COMMUNITY NEWS
Texas: Angie Pereira: Insurance
for identity theft |
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6 Feb: KHOU-TV. Excerpts:
Angie Pereira was a victim
of identity theft and spent hours trying to get things
straightened out. She is a busy real estate agent, never
realizing it would come true and turn her life upside
down. "I definitely felt very violated," Pereira
said. To read the full text, 333 words, and see the
videoclip of her interview, click
here. |
Angie (Angelique Vailanie)
Pereira, 27, is the daughter of Agnelo and Victoria
(nee D’Cruz); sister of Andre (30), Alistair (28)
and Aurelius (23). The family lived in Karachi before
moving to Houston, Texas. They are UK citizens since
the parents worked for the British High Commission for
many years. The Pereiras are proud of their Goan heritage
which they trace to Calangute and Colvale. They can
be reached at vailanie@hotmail.com |
Colin D'Silva: Winning Hearts and
Heads |
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8 Feb: The New Paper
(Singapore). Dr Colin G D'Silva
is the only principal scientist at the Procter &
Gamble’s Singapore office… But the holder
of a Masters and Ph D from McGill University in Canada
is no staid professor in a white coat. With his goatee,
gelled hair and designer clothes, he looks more a fashion
guru than someone labouring away in a lab with test
tubes and microscopes … |
Although born in Mumbai,
Dr D'Silva's grandparents were from Goa and the Goan
curries he loves to cook are a constant reminder of
his roots. He was one of Mumbai's top students before
winning scholarships to study in Canada. Full text,
531 words, click
here.
See also: The goodness of coconut oil. Excerpt: Dr D'Silva,
P&G Beauty Scientist, added, "In our quest
to provide the evolving Indian woman the best of traditional
hair care we have launched New Pantene shampoo with
benefits similar to coconut oil." For text click
here and here.
Colin D’Silva, 39, is single, the son of Norah
(daughter of Philip D’Cunha) and late Jerome who
married in St. Lawrence's Church, Cincinnatus town,
Karachi. Colin traces his Goan roots to Saligao and
can be reached at dsilva.cg@pg.com
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Leicester: Michelle Lobo: Charity
Boosted By Concert Cash
9 Feb: Professional singer, dancer and actress Michelle
Lobo, and seven friends, performed to more than 100
people at St Joseph's Church, in Uppingham Road, Leicester
and raised over £2,000. Michelle said: "My mum
was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and is still fighting,
but this was for everyone with the disease.” She said:
"I hoped to raise about £1,000 but never in my
wildest dreams did I think we'd raise this much, and more
is coming in.” Click
here.
Food from Asia spices up town's charity
day
9 Feb: Bath Chronicle (UK). A Culinary event in Bradford on
Avon that gave people the chance to sample a range of Eastern
delights has raised more than £1,000 for charity …
Guests also enjoyed listening to music by Trowbridge artist
Joel Almeida, who spent two weeks
in India following the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 …
293 words. Click
here.
Sonia Faleiro: “There was a
two-page love scene that I cut out”
10 Feb: Daily News & Analysis. Sonia
Faleiro talks about her debut novel ‘The Girl’
… Set in Azul, ‘the Village of the Dead’,
in Goa, the novel retraces The Girl’s life through her
personal diary as read by her lover and best friend. …A
Goan by birth, Sonia says, “There was a two-page love
scene that I cut out, because I kept thinking that my dad
is going to read this! Though I do regret that now.”
Sonia Faleiro is the daughter of Eduardo Faleiro, Member of
Rajya Sabha. Read the reviews, hear the author, look at her
photos, buy the book… http://soniafaleiro.com/press.htm
Canada: Second course for Godiva's |
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11 Feb. Toronto Star.
Godiva’s, the TV series debuts tonight at 10 p.m.
on Citytv and next Saturday at 10 p.m. on Bravo! –
will run for 13 episodes … "And we're already
signed our two leads (Stephen
Lobo, Erin Karpluk) in anticipation there'll
be a third and fourth.” Part Goan and Iranian,
Lobo grew up in Toronto and took math and science at
University of Toronto before deciding he'd rather act.
