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17 Aug: The Observer (London). Ambitious Indian companies are flexing their muscles in the global economy…Ian Gomes, chairman of KPMG's new and emerging markets practice in the UK, predicts that outward deals from India will soon overtake the number of inward investments… Full text, 357 words at the link below.
Ian Gomes was born in Singapore in 1957, raised there, Goa, Mumbai and in London. He is the son of Ivan (Saligao) and Celine (nee Lobo; Salvador do Mundo); brother of Valerie Dias (Chief Operating Officer of Visa Europe); Leila Gomes (Head of Risk and Controls at Nomura Plc) and Giselle Pereira (qualified lawyer, now a housewife). All live in London. Ian qualified as a chartered accountant in London and did his MBA in USA. He has been with KPMG since 1983 and was the CEO of KPMG, India 2003-2006, before returning to London.
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| Ian Gomes: Pianist at the Ritz |
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18 Aug: Ritz (London). Resident pianist Ian Gomes, who has been entertaining the Afternoon Tea guests for twelve years, is delighted to welcome the new piano…
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| Manuel D'Souza: In Focus - Scarcity is Opportunity |
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16 Aug: Arusha Times (Tanzania) Written history informs that Mr. Manuel D'Souza,
formerly a tailor in Arusha municipality, established the first Tanzanite mine
in 1967 at Mererani in Tanzania. Mr. D'Souza was exploring for scarce and precious
stones known as Ruby when Maasais guided him to the area with plenty of Tanzanite.
Tanzanite is a money-spinning stone that is probably more scarce and valuable
than Ruby. Tanzanite
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For the Goan Voice UK supplement on Manuel D'Souza click
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| Video: Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty meet again |
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18 Aug: The Guardian (UK). Jade Goody has spent her first night on the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother after agreeing a reported £100,000 deal to take part in the reality TV show…Goody was hugged by the show's host Shilpa Shetty. 5m. 06s. |
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| Catholic priest tortured, killed in India |
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18th Aug: Religious Intelligence. The body of Fr Thomas Pandippallyil, a 38-year-old Catholic priest, who was apparently tortured before being killed, has been found in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. 245 words.
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| Australia: Imogen D'Souza: She speaks for the less fortunate |
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16 Aug: Manly Daily (Australia). Imogen D'Souza, 12, a local girl from Freshwater, with a strong social conscience has won the regional final of a public speaking competition and will now represent northern Sydney in the state final. She is the captain of Manly West Public School and on Wednesday she blitzed the field of competitors from schools across northern Sydney to win the section for Year 5 and 6 students in the Multicultural Perspectives public speaking competition…216 words.
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| Benedict Lobo: Konkani goes global |
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18 Aug: Times of India. Internet radio stations have been around for a while now. Almost every language is online but this is the first Konkani online station. Started by Dubai-based Benedict Lobo, this 24/7 Internet station enables Goans to connect with their homeland… 451 words. |
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| New York: Tejas Shevde emerges champ |
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17 Aug: Navhind Times. Margao-based Tejas Subodh Shevde, aged 11, won the J P Morgan Chase Aces tennis tournament at the grand Flushing Meadows in Corona Park, New York on Friday. The Goan tennis child prodigy is currently training in the US. Tejas was the youngest participant at the event… 271 words.
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| Video: Ken Pereira of Canada stifles GB's hockey hopes |
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17 Aug: BBC. Great Britain's men's hockey team's hopes of a medal are all but over after they only managed a 1-1 draw with bottom-placed Pool B side Canada after a second-half lead through Ken Pereira. It meant that GB's hopes of a medal were realistically over… Indiscipline was a key feature of GB's performance, with James Tindall in particular sin-binned for throwing Canada captain Rob Short over his shoulder in a dangerous move… Pereira was outstanding… 2m. 46s.
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| Death: Sylvia D’Mello |
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15 Aug: Mumbai. SYLVIA D'MELLO (nee Rodrigues, aged 42, ex-Kuwait). Wife of Lester D'Mello (Kuwait). Mother of Leander & Lavender.
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| Annabel Giles takes her son to Goa… |
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17 Aug. The Mail on Sunday (UK). Annabel writes “My nine-year-old son Ted is autistic. Last Christmas we went to Goa… The traders at Anjuna flea market are rarely Goan - they've crossed the border to come to fleece the tourists…Goa shouldn't do Europe and vice versa; their attempts at British food had Ted in tears …one of the guides clearly thought the fact that I was travelling without a man meant I was fair game…” 1297 words.
