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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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| F N Souza Season | ||
 16 Mar. Business Standard. Goa's most celebrated and prolific artist, F N Souza, will have as many as 46 works on auction this month, a pointer to his continuously rising importance. Nineteen of those works, including an unusual Beasts of Prey (estimated value between Rs 92 lakh-1.4 crore), will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York on March 23, followed a day later by five works at Sotheby’s, also in New York. | ||
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| Averyl D’Souza: Logo design a winner | ||
16 Mar: Mississauga News (Canada). Averyl D’Souza (photo) was awarded $250 and given an Erindale Lions jacket to wear for creating their anniversary logo … She is a student at John Cabot Secondary School … 240 words. | ||
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| Death: Maria Viegas | ||
15 Mar: Lisbon, Portugal. MARIA CHRISTINA DA’COSTA PINTO E VIEGAS (Born 1920). Wife of Late Joquin X.H. Viegas (Assolna). Mother of Aurinha, Tilak, Vanda & Mario. Funeral was on !6 Mar. in Lisbon
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| Germany: Matano Gracias | ||
 16 Mar: 21st TSC Public Affairs. Matano Gracias, a procurement analyst with the Wiesbaden Contracting Center, retired March 16 after 37 years of service with the U.S. government. Originally from Caranzalem, Goa, Gracias began working for the U.S. government in 1973 … Matano Gracias has been the founding President of the Goan Association Germany and studied at St Joseph High School Arpora Goa. Photo and text. | ||
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| Death: John D'Cunha UK. JOHN D'CUNHA (Born Nairobi, 1931; London 1968-). Johnny worked for the PWD and came to London in 1968. He was a top snooker player in Nairobi. He will be sadly missed by his wife Joyce, son Ian, grandchildren Simon, Justin, Keira and Serena, great grandchildren Tamzyn and Ruben. The funeral service will take place at St. Michaels Church, Broadway, Letchworth on Tuesday 30th March at 10.30am, followed by cremation at Harwood Park Crematorium, Watton Road, Stevenage. Condolences to dcunhajoyce@yahoo.com | ||
| Emirates: 100 radio listeners to be flown to Goa 16 Mar: Business 24-7. (Dubai). City 101.6 FM, the Asian contemporary radio station part of the Arabian Radio Network (ARN), announced that it is flying 100 lucky listeners to the sandy beaches of Goa… 182 words. Full Text. | ||
| India and Mozambique finalise agreement 16 Mar.Sify business. Mozambique is finalising two key agreements with India, one on double taxation avoidance and another on conferring most favoured nation status. The Indians in Mozambique are mainly engaged in the wholesale and retail trade. They originally came from Gujarat, Goa, Daman and Diu. They control about 40 percent of the wholesale and retail trade in Mozambique. Full Text. | ||
| Trilogy of Jazz 17 Mar. Radioandmusic. Goa Chitra is to present a trilogy of jazz music on 20 March, 2010. The trilogy comprises of Jazz Junction, a band featuring some of India's greatest jazz musicians; Viktor Hugo Furiani, a French visual jockey who has toured the world and preformed at the Opera Lyon in France and Marion Urvan a global fusion dancer.Full Text. | ||
| Scarlett Keeling murder trial adjourned 17 Mar. Guardian. The trial of two men accused of killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling in Goa was adjourned before it started today after it emerged that the chief prosecutor had been replaced. Samson D'Souza, 28, and Placido Carvalho, 36, the two accused made a brief appearance before Goa children's court in the state capital, Panaji, before the case was adjourned to allow more time for preparation.Full Text. | ||
| The Ugly Goan. By Frederick Noronha 17 Mar: Herald. We're losing the positive image we once had, and we ourselves are to blame for a large part of this reality writes Frederick Noronha. Not too long back in time, Goans had a good image in most places they went … 1217 words. Full Text. | ||
| Navy refused land for Dabolim airport upgrade: Praful 17 Mar: Herald. The Indian Navy has refused to give 51 acres of land sought by Airports Authority of India for upgradation of the Dabolim airport at Goa, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said … 325 words. Full Text. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: On Tour with the Queen. Channel 4 Thursday 18th Mar. 05:00 to 06:00. Queen's tour of Uganda as part of her 1953 Coronation Tour. DOCUMENTARY: Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends. Dave HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Who Do You Think You Are? Watch DOCUMENTARY: Big Fat Indian Weddings. wedding tv asia FILM: The Magdalene Sisters. more4 MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: The Film Programme. BBC Radio Four ARTS: Lakme. Sky Arts 2 DOCUMENTARY: Buy It, Sell It, Bank It? Home (Sky 246) | ||