COMMUNITY NEWS

Francisco D'Souza one of youngest CEOs in US
15 Jan: Times of India. Francisco D'Souza, chief executive of software firm Cognizant Technology Solutions, along with 20 others, has been named as the youngest CEOs in America by business publication Forbes… D'Souza has been an officer at Cognizant for 11 years now, chief executive since 2007, and chief operating officer since 2003, when he was a mere 33," the magazine said. 253 words.
Francisco D'Souza was born in Nairobi; son of Sushila and Placido D'Souza; brother of Jacinta, Lucia and Maria; husband of Inez. Click here.

Hockey: Dar es Salaam: Menino Gomes and Cosmas Damian scoop awards
16 Jan: This Day (Tanzania). The National Hockey Championship were played out in Moshi this week with the teams vying for the Mapinduzi Cup … Menino Gomes of DI scooped the youngest player award while his team-mate Cosmas Damian was named the best goalkeeper. Click here.

Scumdog asks Freida Pinto to strip

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Australia: Dr Russell D'Souza: Psychiatrist to rescue
21 Jan: Whittlesea Leader (Aus.) …The Burmese Government will not allow foreign aid into the country so a top Melbourne psychiatrist is training Burmese Australians to return home to help their families and friends. Dr Russell D'Souza, director of the Northern Psychiatry Research Centre's bipolar clinic and research program, said disaster victims were suffering depression and anxiety and often turning to alcohol to cope… Dr D'Souza can be contacted at the research centre on 8405 8917… 154 words.
For a profile of Dr D’Souza click here.

Keith Vaz wins Diabetes UK parliamentary award
21 Jan: Diabetes UK. …Keith Vaz won the inaugural Diabetes UK Parliamentary Champion Award … The eight nominations for the award were announced throughout 2008 and the winner was chosen by Diabetes UK campaigners, staff and website visitors. The awards aim to recognise politicians who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in raising awareness of diabetes in Parliament… Click here.

Goan Mozambicans: a case study
21 Jan: Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, pages 19-47. 2009. The Disquieting of History: Portuguese (De) colonization and Goan Migration in the Indian Ocean. By Pamila Gupta. This article presents a case study of Goan Mozambicans … Many chose to emigrate to Portuguese Africa between the 1920s and 1950s. An ethnographic life history approach is employed to access individual varied experiences of migration... [Info from Frederick Noronha’s alert on GoaNet] Click here.

Clarence Dias: Human rights worker with UN ties caught with child pornography
21 Jan: New York Daily News. A high-ranking human rights worker with ties to the United Nations was nabbed at Kennedy Airport Tuesday with kiddie porn in his suitcase, officials said. Clarence Dias, 65, president of the International Center for Law in Development, whose offices are located at the UN, had the smut in his carry-on bag … Dias - who holds a doctorate in law from Bombay University and Cornell Law School claimed the porn was for research, authorities said… 387 words. Click here.
For a profile of Dr Clarence J. Dias, click here.

Neville Pereira’s Kenyan father would be stunned at Obama
21 Jan: Concord Monitor (USA). Neville Pereira, the longtime local restaurateur and Barack Obama supporter watched the inauguration with his wife, Stephanie. He watched a man whose father was born and raised in Kenya, in a town called Nyang'oma, 40 miles from Pereira's hometown of Kisumu…That's where he watched his own father, Eddie, fight for civil rights and Kenyan independence against British colonialism. That's where his father died 14 years ago, murdered by a corrupt government in a corrupt nation…. Photo + 969 words. Click here.
The video still here shows Neville and his brother, Benegal, meeting Obama during his campaign trail. To access the video clip, click here.

Toronto: 2009 GOA Carnival Nite: Feb. 21
22 Jan: Mangalorean.com. By Sara Ferrao. The Goan Overseas Association is once again all geared up to celebrate '2009 GOA Carnival Nite', on February 21, 2009. The Goan Overseas Association is once again dedicating this year's Carnival Dance as an event that will help support Goan children in need within the community … Text and 5 photos of the 2008 event. Click here.

JONATHAN MARQUES:

Fri. 23 Jan. G.O.A. MASS FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF JONATHAN MARQUES on Friday 23rd January 2009 at SS Peter & Paul, Cranmer Road, Mitcham CR4 4LD. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6.30pm followed by Mass at 7pm.

