| 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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| Death: Gonsalo Fernandes | ||
 22 Mar: London. GONSALO JOAQUIM URSULO MANSUETO FERNANDES ( Born 1922;
ex Dar-es-Salaam ) Devoted husband of Annie Fernandes ( died Sept 2007). Beloved
father of Glen, Zeno, Debbie & Sharon. Grandchildren: Laura, Lynsey, Alicia,
Michael, Nathan, Paul, Melissa & Great Grand child Flynn. Funeral on Tues
30 Mar at 11.30 am at St Paul & Peters Catholic Church, Mitcham, Cranmer Rd,
CR4 4LD followed by a Cremation at South London Crematorium, Rowan Rd, SW16 5JG.
Condolences to glenafernandes@googlemail.com | ||
| Death: Baptist DeSouza | ||
 23 Mar: Mumbai. BAPTIST DESOUZA Husband of Lorna. Father of Michelle/Lawrence deSa & Neisha. Grandfather of Danyel & Janine. Funeral was on 24 Mar. | ||
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| Video: Fr Nascimento... keeping record of Church history in Goa | ||
 23 Mar: Frederick Noronha. Fr. Nascimento J. Mascarenhas is to soon (April 11,
2010) to publish his third volume of a three-part series called "Follow Me".
It looks at the priests who served in Salcete (including Mormugao) across the
centuries. Writes Valmiki Faleiro: "The three-part series is a painstaking
collation of information in diverse languages and sources scattered across Portugal,
Rome and Goa … Part 1 Click
here. Part 2 Click here. Part 3 Click here. | ||
| Goafest appoints Agnello Dias as jury chairperson, Film | ||
 23 Mar: AFAQS. Agnello Dias, popularly known as Aggy, co-founder and chief creative officer, TapRoot India has been appointed jury chairperson for the Film category at Goafest 2010 … Dias has consistently ranked among the top four Indian creative personalities in all local and international rankings… In 2007 he won the country's first ever Grand Prix and Titanium/Integrated Lion at Cannes … 329 words. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Eco Survey gung-ho on NRE remittances 24 Mar: Herald. Supplemented by huge remittances from Goan emigrants working abroad, banks in Goa seem to be flush with funds…. For the last financial year (2008-09), the total bank deposits in Goa were Rs 26,057 crore. Of these, contribution of Non-Resident Emigrants (NRE) was Rs 4298.34 crores and domestic Rs 21758.70 crore… 472 words. Full Text. | ||
| Video: Skipping census Duty to land Teachers in Jail 24 Mar: Gia 365 via Navhind Times. In a surprising decision, the state administration has threatened government primary teachers with jail if they avoid the census survey… The education department is unhappy with the order. 1m. 40s. Full Text. | ||
| Ajay Kaushal’s autopsy only after sibling's arrival 24 Mar: PTI. The autopsy of Ajay Kaushal, a Briton of Indian origin who died in a Goa jail, would be conducted on Friday after his sister's arrival, police said here today… Full Text. | ||
| 15 km of Goa beaches threatened by erosion: survey 24 Mar: Sify. About 15 kilometres of Goa's famous beaches have been affected by massive sea erosion that is plaguing the state's entire coastline, according to a survey by the Goa government… 269 words. Full Text. | ||
| Update: Court sentences killer of Briton Denise Higgins to life 24 Mar: The Times (UK). Anand Kamble, a beach shack waiter, was jailed for life yesterday for the brutal murder of Denise Higgins, a retired British woman, in Goa three years ago…. Mrs Higgins moved to Goa in 2006 after selling her house in Oxfordshire and was having a two-storey villa built for her retirement…. Kamble beat her almost unconscious,slit her throat and stabbed her multiple times after dining at her house with his wife and daughter… Photos + 502 words + comments Full Text. | ||
| Video: Karl Edrik dies in Goa 24 Mar: Chortle (UK). Stand-up comedian Karl Edrik has been reported dead in Goa at the age of 39… his body was found dead two days ago in Palolem, Goa. It is the place on Earth he had chosen to heal his wounds and breathe freedom…. His 2007 Edinburgh show, Hari Krishna and the Philosopher’s Stoned revolved around a brandy-fuelled trip to India involving bisexual hookers … photo, text (214 words) and video Full Text. | ||
| Goa murder of British woman brings life sentence for waiter 24 Mar: The Guardian. Denise Higgins was killed by Anand Kambli after giving him money to set up a bar… Higgins had been living in Goa for six months and had given her killer the equivalent of £700 to start his own bar shortly before her death, it was reported… Higgins, a devout Christian, moved to Goa in 2006 after selling her house in Britain and giving up her job as a domestic violence counsellor… 368 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa to set up golf course on PPP model 23 Mar: IANS. The Goa government will build a full-fledged golf course under the public private partnership (PPP) model to promote niche tourism, the state Economic Survey (ES) Tuesday said… Earlier attempts to start a golf course at a plateau overlooking the picturesque Arambol beach, 45 km from here, had evoked stiff opposition from civil society groups… 173 words. Full Text. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Wedding S.O.S. Sky3 Thursday 25th Mar. 12:30 to 13:00. Bagpipes at An Indian Wedding?. Emotionally charged series following no-nonsense celebrity wedding planner Jane Dayus-Hinch as she attempts to ease wedding woes and make getting hitched hitch free. Travel: Excess Baggage. BBC Radio 4 DOCUMENTARY: Big Fat Indian Weddings. wedding tv asia COOKERY: Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea. Good Food FILM: Zeher. Sony MAX DOCUMENTARY: Missing Person's Unit. CBS Reality COOKERY: Iron Chef America. Food Network TRAVEL: Karma Enduro. Men and Motors | ||