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He studied at London's
Drama Centre. He and Karpluk work well together, and
there's more than a hint of sexual tension. 619 words.
Click
here.
For the GVUK Stephen Lobo profile click
here. |
What's Love Got To Do With It?
12 Feb. Sunday Telegraph Magazine (Australia). Natasha
Monteiro was raised in a middle-class Catholic family
in Mumbai. A psychology graduate, she had no intention of
submitting to an arranged marriage and chose her own boyfriends.
Even at 26 (a very ripe age for an unmarried woman in India),
Natasha resisted her parents' offer of assistance …
Then along came Reggie, a portly Mumbai native who'd left
India for New Zealand more than a decade ago and was now residing
in Sydney … Initially, Reggie was as unenthusiastic
as Natasha. "I'd been looking for five years, maybe more,"
sighs the 39-year-old. "I must have met 20 or 30 women,
and thought, enough is enough. I was happy living on my own
and resigned to the fact." So, intending to fob each
other off after the first date, they met, as arranged by parents,
for a quick cup of coffee and ending up chatting for three
hours. They got married and now live in Sydney. 607 words.
Click
here.
Groove Guru |
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13 Feb: clickwalla.com,
UK. Groove Guru has spent the last five years DJing
in Goa. His music is mainly influenced by Yoga, Meditation,
a Beach Lifestyle and Chillout Goan Trance … Currently
based in Surrey UK, he is releasing the single "Palolem
Karma" on 20th Feb 2006 and "Travel Shanti"
on 27th March 2006. through E3 Records. To hear sample
tracks click
here.
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Groove Guru aka Trevor
Pinto aka DJ Trev was brought up and raised in Mumbai
and moved to Goa in 1999. He was one of the resident
DJs at Club Tito's and Cafe Mambos and also DJed at
other venues in Goa till 2005. He is the son of Elano
and Loretta Pinto, originally from Anjuna. Trevor relocated
to the UK in 2005 after he got married and has ventured
into music production here. He is hoping to include
Konkani lyrics in his next release. He can be contacted
via grooveguruk@yahoo.co.uk
or www.grooveguru.co.uk |
Victims of youth
14 Feb. Barnet Times. (London). A 14-year-old boy was travelling
home from school on a packed bus when he was approached by
a gang of 15-year-olds. They had already taken phones, cash
and iPods from five other pupils and he knew they were about
to confront him too. "He was on the bus in Southgate
coming home it was broad daylight," said the victim's
father, Lionel Pereira, of Oxford
Avenue, Southgate. When he refused to give them his valuables,
they punched him in the face. He came home with blood everywhere."
Melbourne: Three days of fun for
festive Goans
15 Feb: Moorabbin Glen Eira/Kingston Leader (Melbourne). A
Traditional Goan carnival will start with a dinner dance at
the Kingston City Hall this month. Organisers have promised
a night of "fun, frolic, fiesta and food" in Indian
style when the three-day carnival begins on February 25. Spokesman
Oscar Lobo said for the people of Goa, which is on the western
coast of India, the carnival was a time for "festivity
with warmth and sharing" … 109 words.
Canada: Hockey: Louis Mendonca.
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15 Feb: Winnipeg Free Press. Louis
Mendonca was in Winnipeg from Jan. 27 to Feb.
3, conducting coaching courses … For Jenna McCullough
working with Mendonca was a valuable experience. "He's
really passionate about the game and brings a lot of
energy to it," she said … Mendonca has been
with the national team program for a decade now …
539 words. |
Louis Mendonca was
born in Bahrain in 1957, started playing hockey on the
streets of Karachi at the age of six and now lives in
Thornhill, Ontario. His club is G.O.A. Reds. For a profile
of him click
here. |
UK: Aileen Gonsalves turns Theatre
Director. |
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Aileen Gonsalves
directs Peribanez by Lope De Vega. Performances are
23-25 Feb. 7.30 pm daily at Rose Burford College, Sidcup
Kent. For full details click
here.
