GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 25 MARCH, 2010
| 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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| Bishop Agnelo Gracias: A "human ecology" for the Day for Life | ||
 Bishop Agnelo Gracias: A "human ecology" for the Day for Life 25 Mar: Spero News (USA). The president of the Episcopal Commission for the Family, Mgr. Agnelo Gracias, launches the theme for the Day for Life 2010: "A human ecology, within each of us to fight against moral destruction". A monument to unborn children is unveiled… 468 words. Bishop Agnelo Gracias was born in Mombasa in 1939. | ||
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| Video: Russians' Goa Home | ||
 24 Mar: Russia Beyond The Headlines. Russians in Goa have started families and even started a small baby boom … The allure of India has spawned a bestseller in Russia, “The Goa Syndrome,” a book about living and working in Goa by Alexander Suhochev, also known as DJ Sa Shanti, a resident of Goa since 2003… many Russians run small businesses in Goa… According to the embassy of India in Moscow, 1,400 Russians did not return home last year before their visas expired. 4m. 32s.
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| Multiple problems push mangoes out of reach of common man | ||
 25 Mar: Navhind Times. Mangoes which was once a fast moving product is not so today thanks to their high prices, and poor quality … the Alfonso is fetching Rs 350 to Rs 400 a dozen, Musarad a little over Rs 1,000 a dozen and Mancurado which is sold at Rs 1000 a dozen is presently out of stock due to want of buyers… 604 words. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| London: Exposition of Arts and Crafts of Goa: April: 6 – 9 6 Apr: 6.15 pm. Nehru Centre, 6 South Audley Street, London W1K 1HF. Inauguration by Shri Digambar Kamat Honourable Chief Minister, Government of Goa In association with the South Asia Foundation … The Foundation is also working to set up a Goa Crafts Village in North Goa, which will directly benefit more than 500 artisans and bring indirect benefit to over 2500 Goan artisans. Open until 9 April during office hours. [Info from Anita Rebello] Full Text. | ||
| Death: Julius Caesar D'Souza Montreal, Quebec. JULIUS CAESAR D'SOUZA (Born 1931). Dear brother of Joseph (Irma Hernandez) in Florida, Phyllis (Raul Coutinho), Mary (Werner Brauer), Josephine (Santan Lobo), and Cecilia (Noel Ezekiel) in California. Julius was a talented musician. He retired from Fednav many years ago. Visitation on March 25 and 26. Funeral services on Saturday, March 27 at 1 p.m. at St. Luke's Church, 106A Anselme-Lavigne, D.D.O Full Text. | ||
| Goa mulls private security at its beaches 25 Mar: PTI. After drawing criticism for lack of security on its beaches, Goa government now intends to form a force of 1,000 local youths who will look after the security aspect on seashores frequented by tourists… 138 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa Govt. moots insurance scheme for entire population 25 Mar: IANS. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Thursday proposed an insurance scheme which will cover the entire population of Goa to the extent of Rs.60,000 per head annually… 205 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa to frame a housing and habitat policy: Chief Minister 25 Mar: IANS. The Goa government will frame a housing and habitat policy to put a lid on rampant and unplanned real estate development in the state, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Thursday… Goa, which has witnessed a real estate boom in recent times, has seen the price of land and residential premises shoot through the roof… 195 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa slashes casino entry fee to Rs.500 25 Mar: IANS. After hiking the entry fee in both land-based and offshore casinos from Rs.200 to Rs.2,000 in the last budget, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Thursday sought to “rationalise” the fee structure by slashing the cost of entering land-based casinos to Rs.500… 253 words. Full Text. | ||
| Father Raymond J. de Souza: Culture change in the Church 25 Mar: National Post (Canada). There has been much advice given to the Catholic Church in regard to the sexual abuse scandals. There are, though, only two real options. The Church can become more Catholic, or less Catholic… 968 words + Comments Full Text. | ||
| Saints light up Goa beaches mired in sex, booze & sleaze 25 Mar: The Pioneer. While Goa makes headlines for its sun, sex and sleaze week after week, for once in every year, saints stroll the streets of this beach paradise… a small picturesque village of San Andre plays host to the world’s only remaining Lenten procession of Catholic saints, where 31 life-sized and bigger still statues of saints are lugged around the village streets… 537 words. Full Text. | ||
| Cops double up as finger-print experts in Goa 25 Mar: IANS. The Finger Print Bureau (FPB) continues to rely on police constables for its various functions, which only finger-print experts are competent to do, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has pointed out… the report has also severely criticized the police department for poor planning and failure to utilise allocated funds effectively… 330 words. Full Text. | ||
| Kaushal's lawyer hints at foul play 25 Mar: Times of India. There could be more than what meets the eye in Tuesday's custodial death of British fugitive Ajay Kaushal. Police sources claimed that Kaushal, 50, who was awaiting extradition to the UK, could have died of a suspected drug overdose, but his lawyer has raised questions over such a deduction even before the autopsy had been conducted… 457 words. Full Text. | ||