Goan Voice Newsletter: Saturday 03 Oct. 2020
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Death: Domingos DeSouza. Ex Colvale & Kuwait
29 Sep: Toronto. DOMINGOS FRANCISCO DESOUZA (DOMINIC). Ex Colvale/ Ex Kuwait. Born: 21/08/1950. Beloved Son/ Son-in-law of Late Marcelino, Late Justiniana, Late Constancio, Late Gracy Menezes . Most Affectionate Husband of Francisco Maria, Loving Father/ Father-A-law of Christina/Brad Silverson & Christopher. Doting Grandfather of Griffin and Hannah Most Loving Brother/Brother-in-low of Josephine/ Moses (U.K) Franco/Margaret (Canada), Merle/Joelson (Revora) Affectionate Brother-A-law of Caji/ Maxi, Late Jerome/ Marie, Jenny/ Late Manuel Deeply Missed by his Nieces & Nephews Passed Away Suddenly A Canada. Funeral Rites will be held on 3rd October at St Martin De Porres Catholic Church, Ontario at 10:30 am. Photo. For further details click here
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Goa: COVID Headlines
3 Oct: Navhind Times. Goa recorded 513 fresh COVID-19 positive cases on Friday and the number of confirmed positive cases reached 34,455… Two more elderly persons succumbed to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Goa… click here
2 Oct: Medical Dialogues. Following the death of a third doctor in Goa due to Covid-19, the Indian Medical Association state chapter on Wednesday urged the government to
prioritise treatment of medical professionals …
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2 Oct: IANS. During pandemic, revenue receipts shrank to 10 to 15 pc: Goa CM. The revenue collection in the state treasury had shrunk to such an extent due to the Covid-19 pandemic, that for every Rs 100 which would be earned in revenue receipts in normal times, the state treasury would collect only Rs 10 to Rs 15 during the health crisis, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday…
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Bad news: British charters not to land in Goa till mid-Dec
3 Oct: Herald. In a major setback for Goa’s tourism industry, British charters will not be flying to the State this season owing to rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. If the situation prevails, stakeholders apprehend that Russian charter tourists might also hold back their entry into Goa and instead route to other countries. TUI Airways, the only company bringing in UK tourists to Goa, has decided to cancel holidays from the origin country, at least till mid-December 2020…TUI’s letter to the Goa government informs that the group has cancelled their package travel programmes to Goa up to and including December 18, 2020… click here
2 Oct: Times of India. Goa airport eyes touching 80 per cent capacity by December-end … Airport Director Gagan Malik said that various chartered flight operators have booked 351 slots at Goa airport till March 2021. Majority of them are from Russia, followed by the UK, he said…
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Late Chef Floyd Cardoz’s Last Unfinished Project, A New Spice Line, Arrives This Weekend
3 Oct: Eater (New York). An unfinished culinary project by Floyd Cardoz - the
celebrated restaurateur and chef who died in March due to complications from COVID-19
- is now being carried forward by his family and friends. That project, a line
of spice blends with NYC shop Burlap and Barrel, launches on Sunday courtesy of
a partnership between Burlap and Barrel co-founder Ethan Frisch and Cardoz's wife,
chef Barkha Cardoz. The line of spice blends includes a fragrant garam masala,
a more subtle Goan masala, and a heat-packed Kashmiri masala sold for $11.99 apiece
or $33.99 for the set … Barkha, Frisch, and food writer Jacqueline Raposo
also recently launched https://www.floydcardoz.com/
an online memorial to the chef that features a free archive of recipes, cooking
videos, and a roundup of tributes to Cardoz's influence on the food industry... click here
2 Oct: Scroll Food. Recipes for Chef Floyd’s Chicken Chilli Fry; Choriz And Slab Bacon Pulao; Pork Ribs Vindaloo …
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2 Oct: Mid Day. To Papaji, with love. On late chef Floyd Cardoz's birthday, his partners and friends remember their North Star, his passion to create inspired Indian fare, and the stories behind a limited-edition menu that celebrates him …
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Tagore Almeida: A filmmaker promoting love and peace, one film at a time
1 Oct: Connected to India. Writer, director, producer, IT professional, Tagore Almeida wears many hats in his life but his pursuit is of just one goal - to promote peace, love and tolerance in the world. And he’s doing it the best way he knows how, through his love for the art of filmmaking. Born in Goa, studied in London, lived in Dubai for the best part of two decades and now settled in Singapore - Almeida has travelled the world and, in his words, “the hunger for films follows me all over”. Almeida left the shores of Goa at the age of 15 to study in London…. His new film, Uss Din is scheduled to release on October 5. 1582 words. click here
Video: For Tagore Almeida’s You Tube Channel,
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For the Tagore Almeida website with bio etc
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Goa’s Senior Citizens feel insecure on International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct: Herald. On the International Day of Older Persons, also known as World Elders Day, the senior citizens of Goa are the ones who are feeling the most insecure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as they are in the ‘high-risk’ category by virtue of their age. That aside, they feel unprotected and that not enough has been done to address their concerns. Even from a general point view, they feel that there are not enough efforts from the government to improve the conditions of the lives and provide them with adequate facilities and assistance. While the entire country has an average of 7% of senior citizens in their population Goa has the highest i.e. 12% of senior citizens in the entire population… click here
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Goa: Father batters daughter to death over affair with married man
3 Oct: Navhind Times. A 20-year-old woman, who was a native of Uttar Pradesh and residing in Sankhali, died Friday after her father assaulted her with a cricket stump at her residence on October 1. Police have arrested the accused Sunilkumar (46). According to them the deceased was having an affair with a married man. Police said the deceased's father assaulted his daughter with a cricket stump several times on Thursday to prevent her from meeting the married man. Following the assault, the daughter sustained major body injuries after which she was rushed to the Sankhali community health centre where she succumbed to her injuries while undergoing … click here
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Living the dream? What moving to Goa is really like
2 Oct: Hindustan Times. For urban Indians dreaming of a better life, Goa has for decades held a distinct allure because of its laidback culture, its melting-pot crowds, sunkissed summers and rain-lashed monsoons — all of which can become the very things you find most challenging if you move there. Karan Manral, 44, a marketing and communications consultant who made the shift 18 years ago, now helps others make it too. His area of special focus is organic / urban farming. He and his wife Yogita Mehra left Mumbai for Sukur, a village near Porvorim in north Goa, started an organic farm and, in 2006, an organic farming consultancy. They now have an organic kitchen garden store as well… click here
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Bollywood Stars Visit Goa For 'detox'? 'Special Villa' Steward Spills Beans Amid NCB Probe
2 Oct: Republic World. As the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) continues its investigation in the drug angle related to Sushant Singh Rajput death's and the alleged drug nexus in Bollywood, Republic Media Network's SIT has revealed that several A-listers visit Goa for 'detox' purposes… Republic stung a caretaker of a 'special' villa where the celebs visit through 'an agent' so that the details of their visit is not publicly revealed… the four actors summoned so far - Deepika, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh - appear to all have 'read from the same script', sources said … All four have claimed that 'hash isn't a drug', while two have also tried to claim that the NCB isn't versed with 'Bollywood English'… click here
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