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16 Aug: CBC. Canada falls to Australia 6-1. 2m. 0s
Canada falls to Pakistan 3-1. 1m. 43s
Canada falls to the Netherlands. 4-2. 3m. 10s.
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| Toronto: Sitara Hewitt: Priceless wall hanging from Goa |
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16 Aug: The Toronto Star. Actress Sitara Hewitt stars in CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie, now seen in more than 100 countries. Of a piece of decor she would never part with, she says, “It is a wall hanging that I got in Goa in 2005. It has very intricate sequins and embroidery. I bought it for $60 and I was so broke at the time that I thought it was a fortune and now I realize it is priceless… |
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| Francisco D'Souza in Forbes top-paid young CEOs list |
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15 Aug: Times of India. Global outsourcing major Cognizant's Francisco D'Souza,
has made it to the league of young CEOs… D'Souza is at the 15th position
aged 45 or less. His annual total compensation has been put at $3.7 million…
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Francisco D'Souza was born in Nairobi on 23 Aug, 1968 (40 next week!) the son
of Sushila and Placido
D'Souza (born in 1933, ex-Anjuna, Goa ex India's Consul General in New York
and High Commissioner in Port of Spain, Hong Kong and Nairobi). His sisters are
Jacinta, Lucia and Maria. Francisco is married to Ines, a Brazilian.
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15 Aug: LOUIS J. FURTADO. (Born 1924. Died 2007. Ex B.I.S.N. Mombasa, Kenya). Husband of late Greta. Father of Rudolph (Mumbai, tel. mob. 9819007873). Mass on Sun. 17 Aug. at 08.30hrs at Worli Parish
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| UK: Howard de Souza: Train overcrowding 'worst in country' |
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14 Aug: A train service Cambridge to London King's Cross carries an average of 870 passengers a day in eight carriages, which are meant to carry 495 people…Howard de Souza of the Royston Passenger Action Group is not surprised that the train ranks as the most overcrowded in the country and said, “Somebody much more senior in government has to travel on the train and then figure out a better system for us.” Full text, 215 words, at the link below
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| Goan friends work hard to get their A-levels |
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14 Aug: Swindon Advertiser. When Janice de Souza and Sue Rodrigues moved from Goa to Swindon four years ago they had to master a whole new language and the history of Britain as well…The 18-year-olds picked up outstanding results yesterday… I never could have hoped to have all the options I have now if we’d stayed in Goa, said Janice…Deputy head Maureen Harries said: “We are immensely proud of Janice and Sue and all they have achieved… 466 words + Comments. |
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| Death: Ralph Mascarenhas |
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11 Aug. Reading, Berks, UK. RALPH MASCARENHAS (ex-Entebbe, Uganda; ex-RAF; keen
hockey player). Beloved husband of Maria Alice (née Botelho). Loving father
of Reuben (Hull), Rayson/Olivia (London) and Ravik/Jo (Exeter). Cherished Grandpa
of twins Felix and Rafael. A Funeral Mass, followed by Cremation, will be held
in Reading in the week commencing 18 Aug; details to be announced. Condolences
to ralphalicemascarenhas@gmail.com
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| UK: Helen Fernandes: Brain Surgeon's Identity Stolen |
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14 Aug: Evening Standard (London). Headline: Brain surgeon's identity stolen for facebook slur on gold medallist. Helen Fernandes. Britain's leading female brain surgeon had her identity stolen on Facebook to attack Britain's new Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington… The 41-year-old mother-of-three, who lives in Barrington, near Cambridge, is one of only a handful of female neurosurgeons in Britain…515 words. Photos and text, 515 words, at the link below.
Helen is the daughter of Tennyson Fernandes, (born & brought up in Zanzibar) and Joy (nee Pearson). Tennyson Fernandes was based at Mulago Hospital in Kampala from 1963-65 and now lives in Yorkshire.
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| Video: Toronto: Merella Fernandes: Honey For Your Allergies? |
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12 Aug: City News (Toronto). A new, non-invasive, chemical-free allergy treatment
may already be on your pantry shelves. It's local honey ..Check Merella Fernandez's
experience at a local apiary at the link below. 1m. 44s. Click
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For the GVUK Merella Fernandez supplement click
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| Video: A tribute to Mario de Miranda. By Pamela D'Mello |
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13 Aug: You Tube. Like thousands of others one came upon the art of Mario Miranda
as a five year old in a school text book… 4m.22s. Click
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On the same page there is a link to Pamela's other video clip, So Often,
which describes the enigma facing Goa's village development.