Aileen Gonsalves was born in Nairobi, Kenya. Her parents
are Pam and Don Gonsalves and she is married to Matthew
Stibbe. She has been acting for 12 years, most recently
in Hecuba for the RSC starring Vanessa Redgrave.
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Aileen also writes
plays and recent credits include Church Ladies an afternoon
play for BBC Radio 4 about two Goan grandmothers and
their church choir in Croydon. To check out her credits
as Actress, Director, Writer and Singer, see http://www.aileengonsalves.co.uk/
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DEATHS
14 Feb. Navelim. MARIA MASCARENHAS
E AFONSO. Beloved wife of Joao Antonio. Loving Mother
of Ricardo/Valerie(UK), Zeno/Noelyn, Delano/Charlotte(Chicago),
Dr. Valtino/Ansettan(St.Paul).
13 Feb: Toronto. OLAVO FONSECA
(age 76, ex-Nairobi). Beloved husband of Gladys for 52 years.
Loving father of Norman and his wife Jennifer and the late
Desmond. Dear brother of Zelia, Oswald, Emeric, Rev. Blasco
Fonseca, Elba Nazareth, and the late Carmela and Angelo Fonseca.
Family will receive friends at Scott Funeral Home, on 17 Feb.
Funeral Mass will be held in St. Clement Church, Etobicoke
on Sat. 18 Feb at 10:00a.m. Private cremation to follow. In
lieu of flowers, donations to Canadian Food for Children,
The Goan Charitable Organization or the Trillium Health Centre
Foundation would be appreciated. For full details and to send
condolences click
here.
11 Feb: Saligao, Goa. LEWIS CORNELIO
D'CRUZ (Adm.Manager - Old Mutual, Ex-Nairobi). Husband
of Doris. Brother of late Johnny/Succorin. Brother-in-law
of late Ivy/Blasio Martins, Bessie/Jid Todd. Uncle of June/Robert,
Lynette/Tony, Judy/Constancio, Lydia, Karl.
10 Feb: Colvale, Goa. VICTOR A. PEREIRA
(born 1926; ex Deputy Supdt. Police, Uganda). Husband of Christine.
Father of Savio, Helen/Alexis and Simon. Brother of Tony,
Christopher and Rose Correa.
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Peter Forrest: View from the Hill
3 Feb: Hampstead & Highgate Express (London). Daphne
and I are in Goa: same place, same hotel, same room, same
time of year - as for the last 11 years. Goa at this time
of year has a climate like the West Indies but at half the
price … the main reason we now go to Goa year-after-year,
'back-to-back', is the people … Goan youngsters' linguistic
skills make me very envious.
Peter Forrest is a former Highgate councillor and is a spokesman
for Hornsey and Wood Green Conservatives. 718 words. Click
here.
Party 24/7
10 Feb: The Economic Times. It's true. Once you visit Goa,
you feel compelled to return again and again and again.
I love Goa - even though my fast-paced city upbringing will
not let me stay in this 'susegad' (laid back) state for
more than eight days at a stretch. Even though you won't
get breakfast at 7 am and all shops close at 1 pm for lunch
and the siesta, you gotta love the place. Then again, who
wakes up at 7 am in Goa! … For text, 402 words, click
here.
Goa Spa Resort voted as the No. 1 in the world.
11 Feb: Financial Express. Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa,
a lifestyle spa destination, has been voted as the Number
One spa in the world by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine last
month in London. Click
here.
