Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 02 Sep. 2009
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Video: Goa: Transport Minister claims the strike was a failure
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1 Sep: Goa 365. While the transporters claimed that the one-day protest strike against high security number plates was a complete success, the transport Minister countered that the strike was a failure as a few transporters supported it. Mr. Dhavlikar (picture) also said that stern action would be taken against the bus operators who kept their vehicles off road on Monday. 2m. 29s. English/Konkani. click here.
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Claude Moraes receives Krishna Menon award
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30 Aug: Economic Times. NRI Member of the European Parliament, Claude Ajit Moraes, received the V K Krishna Menon award for 2009 for outstanding achievement as a young Parliamentarian… Moraes is the Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party … Moraes is an immigrant from southern Indian state of Karnataka, and a relation of acclaimed Indian journalist late Frank Moraes… 210 words. click here.
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Have you ever visited Goa? Have Your Say
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1 Sep: Gulf News Dubai. (page 22). Have you ever visited Goa? What is your best memory of your time there? How would you rate the government's success in preserving the natural beauty there? Tell us at letter2editor@gulfnews.com
click here.
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Houston: Joe Fernandes: Murder caught on video
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1 Sep: ABC Local. It was the first day of work for 54-year-old Joe Fernandes… he came face to face with three gunmen who robbed him, then murdered him. In this surveillance video, you can see the masked men jump behind the counter and harass Fernandes for money before shooting him dead. He was a family man, the father of a daughter and tragically a son, John, who was killed a year prior. For text and video click here.
John Fernandes was murdered in Missouri in Aug 2008. For details click here.
Joe Fernandes was born in Candolim, Goa. He married Agnes and they had two children, the late John and Tina. The family lived in Kuwait and moved to US in 2000.
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Goa board worried over mining rejects being dumped in reservoir
2 Sep: IANS. Goa's environmental watchdog is concerned over the pollution caused by over a dozen mines to the Selaulim reservoir that is the only source of potable water for the southern parts of the state… 321 words. click here
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Scarlett Keeling probe over, chargesheet soon: CBI
2 Aug: Indian Express. The CBI has finished its investigation into the murder of Scarlett Keeling and would file a chargesheet in a few days… Highly placed sources in the agency told The Indian Express that charges would be framed against two persons— Samson D’Souza and Placido Carvalho … 166 words. click here
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Iberian tradition, Goan artistry & world market
2 Sep: Times of India. The global demand for azulejos (hand-painted ceramic tiles) from Goa has artists customizing their works to illustrate international icons… Around 60% of the market for Goan handicrafts is in Europe and the US… The art of making azulejos came to Goa through the Portuguese and it is now assimilated with Goan culture… Goa would seek to stave off competition from Portugal and Spain through pricing… 340 words. click here
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Canada: Longinus Fernandes: Tomorrow Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV
1 Sep: Channel Canada. Longinus Fernandes, the world-renowned choreographer best known for his work on the Academy Award®-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, brings Bollywood to the So You Think You Can Dance Canada stage tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV (visit dance.ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times)… [Longinus traces his Goan roots to Arpora]. click here
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Sadie, nine, hosts fete in her back garden
1 Sep: Express & Echo (Exeter, UK). A family garden fete raised hundreds of pounds for charity. Sadie Horler, nine, from Hoker Road, St Loyes, Exeter, suggested holding a fete in the garden of her family home after discovering the charity Children Walking Tall on the internet. The charity runs a children's home in Goa … 139 words + photo. click here
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State govt schools still lack basic infrastructure
2 Sep: Navhind Times. Presently, around 150 government schools have no toilet or wash room facilities while 120 of them are without water supply. There still exists 19 government schools without power supply … approximately 60,000 students are studying in a total of 938 government schools … Some of the schools in such areas are also found to be having leaking roofs, which cause discomfort to students and teachers during monsoon… 337 words. click here
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No end to Hospicio morgue overcrowding
2 Sep: Navhind Times. A stink surrounded the Margao’s Hospicio Hospital on Tuesday as the overloaded morgue seemed unable to cope with the cadavers within its confines… the morgue that has a capacity of 18 units had some 31 odd bodies… 366 words. click here
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Group vows to oppose moves over govt control of Church property
2 Sep: Herald. A group calling themselves Roman Catholics from Salcete has called upon Archbishop, Felipe Neri Ferrao to stand firm and condemn moves by certain individuals to initiate a discussion on government control of Church property… 351 words. click here
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13% of Goa’s 2000 gays are HIV positive
