Goan Voice Newsletter: Friday 26 Feb. 2010
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The world's best art at Maastricht
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25 Feb: Hello Magazine. The world's leading art and antiques fair, TEFAF, takes place in March 2010, in Maastricht, Holland… The list of pieces "with pedigree" that will be on sale includes such highlights as a rare handcrafted seventeenth-century Indo-Portuguese casket from Goa of which only two other similar examples are known in the world …[the price will be €63,000]. click here.
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Savio Sequeira: ‘Theatre should happen all 365 days’
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26 Feb: Navhind Times. By Arti Das. Some non-resident Goans believe in giving back something to the society. One such person is Dr Savio Sequeira who after retirement is juggling between Dublin and Goa in order to promote art and theatre … “My father was a violinist and mother was a vocalist so we had art in our family. Also the fact that I was born and brought up in Nairobi exposed me to theatre right from my school days…” he elaborates… 594 words. click here.
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Swiss National's Anjuna Property Attached
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25 Feb: Times of India. In its first concrete action against foreign nationals purchasing properties in Goa in violation of existing rules, the Enforcement Directorate has confiscated a huge property owned by a Swiss national. Sources said that the foreigner, Thommen, purchased a 10,000 sq ft property and bungalow in Anjuna in 2003 for Rs 4 lakh … For full text, click here.
"It was in 1995 that Mr. & Mrs. Thommen first visited Goa on a holiday, immediately fell in love with the place and decided to build a home in Goa…" For the Thommens website click here.
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The Jim Pinto Column
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Mar. 2010: SA Instrumentation. Pinto picks for 2010: Top-5 automation technologies and Top-5 Consumer products … 933 words.
Jim Pinto is an Electronics Engineer by background. He was born in Bangalore, lived in England for 8 years and currently resides in San Diego, California. His website is at www.jimpinto.com click here.
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UK & Canadian Grand Dads Drive to Australia
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20 Feb: Herald. By Dolcy D'Cruz. Henry Pinto and Eusebio D'Souza (photo) were childhood pals in Nairobi. Henry moved to the UK and Eusebio to Canada. Both have gone through bypass surgeries and at 72, decided to team up and drive overland from UK to Australia. They were interviewed this week whilst enroute in Goa. You can check on their progress by visiting their blog, (Every click on the link results in £1 going for charity) click here. For full text of the Herald article, click here.
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Kenya: What If Pio Gama Pinto Came Back to Life Today?
27 Feb: The Nation (Kenya). By Cabral Pinto. If Pio Gama Pinto were to resurrect today, what would he think of the Kenyan political leadership? How would he assess the economic, social, cultural and political advancement of Kenya since his death in 1965? Would he be reviled by our nation-building project and our efforts to build a democratic country? What would his views be on decolonisation, foreign exploitation, domination and oppression, abject and absolute poverty, all evils he stood against and died for? What words would he have for our political parties? … 722 words. click here
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BJP flays govt on crimes against tourists
27 Feb: Navhind Times. First it was the state Tourism Minister, then the industry bodies, and now it is the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that is criticising the government for not bringing under control crimes against tourists. 349 words. click here
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Dudu’s links to terror funding being probed
27 Feb: Navhind Times. There is every possibility that proceeds from the sale of contraband drugs were being used for terrorism by the drug lord, Driham David alias Dudu, who was recently nabbed in Goa … Sources also said that Dudu has revealed some names of police inspectors and other police personnel, who used to harbour him and collect protection money from him … 576 words. click here
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Video: Goa gets Rs 200 crore from the Centre
26 Feb: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Welcoming the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to allocate Rs 200 Crore as a special package for Goa to prevent soil erosion and increase green cover while presenting the Budget 2010-11 on Friday in the Parliament, Goan businessmen have complimented the State government over the allocation… 9m. 26s. click here
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Video: Banged Up Abroad: India Party Girl
25 Feb: National Geographic. Clare Matthews, a British woman, ends up in an Indian jail after being caught smuggling drugs between Goa and Delhi… 9m. 23s. click here
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Video: Andrew Zimmern samples Goa spices
22 Feb: Travel Channel Andrew Zimmern focuses on the role spices play in the cuisine in Goa. He visits a spice market and a restaurant to see how these flavorful ingredients are used. 4m. 06s. Click here.
