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| Kampala (Goan) Institute Centenary Celebrations Committee | |||
Front Row from left to right: Almir D'Cunha (Treasurer), Eurema Collaco, Antonio
Mascarenhas (Chairman), Greta Dias, Norman De Souza. Back Row from left to right: Denis Pereira (Social Secretary), Aloysius Lobo, Bertilla De Souza (Secretary), Aloysius Mathias, Nicky De Mello, Seira Furtado. Website: http://www.kampalagoaninstitute.com/ | |||
| Death: Dr. David Couto | |||
 2 May: Mississauga, Canada. DR. DAVID COUTO (Aged 30). Beloved son of Stan and Debra Couto (ex-Bombay). Dearest brother of Jillian (Vern) and Craig. Beloved friend of Nancy. As a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and a Family Physician, David had chosen a career dedicated to helping others. Friends may call at the Turner & Porter Peel Chapel, Mississauga, on Friday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 1290 McBride Ave., Mississauga on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m. Entombment at Assumption Cemetery. Condolences to debracouto@rogers.com [Info from Stephen de Souza] | |||
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| UK Elections: Rabi Martins - LibDem candidate | |||
 Liberal Democrats. Rabi Martins. Occupation: Business Management Consultant/ Executive
Director. Marital Status: Married with three grown up children and two grandchildren.
Education: Primary School - St Xaviers, Poona, India; Secondary School - Dodoma
Secondary School, Tanzania … 359 words. Click
here. For a Goan Voice profile of Rabi Martins, click here. | |||
| UK Elections: Brendan D'Cruz - LibDem candidate | |||
 Liberal Democrats. Brendan grew up in Essex and has strong links to the area where
his family still lives. In recent years he worked for the University of East London
both at Docklands and in Barking before becoming Head of Department: Business
& Computing at the University of Wales, Newport in 2008… 354 words. Click
here. For a Goan Voice profile of Brendan D'Cruz, click here. | |||
| UK Elections: Keith Vaz - Labour Party candidate | |||
The Straight Choice… Keith has been an MP for Leicester East for the last
23 years … To check out his General Election posters, click
here. 3 May: The Telegraph. Sanjay Dutt turned up in Leicester to campaign for his "very close friend and wonderful human being" Keith Vaz for the May 6 UK elections…. Vaz's office wall is decorated with photographs of him with Shilpa Shetty, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai; and Katrina Kaif… 559 words. Click here. | |||
News Summary | |||
| Death: Audrey Mitchell 4 May, Vasco, Goa. AUBREY DANIEL MITCHELL (Born 1973). Son of late Ainslie Mitchell/Thelma Mitchell. Brother of Myrtle and Dionisio Fernandes, Duane and Allyn Mitchell (Canada). Uncle of Megan, Desiree, Justin and Shanelle. Funeral on 5th May at Vasco. | |||
| Tourism ill-effects affecting children in Canacona 5 May: Herald. Tourism has given nightmares to a number of residents, including parents and educationists. At least two schools were caught in an uncanny situation after some students were reportedly caught carrying drugs, cigarettes and even condoms in their school bags … Full Text. | |||
| India: New tourist visa norms bring little relief 5 May: The Hindu. The Union Home Ministry has issued revised guidelines on granting tourist visa. The new guidelines provide only minor relief but the condition of two-month gap remains before a foreign national can return again on a tourist visa … The restriction of two months gap for re-entering India does not apply to foreign nationals coming on any other type of visa and also to people of Indian origin holding PIO and OCI cards… 738 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK Elections: I'm not British, but I can vote 5 May: The Guardian. Commonwealth citizens who are resident in this country, and that means those staying here for three years or more, do have the right to vote… 715 words. Full Text. | |||
| Tony Fernandes Murder: defendant tells court he tried to stop attack 5 May: Get Surrey. A teenager accused of murdering Anthony Fernandes, a public school lab technician has told a court how he tried to stop the attack… 423 words. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Police Intensify Security checks in State 5 May: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Goa Police on Wednesday sounded a red alert in the State fearing a possible terror strike in Goa. All the police stations have been asked to tighten the security in their respective jurisdictions and police patrolling has been intensified across the state. However, there is no specific input about Goa being a terror target. 2m. 06s. Full Text. | |||
| Video: Goa: Harnessing the sun to keep milk fresh 5 May: BBC. In Goa’s countryside life and goods move at a pretty slow pace … Poor storage conditions means that India wastes almost half of the food it produces. … The BBC's Ben Richardson has been to Goa to see their machine in action and to ask if the sun can really stop milk turning sour. 3m. 47s. Full Text. | |||
| Clarence Fernandes: Indian IT firm set to invest in Uganda 5 May: Daily Monitor (Uganda). The Institute of Hardware Technology, an IT company based in India is set to open in East Africa … To move in fast, Mr Clarence Fernandes IHT's Senior Consultant, said they will soon set up in Uganda through a master franchisee … 435 words. Clich here. Clarence was born in Mumbai and traces his Goan roots to Salvador-do-Mundo and Saligao. For a photo and profile of him, click here. | |||
| Court issues notice to CBI on Goa scam 5 May: IANS. A Goa court Wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) why Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and some cabinet ministers were not being quizzed over an alleged scam linked to the 2004 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)… 324 words. Full Text. | |||
| Nun’s murderer says, “Christians are India’s hope” 25 Apr. Asia News. By Nirmala Carvalho. Samandar Singh killed a nun in 1995. After that, he converted to Christianity and today he is a different man. He helps Tribals and for him Sister Rani’s family has become his own. Sadly, he agrees that a climate of anti-Christian hatred is currently sweeping across India. .. 552 words. Full Text. | |||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes DOCUMENTARY: Crossing Continents. BBC Radio Four Thursday 6th May. 11:00 to 11:30. Alpa Shah gains rare access to an Indian community controlled by the Maoist movement. People in these remote villages, including farmers and child soldiers, tell her their stories. COOKERY: Market Kitchen. Good Food DRAMA: Painkiller Jane. SyFy (Sky 129) DOCUMENTARY: Big in Bangalore, Big in Beijing. BBC Radio Four TRAVEL: Traveller's Tree. BBC Radio Four DOCUMENTARY: Tiger vs Dragon. BBC Radio Four BUSINESS: Theo's Adventure Capitalists. BBC 2 ARTS: The Good Samaritan. BBC Radio Four COOKERY: Safari Chef with Mike Robinson. Good Food | |||