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| Wednesday 20 Aug, 2008 |
| Goa's 'wounded' health care system |
20 Aug: Times of India. A three-member team of commissioners, appointed by the high court to report on the state of health care management, have submitted a scathing report…state of cleanliness at the hospital is "deplorable", with the walls of the ICU and private wards stained and dirty with moss…dirty and non-functional bathrooms…Politicians directly interfere in the functioning of the GMC and the appointment of staff…basics such as gloves and syringes are missing…547 words.
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| Goa: Mob attacks SEZ site at Verna |
20 Aug: Navhind Times. The protest against SEZs took an ugly turn when a mob of around 100 people entered the premises of K Raheja Corporation Pvt Ltd at Verna on Tuesday morning and assaulted around 15 people including security personnel and labour at the site. The mob also damaged computers and furniture. 664 words. more details.. |
| Amitabh Bachchan to join Keith Vaz in diabetes appeal |
19 Aug: Malaysia Sun. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is to join Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz this week to open the new premises of a diabetes charity in Leicester. The new building of the Silver Star Appeal will help support the work of the charity which aims to raise awareness about diabetes and provide free blood sugar tests through mobile assessment units…275 words.
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| Wayne Fernandes scores two in 5-3 Canada win |
19 Aug: Mississauga Mews. Mississauga's Wayne Fernandes led an all-Canadian attack this morning in Beijing, as Canada's men's field hockey team defeated South Africa 5-3 in its final round-robin match. Down 2-1 at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium, Fernandes, who has 157 caps with the national team, tied the game at 31 minutes, followed by a second goal at 46 minutes. Photo and text.
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| Nairobi: Eastleigh Goes Global |
17 Aug: The East African…In the beginning, Eastleigh was residential. The Sikhs and Goans who originally occupied Eastleigh Phase One were socially less clannish than other Asian communities, and perhaps this influenced the area’s post-Uhuru shift from ethnic enclave to Nairobi’s first transitional neighbourhood… 3087 words. more details.. |
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| Tuesday 19 Aug, 2008 |
| All Rise: A million mutinies now |
19 Aug: Times of India. Goa’s laidback villages are revolting against the builder-politician nexus that threatens to swamp their land and lifestyle. Joeanna Rebello reports… 935 words. more details.. |
| Scarlett Keeling case: NGO challenges Children's Court's order |
19 Aug: UNI. Adv Aires Rodrigues of City-based NGO, Utt Goenkara, today moved the Bombay High Court at Panaji challenging the order of the Children's Court, which had disallowed the police to investigate the role of Fiona Mackeown into the death of her minor daughter Scarlett Keeling…586 words.
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| Illegal iron ore extraction activity in Goa on the rise |
19 Aug. PTI. Huge demand for iron ore in the international market has increased illegal mineral extraction activity in Goa with about 40 such cases reported in the last three years…267 words. more details.. |
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17 Aug: Montreal, Canada. ZITA D'LIMA (aged 93). Beloved wife of the late
Marcus D'Lima of Edmonton, Alberta. Mother of Joan Pinto (Norbert) of Montreal,
Bernard (Danielle) of Ottawa, Suresh (Sarita) of Edmonton, Christopher of Red
Deer, and Richard of Toronto. Visitation on Wed. Aug. 20, 2008 at 4 p.m. followed
by a memorial service at 6 p.m. in the Chapel of Rideau Funeral Home. A mass and
burial service is also being planned in Edmonton. [Alert by Felix D'Sa, Montreal].
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16 Aug: Goa Velha. CARIDADE CORREIA E GONSALVES (Born 1926). Wife of
late Zeferino. Mother of Francisca/Vitorino (UK), Caitan/Filipha (Dubai), Agnelo/Nickel
(UK), Lourenco/Maria (UK), Lourdina/John, Evaristo/Antonetta (UK), Angelina/Thomson,
Tito/Teofila (Dubai), Santan/Nancy.
16 Aug: Nagvaddo, Betalbatim, Goa. MARIA TEREZINHA AFONSO. (Born 1933).
Wife of Cyril. Mother of Sybil/John (UK), Baptista/late Donata, Merlyn/Pragmacio,
Cynthia, Yvonne/Bento (Canada), Clayton/Elizabeth (USA) and Glenda/Orwin.
