Goan Voice Newsletter: Saturday 31 Jan. 2015
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Funeral details: Peter Mendes
25 Jan: London, UK. PETER MENDES. Aged 69. Ex Nairobi, Kenya. Member of Crusaders
(Nairobi) and Simba (London) Football Clubs. Beloved son of late Honorato and
late Brigida Mendes. Devoted partner of Julia Ryder (New Zealand). Loving brother
to late John (Emma), Cyril, Mario (Karen) and Joy (Agnelo) Moraes. Proud and adoring
Uncle to Judy (Preeta) and Adriano and Great Uncle to late Angel, Aaron, Callum
and Amber. He fought a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Condolences by email
to joymoraes6@yahoo.com
Funeral: Thursday 12th February 2015. Requiem Mass at 11.00 a.m. St
Monica's Roman Catholic Church, Stonard Road, Palmers Green, London N13 4DJ.
Cemetery: Strayfield Road
Cemetery, Cedar Road, Enfield, EN2 0TH. Wake/reception: The Darji Pavilion,
26 Oakthorpe Road, London
N13 5JL. Message: For anybody wishing to bring flowers but who may prefer
instead to make a charitable donation please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/Peter-Mendes/
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Death: Austin Fernandes
22 Jan: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, UK. ANTHONY AUSTIN FERNANDES. Born 1952. Ex Kampala, Uganda; Benaulim, Goa (Ex BoI, Margao). Son of the Late Josinho Fernandes and Esmenia Pereira E. Fernandes. Beloved husband of Severina (Ex BoI). Most loving father of Bruno (Cambridge University). He will be greatly missed by his brothers/sisters-in-laws: Agnelo/Joaquina (BC, Canada), Sebastian/Lorna (Calcutta, India), Francisco/Bridgitte (London, UK), Sisters: Philomena/Dr Peter Alphonso, (Benaulim, Goa), Escolastica Teodomira Fernandes.(London, UK). Nephews: James/Laura, Alvito Fernandes (BC, Canada), Dr Christopher/Wilma, Rev. Fr. Valentine, Demetrius Alphonso,(Benaulim). Niece: Andrea Fernandes (Calcutta, India). Grand Nephew: Raphael Fernandes, (BC, Canada). Grand nieces: Taisha Rodrigues Fernandes (Calcutta, India), Gia Alphonso (Benaulim, Goa) and Emily Fernandes (BC, Canada). For funeral details, watch this space.Condolence messages to: Severina Fernandes, severinafernandes@btinternet.com
and/or Agnelo Fernandes, agnelofernandes41@gmail.com
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Death: Perpetua Menezes
30 Jan: Volvoneam, Tivim, Goa. PERPETUA ALEXANDRA PEREIRA E MENEZES. Born 1938. Ex Uganda. Wife of late Dominic Menezes. Mother/Mother-in-law of Lincoln / Anita (Mumbai); Geraldine / Agnelo Fernandes Patxa (Benaulim); late Hazel, Celine / Milton Antao (Mapusa). Grand Mother of Russel, Hazel, Hanzel, Herman & Kevin. Passed away suddenly. Funeral on Sunday 1 Feb at 4.30 p.m. to St. Christopher Church, Tivim.
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Hundreds of Britons buying property in Goa probed
At least 100 cases of Britons’ properties in Goa cleared 31 Jan: Navhind Times. Goa authorities said that they have decided and disposed of around 100 cases pertaining to purchase of properties in Goa by Britons … ED has set target to complete the pending case by March 2016. It has confiscated around 44 properties and other 56 were closed as no contravention was noticed. The foreign nationals whose properties have been confiscated have appealed … 551 words. click here
Allegations in Britain against Goa officials to be probed. 30 Jan. Business Standard. Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Friday promised a probe into allegations made in the British Parliament that government officials in Goa were duping British citizens. Parsekar said: "I have heard this. It is a serious matter. I will enquire into this. I'll find out what the issue is." … Currently, around 200 properties are under various stages of investigation, while 22 properties which had been illegally purchased had been confiscated by the agency… 412 words.
