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| Death: Francis Nazareth | |||
 23 Jun: Ottawa, Canada. FRANCIS NAZARETH (Retired Civil Engineer – Canadian Pacific Railway; Born Siolim, Goa, 1922) Beloved husband of Yona Loyola Nazareth. Dearest father of Dev (Ingrid), Fiona Harrison (Brian) and Joseph (Camilla), and proud grandfather of Justin, Jenny, Marcus and Sophie. Predeceased by his sisters, Olive and Hilda. The Funeral Mass will be Celebrated at St. Peter’s Parish Roman Catholic Church, 1640 Heatherington Road, Ottawa, on Saturday, June 26 at 12 noon with interment to follow at Hope Cemetery. | |||
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| UK: PC Dominic de Souza found guilty | |||
 25 Jun: Norfolk Eastern Daily Press. A judge today praised the way Norfolk police
had rooted out a rogue officer who was found guilty of unlawfully issuing cautions
and warnings to teenagers to boost the number of detected crimes recorded against
his name. PC Dominic de Souza, 31, from Attleborough was found guilty of nine
counts of wilful misconduct in public office … De Souza is due to be sentenced
on July 8. His future as a serving police officer is also uncertain … 295
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here. 18 Jun: Diss Express. PC denies dishonesty. Click here. | |||
| Austin Rodrigues: Be there for London | |||
 24 Jun: Evening Standard (London). “Being a special constable has definitely made me a more positive person and any problems I may have are quickly put into perspective when I’m out on patrol,” explains Austin Rodrigues, 37, an IT project manager… His friends and family have been supportive of his work and this is echoed in his day-to-day experience… 816 words. | |||
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| Review: Patricia Rozario in Concert, 23 June. | |||
25 Jun: The Times (UK). By Richard Morrison. City of London Festival concert.
… It requires considerable technical agility from the soprano, and Patricia
Rozario didn't disappoint… In her glittering sari she looked magnificent
too … she sang selections of folk songs from Brazil and her family's homeland,
Goa - the latter sounding remarkably Caribbean, despite coming from the other
side of the world. Artfully arranged by Mark Troop (photo), her husband, they
deserve wider circulation, though their instrumentation … 327 words | |||
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| Auction: Indo-Portuguese Commode | |||
 30 Jun: Lyon & Turnbull. Edinburgh. Lot 263. Indo-Portuguese tortoise shell, ebony and ivory inlaid Commode 19th Century the chevron banded rectangular top above four moulded long drawers raised on turned bun feet 87cm wide, 111cm high, 50 cm deep Est. £2,000 to £3,000. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Tony Fernandes: 1p London hotel rooms Sale starts Sale starts 12.01 Midnight 29 June for stays Aug '10 - Apr '11. There will be 1,000 rooms at 1p, and you can book them via Tune Hotel's site. The first 200 rooms will be released at 00:01 (midnight), Tuesday 29 June. The rest of the rooms will be released in batches of 200 on random days throughout July. Full Text. | |||
| Canada: Prime Minister apologizes for the 1985 Air India bombing 24 Jun: Mississauga News. Prime Minister Stephen Harper bowed his head after apologizing to the surviving family members of the 1985 Air India bombing… “It’s bittersweet. Actually, it’s bitter,” said Ajax resident Mena D’Lima whose 72-year-old father Sebastian Desa was on Flight 182, which exploded off the Irish coast killing everyone aboard. “I’m not going to get him back.”… 473 words. Full Text. | |||
| FIFA erotica diaries 22 Jun: MidDay. By: Soma Das. Watching the World Cup can boost sex drive, says a recent study. Active! does a reality check with Mumbai's best known sexologist. Plus: A leaf out of FIFA's sex gods' diaries… 1422 words. Full Text. | |||
| Mickky Pacheco to appeal to Supreme Court 25 Jul: PTI. Mickky Pacheco is unlikely to surrender before the Crime branch till he tries the option of approaching Supreme Court, sources said… 221 words. Click here. 25 Jun: UNI. Declare Pacheco, Monteiro as absconders, demands Aires Rodrigues… 177 words. Click here. | |||
| Italy: David Ardino jailed for trafficking in ketamine from India 25 Jun: L’Arena (Italy). Eight accused were sentenced to total of over 37 years in prison following the seizure of 250 litres of liquid ketamine (which was soaked in pashminas imported from India ) and a kilo of ' charas ' …among those convicted was David Ardino, 40, officially resident in London but in fact domiciled in Goa … 429 words. Machine translation … Full Text. | |||
| Wrong to call Goa unsafe tourist destination 25 Jun: IANS. The Goa tourism department Friday refuted findings of a survey by a popular tourism portal which dubbed Goa as the second-most unsafe tourist destination in India. “Goa is one of the safest tourist destinations in India. How can one explain a 45 percent repeat foreign tourist clientele for the state? … ” tourism director Swapnil Naik told IANS. … 285 words. Full Text. | |||
