Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 09 Jun. 2020
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Death: Claudina Rodrigues. Ex Benaulim / Nairobi
30 May 2020. Reading, Berkshire, UK. CLAUDINA RODRIGUES. (Benaulim/Nairobi) Passed away peacefully, aged 98. Beloved wife of late Mr Camilio Santano Rodrigues. Most beloved Mother of late Romano Rodrigues, Emelia/Dom, Cajie/Philomena, Lena/John, Virginia/Chris, Marie/Paul, Fatima, and Ubaldina/Ricky. Beloved Grandmother of Denise/Ian, Jude/Aga, Mervyn/Louise, Oscar/Sarah, Carl/Kate, Rachel/Selso, Paul/Edel, Matthew/Frankie, Sarah/Elliott, Steven/Natasha, Naomi, Richard. Great-grandmother of Roman, Isabel, George, Zavier, Aleksander, Maya, Ethan, Evelyn. Due to Covid-19 Funeral Service will be held in Caversham, Reading with immediate family only. Condolences to caetanorodrigues@hotmail.co.uk
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Critically endangered species for dinner
6 Jun: DNES (Czechoslovakia). By Miroslav Bobek, Director of the Prague Zoo. It was before the "covid-19". On vacation in Palolem, Goa, we went for a walk on the beach after dinner. Fish vendors stood by their simple stalls. I was surprised to see two barely forty-centimetre baby sharks on one of the trays. I've been sensitive to sharks for some time … the number of human shark victims per year is no more that the sharks killed by man in a single hour… the beach vendors offered much more than baby sharks and among them was the hammerhead shark in the photo. It is a bronze hammerhead, which grows to a length of over four meters and has been included in the global Red List of Threatened Species for many years and is ranked it in the highest category, critically endangered species. At the beach in Palolem, the local vendors offered it to us for dinner… And not enough: in the following days, I saw several more critically endangered sharks at various vendors… We will open our zoo on Monday, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, and during it we will pay full attention to sharks and other endangered fish… 406 words. click here
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Goa Changes Quarantine Rules For Those Entering State
9 Jun: NDTV. The Goa government on Monday changed its standard operating procedure (SOP) for people entering the state amid the coronavirus outbreak by giving them the option of 14-day home quarantine without testing. Those who prefer to get tested at the state's borders will have to spend 14 days in paid quarantine facilities till their results are out, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. "The new SOP will come into force from June 10," he added. Speaking about hotspot Mangor Hill in Vasco, Mr Sawant said of the 300-plus cases in Goa, all, except 25, are from the area. "However, only 19 patients need treatment. The rest are asymptomatic," he added. click here
9 Jun: Herald. Travellers can opt for home quarantine or paid testing …
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8 Jun: New Indian Express. 95 per cent of COVID-19 patients in Goa are asymptomatic: The Goa government has started special COVID-19 test centres to look after patients who are asymptomatic or who have mild symptoms of COVID-19 state Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said, even as Health Department statistics show that 95 per cent of the patients in Goa, who have tested positive for COVID-19 are asymptomatic…
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News In Brief
8 Jun: Times of India. After six years, Lusofonia winners get their medals. The medals awarded to them made news for all the wrong reasons, even internationally, after they were found to be defective. The ‘gold’ on some medals was fading, while others immediately developed black spots. The winners returned their medals in protest, and it’s only now — after a wait of more than six years — that they have got them back… click here
6 Jun: Herald. Vocal for local: Basking in the glow of growing demand for Goan handmade products. #ProudToBePoder – how a hashtag can lead the way forward for Goa post-COVID by combining tourism, food and Goan identity, Mihir Nayak shares his insight …
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8 Jun: Times of India. Tar balls surface along South Goa coast from Salcete to Canacona. Beach goers have been left inconvenienced after tar balls have surfaced along the Salcete stretch as well in Agonda, Canacona. Dark streaks of the oily matter was seen along the Salcete coastal stretch that comprises villages of Betalbatim, Colva, Benaulim, Varca, Carmona and Cavelossim.