Going on holiday: Heritage hotels define Goan hospitality
13 Feb: daily News & Analysis. Feature article on Siolim
House, Solar dos Colacos of Ribandar and Maria de Lourdes
Figueiredo de Albuquerque’s Loutolim mansion. 556
words. http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1012737
SITE WATCH
Goa: Property for Sale
Over 100 properties for sale in Goa. Based on average advertised
prices over 3 months: studio flat £18,331; 1 bed flat
£22,744; 2 bed flat £25,293; 3 bed flat £31,382;
3 bed house £64,744; 4 bed house £83,512. http://www.findaproperty.com/area2954.html
GOA NEWS HEADLINES
Gigabyte to set up mfg, R&D hub
in Goa
10 Feb: Computer Reseller News. Gigabyte Technology, a Taiwan-based
manufacturer of motherboards, recently announced its plan
to set up a manufacturing and R&D hub in Goa. "The
company plans to pump in about $10 million for the project,"
says Richard Ma, executive vice president, Gigabyte Technology.
For this purpose, Gigabyte Technology is in the process of
acquiring 10 acres of land in Goa. Click
here.
Indian phone firms slash prices
10 Feb. BBC News. India's state-run telecoms companies have
announced plans to cut long distance call charges to just
one rupee a minute. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4701842.stm
Goa tries to repair its reputation.
By Amelia Gentleman
12 Feb: International Herald Tribune. Excerpts: Goa tourists
have been confronted this season with posters warning them
of the presence of pedophiles roaming the seafront …
Charity workers have set up surveillance stations on four
of the state's most popular northern beaches to help monitor
suspicious behavior among foreigners; a team of workers is
paid to patrol the beaches to keep an eye on visitors; and
tourists are invited to call dedicated hotline numbers if
they see any fellow vacationers engaging in troubling behavior.
1028 words. Click
here.
Dabolim has no scope for expansion
13 Feb: Herald. Contrary to claims by the Congress leadership
about upgradation of the Dabolim airport, Union Civil Aviation
Minister Praful Patel says, “the existing facilities
at Dabolim cannot be extended further due to non-availability
of land.” …
In a letter to MP Churchill Alemao, the Union civil aviation
minister has further sought to put to rest the controversy
over the ownership of Dabolim airport saying, “the existing
airport at Dabolim belongs to Indian Navy…” http://oheraldo.in/node/9769
Goa to focus on e-governance
14 Feb: The Hindu. Goa Governor S.C. Jamir, who addressed
members of the Legislative Assembly on the first day of the
five-day winter session that began here on Monday, announced
the Government's plans to formulate a blueprint to introduce
e-governance in the State by adopting the public-private partnership
model, and provide broadband connectivity in all villages.
Click
here.
Goa: Ingo Grill to go
14 Feb: Herald. Ingo Grill, the German national known for
his Saturday Night Market has been served a Deportation notice
… Police sources revealed that well over 30 foreigners
are to be expelled. The police are also collecting vital information
on some foreigners who are suspected of illegal activities.
453 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/9814
Rampant pollution forces farmers
to kill a mine owner in Goa
15 Feb: Down To Earth For more than ten years, residents of
Saleli in Goa had complained to the government authorities
against the menace of stone crushing units in their village.
On December 28, 2005 their patience ran out: the enraged villagers
attacked and killed Prithviraj Rane, who was on a visit to
Saleli to survey a site for his new stone crushing unit. 1043
words. Click
here.
Goa: Shopping: A Haven
15 Feb. Femina. The next time you go to Goa, you and your
kids can treat yourself to another shopping experience. Shopper’s
Paradise, a one-stop store owned by Pele and Bibiana Gomes
has party clothes, casual wear, lingerie, shoes, accessories
and other separates. It also stocks kid’s wear. Available
at Navlekar Trade Centre, M G Road, Panaji and also at Abade
Faria Road, Margao
Tips for NRIs to Maintain Bank Accounts
16 Feb: Economic Times of India. Click
here.
Bill provides relief to landlords
16 Feb: Herald. A Bill was introduced in the Goa Assembly
on Wednesday seeking to provide some relief to landlords against
the tenants. As per the Goa Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction)
Control (Amendment) Bill, 2006, the landlord will be entitled
to evict his tenant from the dwelling house if the latter
has a residence within 5 kms radius from the village or city
where the disputed dwelling is situated. 288 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/9897
Bill Clinton’s Goa visit begins
Feb. 17th
16 Feb. Herald. Former US President Bill Clinton is scheduled
to arrive in Goa on February 17 on a two-day visit, along
with a delegation of the Bill Clinton Foundation. Clinton
will be in Goa on behalf of his foundation’s HIV/AIDS
initiative. http://oheraldo.in/node/9894
Konkani Identity Of A True Goan?