Andrew discovers Goa's distinct flavour. 4m. 06s. Click here.
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Goa Chief Secretary directs probe into Advocate General’s office
26 Feb: UNI. The Chief Secretary of Goa has directed a probe into the state's controversial Advocate General Subodh Kantak … Social activist and advocate Aires Rodrigues has demanded that the money illegally paid to be recovered from him and that a criminal case be filed against him ,,, 428 words. click here
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Goodness interred with (tiger) bones. By Oscar Rebello
26 Feb: Herald. The efforts to save Goa must be supplemented with viable economic alternatives in the mining belt … 1152 words. click here
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Indian Budget: Rs.200 crore package for greening Goa
26 Feb: Financial Times (UK). Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Budget 2010-11 speech: 68. “I propose to provide a sum of Rs.200 crore [£28.5m] as a Special Golden Jubilee package for Goa to preserve the natural resources of the State by restoring Goa's beaches which are prone to erosion, and increasing its green cover through sustainable forestry.” click here
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Goa: Income Tax raids on 3 real estate businessmen
26 Feb: Herald. Panjim was agog with reports Thursday evening that the Income Tax sleuths had raided three businessmen involved directly or indirectly in real estate… click here
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The Russian lesson: How it all went wrong for Goa
26 Feb: Times of India. For the first time in its history, Goa is experiencing clashes and increasing tensions between its tourists and its people. An analysis to find why this is happening reveals that Goa has brought it upon itself through decisions made by the tourism industry… 839 words. click here
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Erratic climate puts mangoes beyond reach of the ordinary person
26 Feb: Navhind Times. Alfonso, Musarad and Mancurado, the three most sought after varieties of Goan mangos may, this year too, be out of the reach of common man, thanks to the erratic climate … the Mancurado mangoes have arrived in the market, each fruit costing between Rs 100 and Rs 150 … 554 words. click here
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Video: The Day the Immigrants Left
24 Feb: BBC. Evan Davis presents a programme exploring the effects of immigration in the UK by focusing on Wisbech, a town in Cambridgeshire…. 60 min. click here
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Ration fraud
25 Feb: PTI. A village citizens’ forum in north Goa has decided to move the high court against a British couple who had allegedly forged a ration card of a local resident. Pilerne Citizens Forum today showed a ration card that has the names of Urban William Paul (73) and his wife Janet (65) printed as son and daughter of Jose Pereira, who is 32 years old. click here
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Top postal official nabbed taking Rs.2 cr bribe
25 Feb: IANS. Chief Post Master General of Maharashtra and Goa M.S. Bali has been caught while accepting a Rs.2-crore bribe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Thursday, describing it as the biggest such case involving a government official in 60 years… 705 words. click here
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Goa chief minister, aide shielding illegal mining: BJP
25 Feb: IANS. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Goa unit Thursday accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi of shielding illegal mining operations in the state and said it would raise the issue in the coming assembly session… 409 words. click here
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Video clips: Goa 365 via Navhind Times: 25 Feb.
Police Seize Drugs weighing 4.5 kg in North Goa; Arrest Three 2m. 00s. Click here.
Stranded ship River Princess to be removed by cutting into pieces. 5m. 20s. Click here.
Police hand in glove with organised Sex Mafia, states a police official. 1m. 51s. Click here.
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UK Forthcoming Events
Sat. 6 Mar: 6.00 pm. Portuguese Nationality. Miguel Reis & Associados, a Portuguese law firm and Goan Support India, are organising a talk in London to explain the rights and privileges of Portuguese Citizenship, with particular application for the especial case of people born in the former Portuguese State of India (Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar-Haveli) and their descendents. Attendance is free but there are limited seats. Please email GoanSupport@gmail.com to reserve a place. Location: Indian YMCA, Conference Room - 41 Fitzroy Square - London W1T 6AQ. Nearest Underground Stations are: Great Portland Street, Goodge Street and Warren Street. For full details click here. Sun. 4 Apr. Goan Association Easter Extravaganza. Archbishop Lanfranc School. Mitcham Road, Croydon. From 7pm till midnight. Music by Maz & Co. For ticket sales contact Norma on 020 8 771 4457; Bernie 0208 723 1322; Rosy 020 86770390; Alison 07799 586793; Claire 01784 421421 or Rose 0208 658 7769.