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CM to contact UK officials in ED matter.
31 Jan: Herald. Chief Minister Parsekar has said he would inquire whether land sold to British nationals was done with wrong intent and reiterated that Goa government has discouraged selling land to non-Goans…
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Tens of Thousands of Indians buying property in London lauded
17 Jun. 2014: Daily Mail (UK). Super-rich Indians buy up £1BILLION worth of luxury property in London's Mayfair in just 12 months. An estimated 3,000 wealthy Indian families own luxury properties in the famous London district … Photos + text. click here
15 Aug. 2014: The Hindu. Indians accounted for over half the investment flow from overseas into the central London property market, according to latest figures…
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24 Sep. 2014: Times of India. Lodhas to invest $5bn in London realty …
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Charlie Hebdo: Selma Carvalho & Teotonio R de Souza columns
Charlie Hebdo will not be gagged 31 Jan: The Goan. By Selma Carvalho (photo). In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, my friendships lay strewn on the battleground of public debate. Nothing polarised the public that January week as did the events unfolding in France. Within hours, my liberal friends were posting articles commiserating with the fallen but with the not-so-subtle caveat that Hebdo had it coming. In the days that followed, the frenzied pens of left wing comrades kept telling us that Hebdo was a racist, xenophobic, misogynist rag, entirely responsible for their own deaths. It mattered little, that in France, there was no one more left wing than Hebdo… click here Also sprach / zeichnete Hebdo. 31 Jan: The Goan. By Teotonio R. de Souza (photo). We may need to ask why the Hebdo tragedy took place. To avoid it happening again we need an answer which does not hide any prevailing unfreedom. Rabindranath Tagore had prayed for such freedom for India: "Where the mind is without fear and the head held high…”. Are the Muslim immigrants in France and many other former colonial powers allowed to hold their heads high? … click here
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Anup Shah: Took conscious decision not to focus on charter biz'
31 Jan: The Goan. He was born in Kenya and is a lawyer in London. He first came to Goa in 2003 and started the journey to set up ‘Resort Rio’ on the banks of River Baga in Arpora. The Goan in a conversation with Anup Shah, director of Resort Rio on how the current tourist season has been and what his plans are for the coming years… “We will be starting another resort most likely by October 2015 close to where we are now in Arpora. We are going to increase our overall room inventory by 50%. We will use the brand ‘Rio’. We are planning to call our new resort ‘Rio Royale’ as it will be a more upmarket property. Our ambition is to be the best resort in all of India. And, we are making a lot of progress on that front…” Photo. click here
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Goa is no. 6 in National Geographic Top 10 Nightlife Cities
Jan 2015. National Geographic. … Whether you're seeking a secluded bolthole or all-night gyration, Goa's beaches are right for your fantasy. Channel Goa's hippie '70s heyday at laid-back locales along the golden south shore. A city ban on all-night fests hasn't stopped the fun… The full list: 1. Dublin, Ireland. 2. Belgrade, Serbia 3. La Paz, Bolivia. 4. São Paulo, Brazil. 5. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 6. Goa, India. 7. Ibiza, Spain. 8. Houston, Texas. 9. Thessaloniki, Greece. 10. Baku, Azerbaijan. click here
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Go, Goa, Gone?