Mass and march for lost teenager
15 Jan: Reading Chronicle. Family, friends and members of the Goan community from Swindon, Maidenhead and London will gather at a special mass for Jonathan Marques, at 11am-12pm at St James’ Church in Forbury Road, Reading, on Saturday. They will then assemble at 1 pm at the family home in Bamburgh Close, Whitley, with banners and posters before retracing the first part of his route to school… 200 words. Click here.

Computers taken in search for teen
15 Jan: Reading Chronicle. Police have taken away family computers after searching missing teenager Jonathan Marques’ home until late last night…The family left Goa three years ago and had recently agreed to holiday there in August for what would be their first visit home… 330 words + family photo. Click here.

Doorstep questions in hunt for Jonathan
15 Jan: Reading Chronicle. 265 words. Click here.

'Shock and disbelief' at school of missing teen
15 Jan: Reading Chronicle. 560 words. Click here.
Video: Help Find Jonathan. 2m. 11s. Click here.

Dive team to search river
15 Jan: BBC News. Divers are due to search a river for clues as to the whereabouts of teenager who went missing from his Berkshire home more than a week ago… 518 words. Click here.

Video + text: Police search widens
16 Jan: Reading Evening Post. Police are preparing to search waterways and streams amid fears Jonathan Marques may have plunged through the ice on his way to school. Specialist officers will be conducting an extensive search of the area around where Jonathan was last spotted… More than 100 members of the Goan community from Swindon, Maidenhead and London will gather at 1pm on Saturday at the family home … 666 words. 1m. 07s. Click here.

Paper turns to Facebook to help find missing teen
16 Jan: Hold The Front Page. The Reading Evening Post set up the group 'Help Find Missing Schoolboy Jonathan Marques' … Membership has climbed rapidly, now standing at over 760, while the newspaper has added a downloadable poster, video and updates… The Evening Post has helped to organise a bus to transport marchers to the start of the route on Saturday which will be led by his family and community members. 306 words. Click here.
For the Facebook group, click here.

Prayer Service Plan
16 Jan: BBC News. A prayer service will be held at St James's Church on Saturday at 1100 GMT. A search of his school grounds is also due to take place on Saturday… 472 words. Click here.

March for Jonathan
17 Jan: Reading Evening Post. Hundreds of people gathered at a church service this morning to say prayers for the missing teenager Jonathan Marques. They then gathered at his home with his parents, two sisters and brother to retrace the last known steps of Jonathon’s journey... 183 words. Click here.

Last steps retraced
17 Jan: BBC News. About 150 family and friends gathered for a prayer service at St James's Church before retracing his route to school and handing out leaflets. Meanwhile, police are searching his school grounds and divers are planning a search of the Kennet and Avon canal. A Facebook group set up to help with the hunt has been joined by more than 1,100 people… 443 words. Click here.

Facebook group exceeds 1,000
17 Jan: Reading Evening Post. 1,200 people have signed up to a social networking website set up last week to help find missing teenager Jonathan Marques… Evan Correia is a family friend who has been helping to co-ordinate the search for Jonathan and he was delighted with the response to the facebook group… 431 words. Click here.
To join the Jonathan Marques facebook group, click here.

Marchers join forces
17 Jan: Reading Chronicle. More than 200 supporters gathered at the family home in Reading for an hour long march … The Marques family were joined on the march by fellow countrymen who had travelled as far afield as Maidenhead, London and Swindon… 460 words. Click here.

Police search rivers
19 Jan: Reading Evening Post. Police are today continuing the hunt for Jonathan Marques with a boat being deployed to search County Lock … Strong currents meant divers could not enter the water as they did on Friday around Fobney Lock… Text, 681 words and photo of the Marques family. Click here.

Divers forced to delay search
19 Jan: Reading Chronicle. Divers due to search a canal for missing Jonathan Marques have had to delay their operation because of the weather… Instead they will go out in a boat and check what they can from above water… 185 words. Click here.

Video of Konkani Church Service and March
19 Jan: Reading Evening Post. A Konkani mass was heard at St James’s Church on Saturday … Following the church service, volunteers marched the route from Jonathan’s home to his school … It was attended by people from the Goan community from Reading, Swindon, Maidenhead and London …“It is absolutely tremendous that the whole Goan community has come together to support them in this way” … 2m. 58s. Click here.