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| Jade Goody has cancer and leaves India BB house |
19 Aug: The Mail (UK). Jade Goody who became famous from her stint on reality television show Big Brother, received the devastating news that she has cervical cancer while in the diary room of the Indian version of the show, it has emerged.The mother-of-two broke down in tears and sobbed to housemates she had suffered some 'bad news' and that she had to leave the house…. Photos and text. more details.. |
| India: Internet telephone calls to be allowed |
19 Aug: Times of India. Soon you could be calling friends abroad for just Re 1 to 2 per minute… National long distance rates could drop to 30-50 paise per minute and local calls could be virtually free…The telecom regulator has thrown open the voice market to Internet Service Providers (ISPs)…386 words. more details.. |
| Win a holiday to Kenya for 4 people |
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| Airtel launches services in the UK to connect NRIs to India |
18 Aug: Moneycontrol.com. Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom services provider,
today entered the UK market with the launch of its virtual calling card service
'Airtel CallHome'…Subscribers in the UK will now be able to call India at
3.5 pence per minute …Airtel is offering 25 minutes of free talk time trial...Subscribers
will also get 50% extra talk time over and above what is purchased bringing effective
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| Greatest party in the world comes to India this Oktober |
3 Aug: Indian Express. Oktoberfest, the German beer guzzling and gastronomic extravaganza, is coming to Mumbai and Goa this year as part of an attempt to forge closer cultural ties between India and Germany…the Indian event will be held for four days at two hotels in Mumbai and one in Goa... 478 words. Alert by Rishi via GoaNet. more details.. |
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| Monday 18 Aug, 2008 |
| Britain turning blind eye to country’s sex tourists: report |
18 Aug: Hindustan Times…There are already reports of child abuse on a large scale in Goa. According an estimate by Child Relief and You (CRY) over 10,000 paedophiles allegedly visit Goa every year. Another assessment by Children’s Rights in Goa (CRG) said that at any given point there are at least 100 paedophiles on the prowl in Goa…a paedophile in Goa sexually exploits at least 20 children during his or her visit…335 words.
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| Goa: Cells on Sale |
18 Aug: Times of India. Gauree Malkarnekar discovers that cellphones are getting cheaper and trendier… 682 words. more details.. |
| Scarlett Keeling: Childhood's End |
18 Aug: Right Side News (New York). Summer 2008. Britain is the worst country in the Western world in which to be a child, according to a recent UNICEF report…Consider one British parent, Fiona MacKeown, who went on a six-month vacation to Goa, India, with her boyfriend and eight of her nine children by five different fathers…She received $50,000 in welfare benefits a year, and decided that the money would go further, and that life would thus be more agreeable, in Goa than in her native Devon… 1250 words + Comments.
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| Historical cars driven into oblivion |
17 Aug: Times of India. A 1959 Cadillac and a Mercedes dating back to the early years of the last century once used by the last Portuguese governor of Goa, Vassal DeSilva have been left to rot in the fire brigade complex…newly-appointed minister Atanasio Monserrate has agreed to their restoration and proper display. Photographs and text, 259 words. more details.. |
| Funeral details: Ralph Mascarenhas |
See Photo Gallery on this page for the death notice. Funeral Mass will be held
on Friday 22 August, 1330 hrs, at English Martyrs RC Church, 64 Liebenrood Road,
Reading, RG30 2EB. Donations, in lieu of flowers, to Leukaemia Research, c/o funeral
directors. Condolences/Enquiries to ralphalicemascarenhas@gmail.com
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| Born in a bathtub |
17 Aug: Times of India. Corinna Stahlhofen, a midwife from Germany moved to Assagao in 2002 and set up the Birthing Center… Photographs and text, 860 words.