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Deaths
24 Feb: Acoi Goa. MARCELINO D'SOUZA (Born 1942; ex-Kuwait). Husband of Aurora. Father of Judy/ John D'Silva (Majorda); Jacinto/Remrica; Joe(Kuwait)/Merlin and Joseph. Funeral on 25 Feb. at Mapusa. 25 Feb: Zhor, Anjuna, Goa. ANTHONY BAPTISTA FERNANDES. (Born 1929), Husband of Antonette. Father of Janet/Christopher (Dubai); Alex/Meline (Canada); Anselm/Alice (Mumbai); Lyon & Theresa (Dubai). Funeral on 26 Feb. at Anjuna.
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Kenya: What If Pio Gama Pinto Came Back to Life Today?
27 Feb: The Nation (Kenya). By Cabral Pinto. If Pio Gama Pinto were to resurrect today, what would he think of the Kenyan political leadership? How would he assess the economic, social, cultural and political advancement of Kenya since his death in 1965? Would he be reviled by our nation-building project and our efforts to build a democratic country? What would his views be on decolonisation, foreign exploitation, domination and oppression, abject and absolute poverty, all evils he stood against and died for? What words would he have for our political parties? … 722 words. click here
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BJP flays govt on crimes against tourists
27 Feb: Navhind Times. First it was the state Tourism Minister, then the industry bodies, and now it is the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that is criticising the government for not bringing under control crimes against tourists. 349 words. click here
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Dudu’s links to terror funding being probed
27 Feb: Navhind Times. There is every possibility that proceeds from the sale of contraband drugs were being used for terrorism by the drug lord, Driham David alias Dudu, who was recently nabbed in Goa … Sources also said that Dudu has revealed some names of police inspectors and other police personnel, who used to harbour him and collect protection money from him … 576 words. click here
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Video: Goa gets Rs 200 crore from the Centre
26 Feb: Goa 365 via Navhind Times. Welcoming the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to allocate Rs 200 Crore as a special package for Goa to prevent soil erosion and increase green cover while presenting the Budget 2010-11 on Friday in the Parliament, Goan businessmen have complimented the State government over the allocation… 9m. 26s. click here
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Video: Banged Up Abroad: India Party Girl
25 Feb: National Geographic. Clare Matthews, a British woman, ends up in an Indian jail after being caught smuggling drugs between Goa and Delhi… 9m. 23s. click here
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Video: Andrew Zimmern samples Goa spices
22 Feb: Travel Channel Andrew Zimmern focuses on the role spices play in the cuisine in Goa. He visits a spice market and a restaurant to see how these flavorful ingredients are used. 4m. 06s. Click here.
Andrew discovers Goa's distinct flavour. 4m. 06s. Click here.
