Goan Voice Newsletter: Friday 11 Jul. 2014
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Selma Carvalho: A Nuvem Balcao and the talented M. Boyer
Jul. 2014. WoGoa. Pages 48 - 51. Selma Carvalho describes her Nuvem village and relates how M.Boyer debuted his first play on the balcao of her ancestral house. She writes 'The ambitiously named, Murda-Grande vaddo is a short walking distance from the baroque Mãe dos Pobres Church and neighbours the equally forlorn but more modestly named Murda-Pequeno vaddo, both part of Nuvem village. Nuvem, where on moonlit nights, flea-ridden howling dogs can drive one insane, has never managed to produce men or women of greatness.... 3 pages. click here
For a Wikipedia profile of M. Boyer,
click here
For a selection of video clips featuring M. Boyer,
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Dual citizenship: Centre has no knowledge of Goans with Portuguese passport
10 Jul: Herald. The Home ministry maintains neither the list of persons who applied for registration of their birth nor the list of people from Goa who have obtained the Portuguese passport after registration, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju disclosed in the Rajya Sabha. The minister was replying to queries in view of two MLAs facing disqualification for acquiring the Portuguese citizenship… click here
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Stephanie Braganza: “When We Last Kissed feat. Drega”
9 Jul: The Whig (Canada). Canadian EDM artist, Stephanie Braganza will premiere her music video of the current radio single, “When We last Kissed feat. Drega”, July 23rd, 2014. The song's story is one of deception, betrayal, and liberation… The music video, directed by Skye Sweetnam, was written by Stephanie, Colin Stewart and Skye, and the single was produced by MJ Music Productions, who collectively have had years of experience on the Toronto scene having performed with artists such as Drake, The Weeknd and more … Stephanie Braganza’s music is a blending of pop, electro, and dance with a sexy style and playful performance which helped her win the Independent Music Award Toronto (TIMA) for Best Live Artist… click here
Stephanie Braganza was born in Kingston, Ont. Her father Edmund, was born in Nairobi and her mother, Bella Miranda in Kampala. For the Stephanie Braganza website,
click here
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What the Budget has for Goa
11 Jul: Herald. The Budget 2014-15, which was presented in Parliament on Thursday, has something for various segments of Goan society. Team Herald brings out a list of provisions pertaining to Goa … IIT for Goa …Government to review SEZs on unutilized lands to promote the industrial investment … Goa permanent venue for IFFI... World class convention centre … Pan masala, cigarettes, soft drinks, chewing tobacco to be expensive … New airports to be developed on PPP model (State Mopa airport) … Government to set up e-visa facility at 9 airports … Modernization of State police stations … 24x7 power supply to all homes in India … Investor friendly tax regime … Higher tax reduction on repayment of housing loan… click here
11 Jul: TTG. India reveals bold US$166m budget for tourism…
click here
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Kenya: Murumbi: Petition to the President "Save African Heritage House from Demolition"
July 2014: Awaaz. Joseph Anthony Zuzarte Murumbi (photo) was the first Foreign Minister of Kenya and the country’s second Vice President…. He was, arguably, Africa’s greatest art collector and along with his American-Kenyan friend, Alan Donovan, were co-founders of African Heritage, Africa’s first Pan African gallery…This architectural masterpiece hosts art collections from all over Africa spanning 50 years. It is in the process of being made an Advanced African Studies Centre as a tribute to the late Murumbi. The African Heritage House is under the threat of being demolished! … With this in mind, we ask that fellow Kenyans, Africans and citizens of the world to join us in signing this petition to prevent the African Heritage House from being demolished … click here
Wikipedia: Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi (1911–1990) was a child of a Goan trader and a Maasai woman and he spent the first 16 years of his life in India…
click here
For the website of the African Heritage House
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Goa Tourism Development Corporation to build wellness retreat property at Sanguem