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| Sunday 17 Aug, 2008 |
| Death: Maria Afonso |
16 Aug: Betalbatim, Goa. MARIA TEREZINHA REBELLO AFONSO. Wife of Cyril. Mother of Sybil/John (UK), Baptista/late Donata, Merlyin/Pargmacio, Cynthia, Yvonne/Bentto (Canada), Clayton/Elizabeth and Glenda/Orwin. |
| Lifeguards undergo training on rough seas |
17 Aug: Times of India. The seas may be at their roughest during this time of the year, but Goa's 90 new lifeguards who will man the state's beaches for the coming tourist season were put through real-life drills at the Vasco and Baga beaches this week. 426 words. more details.. |
| Training course for tourist guides |
17 Aug: Times of India. The tourism department will inaugurate a nine week training course for tourist guides. more details.. |
| The Goa Sausage |
17 Aug: Times of India. The Goa sausage or chourico which goes well with the humble pao normally comes in two sizes…Judith Lobo, a teacher at Saligao says the meat for the sausage is marinated for two days in kashmiri chillies, pepper, turmeric, salt, cinnamon, clove, jeera, ginger-garlic and coconut vinegar…566 words. more details.. |
| Rick Stein: Going to Goa was a rite of passage |
17 Aug: The Observer (UK). …It's hard trying to not get fat, but mainly I try to just eat healthily. Which means lots of South-East Asian food. Going to Goa was a rite of passage for me, because it's where I learnt that you could mix fish with really strong flavours… Rick Stein's Coast to Coast is published by BBC Books, £20.
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| Goa's monsoon tourism a huge hit among domestic tourists |
17 Aug,Deccan Herald. Goa's beaches remains flooded with the tourists..The Goa Government, therefore, launched the monsoon tourism initiative. 475 words. more details.. |
| A matter entirely of faith. By Sajla Chawla |
17 Aug: Times of India. I live in a quiet susegad Goan village and I love it. I am Hindu but I built a grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in my garden! 919 words.
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| Service providers catering to requirements of expats |
17 Aug: The Economic Times. At present, there are about 50,000 expatriates residing in metros and tier-1 cities ..Ikan Relocations, New Delhi; Global Adjustments, Chennai and Crown, Mumbai offer resettlement services to the expatriate community… Now, with the kind of provisions available and the recreational activities specially meant for them, they have little to complain about. 890 words. more details.. |
| Book Review: There’s Something About Mario |
17 Aug: Indian Express. Mario de Miranda. Compiled by gerard da Cunha. Architecture Autonomous, Rs 2,700. Mario Miranda’s carnival of comedy has travelled to every nook and naughty corner of the world… 780 words.
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| Goa: Small State, big attitude |
17 Aug: The Hindu. Goa may be a backpacker’s paradise. But it also has one of the most cosmopolitan and heady public spheres, thanks to an engaging acceptance of eccentrics, ideologues as well as classical minds…578 words. more details.. |
| Book Review: Ethnography of Goa, Daman, and Diu |
17 Aug: The Hindu. Ethnography of Goa, Daman, and Diu, A.B. de Braganza Pereira, translated by Maria Aurora Couto, Penguin/Viking, 2008, p.367, Rs. 699. Ethnography of Goa does a thorough job of detailing the state’s social, spiritual and material history. It is refreshing to come across such a skilful translation…625 words.
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| Book Review: Goa: Aparanta, Land Beyond the End |
17 Aug: The Hindu. Goa: Aparanta, Land Beyond the End, Dattaraj V. Salgaocar, with Mario Cabral E Sa and Wendell Rodricks, edited by Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, Goa Publications, Rs. 3,500. The book seeks to be all-inclusive, covering the numerous strands of Goa’s composite culture. Apart from history, there are essays on literature and language, architecture, the arts, Goan identity and much else…1304 words.
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| Saturday 16 Aug, 2008 |
| Centre sends states guidelines for tourist police |
16 Aug: Indian Express. Concerned over the increasing instances of security threats to tourists in the country, the Tourism Ministry has issued guidelines to state governments to constitute tourist police…Following the murder of Scarlett Keeling a number of countries including the US, the UK and Australia had issued travel advisories asking its citizens, especially women, not to travel alone in India…440 words.
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| Jade Goody to join Indian Big Brother |
14 Aug: The Guardian (UK). Jade Goody, who was at the centre of last year's Celebrity Big Brother race row after being accused of bullying Shilpa Shetty, is being lined up to appear in the Indian version of the reality TV show which will be fronted by Shetty. Goody will be paid £100,000 for her appearance…
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| Sri Lanka: Softer sell on the golden mile |
16 Aug: The Guardian (UK). 'Massage, cola, coconut' - the incessant hassle is gone, thanks to a project to boost hawkers' wages and lure tourists back to this Sri Lankan beach… Noisy hordes of hustlers, who previously secured their game by pestering the loudest, have been replaced by teams of Beach Operators (BOs)..Tourists now come to them, rather than the other way round… 530 words.