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Built With Coconut Wood, This Extraordinary Goan Home Has No Walls or ACs
8 Jun: Better India. Tucked away in the midst of a lush green forest in Carona, a small Goan village, stands the Carona House, an unusual ‘cascading’ villa with no walls. Home to Catherine and Richard Maddison, the sustainable home with an outdoor infinity pool, overlooking the rolling hills of Chorao Island is an architectural marvel created by architect Ini Chatterji…. “I moved to Goa in 2004 and began work on my home (The Coconut House) which was based on the same principle of fluidity of space… I started working on the Maddison House project (now known as the Carona House) in 2009, and it took around 4.5 years to complete,” says 59-year-old Chatterji … “My home, the Coconut House (in Olaulim) and then the Carona House are examples of that effort, as everything is created with utmost respect for nature,” says Chatterji, who has extensively used coconut wood as an alternative and sustainable building material, for both the houses…. According to the Maddisons, this multi-storeyed 1000-square-metre residence spread across over an acre of land, is one of the most modern houses built in India, in the last decade. “Living here is truly magical. Sometimes, we pinch ourselves to just believe how amazing and lucky we are to have this house as our home,” says Catherine… click here
Architectire & Design. Carona House: This light-filled Goan villa is like a breath of fresh air …
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Want to rent a room there? Rs 7,500 a night. airbnb. Carona House, Aldona. Beautiful, Luxurious, Comfortable… 20 photos.
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Lads' mags covers to cancer hell – where the cast of Footballers' Wives are now
8 Jun: Daily Star (UK). Daily Star Online has taken a sneak-peek at what some of the Footballers' Wives cast members have been up to since the final whistle was blown 14 years ago in 2006 … Amber Gates (played by Laila Rouass). Laila Rouass joined the cast of Footballers' Wives as Amber Gates during the third season of the raunchy ITV drama. In 2009, she had a recurring role in ITV's Primeval, and went on to feature in The Sarah Jane Adventures, Spooks, Holby City and The Lodge. Away from acting, the actress had a child with businessman Nasir Khan in 2007, and later got engaged to snooker icon Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2013. Laila was caught up in the Barcelona terrorist attack in August 2017 writing on Twitter during the incident that she was hiding in a restaurant freezer… click here
20 Nov 2009: Daily Mail. Laila Rouass says, “My mum [Fatima], who comes from Goa, wanted us to develop our minds when we were kids, so she used to turn the electricity off at weekends so we couldn't sit watching the telly. It forced us to talk to each other and to read books…”
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For the Goan Voice Laila Rouass supplement of 2005,
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Chapter on Goa's Liberation for freshers at Goa Police Training School syllabus
Times of India Chapter on Goa's Liberation for freshers at Goa PTS PANAJI: The golden chapter of Goa's Liberation, along with the contributions made by freedom fighters, will be made part of Police Training School syllabus ... The panels showing Liberation-related documents and photos were installed following an initiative by superintendent of police (Training) Bosco George. On the panel, one can see a copy of the ‘Instruments of Surrender’ of Goa and Daman, December 19, 1961, signed by the last Portuguese governor general Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva and the Portuguese governor at Daman. A rare hand-written copy of their intention to surrender on December 19, 1961, is also displayed on one the panels… click here
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Former Portuguese international hockey player Francisco Velasco dies
8 Jun: RTP (Portugal). Former hockey player Francisco Velasco, two-time world champion in the service of the Portuguese team, died today at the age of 85, announced Sporting de Tomar, a formation for which he coached seniors between 1983 and 1985. Francisco Velasco was born in [Ribandar] Goa, India, but it was in Mozambique that he started to practice roller hockey, in the SNECI team, in 1948, having been summoned in 1955 to join the selection that competed in the World Championship, in Italy… Professional surveyor, Francisco Velasco became a coach in 1964 … In 1982 he published the book “Hockey in Skates” … click here
For the biography of Francisco Velasco with the names of his relatives,
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For the English edition of Francisco Velasco’s book,
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