GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 01 JUNE, 2010
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| Video: Second Autopsy on Nadia Torrado’s Body Ordered | |||
 1 Jun: Navhind Multimedia. Police are trying to figure out the reason behind the delay behind the Nadia Torrado’s hospitalisation. Following the allegation that the Minister had raped her and when she became pregnant she was forced to commit suicide, the Salcete sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday ordered a fresh autopsy on the body … 3m. 27s.
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| UK: Rev Timothy Menezes: Pope to be greeted by 2,000 voices in Coventry | |||
 1 Jun: Coventry Telegraph. Rev
Timothy Menezes, the man charged with organising the mass for the papal visit
to Coventry has revealed that Pope Benedict will be greeted by a choir of 2,000
voices… only 200,000 people will be able to see Pope Benedict when he arrives
at Coventry on Sep. 19 but Fr Menezes, who arrived at St Thomas More church in
2004, is still confident the event will be a huge success… 424 words | |||
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| Say Cheers to Feni! | |||
 1 Jun: Times of India. Newton Dias and Les Menezes raise a toast (photo). It’s that time of the year again. The smell of feni wafting through the air, invites you to a sip of the heady brew on a hot summer afternoon. Goans love their feni as much as they do their spicy food. Goa’s Tourism Department are organising a day-long Feni Festival today. A midsummer’s day with Goan street food like ros omlettes, choris pav, bhajjiyas and stock of feni...wow!.. 447 words.
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| Nadia Torrado: Condolences from Mickky Pacheco | |||
1 Jun: Herald. We, deeply mourn the sad and untimely demise of NADIA JOELLE TORRADO and offer our Heartfelt Sympathies to the bereaved family. May her soul rest in peace. Your memories will remain in our hearts forever. From Mickky Pacheco & Family. Minister for Tourism, Housing & Ports. | |||
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| Female Sex Tourism 11 Jun: Silent Whispers. 'Rent a Rasta' is an eye-opening depiction of female sex tourism in Caribbean Islands. Though, the movie is set in Jamaica, it very much represents a barely acknowledged form of sex tourism prevalent in other beach heavens also like Goa … 520 words. Full Text. | |||
| No woman is safe… 1 Jun: Herald. By C Da Costa, Margao. The death of Nadia Torreado has sent shock waves down the spine of every young girl in Goa… It was common view to see this particular controversial minister flaunt this girl and was also seen recently in Dubai at the finals of a popular football tournament organized by Dubai Goans, wherein the girl in question formed part of the minister’s entourage … 347 words. Full Text. | |||
| Torrados appeal to leave family alone, say no foul play suspected 2 June: Herald. Making a humble appeal to everyone to leave the family alone after having suffered torture in the last 15 days, the family of deceased Nadia Torrado has asserted that they neither suspect foul play nor suspect any person behind her death… the family maintain that the death occurred after she mistakenly consumed the poisonous substance… 648 words. Full Text. | |||
| Barry McCloud denies overseas sexual abuse 1 Jun: BBC. Barry McCloud, 53, from Watford has denied a series of sexual offences which allegedly took place between 2005 and 2007 in Goa… Full Text. | |||
| German national arrested in Punjab a spy, claims police 1 Jun: PTI. Thomas Kuehn, a German national arrested last week in Punjab. had confessed that he was on a "spying mission", police alleged today… Police have been dispatched to Goa, Dharamshala and Nepal border to get further information about the visits of Kuehn to these places… 232 words. Full Text. | |||
| Travel: Kerala & Goa: Where legacy meets leisure 1 Jun: Kuwait Times. Goa: … Many see Goa as fun filled holiday destination, and it certainly is, but it is also important to know that it isn't just the sun and the beaches that give Goa its golden reputation and charm. There is a history and people worth experiencing here every bit as interesting and exciting as you could find on the beach… 3818 words. Full Text. | |||
| Kamat laughs off queries on minister’s ‘partner’ death 1 Jun: IANS. Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Tuesday shocked journalists when he burst into a sudden fit of laughter when asked to comment on the mysterious death of Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco’s alleged ‘partner’ due to poisoning.. 381 words. Full Text. | |||
| NRIs face 'obstacle course' in travelling to India 1 Jun: Daily News & analysis. Thousands of non-resident Indians (NRIs) are beginning to feel like ‘Not Required Indians’ as they endure a bureaucratic ordeal with their old Indian passports. They say New Delhi’s hard-as-nails visa rules are forcing them to navigate an “obstacle course” in travelling home to India… 650 words. Full Text. | |||
| Doctor shortage sees new recruitment drive in India 1 Jun: BBC. Tighter immigration rules introduced in recent years meant many overseas medics left Britain and returned home. Now a shortage of junior doctors is forcing the NHS to try to recruit from India, the BBC has learned… 847 words. Full Text. | |||
| Barry McCloud to be tried in November on child abuse in Goa charges 1 Jun. Watford Observer (UK). Barry McCloud, 53, of Tudor Drive, Watford has been charged with 22 offences of child abuse, including the rape of a child under 13… the date is set for a six day trial starting November 16… The offences are alleged to have taken place in Goa, India, between 2005-2007. They centre on a girl, aged between nine and ten at the time … the possibility of a live television link-up with the girl has been discussed … 193 words. Full Text. | |||
| Bigamy, extortion, assault - a minister’s notoriety in Goa 1 Jun: IANS. From charges of bigamy to extortion to assault - controversial Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco’s repeated brushes with the law have painted him in a range of unflattering colours of notoriety… he personally drives a heavy-duty Hummer H2 Geiger … bandana-and-goatee sporting minister… started off as an humble tailor … he has said, “I can have as many women as I want.” … he has called Goa the “rape capital of India”… 583 words. Full Text. | |||
| Family of Goa woman alleges police harassment 1 Jun: PTI. Family members of 28-year-old Nadia Torrado has accused police of harassing them on the pretext of investigation… “The police ransacked our entire house and are asking us to say which we don't want to," said Nadia's brother Romelle Torreado… 239 words. Full Text. | |||
| Fresh autopsy of Goa minister's 'partner' ordered 1 Jun: IANS. A sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday ordered a fresh autopsy of Mickky Pacheco's alleged paramour who died after consuming rat poison. The police are asking why 28-year-old Nadia Torrado took poison … she had said she consumed poison at around 9 a.m. but she was hospitalized only at 3 p.m… 253 words. Full Text. | |||
| Nadia Torrado’s post-mortem doesn't reveal much 1 Jun: Times of India. The death of Nadia Torrado of Loutolim has now led the police to chart a different course of investigation … “We will now have to investigate into other aspects of the case...It needs to be investigated what drove her to commit suicide and all other relevant issues,” said superintendent of police Allen De Sa… 235 words. Full Text. | |||
| Death: John Anthony Baptista 28 May: Chembur, Mumbai. JOHN ANTHONY BAPTISTA. Beloved husband of the late Wilma. Son of the late Edwin and Emma Baptista of Anchorage, Chembur, Mumbai, and brother of Shirley and Anthony DeLord (London, UK), Celia and Col. Trevor Lobo, Iona and Christopher Heredia, and Peter and Marise Baptista (India). He was also the son-in-law of Irene and the late George Lobo, and brother in law to Zena & Heathcliff Vaz and Vernon & Blossom Lobo. | |||