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| Death: Baizin Gomes |
13 Aug: Agassaim. Goa: MARIA BLANDINA GOMES (BAIZIN). Relict of Francis Xavier. Mother of Julia/Bernard (London), Marian/Laura (Muscat), Socorin/Nazareth, Rosy/Pascoal (Bahrain). |
| Scarlett's mum to meet Indian film maker |
16 Aug: Times of India. Fiona MacKeown will be meeting the makers Rave Party, the movie based on Scarlett's life and death in Goa… “It must be ensured that nothing is portrayed to cause any further hurt to Scarlett, Fiona or the image of the Goa Police", her lawyer said. 402 words. more details.. |
| Recipe: Patolyos: A tradition wrapped in leaves |
16 Aug: Times of India. Melinda Pereira Kamat expounds the interesting customs associated with the much-loved delicacy, patolyos. Patolyos are steamed rice sweets Roman Catholics in Goa prepare on August 15th or on the day of Sao Joao feast and Konsachem fest (harvest festival)…773 words. more details.. |
| India: Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights |
16 Aug: Rising airfares have clipped the passenger's wings. Fewer domestic travellers are flying into or out of Goa. And with travellers looking for alternative modes of travel, airlines have been forced to cut down flights. 307 words. more details.. |
| Pools of luxury |
16 Aug: Business Standard. Infiniti Bay, a luxury second home project in Goa, aims to cater to owners' every whim and fancy…everything will be provided even the works of art on the wall…The five-acre complex will house 23 villas and 20 apartments. Each villa will be fitted with two swimming pools, There will also be an in-house spa as well as a yacht …The villas are priced at around Rs 3 crore and the apartments at Rs 2 crore apiece…701 words.
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| Goa: Travel, tour agencies take a day’s ‘break’ |
15 Aug: Herald. In a show of solidarity against the bleak days to come in the travel and tour sector, nearly 40 travel agencies in Goa joined a one-day nationwide strike…285 words.
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| Flightmare |
15 Aug: Oldham Evening Chronicle (UK). Steve and Key Shepherd had booked an exotic, 14-night all-inclusive break in Goa for their 25th wedding anniversary, paying £2,108 but they were not able to sit next to each other on the plane, their hotel room in Goa was dank, with a with torn shower curtain and broken toilet seat and thieves broke into their room…543 words.
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| Friday 15 Aug, 2008 |
| Death: Dolly D'Souza |
13 Aug: Toronto. DOLLY D'SOUZA (Ex Kuwait). Loving wife of the late Nelson. Loving mother to Glenn (Sharon), Derrick (Sandra), Audrey (late Vincent), Debbie (Hubert), Karyn (Chris), Bert (Leonie) and Joe (Monica). Dolly will be sadly missed by her family, Mary Gonsalves, Glen and Gail (Kevin). Dolly will always be remembered by her 13 grandchildren. Visitation at the Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, August 16. Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Pickering. Cremation to follow. Full details at the link below. more details.. |
| NRIs attracted to real estate |
15 Aug, Times of India. The NRI is investing in real estate across India…The return on investment provided by Indian real estate has been found to be more attractive than that offered by developed nations. Pune, Mumbai, Indore, Baroda, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Gurgaon and Kolkata and Goa seem to draw the highest number of inquiries. 604 words.
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| Goa: Most cyber café’s are not watchful on Internet users |
15 Aug: The Navhind Times team conducted a random survey as regards functioning of the cyber cafes in the state and to utter dismay it was discovered that nearly 75 per cent of these cyber cafe owners do not bother to ask for photo identity proof from cyber-users… 513 words.
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| Goa: Protests aimed at extorting money, alleges Sardinha |
15 Aug: Navhind Times. The Goa Congress Party president, Mr Francisco Sardinha has said that some non-governmental organisations have been opposing every developmental project only with a view to extort money from those implementing the projects… he said that restrictions on sale of property to other citizens cannot be prevented by law… 716 words.
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| Scarlett Keeling case proves "rule of law" |
15 Aug: Business Line (India). Goa's Minister for Tourism has a plan to retain
Goa's position as a long-haul winter destination. Excerpts from an interview:
…Tourist arrivals are down a bit, and I am concerned but we don't have to
panic…Goa continues to be one of the safest places in the world…the
Scarlett Keeling case proves "that the law catches the dubious policemen
and criminals" …603 words. Click
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| Body found on Goa beach not Subhedar’s |
14 Aug: Zee News. Bangalore techie Meghna Subhedar's death case took a new twist with the DNA test confirming that the body found floating on Goa beach on June 25 was not that of the missing girl. Meghna, 28, was missing from Mumbai from April 11… 331 words.