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Goa Chief Secretary directs probe into Advocate General’s office
26 Feb: UNI. The Chief Secretary of Goa has directed a probe into the state's controversial Advocate General Subodh Kantak … Social activist and advocate Aires Rodrigues has demanded that the money illegally paid to be recovered from him and that a criminal case be filed against him ,,, 428 words. click here
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Goodness interred with (tiger) bones. By Oscar Rebello
26 Feb: Herald. The efforts to save Goa must be supplemented with viable economic alternatives in the mining belt … 1152 words. click here
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Indian Budget: Rs.200 crore package for greening Goa
26 Feb: Financial Times (UK). Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Budget 2010-11 speech: 68. “I propose to provide a sum of Rs.200 crore [£28.5m] as a Special Golden Jubilee package for Goa to preserve the natural resources of the State by restoring Goa's beaches which are prone to erosion, and increasing its green cover through sustainable forestry.” click here
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Goa: Income Tax raids on 3 real estate businessmen
26 Feb: Herald. Panjim was agog with reports Thursday evening that the Income Tax sleuths had raided three businessmen involved directly or indirectly in real estate… click here
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The Russian lesson: How it all went wrong for Goa
26 Feb: Times of India. For the first time in its history, Goa is experiencing clashes and increasing tensions between its tourists and its people. An analysis to find why this is happening reveals that Goa has brought it upon itself through decisions made by the tourism industry… 839 words. click here
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Erratic climate puts mangoes beyond reach of the ordinary person
26 Feb: Navhind Times. Alfonso, Musarad and Mancurado, the three most sought after varieties of Goan mangos may, this year too, be out of the reach of common man, thanks to the erratic climate … the Mancurado mangoes have arrived in the market, each fruit costing between Rs 100 and Rs 150 … 554 words. click here
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Video: The Day the Immigrants Left
24 Feb: BBC. Evan Davis presents a programme exploring the effects of immigration in the UK by focusing on Wisbech, a town in Cambridgeshire…. 60 min. click here
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Ration fraud
25 Feb: PTI. A village citizens’ forum in north Goa has decided to move the high court against a British couple who had allegedly forged a ration card of a local resident. Pilerne Citizens Forum today showed a ration card that has the names of Urban William Paul (73) and his wife Janet (65) printed as son and daughter of Jose Pereira, who is 32 years old. click here
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Top postal official nabbed taking Rs.2 cr bribe
25 Feb: IANS. Chief Post Master General of Maharashtra and Goa M.S. Bali has been caught while accepting a Rs.2-crore bribe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Thursday, describing it as the biggest such case involving a government official in 60 years… 705 words. click here
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Goa chief minister, aide shielding illegal mining: BJP
25 Feb: IANS. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Goa unit Thursday accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi of shielding illegal mining operations in the state and said it would raise the issue in the coming assembly session… 409 words. click here
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Video clips: Goa 365 via Navhind Times: 25 Feb.
Police Seize Drugs weighing 4.5 kg in North Goa; Arrest Three 2m. 00s. Click here.
Stranded ship River Princess to be removed by cutting into pieces. 5m. 20s. Click here.
Police hand in glove with organised Sex Mafia, states a police official. 1m. 51s. Click here.
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UK Forthcoming Events
Sat. 6 Mar: 6.00 pm. Portuguese Nationality. Miguel Reis & Associados, a Portuguese law firm and Goan Support India, are organising a talk in London to explain the rights and privileges of Portuguese Citizenship, with particular application for the especial case of people born in the former Portuguese State of India (Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar-Haveli) and their descendents. Attendance is free but there are limited seats. Please email GoanSupport@gmail.com to reserve a place. Location: Indian YMCA, Conference Room - 41 Fitzroy Square - London W1T 6AQ. Nearest Underground Stations are: Great Portland Street, Goodge Street and Warren Street. For full details click here. Sun. 4 Apr. Goan Association Easter Extravaganza. Archbishop Lanfranc School. Mitcham Road, Croydon. From 7pm till midnight. Music by Maz & Co. For ticket sales contact Norma on 020 8 771 4457; Bernie 0208 723 1322; Rosy 020 86770390; Alison 07799 586793; Claire 01784 421421 or Rose 0208 658 7769.
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Deaths
24 Feb: Acoi Goa. MARCELINO D'SOUZA (Born 1942; ex-Kuwait). Husband of Aurora. Father of Judy/ John D'Silva (Majorda); Jacinto/Remrica; Joe(Kuwait)/Merlin and Joseph. Funeral on 25 Feb. at Mapusa. 25 Feb: Zhor, Anjuna, Goa. ANTHONY BAPTISTA FERNANDES. (Born 1929), Husband of Antonette. Father of Janet/Christopher (Dubai); Alex/Meline (Canada); Anselm/Alice (Mumbai); Lyon & Theresa (Dubai). Funeral on 26 Feb. at Anjuna.
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