Reconstruction of teen's last known walk
19th Jan: Reading Chronicle. A boy who looks like missing teenager Jonathan Marques will help police create a reconstruction of his last known movements tomorrow… Police officers will walk next to the actor and carry pictures of Jonathan… The reconstruction walk will start at 8.30am and head towards Blessed Hugh Faringdon School in Fawley Road, Southcote. 340 words. Click here.

Text + Video: Plans to trace Jonathan’s route
20 Jan: Reading Evening Post. The last known route taken by missing schoolboy Jonathan Marques is due to be reconstructed by police today in a bid to jog people’s memories… Yesterday police divers had their search for the missing schoolboy hindered by bad weather… PC Nick Peck said yesterday: “The information we have been given is that Jonathan’s last route to school was along the towpath towards the Cunning Man public house so our plan was to spot dive every bridge between here and there. 482 words. Click here.

Goans in UK pray for missing Indian
20 Jan: Times of India. The Goan community in Britain has come together to pray for the safe return of an Indian-origin boy- Jonathan Marques, who is reportedly missing since January 6. Prayer meetings have been organised in Reading and London … 300 words. Click here.

Reconstruction of missing Jonathan's route
20 Jan. Reading Chronicle. A school friend of missing Jonathan Marques this morning retraced a route he may have taken on the morning he disappeared to jog people’s memories… 156 words. Click here.

Video + text: What next in search for Jonathan Marques?
21 Jan: Reading Evening Post. Police said they are waiting for a “Eureka moment” to work out what has happened to missing teen Jonathan Marques… A family friend who is in the year below Jonathan walked the route Jonathan took… Ancet Marques, Jonathan’s second cousin said: "We’ve had people leaving their jobs, all the way from Swindon, London, all over the UK, the prayers from Goa, everywhere all the people are praying for Jonathan.”… Text, 589 words. Click here.Video 2m. 22s. Click here.

Jonathan Marques: Police probe rucksack clue
22 Jan. Reading Chronicle. A mystery black rucksack dumped near a brook may hold vital clues in the search for missing schoolboy Jonathan Marques… the bag was completely empty…. Det Sgt Sarah Lawson took the bag away for analysis… 629 words. Click here.

‘London sighting’ of missing Jonathan Marques
22 Jan: Reading Evening Post. A possible sighting in London of missing teen Jonathan Marques is being investigated by police… Detective Chief Inspector Stan Gilmour, said it was the largest-scale missing person investigation in Reading he has seen, with a core of 25 dedicated officers .. He said: “The sighting in London is something we are currently looking at and we are trying to prioritise and collaborate all the evidence that is coming in.” 493 words. Click here.

DEATHS

21 Jan: Goa. QUITERIA VAZ (ex-Tanzania).

18 Jan: Bastora, Goa. JOE MARQUIS (Born 1934, Ex-Dar es Salaam; C Marquis & Son, Mapusa). Husband of Eva. Father of Ramona/Naumann Braganca, Irene/Joseph Nazareth, Cajetan/Queency and Lloyd/Lavina. Grandfather of Vanessa, Tristan, Tallulah, Vernon, Reuben, Noella, Sabina, Walden and Laura. Brother of late Olympia/Eusebio D'Souza. Brother in law of Frank/Sofia, Philomena/Benicio Fortes, Julian/late Mary Tara and Fatima/Pl Dourado.

17 Jan: Canada. JOSE SOLON GODINHO JACQUES. Husband of Maria Fatima Lemos e Jacques. Father of Ranjana and Ranjit. Son of late Luis Gonzaga/late Maria dos Anjos. Brother of Trifonio/Maria Aline, Wilma/Jose Filipe, Maria Lourdes/Dr Rui Souza, late Jose Manuel Lemos/Sonia, Nirmala./Remedios Fernandes, Sandhya/Edwin Luis. Cremated on Jan. 19th in Canada.

16 Jan: Panjim, Goa. MACELINA JOAO ESTROCIO. Wife of Ambrosio Nicolau. Mother of Inez/Jose, Anita/Pascoal, Anthony/Tressi (UK), Succorine/Nelson (UK), Piedade/Annie, Manuel/Vancy and Peter/Maria.