| Paradise lost, in just 50 years of independence 25 Jun: Times of India. … First came the big hoteliers who bought large stretches of our coast from Goans themselves … Then came the Delhiwallahs … Successive governments rose to power, only to loot and plunder Goa. Soon things got into a fast-forward mode. “Development” monsters came haunting us... IFFI, Regional Plan 2011, SEZs, sports city, Mopa international airport and the Panaji-Vasco sea link… 784 words. Full Text. | |||
| Five held for trafickking girls 13 Jun: UNI. Five people, including four women, were today arrested on the charge of taking 10 minor tribal girls to Goa for providing jobs, police said… The accused told police that a woman in Goa had asked them to bring girls for doing home task… a case has been registered for selling girls… the girls are aged between 13 to 18 years … 166 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goan loyalties split as Brazil, Portugal clash 25 Jun: Times of India. This is what you call an agony of indecision. As five-time champions Brazil square up to face Portugal in their last Group G clash on Friday, thousands of Goans’ loyalties will be torn between the perennial favourites and the sentimental ones… 251 words. Full Text. | |||
| Goa second-most unsafe tourist destination: Survey 25 Jun: Times of India. … Of the Tripadvisor survey of 5,000 respondents, 67% felt that Delhi was the most unsafe city in India followed by Goa (17%) and Mumbai (9%)… Goa has earned the ignominy this year of being unsafe thanks to the increasing number of assault cases against foreign tourists… Baga beach in Goa got 10% of the votes for the dirtiest beach … 378 words. Full Text. | |||
| Atala to continue in Goa despite deportation order, say cops 25 Jun: Times of India. Alleged drug dealer Yaniv Benaim, alias Atala, who faces a deportation order served in 2006, can continue to stay freely in Goa even after he is out on bail as the investigation into his alleged nexus with the police in a drugs case is still pending, said police sources… 608 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: Forthcoming Events Sun 27 Jun. Benaulim Association (UK) Feast of Our patron saint St John the Baptist at Woodside High School Hall (formerly known as White Hart Lane School ), White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22. Holy Mass at 12.30pm SHARP. Dancing to the music of Maz & Co (Band and Disco). Tickets Members £8.00 Guests £10, Children 10 - 16 yrs £5 and 9 and under FREE. For catering purpose only, tickets will not be sold at the door so please book early to avoid disappointment. For tickets and further details please contact Jack 0208 9039017, Josephine on joferns9@gmail.com or 0208 9677471 or Mary on 0208 8039752, Sun 27 June: 1:00 PM. MegaTiatr at Copland High School, Wembley High Road, Middlx. HA9 7DU. Coach service available from Mitcham Road, Croydon. Konkani Dramatic Association presents: Famous writer and director Mariano Fernandes's Novo Tiatr "Soglleank Nomoskar", with his top 18 artists from Goa and Kuwait. Top singers Francis De Tuem, Jr Rod, Marcus Mini Mario, Cajetan De Sanvordem, famous comedians Luis Bachan, Domic and Joana. Talented singing and acting by Aplon, Olga, tracy and Anil Pednekar. Music by Shahu (Kuwait). For the flyer & full details, click here. Sun. 4 Jul. Aldona Association (London) 34th Anniversary/Feast of St. Thomas at Woodside High School (formerly known as White Hart Lane School), White Hart Lane, London N22 5QJ. Holy Mass at 12.30pm. Live music by Mustang. Tickets in advance: Members £11, Guests £13, Children 6 - 12 yrs £6 and 5s go FREE. Tickets on the door will be more expensive so book early! To book your tickets or for further details please contact Renza 02089599774, Oliver 02089650979, or Vanessa 02088005413 http://www.aldonalondon.org.uk/ For the flyer, click here.
Sat 10 Jul: The Goan Swindon Association proudly
presents their Third Annual Goan Summer Festival at the County Ground Athletics Tracks, Swindon, SN1 2EE. Time:
12noon to 8pm. Entry fee: £2 only. It is the event for every Goan, young
and old to share the joys in celebrating the rich culture of Goa. Solo singers,
Live bands, Mando, Violins ensemble, Bolkavant Gozali, Comedy acts, Bollywood,
Fugdi, Drinks, Sausage pau, Goan food. etc. Chief Guest: Babush
Monserrate specially from Goa. For the flyer, click
here. Sun. 18 Jul. Tivim 33rd Annual Social at St Boniface Church Hall, 185 Mitcham Road, Tooting. London. SW17 9PG. Mass at 1.30 followed by an afternoon of celebration and dancing to Maz & Co. For the flyer, click here. Further details from Norma 0208 771 4457; Roland 7485 7878; Ronald 8298 9263; Ingrid 8905 3872; Helen 8304 5585; Elu 8654 1281 or Fiona 8656 3317 Sun. 18 Jul. G.O.A. UK 2010 GOLF OPEN TOURNAMENT at Farleigh Court Golf Club. First tee is 11:02 a.m. on the Members course. Contact: Jacinto D'Silva 020 - 8723 1233 or Menino Mascarenhas 01784 21183 Sun. 25 Jul. G.O.A. GOAN FESTIVAL at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon in conjunction with Goan Organisations. Starts with Holy Mass at 12.15 pm. Enquiries to Herbert Fernandes, (Chairman of the Festival Organising Committee), Tel: 01277 651052. For a taster check out the 2009 Festival details at http://goafest.itpsworld.net For Later Events see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/forthcoming.php
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