Goan Voice Newsletter: Thursday 23 Sep. 2010
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Jackson Coutinho battles for life in a Dubai hospital
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23 Sep: Gulf News (Dubai). Jackson Coutinho, 28, who moved to Dubai last month dreaming of a rosy future, is lying in a critical condition at Rashid Hospital, battling a multi-organ failure... The family is keen to move Jackson back to India... Jackson's family, which is from a financially weak background, has appealed for support from the community to help him return home. Those wanting to reach out can write to editor@alnisrmedia.com 303 words. Click here.
For more info about the appeal, click here.
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Death: Winnie Costa-Correa
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18 Sep. London, UK. JOAQUIM WINSTON (WINNIE) COSTA-CORREA (ex- Nakuru/Nairobi). Beloved husband of late Diana (died 1974) and loving father of Clive; devoted grandfather of Joel & Jacob. Brother to Blanche D'Souza, Freddy Costa-Correa, Lumina Pacheco and Dessie Mascarenhas.
Funeral service at Our Lady of Grace & St. Edward, 247 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4PU on Tuesday 5 October at 12.30pm. Burial at Chiswick New Cemetery, Staveley Road at 2pm followed by reception. RSVP for reception. Tel: 01933 225355 (Lumina). Condolences to winstonrip@costa-correa.com
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Atala sighted in Israel
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23 Sep: Наше Кафе. 36-year-old citizen of Israel, Yaniv Ben-Naim, alias Atala, who is suspected of organizing a major cartel of drugs in Goa, jumped bail and returned to his home in Rishon LeZion, Israel according to the Israel portal Ynet ... Friends of Atala spotted him in Rishon ... 347 words. Machine translation. click here.
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Death: Pedro Alfonso
24 Sep: Navhind Times. PEDRO ROSARIM ALFONSO (Aged 91 years; ex-Nairobi). Husband of Lydia. Father of Tony, Mike, Vincy, Johnny, Cassy, Xavy. Photo and full details. click here
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How Laila Rouass stays healthy with home-cooked meals
23 Sep: Daily Mail (UK). We study the daily eating habits of celebrities and then ask a nutritionist to assess their diet. This week, 39-year-old actress Laila says ... My boyfriend, who is a chef and works with Heston Blumenthal, would consider it research... 360 words + photo. click here
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Jackie DeSouza: Canadian team back on board for Commonwealth Games
23 Sep. Globe & Mail. "India's chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, has taken over at the athlete village and work crews are on the ground doing the jobs that need to be done," said Canadian team spokeswoman Jackie DeSouza. She said plans to get the 225-member Canadian team to New Delhi in time for the Oct. 3-14 Games are "back on board... and we can start getting athletes into the village, probably on Sunday." ... Click here.
For a GVUK Profile and photo of Jackie DeSouza, click here.
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CBI opposes release of Mickky's phones, laptops
24 Sep: Herald. The CBI on Thursday opposed the application filed by former Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco for release of his cell phones and laptops.... Pacheco's lawyer said that he "is being framed by the CBI under an economic offense merely on a statement of two persons apprehended in the USA that they were recruited by the former Minister ... 336 words. Click here.
Video: This sailor was allegedly part of Pacheco scam. NDTV. 2m. 13s. Click here.
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Museum of Christian Art: Confluence of two cultures
24 Sep: Navhind Times. By Arti Das. The Museum of Christian Art, one of the best kept museums of Goa, is the finest example of Indo-Portuguese art and history. ‘The Navhind Times’ explores the museum and chapel that is now getting a new lease of life ... 872 words. click here
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India: Video: Supreme Court defers Ayodha verdict by a week
23 Sep: NDTV. The verdict on the Ayodhya title suit has been deferred by a week by the Supreme Court. It was scheduled to be delivered tomorrow by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court will hear the case again on Tuesday, September 28... click here
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‘Deal was struck with Joe Boy to murder Roy Naik’
24 Sep: Navhind Times. History-sheeter [persistent criminal], Michael Fernandes, presently in custody, disclosed that Joe Boy, who is wanted in many cases and is presently absconding, was offered a huge sum to eliminate, Mr Roy Naik, son of the Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik... 433 words. click here
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Deaths
23 Sep. Nagpur, India. INNOCENT D'SOUZA, died today morning due to cardiac arrest, family sources said. D'Souza (76) was also the former founder President of Catholic Association of Nagpur and Goans Club here. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter who lives in Goa. PTI. Click here.
21 Sep: Toronto. MATHIAS LAWRENCE (LAWRIE) (MATT) ATHAIDE. (formerly of Grindlays Bank Ltd, Karachi). Beloved husband of Carmen (DeSouza) and cherished father of Lorraine, Rosanne and Melissa. Will be sadly missed by his brother Victor (Sylvia) and his sisters Philomena (Terrance Serrao), Doris (Euplio Lobo) and Lourdes and by his brothers-in-law / sisters-in-law Diego (Annette), Bonnie (Astrid), Marshall (Bertha), Agnes (late Wavell Haughton), Charles (Alice), Louis (Marilyn), predeceased Archie DeSouza and all his nieces and nephews. Visitation on Fri Sep. 24 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Highland Funeral Home at 3280 Sheppard Avenue East. The funeral mass will be held at St. Timothy's Catholic Church at 21 Leith Hill Rd., at 10 a.m. on Sat. Sep. 25 to be followed by a reception at Highland Funeral Home. A private cremation will take place at a later date. Photo Click here .