16 Jan: Guirim, Goa. TEODOTO GREGORIO CARVALHO. Brother of Peter Paul/Marie Carvalho (Canada), late Victor/Patsy, late Bro Venancio Mariano SJ and Pauline D'Mello (UK).

15 Jan: Santa Cruz, Goa ALEIXINHO RODRIGUES. Husband of Christalina. Father of Bonnie/Anthony (New Zealand), Brenda/Rony (Kuwait), Billy (Dubai).

WHO THE BLEEP CARES?
Weekly column by Selma Carvalho. Do leave your feedback at carvalho_sel@yahoo.com

Who the Bleep cares about lessons of childhood?

Two days ago I decided it was time for me to teach my toddler daughter an important lesson of childhood. We were in a shop and on top of her allotted quota of two lollipops, she wanted, with all the greed that only toddlers can display, another packet of sweeties. It was time to teach her that unlimited number of sweeties was bad for her teeth; that one had to make a choice in life; that one couldn’t have everything they wanted, or whatever lesson it is that mothers hope to teach their children when they deny them sweeties. So I said no.

She wailed and howled and kicked and cried until the wet tears pricked her tiny pink lips and made my heart churn like fresh butter but I stuck to my guns. Being in a shop, which also has a post office, of course I was met with the disapproving, judgmental looks of old British women wearing sensible shoes and men in tweed coats, who were quite sure I was being a bad mother. So we left the shop, all of us unhappy, most of all the shop-keeper, for I had upset the equilibrium in his shop.

We boarded the bus and sat in the stony silence that mothers and daughters sometimes share, she quite convinced that I was an evil witch and I smug, that I had taught my daughter “a lesson.” But as the cool, crisp wind of winter bruised against my cheek, my thoughts went back to when I was a little girl and my mother had taught me the same lesson. I must have been about six or seven because I remember it clearly to this day. We were in a general stores owned by a kindly Keralite man, as most stores were in the 1970s in Dubai where I spent most of my formative years. I had decided that I wanted more chocolate than I could eat for I had a deep fondness for the gooey, melty, cocoa delicacy. My mother had decided it was time for me to learn The Lesson. And so I had cried bitterly until the Keralite man insisted that I have the chocolates for free and my mother insisted that was not the point of The Lesson. When all recourse to reasoning and rationality failed, she scooped me up in her tired arms and took me home still screaming and howling.

Over the course of the years I have outgrown many things; my need to play with dolls, wear chunky jewellery, purple eye-shadow, the latest shoes, mini-skirts, all-night parties, toxic friends, men with long-hair but I have never outgrown my greed for chocolates and I still eat two bars every day. Which made me think, sitting in the red bus in the biting cold of London, next to my daughter, do we really learn any lessons in childhood? Most of the things we figure out by ourselves as we grow older and the rest is who we were and always meant to be.

TRAVEL & TOURISM NEWS:

UTVi interview with India’s Minister of Tourism
15 Jan: Indian Television. UTVi interview with India’s Minister of Tourism, Ambika Soni, on Saturday 17th January at 4 pm … She points out that the hotel room rates in cities like Mumbai and Delhi should be bought down … She also throws light upon the Scarlett Keeling murder case in Goa adding that crime against women will be one of the biggest challenges in the years to come for Indian tourism… Click here.
UTVi is at www.utvi.com/

Goa: £239 return. 7-Nights. Depart 20 Jan
16 Jan: Travel Zoo. Monster Travel have a limited number of seats to Goa at the special price of only £239 per person. Flying from East Midlands on 20 January, this offer is staying 7 nights at the Palmarinha hotel on a bed and breakfast basis. Call Monster Travel FREE on 0808 202 4888. Click here.

Global meltdown continues to hit tourism industry in Goa
16 Jan: PTI. … The impact has already started showing up as Monarch, one of the largest chartered flight carrier, cancelled its once a week Goa operations from January 9 onwards…There are lots of Goans who live in England. They also are reluctant to plan their homeland visit … 496 words. Click here.

Indian railway journey cancelled over security fears
17 Jan: Zimbabwe News.Net. … The tour, from Kolkata to Mumbai via Goa, was denied security assurances from the Goa government. The train package tour would have included hostesses, belly-dancers, multi-cuisine food and a star-studded Bollywood night… the Goa Tourism Department said after the Mumbai terror attacks, the government would be unable to provide security. 102 words. Click here.

