GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 15 JUNE, 2010
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| Forthcoming Auction: Ivory sculpture | |||
 23 Jun: J.J. Mathias Baron Ribeyre & Associes Farrando Lemoine, Paris. Statuette en ivoire sculpté représentant une sirène, partiellement peinte et dorée. Goa, début du XIXème siècle. Haut. : 10,5 cm. MP 300/400€
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| Canada: Brendan Fernandes @ Art Gallery of Hamilton | |||
 14 Jun: Art Gallery of Hamilton. Brendan
Fernandes: until we fearless. On view June 10 to October 3, 2010. The exhibition
pushes viewers to reconsider perceptions and inhibitions about the cultural identities
associated with Africa and the African Diaspora… Brendan Fernandes has been
short-listed for the 2010 Sobey Art Award, Canada's preeminent prize for contemporary
Canadian art. He is the Ontario finalist… Born in Kenya of Indian heritage,
Brendan Fernandes immigrated to Canada in the 1990s. | |||
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| Richa Adhia: Woman of Substance | |||
19 May: Daily News (Tanzania). Richa
Adhia won the Vodacom Miss Tanzania crown in 2007, drawing mixed reactions
from all over. Some cheered, while others muttered words of disapproval. She was
the first ever Tanzanian of Asian origin to win the title in the 12-year history
of the pageant… she is currently running a unisex beauty parlour in Dar es
Salaam… she is doing a fund raising next month for elephantiasis patients,
homeless elders and children suffering from cancer… 1198 words + photo. [Alert
by Mervyn Lobo]. Richa (Rachael) is the daughter of Sarcarcia (nee) Fernandes and Deepak Adhia; granddaughter of Xavier Fernandes of Pemba. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Death: Isabel Noronha 7 Jun: Anerley, London. ISABEL (BELLA) OLIMPIA NORONHA (Ex-Nairobi; Olimpia Typewriting School). Wife of the late George. Mother of Wilma, late Yolanda, Alina and George. Funeral on Mon. 28 June at 1.00 pm at St Antony of Padua Church, 2 Genoa Road, London SE20 8ES followed by cremation at the Beckenham Crematorium at 2.15 pm. No flowers please. If desired donations for medical research can be made to: St Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham OR The D'Almeida Charitable Trust (Registered No 1058480) which was set up by Isabel's brother who died in 2004. Please hand donations to the undertaker at the funeral or post to: W Uden & Sons Ltd, Lordship Lane, Dulwich, London SE22 8JJ. (please write "Mrs Isabel Noronha" on the back of your cheque). Condolences to: wilmanoronha@hotmail.co.uk | |||
| FN Souza almost a complete sell-out 15 Jun: The Daily Telegraph (UK). Modern Indian art was the main success story of the London auctions last week … A collection of 152 works from the estate of Francis Newton Souza, who lived in England from 1949 until he died, largely unrecognised, in 2002, was almost a complete sell-out. With estimates set low because so much was on the market, bidding was plentiful, and the total of £5.4million was double the amount Christie's had anticipated … Full Text. | |||
| Aeroflot to offer scheduled flights to Goa 15 Jun: SKRIN Newswire (Russia). Aeroflot - Russian Airlines is expanding the long haul route network from winter 2010/2011. In winter, Aeroflot will launch the new scheduled flights to Goa (India), on A330 and IL-96 from Terminal D of Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport… Full Text. | |||
| Mangoes ripened using harmful chemical widely sold in Goan Markets 15 Jun: Goa 365. Mangoes treated with the hazardous chemicals enter the Goan market on a large scale without hindrance or check. The food and drugs officials are in a deep slumber while the mangoes ripened artificially with harmful chemical Calcium carbide are openly sold in Vasco and other Goan markets. 2m. 41s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Aires calls for reward to locate Mickky and Lyndon 15 Jun: Goa 365. Social activist Adv. Aires Rodrigues on Tuesday demanded that the Goa Police announce a reward of at least Rs one lakh to anyone providing information about the whereabouts of the two fugitives, Goa's former Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco and his OSD Lyndon Monteiro… 1m. 55s. Full Text. | |||
| Goa NCP supports Mickky Pacheco 15 Jun: PTI. Goa unit of NCP on Tuesday came out in support of former state tourism minister Mickey Francisco Pacheco saying they are with the legislator in his tough time… 255 words. Full Text. | |||
| High Court rejects bail plea of Goa drug peddler 15 Jun: PTI. The High court today rejected the bail plea filed by David “Dudu” Driham an Israeli national, held on the charge of being a drug dealer, who had sought the relief citing alleged anomalies adopted in the procedure of his arrest. Full Text. | |||
| UK: ‘Education aid to India blown on luxuries’ 15 Jun: Herald. Shocked by reports of massive embezzlement in India in the use of millions of pounds granted as aid for education, Britain today promised “zero tolerance to corruption” and launched an “immediate inquiry”… Large amounts of money were spent on schools that reportedly did not exist, while in some cases air conditioners, faxes, photocopiers and 7,531 colour television sets were reportedly bought despite there being no electricity supplies… 719 words. Full Text. more info... | |||
| Mumbai: Savio Rodrigues dies in house blaze 15 Jun: Savio Rodrigues, 39, commercial director with an advertising firm, died on Sunday … It seems he lit a cigarette and dozed off thereafter … inflammable liquor could have caused the fire… he had struggled hard to become a director after being orphaned at the age of 12 … 334 words + photo. Full Text. | |||
| Dubai: Memorial for the D’Souza children 15 Jun: The National (UAE), More than 200 mourners gathered at St Mary’s Catholic Church yesterday to remember two children who died of suspected food poisoning a year ago, with questions still lingering over the tragedy. Patrick D’Souza and his wife Ann Sofia were consoled for their son Nathan and daughter Chelsea, who died aged five and seven respectively after eating a takeaway meal… 367 words. Full Text. more info... | |||
| Woman dies after ingesting rat poison 15 Jun: Times of India. A 33-year-old woman of Margao, Minguelina Lucas, who was undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, died after she consumed 'Ratol', a rodent poison. 116 words. Full Text. | |||
