GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 14 JUNE, 2010
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| Video: Mystery of Nadia’s bruises | |||
 14 Jun: Prudent Media. According to post mortem reports Nadia’s body had 11 injuries. Hospital sources confirm that Nadia did not have any bruises on her body when she was shifted to Jupiter hospital in Mumbai from Goa. Dr Shekhar Salkar (photo) and Dr Oscar Rebello agreed that bruising can occur on a body if the liver gets damaged or malfunctions due to a consumption of the rat poison … agreed that the | |||
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| Australia: Margaret Lobo honoured by the Queen | |||
14 Jun: The Age (Aus.). Queen's Birthday Honours. MARGARET LOBO, Mosman Park,
WA For service as an advocate and promoter of the status and health of women,
particularly through Soroptimist
International… Margaret Lobo is the 2008 president of Soroptimist International and a radiographer by profession. She was born in Nairobi, the daughter of Remedio & Virginia; Sister of Maura (MD, USA); Dr Apollonia Braganza (Perth); Stephen Lobo (Surrey, UK); Dr Anty Lobo (MI, USA); Bernadette (Perth); Lourdes (Perth); and Vita (Perth). She traces her Goan roots to Sangolda. You may congratulate her at mlobo@bigpond.com | |||
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| UK: Andre Rebello honoured by the Queen | |||
 13 Jun: Lancashire Telegraph. Unsung heroes have been rewarded for their efforts in the Queen's Birthday Honours List… Former Blackburn coroner Andre Rebello also received the OBE for 'services to the administration of justice'. The 52-year-old, who lives in Mellor with his family, is a former chairman of the Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Lourdes Hospitalite Committee, a former governor of Oakhill College, Whalley, and a governor of St Mary's Sixth Form College, Blackburn. He said: "It is very unexpected as coroners do not generally get an OBE for their work and I can only say that I am humbled." Andre is the son of Maisie and the late Dr Alan Rebelo who were married in Bombay in 1953 and moved to the UK in 1954. | |||
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| Deaths 9 Jun: Miramar, Goa. SAFIRA CAROLINA RODRIGUES (Born 1925; ex-Nairobi). Wife of John Rodrigues. Mother of Erwin, Derrick, Selwyn and Barry. Funeral at Miramar on 16 June. For photo and full details click here. 13 Jun: Toronto. SEBASTIAN CRUZ D'SILVA. (ex - FCCHS, Karachi). Son of Late Joseph Paul and Maria Francesca Dsilva. Brother of Late Annie D'Silva (Late Milag), Patrick (Julie), Roque (Rosemary), Tony (Myrtle) and Florida. He also leaves behind many nephews and nieces, grand nephews and nieces and 1 great-grand nephew. Funeral arrangement: Viewing at Newediuk Funeral Homes,2058 Kipling Ave. Etobicoke M9W 4J9 on Tuesday 15th Jun, 2 - 4 and 6 - 9. Funeral Mass at 9.30 AM on Wednesday 16th Jun. at St. Benedict Parish, 2194 Kipling Ave., Etobicoke, M9W 4K9. Internment at Queen of Heaven Cemetry,7300 HWY 27, North of HWY 407 & South of HWY 7. [Info from Pompie Gois]. | |||
| Churchill denies calling Goans ‘squealing pigs’ 14 Jun: Herald. Strongly denying that he had ever called Goans as squealing pigs, the PWD Minister offered to resign both as an MLA and Minister if proved that he had made the statement. “What I had said was that the NGOs are always crying when the government takes up development and also when there is no development, an agitated Alemao said… 343 words. Full Text. | |||
| Aires Rodrigues’ hand in Lyndon’s bail withdrawal 14 Jun: Target Goa. Lyndon Monteiro’s bail plea to the High Court was due to be heard today with Lyndon’s lawyer and the Public Prosecutor fighting it out. But a mere spectator, Aires Rodrigues, hijacked the proceedings and pointed out that Lyndon had to be present in person. The hearing was then adjourned but Lyndon decided to withdraw the application. TARGET GOA warned Adv Rodrigues that Lyndon and his friends would come after him will all barrels blazing, but Rodrigues laughed it off … Adv Ares Rodrigues lives life on the edge. Goa owes him a debt of gratitude… 483 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Aires challenges Lyndon Monteiro’s Bail Application 14 Jun: Goa 365. Lyndon Monteiro, officer on Special Duty to Mickky Pacheco, has withdrawn his bail plea from the High Court on Monday. Earlier, the High Court had directed him to remain personally present in the court for his anticipatory bail plea hearing after Aires Rodrigues had challenged the application … 3m. 34s. Full Text. | |||
| NRIs can vote only if present in India; OCI delays 14 Jun: IANS. The NRI voting rights bill is likely to be passed in the monsoon session of parliament but there is no possibility of postal ballots for Non-Resident Indians (NRI), says Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi… the delay in issuing the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card is due to a huge demand. “It has now crossed 600,000 but it cannot be issued without verification; so there are slight and obvious delays," Ravi said … 745 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickey Pacheco's firm now under police scanner 14 Jun: 15.06 IST. Press Trust Of India. Goa Police has said the activities of Bresources Management Pvt Ltd, the company run by Mickky Pacheco were "very suspicious" and seems to be "a cover for something else"… Nadia worked in the company … Claiming that Nadia and Pacheco had an 'intimate relationship,' police said they have recovered a half burnt boarding pass which claims Nadia as 'VIP/spouse … Police have also said Nadia's mother and her husband's role in the entire case was also suspicious… 435 words. Full Text. | |||
| The Changing Face of Goan Politics 14 Jun: Indian Currents. The tranquil land of Goa is today agog with reports of the misdemeanors of the former Tourism Minister of the state, Mr. Francisco 'Mickky' Pacheco… Recently, a local TV channel very sarcastically mentioned that one of the prominent villages in South Goa had the rare distinction of electing only 'tainted candidates' to the assembly for the past thirty years… 1369 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mumbai: ‘Catholics did not get British boost’ 14 Jun: Times of India. Christians inhabited Mumbai almost 200 years before the Portuguese came as rulers said Fr Larry Pereira who has done research on the history of the Church in the city… He does not agree that Catholics got a fillip under the British rule… 510 words. Full Text. | |||
| Lyndon Monteiro’s bail plea deferred to 17th Jun 14 Jun: PTI. The Goa High Court on Monday directed Lyndon Monteiro to appear in the court for his anticipatory bail plea hearing on June 17. It was pointed out that the bail application had been filed by Monteiro’s mother… Aires Rodrigues intervened to say that there has been a circular of the High Court that any anticipatory bail has to be filed by the person… Pacheco and Monteiro have been on the run since June 6. Full Text. | |||
| Goa: Going, going, gone 13 Jun: Deccan Chronicle. The beaches of Goa are slowly but surely being claimed by the Arabian Sea. Experts say that in another 30 years the sea will rise by 38 metres, thus effectively wiping out one of India’s prime tourist destinations. Global warming is, as usual, the culprit… 631 words. Full Text. | |||