30 Jan: Khaleej Times (UAE). By Vir Sanghvi. … Over the last decade, Goa changed focus. Tour operators discovered a new market: not-so-rich Russians… dozens of charter planes would fly them into Goa airport late at night. They would be booked into relatively modest hotels (usually three- or four-star), where the staff had been taught to speak Russian. They would be plied with beverages and European food (Goan food is too spicy for their palates) and led to beaches that were dominated by their tour operators. The Russian infestation of Goa became so endemic that entire areas of the state began to be set aside for Russian visitors. Many Russians bought land in Goa. Russian restaurants were opened. Many regular visitors to Goa stayed away from the areas that the Russians had taken over. But many Goans were not complaining. The Russian visitors boosted tourist revenues, land prices shot up and many Goans got rich… 785 words. click here
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Oliver Sean: Portuguese artist to headline at major festival in former colony
29 Jan: Portugal News. The internationally-acclaimed Portuguese singer-songwriter Oliver Sean is to headline at a major Indie music festival in the former Portuguese colony Goa, as talks are being held to bring the star to the Algarve for a series of first-ever concerts in Portugal. Should the talks reach fruition it will be the first time the MTV Europe Music Awards nominee has performed in his native Portugal… Meanwhile, Sean, who is of mixed Portuguese-Goan descent, will be taking part in the event in Goa, which brings some of the biggest independent live bands and singers from around the globe to India. Oliver Sean will be headlining the festival in the country where he grew up and spent his childhood, and which is also known as the culture hub of the region and the international music capital of India… click here
For the Oliver Sean official site with bio, photos, videos, etc.
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Anarchy and lawlessness in Morjim
31 Jan: The Goan. Morjim residents irate over late night parties - Police book protestors, ignore violators - Complaints at police station, representations to CM fall on deaf ears… In Morjim, on January 2, a group of people invited the members of the police force to come to where they were. No one came. So, these 100-odd residents of Morjim blocked the road. The objects of their ire were six establishments that were disturbing the peace of the village, playing music well past the 10pm deadline and into the early morning hours, that too at high decibel levels. In a cruel twist, the police filed FIRs against the residents of the village for their actions that night and took no cognisance of the violations by the establishments that the residents were protesting against… 1680 words. click here
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Food Story: How Sorpotel travelled from Brazil to India
30 Jan: Indian Express. When the Portuguese traders took liking to sorpotel, this slightly sour yet spicy, thick gravy based pork dish in Brazil they rarely thought what went into this rather filling and rich dish. It was only later when they decided to take the dish along did they realise what went into this rich curry. Made by African slaves in Brazil, the dish had the tail, ear, intestines, tongue and a hint of blood. Sorpotel gets better as it gets older and the pork loving Portuguese got it to India. The native Goan Christians and East Indians added their own little tricks to make it even more interesting. It is this variety that is available today… 1168 words. click here
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‘Report on Western Ghats ‘suppressed’ by authorities’
30 Jan: Times of India. Talking about the status of his Western Ghats report, professor Madhav Gadgil said that the report had been suppressed by the authorities as it affected the interests of certain sectors … Gadgil also referred to the 74th amendment regarding the mandatory formation of ward-level committees to prepare a ward-wise environment status report and suggested the involvement of educational institutions to play a major constructive role in the preparation of the biodiversity register. Goa has a rich wealth of biodiversity both on land and sea that needs to be urgently preserved, he said. click here
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Goa under the brush of R K Laxman
31 Jan: Navhind Times. … Laxman’s sketches – exactly 40 sketches – on Goa were the outcome of a project. He was commissioned to do these sketches in 1998 and they give interesting insight into Goa, which over the years has lost much of its identity. These sketches display everything that is synonymous with Goa… The grand old houses, a passenger waiting for a public transport bus, people going to church, tavern, toddy tappers, fisherwoman, people relaxing on a beach, lovers seen along the riverside promenade, a tattoo artist exhibiting his skill on the arm of a tourist, goatherds, cowherds, temples, churches… The entire Goa has come alive in these sketches… 1333 words. click here
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Mopa: Take to the streets, says Churchill Alemao
31 Jan: Times of India. In an attempt to stir up passions over the proposed Mopa airport, former PWD minister Churchill Alemao on Friday tugged at the heartstrings of the people cautioning them that if Dabolim airport is shut, it would spell disaster for Goa… He further came out with a rather quirky suggestion to resolve the Mopa imbroglio. “Shift the Navy there, thereby making sufficient land available at Dabolim to construct two runways," Alemao suggested… click here
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