Going Ga Ga Over Goa
17 Jan: Herald. Rather than a new bridge over the Zuari, a proposal has been made for an underwater tunnel enabling people to enjoy the underwater world of River Zuari… there have been renewed calls for an Oceanarium, Planetarium and Dolphinarium… 952 words. Click here.

British national found dead
18 Jan: Herald. A British national, Robbie Peter Downes (54) was found dead in his rented room at Colomb, Canacona on Friday morning. The police have ruled out foul play. His wife, Sheila Mary Thwaites, is reported to have given a statement that her husband was heavily drunk the previous night and had gone to sleep without any food. Click here.

Tourists numbers to Goa drop by over 50%
19 Jan: Economic Times. It’s now official. The number of tourists to Goa has more than halved thanks to the current slowdown. Unlike, the over 25 lakh travellers, who flocked to Goa in 2007-08, only a little over 11 lakh have visited the state during 2008-09… The number of charters, too, flying to Goa has fallen from 748 in 2007-08 to 247 as of January this year…Domestic travellers also seem to have given Goa a miss… 569 words. Click here.

Editorial: Taking grip of Goan land!
19 Jan: Herald. … Last year, the Goa government amended an age-old act to restrict the sale of land to foreigners in the state…However, what finally came out was the government banning the sale of property [by foreigners]… 674 words. Click here. [Ed: It is the retrospective application of the law which is most obnoxious].

Russians, locals clash at Benaulim
20 Jan: Herald. Colva police rushed to Benaulim as a scuffle between a group of Russians and locals threatened to turn into a major law and order problem. The incident occurred when the Russian group allegedly assaulted a local after an unknown person allegedly played a prank on a female member of the group… 199 words. Click here.

Slum tours get Slumdog Millionaire boost
21 Jan: The Times (UK). The odours meander from the faint stench of rotting fish to the reek of human waste - not quite what should be expected from one of the season's hippest holiday destinations. But Mumbai's controversial “slum tourism” industry, which promises fee-paying outsiders a glimpse of life inside the city's impoverished shantytowns, is flourishing. Numbers are up as Westerners shun the beaches of Goa and palaces of Rajasthan to experience the reality behind the most talked about British film in years: Slumdog Millionaire… 780 words. Click here.

Gatwick to Goa Flights
21 Jan: Charterflights. Gatwick to Goa: 23 or 30 January, 7 or 14 nights, £223 return. 20 February, 28 nights, £223 return. 31 January, 7 nights, £226.50 return. Call 0845 045 0237 or check the link below. Click here.

Fiona Mackeown: 'I can't let them get away with it'

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21 Jan: The Guardian (UK). In the year since her daughter was murdered in Goa, Fiona McKeown has single-handedly fought a botched police investigation, endured vicious attacks in the media and even faced charges of neglect… At the end of this month, MacKeown plans to go back to Goa to commemorate Scarlett's death and to request, yet again, that the authorities release organs that had been taken, without MacKeown's knowledge, during two autopsies. 3099 words. For the facsimile version: Part 1, click here. Part 2, click here.
For the html version, click here.

IGO (Toronto) Seminar on Sustainable Tourism Development
22 Jan: Navhind Times. Goa Chamber of Commerce in association with the International Goan Organisation of Toronto is organising a seminar on “Sustainable Tourism Development” to be held on Friday, January 23 in Panaji. Mr Eduardo Faleiro Commissioner for NRI Affairs will be the chief guest…The Seminar is open to the public. Click here.

Asian tourism set for rocky ride in 2009
22 Jan: International Herald Tribune. … The gloom has since spread to places such as Goa, one of the country's top tourist draws where visitor arrivals fell 25 percent during the peak season, according to officials... Click here.

GOA NEWS HEADLINES

Dr Digambar Naik: Goa's Medical Revolutionary
Jan. 2009. Express Healthcare. Dr Digambar Surya Naik, MD of Vrundavan Hospital has created a chain of hospitals in Goa … Born in 1955 in Nerul, Goa, he did his MBBS from Goa Medical College … Today, the group hospitals at Mapusa, Calangute, Dodamarg and a Cosmetic Centre at Calangute. 1119 words. Click here.
For a video clip, 3m. 58s. Click here.
For the Hospital website click here.