16 Feb: Herald. Goa seems to get caught up in one controversy
after the other that keeps raging, we have had the VCD on
freedom struggle, Konkani V/s Marathi language issue, the
opinion poll, Mopa Airport and now the battle between Konkani
v/s Konkani is over its script … We have a cosmopolitan
populace in Goa who speak different languages … most
white collared jobs in the private sector are filled with
these hardworking outsiders who have built fortunes, married
our pretty Goan girls and made Goa their homes. Our NRIs have
become rich and famous, these Goans are educated to the hilt
and are proud to communicate in konkani to preserve the Goan
identity. 969 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/9927
IN THE NEWS
Carol Andrade: Enchanted
10 Feb. Economic Times of India. Carol Andrade loves London
and tells us why. Click
here.
Youthful India confident it can offer
a cure for the ailing West
11 Feb: The Telegraph (UK). Bristling with confidence, India
aims to capture the fast-growing market for off-shore health
care - and help solve the crisis of surging medical costs
in the developed world … a total body scan to detect
early cancer for £72, compared with £2,200 quoted
in Britain. A room with food and nursing costs £35 a
night … Leslie Smith, founder of Medibrokers in Britain,
said it would not be long before charter flights packed with
medical tourists descended on the sub-continent's medical
hubs - Bombay, Bangalore, Poona and Goa. "We're going
to see jumbo jets painted white bringing people over for due
diligence check-ups, like brain and body scans," he said
… 748 words. Click
here.
India's medical facilities big hit
in UK
11 Feb: Hindustan Times. About 150,000 foreigners seek treatment
in Indian hospitals for non-emergency conditions every year
… BUPA is sending patients to Jaslok hospital in Mumbai,
says Colonel Masand, the hospital's director-general. The
NHS, however, is proving reluctant. It has denied that it
had sent any patients to India or planned to do so but declined
to give any explanation for the policy. Click
here.
Qatar: Stranded expat’s woes
highlighted at Indian embassy
11 Feb: Gulf Times. (Qatar). The Indian embassy yesterday
decided to initiate steps to rehabilitate a family from Goa
that has been stranded in Qatar for over two years, after
its sole bread-winner was forced to wind up his small restaurant.
644 words. Click
here.
Oxford to target students from India
12 Feb: Financial Times. Lord Patten, chancellor of Oxford
University, will visit India next month as part of a drive
to attract the brightest students from around the world. “Globalisation
doesn’t end at the Thames Valley,” the former
European commissioner and governor of Hong Kong told the Financial
Times in an interview … Lord Patten, who will also co-chair
his first annual meeting of the UK-India Round Table in Goa,
spoke of a crisis in higher education and research in Europe.
Click
here.
Wanna rent a womb, come to Anand
12 Feb: Times of India. Smita Pandya (29) is one of several
middle-class women who are opting to rent out their wombs
to childless NRI couples … Agencies abroad may charge
about $30,000 and the surrogate mother is given another $15,000.
In India, the couple just need to clear the medical bills
and pay about Rs 1 lakh or more to the surrogate mother. 452
words. Click
here.
Amitabh Bachchan Has a Cold
12 Feb: New York Times. Excerpt: Among Amitabh Bachchan’s
millions of fans is Zarina Fernandes, 48, a bank clerk in
Goa, who has devoted her life to Mr. Bachchan, whom, she said
in an interview, she believed was "so close to God himself."
Ms. Fernandes saw Mr. Bachchan in a film called "Anand"
when she was 17 and made what she called "an instant
spiritual connection." The connection is so strong that
Ms. Fernandes never married because no suitor could live up
to Mr. Bachchan's lanky, brooding perfection. Click
here.
