharmanand
Damodar Kosambi (1876-1947), a friend of Mahatma Gandhi became a scholar of
Pali and Buddhism ... The quest for Buddhist knowledge took Kosambi from impoverished
rural Goa to Nepal, Ceylon, Burma, Russia and America... 562 words. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Selma Carvalho’s Book: Some Press Reports The Britain News article featured in the Photo Gallery of this issue was syndicated and carried by the Navhind Times in Goa as well as a wide range of unusual sources like the Irish Sun, Zimbabwe Star, Malaysia Sun, Argentina Star, Africa Leader, Haiti Sun, etc. | ||
| Logic behind the Tourism Business 25 Jul: Navhind Times. By Mário Cabral e Sá. ... The fact is that tourism, particularly of back-packers, depends a great deal on consumption of drugs and alcohol, a deadly combination... A star hotel hushed up the case of a bathroom cleaner in its employ of the hotel touching the private parts of two sub-teen girls... To our bad luck, the last season was a very poor season with a drop of 30 per cent in tourist arrivals... 754 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa Schools: Critical Report 25 Jul: Herald. About 77 per cent of schools in the State use stereotype methods in teaching leaving very little scope for interactive and experimental teaching... 40 per cent of schools of Goa do not have adequate toilets ... 42 per cent schools have insufficient number of taps and supply of drinking water and most of the schools provide unfiltered tap water ... 578 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa: Old age homes focus on healthcare and food 25 Jul: Navhind Times. The old age homes in the state utterly lack basic facilities for developing capabilities of the inmates and have simply been performing the task of provider of food and shelter. Goa has around 80,000-90,000 senior citizens of which nearly 15 per cent live in 63 old age homes as many Goans migrate to other countries for jobs and better prospects and have nobody to take care of their aged parents, which forces them to shift their parents to old age homes... 561 words. Full Text. | ||
| Canada: Brendan Fernandes at the Art Gallery of Hamilton 24 Jul: Globe & Mail (Canada). Brendan Fernandes is a hot, rising art star. His multimedia exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton will give you all sorts of reasons to agree with his near-celebrity status, plus much more to think about... he is challenging outdated Western ideas about “wild Africa” ... 378 words. Full Text. | ||
| Canada: Investor Attention on Goa for India Real Estate Investment 24 Jul: iNewsWire. Goa has a GDP more than double that of the country as a whole ... Tourists bring money, not only for temporary enjoyment, but for long term real estate purchases... those who return to the area will many times look for a purchase that will appreciate while providing an annual vacation retreat... Goa is a great destination. It also seems that it could be a great place to invest in real estate... Holprop, British Columbia, Canada ... 534 words. Full Text. | ||
| Public Accounts Committee urged to investigate Adv General Subodh Kantak 24 Jul: Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today called upon the Public Accounts Committee of the Goa Legislative Assembly to summon Goa’s controversial Advocate General Subodh Kantak to seek his explanation on the allegations of financial impropriety against him... 379 words. Full Text. | ||
| Pacheco will have to spend two more nights in jail 24 Jul: Indian Express. Mickey Pacheco, was granted bail after he was arrested in a forgery case filed by his estranged wife, but will have to spend at least two more nights in judicial custody, pending verdict on his bail petition in Nadia Torrado death case on Monday... 229 words. Full Text. | ||
| ‘Goa unable to attract new industries' 24 Jul: The Hindu. Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Thursday admitted on the floor of the Legislative Assembly that Goa has problems in attracting new industries... Availability of land for industries is one of the problems, he admitted ... 176 words. Full Text. | ||
| Politicians shocked at attack on Congressman 24 Jul: Politicians across party lines Saturday reacted with shock and disgust over the brutal assault on a National Students Union of India (NSUI) leader who has been lobbying for a central probe into the police-politician-drug mafia nexus in Goa. Sunil Kauthankar lost his teeth after unidentified people assaulted him Friday night... 366 words. Full Text. | ||
| India: Beach Dress Code 23 Jul: Jezt.de (Germany)... In areas popular with Western tourists, the dress code is relatively liberal and bikinis are no problem ... the recent campaign by the Tourism authorities in Goa is more a reaction to complaints of older tourists. Now topless bikini is prohibited to the Goa beaches and the even hippies have to cover up ... 1382 words. Machine translation. Full Text. | ||
| Russia: All in Goa 23 Jul: Tourinfo (Russia). Goa is going to be a “hot” destination this winter ... The volume of air transportation to Goa, is estimated to at least double this season with more than three thousand seats a week. There are rumours that it could be higher ... the greatest difficulty in working with Goa is the limited base of high category hotel room. 415 words. Machine translation. Full Text. | ||