GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER WED 31 MARCH, 2010
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| Padma winners in Goa unite against 'excessive' mining | ||
30 Mar: Times of India. Goa's Padma award winners have got together to urge the
Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) not to lift the moratorium on
mining till the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
completes an assessment on the impact of past mining activities on the state …
Mario Miranda, Ravindra Kelekar, Remo Fernandes, Suresh Amonkar, Norma Alvares
and Maria Aurora Couto have signed the petition. Wendell Rodricks has also added
his signature … 160 words. Click
here. You too can sign the petition before 15 Apr. 2010 and urge your contacts to do likewise. Click here. | ||
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| London: Sophie D'Souza behind church's stained glass marvel | ||
 31 Mar: Ealing Gazette (UK). Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Church in Uxbridge
Road was shut for six months but is now open once again, with a brand new circular
stained glass window courtesy of local artist Sophie
D'Souza … Locals celebrated the reopening of the church and the blessing
of the new stained glass window at a mass with Arch Bishop Vincent Nichols on
St Josephs Day on March 19. 219 words. | ||
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| Canda: Amritha Vaz serves up tasty soundtrack | ||
 30 Mar: Edmonton Journal. Amritha Vaz's love for music is in her heart and soul, and now it's up on the big screen for all to see -- and hear… Her musical roots run so deep … Her maternal grandfather Francis Vaz was a highly regarded studio musician in the film industry in India ... her parents, Maxine and Peter Fernandes, lived in India but in 1969 immigrated to Edmonton. Vaz was born six years later… Right now, Vaz is working on Made in India, a documentary by about the outsourcing of surrogate mothers to India … 700 words. | ||
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| Ashank Desai: To build a business in the 1980s was tough | ||
 29 Mar. Moneylife Personal Finance Magazine. Ashank Desai (co-founder of Mastek)
story is about his ability to rise from a childhood of hardship and municipal
schooling to an engineering degree from the Goa Engineering College ... He says,
"My life story starts in Goa where I was born, but I was pretty unlucky because
my father passed away when I was just two years old. That put a lot of pressure
on us, since we had limited financial support… 1030 words. | ||
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News Summary | ||
| Acknowledgement: Tito Coutinho's Family The family of late Tito Coutinho (UK) would like to thank all who attended the funeral on 22 March, for the support and most of all for your time with us. Apologies if the family didn't get a chance to meet you, we had to rush to the crematorium on a tight deadline. Would like to hear from you (fkemp0614@btinternet.com). Thanks to Vera & Paul Barretto and friends for their hard work, delicious hot/cold buffet that catered for all tastes. | ||
| Catholics offer Facebook 'novenas of contrition' for child abuse 31 Mar: The Times (UK). The question of blame looms large in the wave of scandal engulfing the Catholic Church – cries are out for the head of Pope Benedict, personally accused of sanctioning the protection of paedophiles… On Saturday, in the National Review in Canada, Fr Raymond J de Souza pointed out that the letters published by the NYT were signed by Bertone, never Ratzinger, who likewise was not present at the meeting held to discuss the case in Rome… 1301 words. Full Text. | ||
| Canada: Merril Mascarenhas: When ad pranks don't pay 31 Mar: April Fool's pranks can succeed, but they have to suit the brand… In the 1980s and '90s, people were more relaxed and open to pranks, says Merril Mascarenhas, managing partner at Arcus Consulting Group, a Toronto-based research and consulting firm… Click here. For a photo and bio of Merrill Mascarenhas, click here. | ||
| Cop suspended for taking $100 bribe from NRI Cop suspended for taking $100 bribe from NRI 31 Mar: IANS. The Goa Police Wednesday suspended sub-inspector Pravin Pawar for asking for a bribe from Fatima Fernandes, a British NRI, for allowing her to board a flight … 136 words. Click here. For the regulations covering the operation of charter flight services to India, click here. | ||
| Breast Screening Saves Two Lives For Every Over-Diagnosis, UK 31 Mar: Medical News Today. Following recent controversy about breast screening, a new study found that breast screening saves two lives for every case of over-diagnosis… Media reports suggest at least one expert is not happy with the way the researchers analysed the data. Jayant Vaidya, a breast cancer surgeon at University College London and the Whittington Hospital describes the calculations as "opaque"…. Click here. For the GVUK Dr Vaidya supplement, click here. | ||
| Goa Israelis celebrate Holy Passover at Chabad House 31 Mar: PTI. A Jewish prayer house in Goa came alive with celebrations to observe 'Passover', a holy day for the community, amidst unprecedented security cover … 145 words. Full Text. | ||
| UK: Paul D'Silva: Hounslow lads to travel globe in a Nissan 30 Mar: Hounslow Chronicle. Hounslow resident Paul D'Silva and his friends are to travel a third of the earth's surface in a Micra with a 1 litre engine… Mr Ibrahim, a civil servant of Chertsey Road, said: "Me and Paul work together for the home office. It was actually his idea … Full Text. | ||
| Hillsong London to perform in Goa 31 Mar: Navhind Times. The Hillsong London band is probably best known the world over for its songs of praise and worship, however, there is so much more to what they are than simply music! … And now lead by the band member Peter Wilson they will be in Goa to spread their magic here as they will be performing live here on April 6 from 6.30 p.m. onwards at the Open Air Auditorium of Kala Academy… 393 words + photo. Full Text. | ||
| Goa Govt in a fix over foreigners setting up shop 31 Mar: Herald. Although business activities run by foreigners on tourist visas is thriving in coastal areas of the state, the government authorities say they can do very little about it… there are 3,961 foreigners staying in Goa on a long term visa, ranging from five to 20 years… 1007 are Britishers. Seventy-six Britishers are on business visa and 59 are on employment visa… 610 words. Full Text. | ||
| Goa: Monthly dole for HIV patients 30 Mar: Herald. Goa has become the first state in the country to provide monthly financial assistance to HIV+ persons. With its high emphasis on the the social sector, the State government had mooted the idea to include HIV positive persons under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS)… 295 words. Full Text. | ||
| 'India's new visa regime problematic' 30 Mar: Sify. Singaporean travel agents have complained to Indian officials here that the new visa restrictions that require multiple journey visa holders to return to India only after two months of leaving its shores, is hindering the travel plans of many visitors… 340 words. Full Text. | ||
| 4 Latin American robbers held in Goa 31 Mar: Deccan Herald. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths of the City police on Tuesday arrested four foreign nationals from Goa and recovered intact eight kilograms of gold and one kg silver, in all valued at around Rs 1.25 crore, stolen from a hotel room on March 22… 499 words + photo. Full Text. | ||