GOANVOICE DAILY NEWSLETTER THU 13 MAY, 2010
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| Death: Francis Xavier (F.X.) D’Souza | ||
 12 May: Montreal, Canada. FRANCIS XAVIER D’SOUZA (Aged 93; Ex - Moosajee Building Saddar, and Misquita Gardens, Karachi.) Husband of (late) Patricia D’Souza. He leaves behind his children Reggie (Debbie), Celine (Edward), Christine (Cyril), Carol (Tony), Catherine (Andre), Carmine (Pierre), Corinna (Hans) and Candida (Larry). He also leaves to mourn fourteen grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, his brother-in-law E.J. (Maura) and family. Visitation at Armstrong-Rideau Funeral Home, St. Laurent, on May 13 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 875 Marcel Laurin, St. Laurent, on Friday, May 14 at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at the St. Laurent Cemetery. [Info. from Pompie Gois]. Full details at the link below.
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| Mississauga: Colin Saldanha is Citizen of the Year | ||
 13 Apr: Mississauga com. Dr. Colin Saldanha, 56, has been named Mississauga's Citizen of the Year… Saldanha has become the leader of almost every organization he has been involved with … He is often a guest speaker on issues about race relations, equity issues and immigration. He immigrated from Pakistan in 1981 and has run a busy medical practice for the last 20 years … Saldanha married his wife Sheila in 1983 and they have three children, Diane, Warren and Jason… 487 words.
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News Summary | ||
| Police team may go to Sweden to take model’s statement 14 May: Navhind Times, The Goa police is considering sending a team to Sweden if the Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse fails to depose before the Goa police as soon as possible to help investigations in drug peddler-politician-police nexus… 156 words. Full Text. | ||
| General Eanes and the Fall of Goa 13 May: Moçambique para todos, (Portuguese). On May 4 the book “Revisitar Goa, Damão e Diu, 45 anos depois” [Revisiting Goa, Daman and Diu, 45 years later] was released … General Eanes assesses what happened in Portuguese India between 1947 and 1961 … He feels that Salazar and Nehru were both to blame for the turn of events but does not believe that military action was justified … 2192 words. Full Text. | ||
| Football: Vasco direct rage at referee; five pulled up 13 May: Deccan Herald. The Second Division match between Hindustan Aeronautics and Vasco witnessed some tense moments as protesting Goan players manhandled the referee … The crowd then started throwing chairs, water bottles and stones at the Vasco players and officials… 257 words. + photo. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Vincent Paul Pinto 11 May: Carmona, Goa. VINCENT PAUL PINTO (Born 1951). Husband of Maria Celsa. Father of Valerie and Kenny Pinto: Brother of Eliza/late Francis Rosario, Mathew/Roslind, Theo, Francis, Mary (UK), Thomas/Ranjan, Alex/Shirley, Alvina/Rocky, Carmen (Canada) & Greg/Amanda (Bermuda), Victoria/Isaac, Bernabe/Odette. Funeral on 14th May at 4 pm at Our Lady of Socorro Church, Carmona. | ||
| Kampala (Goan) Institute Centenary Celebrations: House Full 13 May: Kampala (Goan) Institute Centenary Celebrations Committee: We wish to inform all our members that the tickets for: Boat Cruise - June 24, Gala Dinner Dance - June 26, Holy Mass and Closing ceremony - June 27 have been sold out. No tickets will be available or sold at the door. For those members who purchased the tickets earlier, we thank you for the support. Full Text. | ||
| Goans losing their `spirit' 13 May: Deccan Herald. Goa, a cheap liquor destination, is shedding its image as a land of tipplers as several people are skipping their glass of booze, thanks to two diverse non-government initiatives - Alcoholics Anonymous and Swami Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Samiti … AA has around 66 active groups in Goa … 452 words. Full Text. | ||
| Drug mafia-police nexus: 'Probing Goa politician' 12 May: Zee News. After initial denials of political involvement in drug peddler-police nexus case, Goa Police have started investigation on the role of a politician in the case… The Crime Branch has said that Lucky will come to Goa in the end of August but they want to get her deposition earlier than that ... 321 words. Full Text. | ||
| Weekly update: Exchange: £ = 67.17; € = 57.14; $ = 45.11 Goa Weather: Max = 34.8; Min = 27.2 ; Humidty = 63% | ||