GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER MON 29 MARCH, 2010
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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: Rita De Souza
26 Mar: Firguem Bhatt, Siridao, Goa. RITA CABRAL E DE SOUZA (Born 1932; Ex-Tanga, Tanzania). Wife of late Xavier de Souza, Mother of Joao, (UAE) Rosy/late Roland (UK), Rubertina/Antush (Parish), Mary/Xavier (Paris), Antonetta/Johnny (Dubai), Gabriel/Eliza (Paris), Daina/Joaquim (UK), Charles (Romeo)/Laiza (UK). Grandmother of Catherina, Clayton, Rowena, Royston, Antonio, Newton, Abigail, Annabel, Alexis, Aidam, Jervis, Delvin, Delson, Ebenezer and Twiddel. Passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Funeral on 29 Mar. at Siridao.
Editorial: The Ladainha goes to Canada
29 Mar: Herald. Surprise of surprises, the ladainha is going to Canada. Michael Pinto (photo) of Winnipeg, an expat Goan, is heading an initiative to video tape the ladainha and the reciting of the Rosary in Konkani, and broadcast via cyberspace from May 2010… the Goan Overseas Association Toronto is joining in… Full text, 240 words, click here. For further info. from the GOA Toronto site, click here.
Michael Pinto was born and raised in the Belgaum though his family is originally from Aldona. He is married to Maria Do Carmo (née Monteiro).
News Summary
Death: John Filipe De Costa
19 Mar: Kuwait. JOHN FILIPE DA COSTA (Born 1970; ex Curtorim, Goa.). Husband of Trincia. Father of Ritviz Ignatius. Son of late Joaquim Sebastiao da Csota/late Tomacinha Barretto, Brother of late Ignatius (Eggie)/Sylvia; Monica/Carmo (UK), Dorothy/Francis. Funeral on 30 Mar at Maina, Curtorim,.
Trade association alleges scam in Goa’s purchase of software
29 Mar: IANS. The Goa IT Business Association (GIBA), comprising 70 leading computer dealers, alleged at a press conference that the state education department was pandering to a cartel of computer traders which, it said, had ‘fixed’ tenders… 336 words. Full Text.
Goa slashes casino entry fee to Rs 500
29 Mar: HospitalityBizIndia. According to a IANS report, after hiking the entry fee in both land-based and offshore casinos from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000 in the last budget, Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister, Goa sought to ‘rationalise’ the fee structure by slashing the cost of entering land-based casinos to Rs 500… 240 words. Full Text.
Fatima Fernandes: Briton says cop sought bribe to permit her to board flight
29 Mar: Times of India. Even as Goa is working hard to promote itself as a tourist friendly destination, Fatima Fernandes, a British passport holder has complained that an immigration department official demanded and took a $100 bribe to permit her to board a charter flight earlier this month… Fatima had arrived in Goa on February 5 by a Monarch charter flight from UK and had a return ticket for March 7 by a Thomson flight… 292 words. Full Text.
Margao: From ‘Athens of Goa’ to Slum Capital
29 Mar: Herald. Margao has grandeur, a rich heritage and glorious past, writes Jose Maria Miranda as he laments the fate of this city … 1256 words. Full Text.
Foul play ruled out in Kaushal’s death
29 Mar: Herald. A panel of doctors that conducted the post-mortem on the body of British fugitive Ajay Kaushal (50) who died in judicial custody last week has ruled out foul play in his mysterious death, but the cause of death has been reserved pending histopathology of the organs and chemical analysis… 385 words. Full Text.
New UK visa norms to help Indian professionals
28 Mar: Economic Times. The recent changes announced by the UK government to the Tier-I and Tier-II-highly skilled and skilled migrant-visa categories will benefit some sections of professionals from India… The changes, which will reintroduce the bachelors degree as a points-scoring criterion for Tier-I and will also allow people with no formal academic qualifications to apply under the category if they earn over £150,000 annually… 496 words. Click here.


Tony Fernandes: A driven man at the controls
28 Mar: Financial Times (UK). Casually dressed, the 45-year-old talks quickly, with a strong English accent, breaking off every now and then to speak to colleagues holding a financial planning meeting a few feet away… A UK-trained accountant, Mr Fernandes spent his early working life in the music business, as a financial controller for Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and, later, as an executive for Warner Music… Photo + 1495 words. Click here.