Replace linen or face action, Vishwajeet to Hospicio hospital’s head
15 Jan: Herald. As dirty linen and torn pillows welcomed Health Minister, Vishwajeet Rane to Hospicio hospital’s paediatric ward, a visibly agitated Rane warned Hospicio Medical Superintendent, Dr Ruando De Sa to either replace the linen by Monday or even face suspension… 309 words. Click here.

Sonatina Mendes: In search of the artist behind the mask
15 Jan: Daily News & Analysis. … Born in Mumbai, educated in Goa and now residing in Baroda (by choice) Sonatina's work was first spotted in 2007 … Goan artist Sonatina Mendes makes her painting debut with a solo show in Mumbai. Prelude to an Overture by Sonatina Mendes at Hacienda art gallery till 27 January 2009… 479 words. Click here.

Master Guitarist Antonio Chainho to perform in Goa
15 Jan: Portal do Fado. The guitarist Antonio Chainho performs in Goa on 26 Jan. at the Festival of Monte .. He will be accompanied by Tiago Oliveira on classical guitar, the musicians Chhote Rahimat Khan (sitar) and Mayuresh (tabla) and Indian fadista Sonia Shirsat, who last year, performed at the Museu do Oriente, Lisbon … Text + photo. Click here.

Aires Rodrigues attack case: 7 chargesheeted
16 Jan: Navhind Times. The Panaji police chargesheeted 7 accused in social activist, Mr Aires Rodrigues and the historian, Mr Prajal Sakhardande attack case … the main accused in the attack case, Sandeep Vaigankar was subjected to lie detector and brain mapping … the chargesheet contains nearly 300 pages. Click here.

17% of Goan women are beaten by their husbands: survey
17 Jan: Navhind Times. The National Family Health Survey for Goa states that though the prevalence of spousal violence in Goa is much lower than the national average and currently stands at 17 per cent, the trend is quite serious with about one in six married women having reported experiencing spousal violence, either physical or sexual in nature. 781 words. Click here.

When ethnic differences are given new names
18 Jan. Times of India. The US may be all set to elect its first black president but arguments about alleged racism continue elsewhere. Just days ago, a three-year-old video revealed that Prince Harry had called a fellow soldier "Paki". And then Prince Charles, was criticised for calling an Indian polo-playing friend "Sooty"… In Goa, words such as "Ghati" (someone from across the ghats) or "Bhilo" (Konkani for outsider) are used in a derogatory sense… 783 words. Click here.

Website launched for Konkani people
18 Jan: The Hindu. The website of the Konkani Language and Culture Foundation , www.vishwakonkani.org was launched on Saturday by former Chief Minister of Goa Luizinho Faleiro… the website furnishes details about the history of Konkani language and the culture of Konkani-speaking people, the Konkani movement, the foundation’s activities and its future projects, a gallery of photographs, news, Konkani-links, organisations, learning konkani, etc. 206 words. Click here.

Goa: Males preferred
18 Jan: The Times of India. 83% of girls in the age group of six to 17 years attend school as compared to 87% of boys … About 9% of women and 11% of men want more sons than daughters, while only four percent of women and two percent of men want more daughters than sons… in keeping with moderate preference for a son, women in Goa are more likely to use contraception if they already have a son. 267 words. Click here.

Dr Jack de Sequeira: The Merger Issue and the Opinion Poll of 1967
19 Jan: GoaNet. By Bosco DeMello: After Goa's Liberation in 1961, a section of Goan society sought to merge Goa with Maharashtra. Several years later in 1966 the Government of India authorised a plebiscite on this issue that is now referred to as the Historic Opinion Poll … Click here.

Should tourists be hauled up for littering?
19 Jan: Times of India. The tourism industry as well as Panaji MLA Manohar Parrikar has given a thumbs up to Panaji going the Singapore way… In Singapore, littering and spitting is an environmental issue. Those caught flouting the rules are asked to cough up fines, do community service … 582 words. Click here.

Cidade de Goa: Raze extended portion in 3 months
21 Jan: Herald. In an important judgement, the Supreme Court directed demolition within three months of extended portion of Cidade de Goa hotel at Dona Paula and also ordered that some of the accesses which were blocked should be kept open to the public without any obstructions. 838 words. Click here.