11 Jul: Times of India. Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has decided to construct a premium wellness retreat property at Selaulim in Sanguem taluka as part of the plan to move to the hinterland. This project will consist of retaining and renovating the existing five villas at Selaulim which would contain 40 rooms. The proposal has been approved by the GTDC board and is estimated to cost 20 crore, said GTDC chairman Nilesh Cabral… click here
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Gymkhana has been voted the best restaurant in Britain
10 Jul: The Guardian. Gymkhana was voted No 1 in the National Restaurant awards, Restaurant magazine’s annual countdown of the top 100 restaurants in the country. Not bad for a place that opened only nine months ago… From the Gymkhana's suckling pig vindaloo (photo) recipe: 600g pig's cheek and leg meat (you can use normal pork instead of suckling pig, but marinate it for up to 12 hours) … 100ml Goan palm vinegar … click here
Also on the menu: Goan Cafreal Bream and Pao. For the Gymkhana website,
click here
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Child rights panel moots 2 way plan to resolve Rivona school impasse
11 Jul: Herald. In an attempt to work out a solution to the raging row over the admission of HIV affected children in a Rivona school, the Goa State Commission for the Protection of Children’s rights on Thursday resolved to launch a two pronged strategy – one to allay apprehensions and fears of the parents and villagers, and two to stand by the 23 children and see to it they are not discriminated against and protect their rights guaranteed by law… click here
Video: Rivona school row lingers on. InGoaNews. 4m. 34s.
click here
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Video: Mother campaigns for justice after daughter dies on holiday in India
10 Jul: ITV News (UK). Gurkiren Kaur (photo) was a schoolgirl enjoying a holiday in India with her family when she fell ill. She went to a clinic in Khanna in the Punjab … Her mother Amrit says that a clinic assistant gave her a mystery injection. She died soon afterwards. When Gurkiren's body arrived back in the UK, her family found out all her organs had been removed. It took a six-month campaign to get them returned. But because of the state of them, the coroner hasn't been able to tell Amrit Kaur how her daughter died… Amrit Kaur says that shows a cover up. She says she now wants to work with other families like Scarlett Keeling's, who was found dead on a beach in Goa in 2008. She'd been drugged and raped… 2m. 24s. click here
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Margaret Alva to be sworn in as Goa Governor on Saturday
11 Jul: The Hindu. Margaret Alva will be sworn in as Governor of Goa at 6.00 pm on Saturday… Mr. B. V. Wanchoo recently resigned as Governor of Goa hours after he was quizzed by CBI as witness in the AgustaWestland chopper case, at Raj Bhavan. click here
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UK: Forthcoming Events
Sat. 12 July. Goan Swindon Association presents Goan Summer
Festival 2014 on Saturday 12th July 2014. From 02:00 to 08:00 pm. Venue:
County Athletic Ground, Near Swindon
Football Ground, Swindon, SN1 2ED. Live Music and DJ's, Food Stalls, Grills
& Barbecue and Lots of Fun. Entry £5 per Adult. Free Entry for Children under
12 accompanied by parents plus free Bouncy Castle for Kids. Come and enjoy an
unforgettable event with lots of fun and mouth-watering foods. For the Swindon Goan Association website, click
here. . For the flyer, click here.
Sat 26 Jul: Aldona Association (London) invites you
to celebrate the feast of St Thomas at Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Houslow TW5
0RL. Mass will start promptly at 3pm in the church followed by a social in the
church hall. Music provided by Danda Cousins. Tickets, which include snacks and
a meal, cost £12 for members, £14 for guests, children (6-10) £6.
Please book early as tickets sold on the door will be more expensive. For further
details email aldonalondon@gmail.com
or to check the flyer, click
here.
Sun. 27 Jul: UK GOAN FESTIVAL 2014 at Cranford Community
College, Cranford High Street, Cranford, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW5 9PD. Starting
with Mass @ 11 a.m. Entrance to the Festival is charged at £5.00 per person.
Children under 16 free. There is ample parking for cars and coaches on the premises.
Cars will be charged at £5.00. A "free" shuttle service will operate
from/to Hounslow West Underground Station (Piccadilly Line). For further details
and updates go to http://www.goauk.com
For Later Events See www.goanvoice.org.uk/events.php
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