NRIs in the Gulf asked to undergo
HIV tests before marriage
12 Feb: PTI. With AIDS cases touching epidemic proportions,
parents of marriageable girls seeking alliances with NRIs
settled in the gulf are increasingly asking the prospective
bridegrooms to undergo HIV tests. Click
here.
Laila Rouass: £1 million indecent
proposal
12 Feb. Mail on Sunday (UK). Footballers' Wives star Laila
Rouass knows all about romance - an Arab tycoon once made
her a Pounds 1 million indecent proposal … she was offered
a cool £250,000 to disrobe for Playboy … Rouass
is the eldest of seven children and grew up in London's Brick
Lane. Her Goan mother was a housewife and her Moroccan father
a chef … 2043 words. For the GVUK Laila Rouass Supplement
click
here.
New Exhibit to Mark the 500th Anniversary
of Saint Francis Xavier
13 Feb: eMediaWire. Visitors can explore the Lisbon of Saint
Francis at a new exhibit at one of the city's finest museums.
In "Saint Francis Xavier - His Life and Times" at
the Cordoaria Nacional Museum … Admission is free for
anyone named Francis Xavier … More information available
at http://www.ppcj.pt/sfx/
For text of article, 560 words, click
here.
Canada: Feature article: Retiring
to one's roots |
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13 Feb: The Toronto Star. Like
many other retired Torontonians, Rita and Vishnu Mathur
found their version of an oceanside paradise in Goa.
They're among a growing number of foreign citizens —
Europeans, Indian expats from Britain, and a few intrepid
Canadians, even some with no roots in India —
drawn to Goa by a fine climate, low cost of living,
and cosmopolitan culture … |
The Mathurs decided
to buy a place in Goa three years ago … Their
next-door neighbours in Candolim, another Toronto couple
— Joan Holben and Moishe Goldberg, happen to live
in the same Annex neighbourhood back home … "Goa
is great but it's all European. One must not delude
oneself that this is the real India," says Holben.
Health care is not a concern, insists Jay Bajaj, 59,
an independent filmmaker from Toronto. Bajaj has diabetes
and heart problems … "In Florida, we'd be
bored," says Vishnu. "Here, around the pool
and at the beach you'll meet people from all over the
world, so it's very multicultural that way, just like
Toronto." For photo and full text, 1736 words,
click
here. |
Retiring in Goa
14 Feb: Talking Retirement. The Toronto Star has an excellent
article, Retiring to one’s roots … But it quickly
moves beyond seeing India as appealing to only people with
ancestral roots there. Based on the article, Goa sounds like
a wonderful place with “a fine climate, low cost of
living, and cosmopolitan culture.” The article also
covers the practical matters of living there by covering health
care, the currency exchange rate, and even owning your home
in Goa … If you’re looking for a place to retire
to, you owe it to yourself to check this out. Click
here.
'Portugal is a door to the European
Union'
15 Feb: Deccan Herald. Devika Sequeira interviews Portugal’s
Consul-General in Goa, Pedro Cabral Adao about applications
for Portuguese nationality etc. 922 words. Click
here.
A beach flavour
16 Feb: the Hindu. The Goan Food Festival at The Chancery
encompasses all the happy flavours of the Indian sunshine
State. For photo and full text click
here.
Cabinet OKs voting rights for Indians
abroad
16 Feb: Indian Express. Indians now working or studying
abroad will now be able to have a say in who governs their
constituency back home. Click
here.
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
Goanet draws on a number of sources to discuss AIDS in
the Gulf region. It says, for instance, "that with
AIDS cases reaching epidemic proportions, parents of marriageable
girls seeking alliances with NRIs settled in the Gulf are
increasingly asking the prospective bridegroom to undergo
HIV tests.
So great is the growth in civil aviation in India that,
the Indian Air Force is being asked to provide pilots in
large numbers for the growing aviation market. State run
Air India alone has sought 250 pilots from the Air Force
and there were more requests from other quarters. Such news
suggests that, training to become a pilot is an attractive
career option.
