GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 04 MARCH, 2010
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| Therese DeSouza: Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year | ||
 4 Mar: BBC. Therese DeSouza, a 16-year-old violin player from North Nibley is Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year … "I'm over the moon. It's a very surreal feeling to have won," said Therese… she attends Pate's Grammer School in Cheltenham and wins the Oldbury Trophy, a £500 prize and will now perform in this year's Cheltenham Music Festival… 192 words.
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| Keegan Pereira: From Bandra to Canada | ||
 5 Mar: Pune Mirror. A Canadian field hockey player with Indian connection. Sounds nice? A Canadian player with Indian origin, sounds better? We are talking about Mumbai born Keegan Pereira, who is now representing Canada as a forward in the ongoing hockey World Cup… 400 words. | ||
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| Erica Viegas: Good girl with guitar | ||
 4 Mar: Edmonton Journal. Edmonton singer-songwriter Erica Viegas celebrated her
EP release Friday with a sold-out show at the Blue Chair Cafe. This 25-year-old
is the poster girl for multiculturalism. Her parents hail from Goa … Thank
You, one of the songs on her EP, was inspired by a stint in Mumbai, where she
taught English and music … "I lived across the street from the hospital
where my dad was born," says Viegas… 621 words. Click
here. For the Erica video clip (5m. 04s.) of her interview with City TV including the Thank You song, click here. The Erica Viegas website with bio, music samples, photos, etc. is at http://www.ericaviegas.com/ | ||
| Australia: Christine D'Souza: Spice up your life | ||
 4 Mar: NT News (Darwin). Photo of Christine D'Souza who was featured in the News Summary yesterday (3 Mar.) regarding her Authentic Indian Cooking adult night class at Casuarina Senior College… 565 words.
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| Dr Philomena D’Souza: ASRO, A Home for the HIV infected 4 Mar: Navhind Times. Dr Philomena D’Souza [ex-Dar es Salaam] had bravely begun a care home for children affected with HIV/AIDS in her ancestral house in Tivim… the care of these children was taken over by Caritas-Goa in 2002 with the Sisters of the Mercy of the Holy Cross accepting charge of the home… 445 words. Full Text. | ||
| Russian couple booked for diamond theft 4 Mar: IANS. A Russian couple, Domkiv Roman, 35, and Kuta Melachevko, 32, have been arrested for allegedly trying to stealing a diamond ring from a jewellery store in Calangute … Domkiv has been booked on the charges of assault last year. His visa had expired.. 152 words. Full Text. | ||
| Police Inspector Shirodkar refutes Atala’s charges 5 Mar: Herald. Denying his involvement in the drug mafia case, former ANC police inspector and present Old Goa PI Ashish Shirodkar has stated that alleged Israeli drug dealer Atala could be having a personal grudge against him… 449 words. Full Text. | ||
| Regional Plan to be finalised in 6 months, CM assures GBA 5 Mar: Navhind Times. The convenor of the Goa Bachao Abhiyan, Dr Sabina Martins on Thursday said the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat has assured that the Regional Plan 2021 would be finalised in next six months… 613 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: “Police Officers involved with Drug Business will not be spared” 4 Mar: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Any police officer involved with drug peddlers is unacceptable and action will be taken if sustainable evidence is found, says Director General of Police Bassi… 6m. 01s. Full Text. | ||
| Tony Fernandes: Tune Hotels to debut in London 4 Mar: Business Traveller. Budget Asian hotel brand Tune Hotels.com is to open a 79-room hotel on Westminster Bridge Road close to London Waterloo station, with plans to add 1,500 rooms across 15 London properties by 2017… the brand is part of the Tune Group, owned by low-cost carrier Air Asia boss Tony Fernandes… For more information visit tunehotels.com. 509 words + photos. Full Text. | ||
| Cut-price winter sunshine 4 Mar: The Moscow News. Goa is a popular destination for Russians seeking to escape the winter blues, attracting downshifters, yoga and meditation-lovers. Some tourists choose to chill out in the Indian state for several months in between jobs… From February, however, Russian tourists visiting India will have to have health insurance due to food poisoning and other health risks… 533 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa minister promises action against tainted cop 4 Mar: IANS. Action will be initiated within 48 hours against a senior police inspector alleged to have links with the narcotics mafia in Goa, state Home Minister Ravi Naik said Thursday… 427 words. Full Text. | ||
| Canada: Nina Burford: Multicultural Council of Labrador 1 Mar: The Aurora (Canada), Pages 14 & 17. The inaugural meeting of the Multicultural Council of Labrador was opened with greetings by Nina Burford and Dr Pullela … At the meeting Burford outlined that the new board should help celebrate cultural diversity, promote understanding, encourage partnership and goodwill among people, carry out multicultural activities and programs, advance cultural heritage and conduct community education … For page 14 click here. For page 17 click here. Nina Burford, nee Sequeira-Vaz was born in Raia and brought up in Margao. | ||
| 25 of North Goa's best restaurants 4 Mar: CNN. Soft jazz, softer sand, finger-licking French food and the best chocolate crepes outside France makes La Plage in Ashwem one of the few beach shacks you actually need to reserve in advance… Pepperoni pizzas at Fellini's … Beef burgers at Vagator … White Nigger chocolate soufflé at Anjuna … Mustard Fish at Saligao … High Tea at Café Chocolatti, Candolim complete with a tea cozied tea pot, scones, strawberry jam and fresh bread. Run by the London born Nazeen Sarosa Repelo … Goan sausages at Mom’s Kitchen, Panjim … Pork Ribs at Ernesto's, Panjim … 4361 words + photos. Full Text. | ||
| Israeli drug peddler’s [Atala] confession fails to move Goa police 4 Mar: IANS. The Goa police Thursday refused to transfer a senior inspector who has been named by a drug peddler as someone hand-in-glove with narcotics dealers in the state… 316 words. Full Text. | ||
| NCB to Interrogate Israeli Drug Dealer [Dudu] 4 Mar: Outlook. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will quiz Israeli national David Griham alias Dudu, arrested in Goa for allegedly dealing in drugs… 327 words. Full Text. | ||
| Accident Prone Mumbai to Goa Road 4 Mar: Mid Day. A look at how speed kills on the ribbony highway leading to Goa … Last year, an estimated 170 motorists died in 177 accidents and 539 sustained serious injuries in separate cases on the winding, picturesque stretch … 1001 Full Text. | ||