Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 06 May. 2015
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Death: Joe D'Souza
30 Apr: Toronto. JOSEPH I. D'SOUZA. Ex Nairobi. He is greatly missed by his loving wife Natalina, his children Francis (Laurie), Ansettan (Valtino), Sidney and Alexander, his grandchildren Ian, Victoria, Isabella and Tristan and his siblings Theresa (Walter), Rose (late Dominic), John, Romeo (Connie) and Xavier (Ida) and all his wonderful family. The family will receive friends at the Ogden Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 6, from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. and Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 5 - 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015 at St. Joseph's Highland Creek Roman Catholic Church (200 Morrish Rd., Scarborough). Interment to follow at Christ the King Cemetery.
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India wants to change the law that allows Goans have Portuguese nationality
5 May: TSF (Portugal). A proposed amendment to the nationality law in India will prevent Goans registered in Portugal being Indian citizens. Goans, born before December 1961 and registered their children in Portugal after this date will not be considered Portuguese citizens in the light of a new bill under discussion in India… It is now up to the Ministry of Home Affairs of India to accept or not the recommendations proposed by a specialized committee... Official statistics in India show that about 40,000 Goans registered their birth in Portugal but have no Portuguese passport or citizen card … Machine translation click here
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This Goan is not sussegad
5 May: Herald. Model Elena Fernandes, originally from Calangute, is one of the chosen few to feature in the Kingfisher calendar twice, in 2013 and 2015. Speaking to Café after a recent visit to Goa, Elena talks about her projects, life shuttling between Mumbai, New York and London and the still pending relaxing Goan interlude she longs for. Born Elena Roxanna Maria Fernandes to Mervyn [ex Kenya] and Anita Fernandes, Elena is proud of her Goan heritage. Daughter of a Goan father and Peruvian mother, Elena was brought up in London, giving her an unusual mix of cultures that translates rather stunningly on camera… I am one of six children, with four brothers and a sister… click here
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Markets of Goa through her lens
5 May: Herald. After working on ‘Markets of Goa’ for the past eight years, creative photographer Assavri Kulkarni is all set to present the fruit of her labour, in print. Covering over 58 markets across the state, the coffee table book goes beyond photographs … The 224-page book brimming with numerous captivating
Photographs … She fell in love with the vibrancy of the Mapusa market which she used to visit as a kid … The book is divided into four sections, daily markets, weekly markets, seasonal markets and festival markets… click here
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Tapes expose Rayney marriage crisis
5 May: West Australian. Recordings of the final days of the crumbling marriage of Lloyd and Corryn Rayney were played to a jury yesterday as the prosecution wrapped up its case alleging the former high-profile prosecutor helped illegally tap his wife’s phone calls… As he continued to deny the allegations of phone tapping, Mr Rayney did make a series of formal admissions to the court — including that their marriage had become acrimonious and that he had refused a demand from her that he move out of their home… click here
Lloyd Rayney and wife exchanged ‘uncivil’ emails: Perth jury trial. 5 May. Perth Now. Corryn (photo) and Lloyd Rayney exchanged accusatory and uncivil emails after the breakdown of their marriage, his phone tapping trial has heard… The jury will return on Wednesday…
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Goa facing decline in fish catch
6 May: Navhind Times. Along with high prices there is unappetizing news for the fish lovers in Goa. Fish catch could be in troubled waters in 2015 implying less of it on the table for the people in coming months. This year there is a fear of all-around drop in haulage by fishermen as they have been reporting less catch in all varieties. Moreover, sardines - the only fish previously caught by them in sufficient quantity - have also been less these months… click here
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San Francisco: Take a Cruise on Chef Sri’s ‘Spice Route’ Goan Adventure
5 Apr: India West (USA). It’s not often that the cuisine of Goa — rich and coastal, redolent of coconut milk, tamarind and mango — makes its way onto the menu of a restaurant bestowed with five successive years of Michelin stars. But chef Srijith Gopinathan (photo) or “Chef Sri,” as his fans like to call him, has elevated this simple regional cuisine to new heights of excellence. Gopinathan has created a memorable Spice Route Menu for Campton Place Restaurant, Bistro and Bar, situated within the elegant Taj Campton Place hotel in Union Square, San Francisco, The six-course menu changes according to what catches his eye at the market, but a recent visit demonstrated Gopinathan’s assured sense of culinary harmony… click here
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Calangute, Uccasaim, Varca and Cansaulim vie for a seat in British House of Commons
6 May: Herald. By Alexandre Moniz Barbosa. Five persons of Goan origin will be battling it out on Thursday to enter the British House of Commons. Besides the Vaz siblings – Labour MPs Keith and Valerie – there is young Suella Fernandes who is a Conservative candidate seeking her maiden entry into the British parliament; Rabi Martins a Liberal Democrat candidate in the race from Hemel Hempstead and Wisdom da Costa who is an Independent contesting from Windsor. Of these five, Keith and Valerie Vaz and Suella Fernandes have the best chances of making it to the House of Commons, giving Goa the biggest number of British MPs ever… 677 words. click here
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Cable snapping hits banking, phone services in North Goa
6 May: Herald. Banking services, telephone lines and Internet services in North Goa were severely affected on Tuesday after BSNL lines were cut by another Internet service provider while laying cables… the first priority Wednesday morning would be to restore the banking lines and then the Internet services in Mapusa. The restoration of the rest of the services would be done by Wednesday evening… click here
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In the 1920s, Goan migrants in Bombay were known as the Italians of the East
5 May: Quartz. In the 1920s, a historical sketch of Goan migrants in Bombay boasted that the community was known as the Italians of the East. Because of their training in western music in parochial schools established by the Portuguese who ruled their home territory, many Goans in British India made their living playing Western music in orchestras established by colonial administrators and maharajahs, in marching bands and in ensembles that accompanied silent films, displaying a talent for musicality presumed to exist only in operatic Italy… Like the Goans, the Filipinos took quickly to western music… click here
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Mario Miranda: With love, from Miss Fonseca
5 May: Mid-day. … Be it the chaotic streets of Fort in Mumbai, the languid charm of Fontainhas in Goa, Berlin’s burlesque bars or Rome’s hallowed steeples, Mario’s pen translated it with finesse that remain excellent observation exercises in today’s time-strapped world. His black-and-whites and coloured sketches have brought us immense cheer for decades, spanning generations… Miss Nimbupani, Moonswamy, Bundaldass and Miss Fonseca: These inimitable characters created from his imagination have also been part of Mumbai’s psyche in its years as an emerging cosmopolitan city. In their own inimitable style, each echoed and represented the growing concerns, charms and all the drama of a city in churn… click here
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Goa showcases coconuts, cashew to draw in domestic tourists
5 May: IANS. Finally, Goa appears to have given its indigenous coconuts and cashew nuts their due. In a bid to attract domestic tourists during offseason, Goa's tourism ministry last week conducted the inaugural edition of the 'Coconut and Cashew Festival', showcasing the two products and simultaneously making a popular statement about just how integral the nuts have been to Goa's socio-cultural and economic history. The festival was organised along with a dash of music, entertainment and other innovative food and drinks inspired by coconuts and cashews… click here
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
6 May: Goa Met.. Weather: Max = 34.8. Min = 26.9. Rainfall: NIL
For the Meteorological Office (UK) Five day forecast for Goa, click
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Exchange rates (Xcom): £ = 96:21; $ = 63.37; $Can = 52.51; Euro = 70.89; $Aus= 50.33.
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