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| GVUK Regular Weekly Features |
For the weekly features:
Goanet Highlights. By Cornel DaCosta.
UK: TV & Radio Highlights By Lira Fernandes
UK: Forthcoming Events
Check the current weekly Newsletter at the link below
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| Thursday 14 Aug, 2008 |
| UK: Konkan – Goan Restaurant. Goan Voice Offers |
Godfrey Menezes (Manager). Jude Pinto (Chef) Catering orders undertaken. Home Style Goan Cooking. Special ogger to Goan Voice readers to end of Aug. 2008:
1. 50% off on Main Course (exc. Seafood).
2. £5 Fish Curry & Rice lunch and dinner (5.30 – 7) on Fridays.
107 Station Road, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7LT (near Heathrow). Tel 01895 420 973.
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| UK: New Events Announcement |
Sun 7 Sep. G.O.A. in conjunction with the GOAN CHAPLAINCY, first Pilgrimage to Walsingham. Pick up points Tooting (St Boniface Church) 6.30am, Greenford (Bridge Hotel) 7am, Tickets: £12.50 each. Bring your own packed lunch and drinks. For tickets contact: Nina Pinto 020 8767 0663, Bernie Gracias 020 8723 1322
Sun 12 Oct. 35th Uganda Reunion. Archbishop LanFranc School, Croydon. Starts at 12 noon and ends at 7pm. Maz & Co are playing. Adults: £15; children: £5. Contact Christine DeSouza after 9 pm on 020 8310 2332.
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| Weekly Update |
15 Aug: Times of India – Goa edition. Weather: Max = 29.3; Min =23.7 . Humidity 98%
Exchange rates £= 80.04; $ = 42.65; Euro = 63.52.
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| Editorial: What NRIs Can Do |
14 Aug: Navhind Times. . It would be a good idea to have NRIs on corporate boards in India in order to profit from their expertise…They can go still further. They can involve themselves in investment. 500 words.
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| Donations £20 and over received |
£20: DeSouza, Carmella & Hubert. Fernandes, Bernard. Lobo, Jerome. Pereira, Eugenia & Ivor. £25: Nunes, Paul; Rodrigues, Manuel C. £40: Dias, Brian. For payment options and the complete list of 2008 Donations select the link below.
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| Global Goans office by 2010: Faleiro |
13 Aug: Times of India. The government intends to set up a Global Goans office in Panaji by December 2009 to unite all Goan organisations outside Goa, whether elsewhere in India, or abroad to redress the grievances of non-resident Goans. 220 words. more details.. |
| Goa: Bus conductor taught lesson for misbehaving |
13 Aug: Herald. A bus conductor had a lesson to learn when he was brought to the Panjim Police Station for misbehaving with a lady passenger … the passenger alleged the conductor had caught her hand and asked her in an unruly manner to go and stand in one corner of the crowded bus…she works in the police department…286 words. more details.. |
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| London: Goan Food Online Store |
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Dos Santos Foods are proud to launch four styles
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Visit our website: www.goanfood.co.uk
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| UK: Christening & Holy Communion |
| First Holy Communion Dresses & Boys Suits, Veils, Shoes & Gifts. Christening Gowns.
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Konkan - Goan Restaurant
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Godfrey Menezes (Manager). Jude Pinto (Chef). Catering orders undertaken.
107 Station Road, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7LT (near Heathrow).
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| UK: Avion Holidays |
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| For the very best of Goa & Kerala. |
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| Royal Goan Beach Club |
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Royal Goan Beach Club is offering 7 nights free accommodation in Goa. 40 families
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| UK: BenzTravel.co.uk: Bobby de Souza |
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| Flights and Holidays to Goa and the rest of India, Late availability and Bargain prices |
| Website: http://www.benztravel.co.uk/goa |
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| Sally Intercontinental Travel Ltd. |
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| Take off for flights and packages to sunny Goa, our land of tropical dreams or other exotic worldwide destinations. Tel. (+44) 020
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| Go-an' Connect - The Community Place |
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| Online dating, matchmaking and
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| Goa - The Garça Branca, Loutolim |
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| Goa: Prainha Beach Resort - Dona Paula |
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