Goan Voice Newsletter: Sunday 03 Feb. 2019
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Funeral: Nita Gracias
29 Jan: Portsmouth, UK. NITA (MARINA) GRACIAS. Born in Aden; lived 10 years in Kampala. Passed away at Lawn Park care home in Nottinghamshire. Wife to the late Maurice Gracias. Mother of Madeline and Ian. Funeral Details: Wed. 13 Feb. 2019. 12:10 Requiem Mass at Saint Philips Neri, 3 Chesterfield Road, Mansfield, NG197AB. 13:15 Mansfield Crematorium. Condolences to 112A Percy Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants PO4 0BL or ian.gracias1@gmail.com
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Celebration of Life: Smiley Barretto
Nairobi: SMILEY BARRETTO. It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Smiley Barretto, wife of Fortunato, Mother to Charlotte, Cheryl & Shaun, Grandmother to Nicola & Matthew. Mother-in-law to Edward & Cora-Lisa. Funeral service to be held on Tuesday 5th February 2019 at St. Austin’s Catholic Church at 10.30am followed by cremation at the Hindu Crematorium, Kariokor.
No flowers please. May Smiley Rest In Peace. [Info: Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi].
6 Dec. 2015. Daily Nation. Smiley Barretto: When the Pope summoned me … For further details click here
Smiley Barretto, nee Picardo, from Mombasa was born on 11 Dec. 1940; educated at Star of the Sea School, Mombasa and St Joseph's Convent, Bandra, Bombay…
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Has Goa’s charm stood the test of time?
3 Feb: Herald. Ingrid Werni from Austria is visiting Goa for the first time though she has heard a lot about it… David Simon from southern Spain has had a wonderful experience spending an entire week in Goa… American anthropologist Robert Newman [photo] first visited Goa in 1965 and fell in love with Goa. ‘Goan Anthropology – ‘Festivals, Films, Fish’ and series two -‘Mothers, Miracles, Mythology’ are his two books writing to the Goan society… click here
3 Feb: Navhind Times. Telling the Goa story, in unusual ways. By Frederick Noronha. … 'Bob' Newman kept inspiring quite a few of those with his own ability to understand the complex reality called Goa… A lot of his work has focussed on religion in Goa…
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Goa Health Department Stops Giving Clearances To New Hotels, Spas
2 Feb: NDTV. The Goa health department has stopped giving clearances to new spas and restaurants in the state till a new health act is passed. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said Friday that the existing act would be amended to remove certain discrepancies and provide more powers to officers for taking action against irregularities. For now, the health department has stopped giving permissions under the Act to new restaurants and spas, he said. "Under the new act we want to set up a special cell which will have the power to give licenses to spas and restaurants," he said… The health department will also stop giving permission to restaurants to run from residential complexes, the minister said… click here
2 Feb: Gulf Today. All small spas in Goa will be shut down: Minister …
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‘Real estate initiatives will help boost sales in state’
2 Feb: Times of India. Union finance minister Piyush Goyal, in the interim Budget for 2019-20, gave real estate stakeholders reason to cheer as he unveiled a slew of measures that could provide Goa’s realty sector with some much-needed manoeuvring room. Goyal waived off notional rent, applicable on the second residential unit if someone has more than one house. Goyal made the concession for two homes in consideration for the needs of citizens who migrate for job opportunities… The minister also provided respite from capital gains tax for individuals who plan to sell their property… click here
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Conservation scheme mooted for heritage houses
2 Jan: Times of India. Struggling to maintain your centuries-old ancestral house? The town and country planning board has offered to help such individuals conserve their homes while also generating income for themselves. The board on Friday decided to formulate a scheme to incentivise heritage homestays and hotels in Goa to save and conserve heritage houses. Stating that there was a need to promote heritage tourism and that this could not be achieved without incentive, TCP minister Vijai Sardesai told reporters, “We are trying to create a scheme wherein old houses can be turned into heritage homestays by giving them sops, like tax exemption. We are trying to create the scheme along with tourism schemes and I will speak to the tourism minister because there is no other way to preserve heritage.” … click here
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The interesting story behind Goa's Feni
1 Feb: Times of India. Feni is a traditional liquor distilled from the fermented juice of cashew apples. It is safe to drink as it is free from organic or artificial flavors. The name "feni" is derived from the Sanskrit word phena which actually means froth. It is due to the fact that bubbles form a light froth when the liquor is shaken in a bottle or poured in a glass. Feni is a part of Goa food tradition from the last 400 years. Unlike other liquors, it doesn’t give you a hangover. It also got the Geographical Indication (GI) certificate in 2009. In 2016, the Goan government initiated the process of declaring it as a heritage drink… click here
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Surge in exports of Goa’s depleting fish catch
2 Feb: Navhind Times. After mining and tourism sectors, yet another sector of the Goan economy may head towards turmoil. The fishing sector has witnessed a huge surge in fish exports over the last three years even as the state has been witnessing a substantial decline in fish catch over the years … 50,571 tonne of fish worth Rs 711.91 crore was exported from Goa in 2017-18. In 2016-17, a total of 43,199 tonne of fish worth Rs 641.41 crore was exported, while fish consignments weighing 31,681 tonne worth Rs 490. 48 crore were exported in 2015-16… The figures have said that for the first 10 months of 2018 the prawns (sungtam) catch stood at 6,093 tonne as compared to 9,652 tonne in 2017… click here
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Minister apologises for comparing Goa CM to Jesus
2 Feb: The Hindu. Vijai Sardesai, Goa Agriculture Minister and president of the Goa Forward Party, apologised on Saturday for comparing the Chief Minister to Jesus Christ in the Assembly on Thursday. Mr. Sardesai had said, “In the Bible, there is a saying that a man should build bridges and not walls. Jesus built bridges not walls. You need to build bridges. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is a person who builds bridges.” On Friday, the Congress had demanded an apology from Mr. Sardesai accusing him of hurting the sentiments of Catholics in Goa... click here
Video: 1 Feb: Did Vijai compared Parrikar to Jesus, or misquoted? …
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