20 Sept: Santo Estevam, Goa. DOMINGOS JOAO GODINHO (Born 1930). Husband of Catarina. Father of late Gorettie, Lovell/Molina (Canada), Delane/Sharon (Dubai). Grandfather of Francis and Kisha. Funeral service on 24th Sept at 4 pm at St Stephen's (Santo Estevam) Church.
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
23 Sep: Indian Met Dept. (Goa). Weather: Max = 30.8; Min = 23.8. Rainfall 0.1mm.
Exchange rates (Prithvi): £= 71.25; $ = 45.60; € = 60.70
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Death: Pedro Alfonso
24 Sep: Navhind Times. PEDRO ROSARIM ALFONSO (Aged 91 years; ex-Nairobi). Husband of Lydia. Father of Tony, Mike, Vincy, Johnny, Cassy, Xavy. Photo and full details. click here
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How Laila Rouass stays healthy with home-cooked meals
23 Sep: Daily Mail (UK). We study the daily eating habits of celebrities and then ask a nutritionist to assess their diet. This week, 39-year-old actress Laila says ... My boyfriend, who is a chef and works with Heston Blumenthal, would consider it research... 360 words + photo. click here
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Jackie DeSouza: Canadian team back on board for Commonwealth Games
23 Sep. Globe & Mail. "India's chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, has taken over at the athlete village and work crews are on the ground doing the jobs that need to be done," said Canadian team spokeswoman Jackie DeSouza. She said plans to get the 225-member Canadian team to New Delhi in time for the Oct. 3-14 Games are "back on board... and we can start getting athletes into the village, probably on Sunday." ... Click here.
For a GVUK Profile and photo of Jackie DeSouza, click here.
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CBI opposes release of Mickky's phones, laptops
24 Sep: Herald. The CBI on Thursday opposed the application filed by former Tourism Minister, Mickky Pacheco for release of his cell phones and laptops.... Pacheco's lawyer said that he "is being framed by the CBI under an economic offense merely on a statement of two persons apprehended in the USA that they were recruited by the former Minister ... 336 words. Click here.
Video: This sailor was allegedly part of Pacheco scam. NDTV. 2m. 13s. Click here.
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Museum of Christian Art: Confluence of two cultures
24 Sep: Navhind Times. By Arti Das. The Museum of Christian Art, one of the best kept museums of Goa, is the finest example of Indo-Portuguese art and history. ‘The Navhind Times’ explores the museum and chapel that is now getting a new lease of life ... 872 words. click here
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India: Video: Supreme Court defers Ayodha verdict by a week
23 Sep: NDTV. The verdict on the Ayodhya title suit has been deferred by a week by the Supreme Court. It was scheduled to be delivered tomorrow by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court will hear the case again on Tuesday, September 28... click here
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‘Deal was struck with Joe Boy to murder Roy Naik’
24 Sep: Navhind Times. History-sheeter [persistent criminal], Michael Fernandes, presently in custody, disclosed that Joe Boy, who is wanted in many cases and is presently absconding, was offered a huge sum to eliminate, Mr Roy Naik, son of the Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik... 433 words. click here
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Deaths
23 Sep. Nagpur, India. INNOCENT D'SOUZA, died today morning due to cardiac arrest, family sources said. D'Souza (76) was also the former founder President of Catholic Association of Nagpur and Goans Club here. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter who lives in Goa. PTI. Click here.
21 Sep: Toronto. MATHIAS LAWRENCE (LAWRIE) (MATT) ATHAIDE. (formerly of Grindlays Bank Ltd, Karachi). Beloved husband of Carmen (DeSouza) and cherished father of Lorraine, Rosanne and Melissa. Will be sadly missed by his brother Victor (Sylvia) and his sisters Philomena (Terrance Serrao), Doris (Euplio Lobo) and Lourdes and by his brothers-in-law / sisters-in-law Diego (Annette), Bonnie (Astrid), Marshall (Bertha), Agnes (late Wavell Haughton), Charles (Alice), Louis (Marilyn), predeceased Archie DeSouza and all his nieces and nephews. Visitation on Fri Sep. 24 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Highland Funeral Home at 3280 Sheppard Avenue East. The funeral mass will be held at St. Timothy's Catholic Church at 21 Leith Hill Rd., at 10 a.m. on Sat. Sep. 25 to be followed by a reception at Highland Funeral Home. A private cremation will take place at a later date. Photo Click here .
20 Sept: Santo Estevam, Goa. DOMINGOS JOAO GODINHO (Born 1930). Husband of Catarina. Father of late Gorettie, Lovell/Molina (Canada), Delane/Sharon (Dubai). Grandfather of Francis and Kisha. Funeral service on 24th Sept at 4 pm at St Stephen's (Santo Estevam) Church.
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
23 Sep: Indian Met Dept. (Goa). Weather: Max = 30.8; Min = 23.8. Rainfall 0.1mm.
Exchange rates (Prithvi): £= 71.25; $ = 45.60; € = 60.70
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