GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER SAT 13 MARCH, 2010
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| 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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| Audio: Africa's lost tribe, the Siddis find their place in India | |||
11 Mar: Radio Australia. Everything about India's Siddi community, their drumming, dancing, singing and appearance speaks of their black African origins… Siddis are descendants of slaves who escaped Portuguese Goa more than 300 years ago… | |||
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| Boa Goa the musical | |||
 12 Mar. The Gazette. Boa Goa is the latest musical/theatre offering by Montreal creator Paula de Vasconcelos. The extravaganza promises an unforgettable experience.
On one side of the set is European Portugal. On the other side - India and its Portuguese territory of Goa.
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| Revisiting the Goa Inquisition | |||
 12 Mar. Herald. Goa. The Goa Inquisition has always been a politically sensitive topic. Goa needs a Museum of the Goa Inquisition in order to enable Goans to confront critically some of its deep-seated historical traumas which affected all classes of Goans, and not just one group or another, says Dr. Teotonio de Sousa. | |||
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News Summary | |||
| Death: Nelson D'Souza 12 Mar: Curchorem, Goa. NELSON D’SOUZA (Born 1960). Husband of Luiza. Brother of late Benny, Annie (Ex-GMC/London)/Joe, Reena/Constancio, Simon (Celebrity Cruises)/Maria. Funeral cortege will leave from his residence Levicon Apt, Pontemol, on 13th March at 3.30 pm to Guardian Angel Church, Curchorem. | |||
| Where best to shop till you drop in Goa? 10 Mar: The National (UAE). One of Goa’s best-kept secrets is the surprising number of boutique shops scattered all over the state… Wendell Rodricks’ shop … Malini Ramani store ... Sosa’s in Panjim … shoe designer Edwin Pinto …Camelot Ribandar … Sangolda furniture … Velha Goa Galleria for tiles … 370 words. Full Text. | |||
| Scantily clad tourists a horrifying sight 13 Mar: The Star (South Africa). Tourism officials in the resort state of Goa have begun distributing booklets to overseas visitors, asking them to refrain from nude sunbathing and wearing skimpy clothing in the streets… 188 words. Full Text. | |||
| The Ship That Ran Aground in Goa 10 Mar: Wall Street Journal… Goa is witnessing increased tensions between glitzy tourism and gritty industry… Government agencies have done little to stem the state's ecological, commercial and aesthetic decay… The ship that ran aground is, in many ways, an apt metaphor for the interrelationship between industry and tourism -- where the failure of one is also a very visible failure of the other… 752 words. Full Text. | |||
| Peace like no other 12 Mar. ABC news. German tourist Oliver Krupke has travelled to India every year for the past three years, but it's not the beaches of Goa or the bustle of Mumbai that keep bringing him back.. he had to stay for a day in Goa and hated it. . Full Text. | |||
| Anti-bullying campaign 12 Mar. VancouverSun. Canada.Jeremy Dias is only 26, but he's long been the poster boy for anti-bullying in Canada. Dias, a University of Ottawa student, started an organization called Jer's Vision, which fights discrimination of all kinds, sex, age and race, and offers youth the tools to deal with it in their communities, schools and workplaces. Full Text. | |||
| Off-shore casinos demand cut in entry fees 13 Mar. Navhind Times. Goa. The Association of Off-shore Casinos said that all around the world, entry fees for casinos with table games as well as slot machines have been withdrawn and the exorbitant entry fee of Rs 2,000 per person visiting the off-shore casinos in Goa, would lead to collapse of the business in the state.Full Text. | |||
| Briton's body found in Colva apt 13 Mar. Times of India. Goa. The Colva police on Friday recovered the body of a British national, Antonio Kith Davis, 52, who was found dead in his apartment at Holiday Homes, Colva.The police were informed by a caller about some foul odour emanating from the room, following which the fire services broke open the apartment and found the man lying dead. Police surmise that the body must be at least 2-3 days old. Full Text. | |||
| Foreigner's property confiscated 12 Mar. Herald. Goa. The State government has confiscated, on the direction of ED, a property from a foreigner, August Thommen, in Anjuna for violation of FEMA. He is said to have violated FEMA norms while purchasing 1000 sq mts land. Full Text. | |||