2 Sep: Herald. There are around 2,000 homosexuals in Goa, a number which could still go higher because this figure is only of those who claim openly to be gays… 449 words. click here
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Video: Karwar man dies of swine flu at GMC Hospital
31 Aug: Goa 365. Goa recorded its first swine flu death, with the Health Department confirming that a 40-year-old man from Karwar who died on Friday had the H1N1 virus infection. 2m. 02s. click here
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UK: Win a trip to India
Exodus. Win the chance of a lifetime to play cricket in India, plus see tigers in their natural environment on a photographic safari with Paul Goldstein departing 07 January 2010. Closing date 21 Sept. 2009. click here
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Goa plans promotion of handicrafts through web portal
1 Sep: PTI. Goa would launch a web portal to promote its handicraft items in global market, a senior official said today. An e-portal and internet gateway will be launched … The specifications and photographs of the products will be displayed on the portal… 147 words. click here
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Goa board worried over mining rejects being dumped in reservoir
2 Sep: IANS. Goa's environmental watchdog is concerned over the pollution caused by over a dozen mines to the Selaulim reservoir that is the only source of potable water for the southern parts of the state… 321 words. click here
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Scarlett Keeling probe over, chargesheet soon: CBI
2 Aug: Indian Express. The CBI has finished its investigation into the murder of Scarlett Keeling and would file a chargesheet in a few days… Highly placed sources in the agency told The Indian Express that charges would be framed against two persons— Samson D’Souza and Placido Carvalho … 166 words. click here
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Iberian tradition, Goan artistry & world market
2 Sep: Times of India. The global demand for azulejos (hand-painted ceramic tiles) from Goa has artists customizing their works to illustrate international icons… Around 60% of the market for Goan handicrafts is in Europe and the US… The art of making azulejos came to Goa through the Portuguese and it is now assimilated with Goan culture… Goa would seek to stave off competition from Portugal and Spain through pricing… 340 words. click here
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Canada: Longinus Fernandes: Tomorrow Night at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV
1 Sep: Channel Canada. Longinus Fernandes, the world-renowned choreographer best known for his work on the Academy Award®-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, brings Bollywood to the So You Think You Can Dance Canada stage tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV (visit dance.ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times)… [Longinus traces his Goan roots to Arpora]. click here
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Sadie, nine, hosts fete in her back garden
1 Sep: Express & Echo (Exeter, UK). A family garden fete raised hundreds of pounds for charity. Sadie Horler, nine, from Hoker Road, St Loyes, Exeter, suggested holding a fete in the garden of her family home after discovering the charity Children Walking Tall on the internet. The charity runs a children's home in Goa … 139 words + photo. click here
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State govt schools still lack basic infrastructure
2 Sep: Navhind Times. Presently, around 150 government schools have no toilet or wash room facilities while 120 of them are without water supply. There still exists 19 government schools without power supply … approximately 60,000 students are studying in a total of 938 government schools … Some of the schools in such areas are also found to be having leaking roofs, which cause discomfort to students and teachers during monsoon… 337 words. click here
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No end to Hospicio morgue overcrowding
2 Sep: Navhind Times. A stink surrounded the Margao’s Hospicio Hospital on Tuesday as the overloaded morgue seemed unable to cope with the cadavers within its confines… the morgue that has a capacity of 18 units had some 31 odd bodies… 366 words. click here
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Group vows to oppose moves over govt control of Church property
2 Sep: Herald. A group calling themselves Roman Catholics from Salcete has called upon Archbishop, Felipe Neri Ferrao to stand firm and condemn moves by certain individuals to initiate a discussion on government control of Church property… 351 words. click here
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13% of Goa’s 2000 gays are HIV positive
2 Sep: Herald. There are around 2,000 homosexuals in Goa, a number which could still go higher because this figure is only of those who claim openly to be gays… 449 words. click here
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Video: Karwar man dies of swine flu at GMC Hospital
31 Aug: Goa 365. Goa recorded its first swine flu death, with the Health Department confirming that a 40-year-old man from Karwar who died on Friday had the H1N1 virus infection. 2m. 02s. click here
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UK: Win a trip to India
Exodus. Win the chance of a lifetime to play cricket in India, plus see tigers in their natural environment on a photographic safari with Paul Goldstein departing 07 January 2010. Closing date 21 Sept. 2009. click here
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Goa plans promotion of handicrafts through web portal
1 Sep: PTI. Goa would launch a web portal to promote its handicraft items in global market, a senior official said today. An e-portal and internet gateway will be launched … The specifications and photographs of the products will be displayed on the portal… 147 words. click here
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