| ANNOUNCEMENT | |||
| Restricted Service Ahead! | |||
From Eddie Fernandes: I will be in Goa ( Tel. 00 91 909 666 3431) 12 Mar to 2
Apr and will endeavour to provide a restricted service during this period. Send
messages to eddie.fernandes@gmail.com
as normal but if urgent action is required, please copy your message to carvalho_sel@yahoo.com Thank you. | |||
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| Two Face Trial over Killing of Scarlett Keeling | |||
10 Mar: Daily Express (UK). Two men (photos) will finally go on trial next week, accused of the sex killing of British girl Scarlett Keeling, 15, in the hippy resort of Goa. Prosecutors have taken two years to get Samson D’Souza, 28, and Placido Carvalho, in his 30s, in the dock after their arrest in March 2008… The body has been at a mortuary in Devon awaiting release after the trial… | |||
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| Genelia D’Souza on Cosmopolitan | |||
10 Mar. Cosmopolitan. You can feel the warm vernal sunshine when you see Genelia D'Souza gracing the cover of Cosmopolitan India March 2010 issue. Sexy and swanky… For Cosmo she is a “Seriously Low-Maintenance Star” and guess we know why is that! Genelia naturally looks good with that gifted flawless skin and that killing smile... Genelia D'Souza was born in England in 1983. Her parents, Jeanette and Neil originally hail from Goa, later moved to England and then to Bombay… | |||
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| Family search for answers on Goa death riddle | |||
 10 Mar: Coventry Telegraph (UK). Wally Menzies, 72, died in Goa last year after spending two weeks in hospital … one day his wife Sharon went to see him and they told her he was dead… she walked the streets looking for help and found a police station, but because of her very distressed state, she was imprisoned there for a few days… The British Embassy were of little or no help … 400 words. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Laila Rouass films life of terrorist Leila Khaled 11 Mar: The Telegraph (UK). Laila Rouass, the Strictly Come Dancing star, is to make a film about the life of Leila Khaled, the 'poster girl' of Palestinian terrorism … “Was she a revolutionary fighter or was she a terrorist?” asks the actress… Rouass has funding for the film… Full Text. | |||
| Rebecca Mascarenhas: Kitchen W8 11 Mar: The Times (UK). … Rebecca Mascarenhas, a skilled restaurateur, does know a thing or two about the local and the unstarry… she says, “We were very pleased with our reviews … The only bad review was Michael Winner’s… 1095 words. Full Text. | |||
| 10% Goans suffer from kidney disease! 11 Mar: Herald. By Franky Gracias. One out of every 10 people in Goa suffers from kidney disease even as the State is yet to come to some conclusion on the causes of renal failures in Canacona taluka from where comes the highest number of patients many of whom have succumbed to the disease… Doctors feel the problem may be going out of hand and tomorrow being the World Kidney Day stakeholders could impress upon the Government to take appropriate and firm measures to bring the situation under control. 715 words. Full Text. | |||
| 'Goa can be bridge for Indo-Portuguese ties’ 11 Mar: Navhind Times. Maintaining that Goa can act as a bridge between India and Portugal, the Ambassador of India to Portugal, Ms Primrose Sharma on Tuesday said that the ties existing between Goa and Portugal, in the fields of art and culture can be utilised to establish Indo-Portuguese relations in much wider fields like industry, infrastructure and tourism… 868 words. Full Text. | |||
| Visa-less Emergency Arrivals in Goa 10 Mar: Indian Parliament. Temporary Landing Facility (TLF) upto maximum period of 15 days is provided to a foreigner who arrives in India without Visa in an emergency. This facility is available at all airports and sea ports including Goa…TLF was granted to 914 passengers and 2385 crew during 2009 (till Nov. 2009) at Goa Airport… In addition, Collective Landing Permits (CLP) are issued to foreign tourists in groups of 4 or more … 214 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Ross Kemp on Gangs. Sky1 Friday 12th Mar. 02:40 to 03:30. Ross Kemp's investigation into gang culture takes him to California, where behind the sunny idyll lies the home of the Orange County Skinheads. DOCUMENTARY: White Boy, Black Nanny. Channel 4 COOKERY: Michael Winner's Dining Stars. ITV1 DOCUMENTARY: Monsoon Railway. BBC 4 TRAVEL: Globe Trekker. Travel Channel FILM: Water. BBC 4 HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Seven Ages of Britain. BBC 1 COOKERY: Great British Menu. Food Network ENTERTAINMENT: Masala FM. BBC Radio 7 | |||