Much information about the Indian Navy and its role in the
Indian Ocean region has been provided on Goanet recently.
Note was made that, six Scorpene submarines are being built
to be based close to Goa in Karwar. Navy buffs will find
much that is of considerable interest. This is succinctly
expressed by Admiral Arun Prakash that, " the economic
resurgence of our country depends on maritime peace. We
are now poised to take our place as a regional power."
It was also noted elsewhere, about the strategic importance
of the area around the Indian subcontinent where 40% of
the world's population lives.
In a detailed article titled Retiring to One's Roots, there
is a good account of retired Torontonians enjoying life
in Candolim. There is also another article (The British
are Coming) about the many Brits who now go to Goa to purchase
property and spend a lot of their time there.
Economic measures indicate that, India is a globalizing
success story. Average incomes have risen by 3 to 4 per
cent a year and doubled since 1980. However, it would appear
that, poverty has fallen more slowly than one would expect.
Is this so in Goa too? Find out about the paradox of rising
prosperity amidst a pool of poverty in articles on Goanet.
Finally, among several innovations, Goa University has proceeded
to adapt many of its undergraduate courses/programmes to
become modularised and semesterised. There are many reasons
for this kind of modernisation but a key one is to make
it possible for foreign students e.g. American, African
or British, to undertake one or more semesters of study
and credit accumulation from Goa University. I particularly
welcome such a move, having personally innovated such changes
in UK universities in the past and having written extensively
about such changes in educational texts.
More details can be found at the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org
Or to subscribe to Goanet, send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
UK: TV HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Sun. 19/2: ITV 4: 10.00pm (110mins)
Romper Stomper
Film: Controversial portrayal of a Melbourne gang
of skinheads, involved in racial battles against members of
local ethnic communities. 1993. Cert.18
Tues. 21/2: BBC 2: 11.50pm (30mins)
Holidays in the Danger Zone
Documentary: The Ganges: Ben Anderson explores the
holy city of Varanasi, where the sheer volume of burials has
turned the river into a health hazard.
Wed. 22/2: BBC 2: 9.00pm 60mins)
The Apprentice.
New series 1/12: Aspiring business tycoons put themselves
in the firing line as they vie for a top job in Alan Sugar’s
global empire. Syed and Nargis are two of the 14 contestants.
Thurs. 23/2: BBC 2: 3.20am (60mins)
Uncharted Territory
Documentary: Juliet Morris and property expert Nigel
Leck present a guide for anyone who has dreamed of owning
a property abroad. Kerala in India is the destination for
two property pioneers.
Thurs.23/2: Travel Channel: 6.30pm
(30mins) Earthwalkers
Goa, India.
Fri. 24/2: Hallmark: 3.00pm (120mins)
The Ascent
Film: Rachel Ward and Ben Cross star in a drama about
the courageous exploits of a group of Italian prisoners of
war at a British camp in the shadow of Mount Kenya during
World War II.
Radio
23rd 24th 27th 28th: BBC Radio 4:
3.45pm (15mins) This Sceptred Isle: Empire
Christopher Lee's ground-breaking narrative history series
telling the story of the growth of Britain's Empire. These
four episodes deal with the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sat. 25 Feb. 4 pm to 10:30 pm at Archbishop
Lanfranc School, Croydon. Traditional Red
& Black evening to celebrate Goan carnival, partly
in aid of PEACE HAVEN. Enliven yourself with live bands -
Level 4 and Chicco. Dress - Red & Black combination. Tickets
(inc. Buffet & snacks) adults £15.00, children 4-12
years £5.00. contact- 0208 932 9375, 0208 640 6589,
0208 681 8716 or email: normancortez@hotmail.com,
chicokey72@hotmail.com
or cornmonty@tiscali.co.uk
Sun. 26 Feb. Mungul Union
(UK) celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at White
Hart Lane School Hall, White Hart Lane, London N22. Live music
by "MAZ & CO" and Disco by "FANTASY".
Mass at 12.30 pm. For tickets and details, contact by email,
piadsilva@hsbc.com
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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