GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER TUE 29 JUNE, 2010
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Goon stops Panaji waste collection
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29 Jun: Times of India. Panaji is facing a garbage crisis because of extortion attempts by a goon from St Inez. Rag pickers have fled the city after being beaten up by his men last week … "Extortion has restarted in Panaji," a ruling corporator said. "The goon from St Inez was earlier extorting money from shopkeepers too," he added… 121 words. [Herald Photo].
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Ashank Desai: India needs more entrepreneurs
29 Jun: IANS. India needs to churn out more entrepreneurs if it wants to grow at a faster pace of 10 percent, says Ashank Desai (photo), one of the key authors of India's IT success story… Desai, a Goan, is founder of Mastek which was responsible for conceiving and creating London's sophisticated traffic control software which was aimed at decongesting the bustling British capital, by charging entrants into the city a fee of 5 pounds a day as congestion charge… 446 words.
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Dubai: Ivor D'Cunha - the little show man of Assolna
27 Jun: Mangalorean.com. By Sabina Fernandes e Dias. Ivor D'Cunha - a devoted artist, lover of Konkani and Goa's culture is a bunch of talents - be it singing, acting, and composing of lyrics or script for tiatr, mimicry or comic roles… Born in Assolna, he grew up as a simple country boy… Today he has 2 pop albums and 1 Gospel album which have turned to successful… He had to leave Goa and moved for career prospects towards the Gulf… To know more about Ivor, and enjoy his music just log on to his website www.ivordcunha.com ... 1849 words.
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Dubai: D’Souza children case adjourned pending Criminal Lab report
29 Jun: Khaleej Times (UAE). The Court of Misdemeanors on Monday adjourned a hearing in the poisoning case of Nathan (5) and Chelsea (7) D’Souza pending a report from the Criminal Lab…an Iraqi woman physician is accused of negligence … two restaurant staff are also accused with negligence … 150 words. Full Text.
The rules of speech crime
29 Jun: BBC. Calling someone a "coconut" might sound harmless but it has landed one woman with a criminal conviction … Councillor Shirley Brown of Bristol (who is black) called a female Asian councillor, Jay Jethwa, a "coconut". The whole incident was filmed and can be viewed on YouTube (see internet links)… she was charged under the Public Order Act with using "threatening, abusive or insulting words, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress"… On Monday Brown was convicted, given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs. 879 words. Full Text.
Politician jailed for seven years over India riots
29 Jun: BBC. Manoj Pradhan, a legislator with the Hindu nationalist BJP has been sentenced to seven years in prison in a case related to anti-Christian riots in Kandhamal. More than 25,000 Christians were made homeless after the violence … 310 words. Full Text.
Video: Crime Branch quiz Mickky Pacheco’s wife, Sara
29 Jun: Goa 365. Crime Branch on Tuesday quizzed Sara Pacheco the estranged wife of former tourism minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco over the death of 28-year-old Nadia Torrado. 2m. 34s. Full Text.
Pacheco moves Supreme Court for anticipatory bail
30 Jun: The Hindu. Goa's former Tourism Minister, Micky Pacheco, and his former Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Lyndon Monteiro, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail. The South Goa Sessions Court and later the Bombay High Court in Goa had rejected their pleas … Full Text.
Goa Wronged
29 Jul: Diario de Noticias (Portugal). By Valentino Viegas. It is approaching the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Portuguese India of Dec. 18, 1961. Of all the works published on this historical fact, the book, Revisitar Goa Damãoe Diu, by General António Ramalho Eanes touched me most… Eanes concluded that in 1950 Goa had local expertise and economic conditions to be given self-determination but Salazar refused to accept this… 765 words. Machine translation. Full Text.
Goa Church blames officials over drugs
29 Jun: UCAN. By Bosco de Souza Eremita. … A statement from the Diocesan Council for Social Justice and Peace says that Goans have “lost confidence” in the State authorities. Most believe that “a nexus exists between the politicians, police and all rungs of traffickers.” … the trade in drugs is on the increase and becoming more open in Goa… 217 words. Full Text.
Death: Patrick Gomes
28 June: Davorlim, Goa. PATRICK GOMES (Born 1958). Husband of Silvestina. Father of late Joy and baby Jiya. Brother of late Rafael/Mariana (Germany), Jack/Esperance, Avelino/Graciana, Gasparina/Domingos, Cristina/Agnel. Funeral service on 29th June at Our Lady of Rosary Chapel, Zorivaddo, Navelim.
Candolim sex racket used Mumbai bar girls
29 Jun: Times of India. With the rescue of 11 girls from Candolim on Sunday night, the lid has been blown off a racket that involved bringing in women from Mumbai for prostitution. Ten people have been arrested following the raid on Pharos Den and Discotheque, which generally lets in only tourists for an entry fee of Rs 1,000…. 314 words. Full Text.
Air-conditioned loo at Margao
29 Jun: Times of India. The Margao BJP has strongly objected to the proposed construction of an air-conditioned toilet in the municipal garden because of fears that it will end up in "pathetic condition" like so many other public toilets owing to ill maintenance … 201 words. Full Text.
Germany: Apocalypse Goa – Radio programme
29 Jun at 23.00 - 24.00. Radio programme on ARD.de Radio (also online). Hypnotic melodies and pulsating rhythms drive the dancers on the beach till sunrise. For decades young Israeli men and women would end their military service with a trip to Goa … Full Text.