Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 14 Oct. 2015
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Death and Funeral Notice: Florencio 'Alcantro' Rodrigues
9 Oct. 2015. London. FLORENCIO 'ALCANTRO' RODRIGUES. 1918. Ex Nakuru. Kenya. Beloved
husband of the late Rosa, Father of Trina, Effie/Gerry, Francis/Rosy and the late
Pauline. Alcantro was a loving father and grandfather, and will be deeply missed
by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Funeral Mass will
take place on the Monday 19th October 2015, 10am at St.
Augustine's Church, Loudon Avenue, Barkingside, IG6 1AU. Burial thereafter
at Forest
Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Forest Road, Hainault, IG6 3HP. Condolences
to Francisx.rodrigues@yahoo.co.uk
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Death: Nicholas (Nicky) D’Souza
10 Oct: Mumbai. NICHOLAS (NICKY) D’SOUZA Aged 58. Former hockey player (Young Sports, Bombay Republicans, Punjab Sports and Western Railway). He is survived by his wife Philomena, daughters Angela and Eliza and hockey playing sons Peter (Air India Western Region) and Boon (Central Railway). His funeral took place on Saturday and his cortege was laid to rest at the St. Peter’s Cemetery, Haines Road, Mahalaxmi. Photo. For further details click here
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Indian community protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK
13 Oct: International Business Times. Indians in the UK are preparing to hold mass demonstrations against Narendra Modi when he visits in November. Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and members of the Dalit community have come together in a campaign against Narendra Modi's visit to the UK… The group is planning mass demonstrations to protest against what it believes is discrimination from Modi and his party against India's minority groups… A protest has been planned outside 10 Downing Street on 12 November. It has been organised by campaign group Awaaz Network … click here
Facebook: Stop Mass Murderer Narendra Modi UK …
click here
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Indian diaspora in UK launches 'Modi Express' bus
13 Oct: International Business Times. The Indian community in the United Kingdom launched a 'Modi Express' bus that will take the travellers on a tour around iconic landmarks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the country in November. Over 400 community organisations have come together to launch the 'Modi Express' … Indian-origin Parliamentarian Keith Vaz urged people to join him in the tour on 'Modi Express' bus from Leicester… More than 60,000 people will attend the 'UK Welcomes Modi' reception… click here
For the UK Welcomes Modi website,
click here
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Canada: Pradip Rodrigues: Are foreign sounding names an asset or a liability?
13 Oct: CanIndia News. … Asian-Americans tend to give their children American sounding names for practical reasons… Names should sound neutral. Take my own example, I grew up Catholic in Mumbai and my parents decided to name me Pradip an Indian name and kept my middle-name Francis to reflect my so-called identity. The reasoning was that since we lived in India it made sense to have an Indian name. When we decided to make Canada our home we didn’t give our son an Indian name but a name more reflective of the society. Thousands of South Asians immigrants and their children living in North America either go by other westernized names or are called something else by friends and work colleagues … click here
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How India's writers are fighting intolerance
13 Oct: BBC. The murder of Malleshappa Kalburgi has set off an unusual movement with little precedent. More than 40 Indian writers have returned their literary awards or written letters of protests in an unprecedented challenge against what they call "rising intolerance and growing assault on free speech"… click here
Goa writers meet to return collectively Sahitya Akademi award … 13 Oct: Seating Chair.
click here
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Portugal: Socialist leader Antonio Costa best placed to form next government
13 Oct: Reuters. Portugal's Socialists are better placed to form a stable government than the center-right, after two far-left parties dropped their opposition to European Union rules on reducing budget deficits, the party's leader said on Tuesday. Political uncertainty in Portugal has risen since an inconclusive Oct. 4 election in which the outgoing center-right government won the most votes but failed to gain a majority in parliament… Antonio Costa told Reuters in an interview that his party was ready to govern and "turn the page on austerity"… click here
Portugal socialists tell investors they are 'not Syrzia' … 14 Oct: The West Australian (Perth). /
click here
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Auction: 2 caskets
14 Oct: Crow's Auction Gallery, Dorking, UK. Lot 492 - An 18th c. hardwood casket with brass straps and mounts, and polished iron studs, possibly Goan, 12'' x 8'' x 7'' (hinges AF). Estimate: 120 GBP - 180 GBP click here 16 Oct: Lawrences Auctioneers, Somerset, UK. Lot 1740 - A Rosewood Casket with domed top, applied with carved bone panels of male and female figures. Possibly Goan, 19th century. 14.75" (37.5cm). Estimate: 200 GBP - 400 GBP click here |
Goa customs strike gold with gang bust
14 Oct: Times of India. The commissionerate of customs, Goa, has struck gold. Repeated individual gold busts at Dabolim airport notwithstanding, it has, for the first time, identified 10 alleged members of an organized gang that includes an Air India (AI) ramp supervisor hired on contract basis, an immigration officer and two senior staffers of a travel agency. Customs officials suspect this gang to have smuggled 225 kg of gold, valued at Rs 58 crore, during 40-odd trips to the state last year… click here
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In Brief
Kenya: Karen land registered in Horatius Da Gama Rose’s name, court told … 13 Oct: The Nation (Kenya) click here
Portsmouth-based sailors in Goa to help out at a school for orphans … 13 Oct: Portsmouth News (UK).
click here
Uber and Ola hit by new taxi app regulations in India… 13 Sep: Financial Times (UK).
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Weekly Weather & Exchange Rates
14 Oct: Goa Met.. Weather: Max = 32.3. Min = 25.4. Rainfall: NIL
For the Meteorological Office (UK) Five day forecast for Goa, click
here.
Exchange rates (Xcom): £ = 99.29; $ = 65.10; $Can = 49.96; Euro = 74.10; $Aus= 47.13.
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