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Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 14 Aug. 2018




Obituary

Death Ferdie Rodrigues

11 Aug: London. FERDINAND “FERDIE” RODRIGUES. Aged 84, (born 10.12.1933, Jinja, Uganda), passed away peacefully with his family at his side. Beloved husband of Blanche, loving father of Desmond (deceased), Susan, Malcolm/Mavis, Celia/Gerry, doting grandfather of Patrick, Jessica, Jake, Emily, Liam, Amaaya and Joshua. He held various positions at the Entebbe Goan Institute, including President and Vice President, and was also President of the UK Goan Association. A keen sportsman at heart, he was the Uganda National Darts Champion and a mountaineer. Ferdie was appointed as Knight Commander of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Paul VI; awarded the Uganda Independence Medal by the Queen Elizabeth II and a Republic Medal by the Uganda Government. Funeral details to follow. Condolences to ejmmrodrigues@gmail.com


Death: Verona Pereira
10 Aug: Montreal. VERONA PEREIRA. Born 8 May 1932. She was a member of St. Lawrence’s Parish, Karachi until she moved to Canada. She was preceded in death by her parents Porfirio Pereira & Rosie (nee Mascarenhas), sisters late Cecilia (late Germano) Ferreira, late Othilia (late Terence) D'Souza, Annette (John) Pereira brothers Gerard (Julia) Pereira & Archbishop Simeon Pereira Survived by her sisters Marina, Bernice Pereira, Nieces/nephews Jeanette (Anthony) Fernandez, Noel (Bodena) Ferreira Julian (Heather) Pereira, Marianne, Terence and Karen, Robert and Janet, Kathryn D'Souza. Jeanette Fernandez Event: Memorial, Good Shepherd Church, 8/20/2018 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM & Interment, Paroisse St-Joseph d'Orléans 8/20/2018 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM. [Info Zelia de Sa Miranda] For more information click here.


News Summary

British Asians more socially conservative than rest of UK, survey suggests

13 Aug: BBC. British Asians are more socially conservative - and more optimistic - than the wider UK population, a ComRes survey for the Asian Network suggests. The survey found that more than half (54%) of British Asians had "toned down" their Asian identity to "fit in". More than 2,000 British Asians responded to the poll as part of the BBC's Big British Asian Summer. A similar number of UK citizens responded to the same questions to generate a reflection of the views of the wider population. Of the 2,026 respondents to the British Asian survey, 1,197 were born in the UK. The survey will be discussed on a special live debate show on the Asian Network, on 14 August from 22:00 BST - midnight. According to the surveys, just 5% of UK-wide respondents would be offended if a relative had sex before marriage - while more than a third (34%) of British Asians would be… 1083 words.  click here
Audio: BBC. Are British Asians old fashioned when it comes to sex and marriage? …  click here
To listen to Asian Network programme live, click here.

Goa's capital, known for its quality of life, ranks 90 on livability index

14 Aug: Times of India. The state capital narrowly missed becoming one of the worst cities in the country to live in. Panaji was ranked 90 out of the 111 cities in the country that participated in the ease of livability survey by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As ironic as it may sound, the Goa government has been highlighting the quality of life that the state offers, as it seeks investment from industries and IT startups. Panaji scored a disappointing 27.84, a far cry from Pune which scored 58.11 to top the rankings. The capital was let down on the parameters for health, housing, economy and employment. “The rapid pace of urbanization and the increased number of urban dwellers could exacerbate existing challenges like pollution, overcrowding, rising crime levels, poor access to water supply and sanitation facilities, and congestion,  click here

‘GOAMILES’ hits a roadblock

13 Aug: Navhind Times. Several taxi operators from Vasco, who had registered themselves under the newly-launched ‘GOAMILES’ app, on Sunday threatened to withdraw their membership as “the promise of providing counter at the Dabolim airport is proving to be false”. Reacting to the cabbies’ threat to come out of the app, Goa Tourism Development Corporation maintained that there will be no impact of the threat as an additional fleet of 200 taxis have been roped in, which will join the service on Monday. The taxi operators, who are demanding hike in fares, accused their union leader of cheating them…  click here

Goa Real Estate: Recovery for some, slowdown for others

13 Aug: The Goan. The phase between November 2016 and March 2018 was one of the toughest for the real-estate sector over the years. The slowdown started with demonetisation, which was followed by the roll-out of Goods-and-Services-Tax (GST) and the implementation of Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) … In the last 3-4 months, the real-estate sector has posed some sort of recovery. However, the revival is limited to few big builders, as most small builders are still struggling with slowdown… A number of sources said that even though full recovery has not yet taken place in the real-estate sector, but the builders are using the recent positive run for exhausting their unsold inventories …  click here

Starfish hold key to treating blood clots

13 Aug: Times of India. Starfish are predominantly found between September and December along Goa’s coast. Marine biologists have now discovered that these delicate starfish could hold the key to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, a common and potentially life threatening condition that affects thousands of patients in India and globally. “We observed the potential of the body fluid of these species (known as the coelomic fluid) to treat thrombosis, a cardiovascular disease which is a leading cause of death world-wide,” says Mansi Baveja, a PhD scholar with the BITS Pilani biological sciences department. Thrombosis is a cardiovascular condition wherein blood clots appear within the blood vessels and travel via the blood circulation to other parts of the body. It can completely stop the blood flow through arteries or veins and eventually cause death…  click here

Ikea finally opens in India, minus the meatballs

13 Aug: Financial Times (UK). … Ikea finally opened its long-awaited first store in India, in the southern city of Hyderabad, a dozen years after it first applied for permission to enter a market that still tantalises foreign companies with its promise… Ikea has also tweaked its offerings to appeal to local sensibilities. Instead of Swedish meatballs, diners at the new store’s 1,000-seat restaurant can partake of chicken or veggie balls, dal and rice, or biriyani… Customers on the first day seemed pleased… But, as companies like Cairn, Vodafone and others can attest, creating a successful business is still no guarantee of a happy ending for foreign companies in India, where unpredictable policy changes have caused major headaches … Ikea and its Indian fans must hope the company’s promise to provide attractive, affordable home furnishings isn’t hit by rising tariff walls…  click here
Video: 11 Aug: BBC. How Ikea plans to woo India...  click here

Brigadiers, London: ‘You’ll smell of roasted

spices, garlic and happiness’ – restaurant review 12 Aug: The Observer (UK). Brigadiers: 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, London. Meal for two, including drinks and service £70-£110. Brigadiers, which pulls on the Anglo-Indian sporting references of Gymkhana, is one of the first restaurants to open within the dead-eyed Bloomberg arcade in the City … The beer snacks include ox cheek vindaloo samosas and red chilli and lemon crisps… Main courses are huge and meaty… If I can find five friends, they’ll even do me a wood-roasted Goan suckling pig for £70 a head, which sounds like a night out I’d enjoy very much…  click here
11 Aug: Evening Standard (London). Sunday lunch in London: The best alternative restaurants … A newcomer to London’s Indian food scene, City restaurant Brigadiers is spicing up Sundays with a south Asian take on the roast dinner. With three courses available for £30, the barbecue menu features a choice between wood roasted Goan pork, dry tandoori masala steak, a butter masala rotisserie chicken and more…  click here




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