Salcete's birth, death records in shreds
22 Jan: Times of India. If you were born in Margao prior to 1970 and are in need of procuring a copy of your birth certificate from the Margao sub-registrar's office, harbour no hope of finding the document in a usable form. Reason: Almost all the birth and death documents housed in the sub registrar's office are in a mutilated condition and on the verge of tearing into shreds upon the slightest touch. 450 words. Click here.

Commercialisation of state worries Goan bishop in Pak
22 Jan: Times of India. It was a quiet homecoming to his mother's house' in Ucassaim after eight years for Bishop Joseph Coutts, the Bishop of Faisalabad Diocese in Pakistan…. his father, Pedro Jose Couto, worked for ICI. "The British didn't like my father's long Portuguese name and told him "Peter Joseph Coutts should do fine for him," … 576 words. Click here.

Call for ban on Slumgdog Millionaire
22 Jan: Rediff. The Goa unit of a Hindu organisation has demanded a ban on the release of Slumdog Millionaire, saying the award-winning film hurts the religious sentiments of the majority community… 145 words. Click here.

Weekly Update
22 Jan: Weather: Max = 33.3; Min = 19.6; Humidity 54%
Exchange rates £= 67.59; $ = 49.12; Euro = 63.43

IN THE NEWS:

Ruth Fowler in Goa: 29 Dec to 3 Jan
15 Jan: Mimi in New York (Ruth Fowler Blogspot). Excerpt: I have to use the restroom … one of the hotel workers leads me to a bathroom. He waits outside the door while I pee, and when I emerge he leaps upon me and wrestles me to the wall, his tongue flailing madly like a lawn trimmer, murmuring 'kiss me, kiss me' his hand reaching for his zipper... I punch him, manage to escape … Click here.
Ruth Fowler was in Goa to film in “Donovan and the mysterious Rocks” For details click here.
From Wikipedia: Ruth Fowler (born 1979) is a British-born Los Angeles based author and journalist… Click here. For the Ruth Fowler website, click here.

Pamela Anderson: Dogs cannot use condoms
15 Jan: BBC News. Stray dogs in India should be sterilised not killed, says former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. She wrote to authorities in Mumbai "Dogs cannot use condoms but... they can be 'fixed' painlessly." … The High Court has ruled that strays should be killed as they were a "permanent nuisance" to the public… the strays across the states of Maharashtra and Goa may be disposed of if the High Court's ruling goes ahead… Click here.

Man who raped British journalist in India sent back to jail
16 Jan: Press Association (UK). A British journalist violently raped in India spoke of her 'huge relief' today as a court ordered her attacker back to prison. Guest house manager Parbat Singh had been jailed for 21 years but then released on bail three months later. Today the Supreme Court in Delhi found that he should never have been released… The British victim was attacked on Christmas Eve 2007 in Rajasthan, and said she struggled to get police and doctors to take her claim seriously… 404 words. Click here.
5 Aug. 2008. The Times (UK). … The victim said she had been asked to pay bribes of more than 25,000 rupees (£300) to a government legal officer during Singh's trial, as well as gifts to all the court officials… Photo of Parbat Singh. Click here.

Karachi: Vintage flour mills
17 Jan: The Daily Mail (Karachi) …The last flour mill of the British era was Goa Mills whose construction began in 1902 and it started its production in 1908.The mill was located at a place once called Cincinnatus Town... As it appears from its very name, the original owners of the mill were probably Goan . In 1936 the mill’s ownership appeared to have changed hands from Goan Christian to well-known Parsi political figure of Dadabhoy Navroji… 491 words. Click here.

Maharashtra: Priest alleges assault by cops
18 Jan: Express India. …The priest, Father Wilfred Fernandes, who is also the manager of St Joseph’s Primary School at Lonavala, was allegedly stripped and assaulted by some cops after he was accused of using a ruler while chastising a student... 574 words. Click here.

Scumdog asks Freida Pinto to strip
18 Jan: The News of the World (UK) …beautiful Freida Pinto nearly fell victim to a real-life scumdog. She thought her big screen break had come when she was picked by a Bollywood director for his new film and he almost convinced her to strip off for an X-rated sequence when she realised he had more on his mind than making movies… 248 words. Click here.

UK: Mixed-race family rise 'dramatic'
18 Jan: BBC. …Mixed-race partnerships were now so commonplace that some ethnic groups, such as Afro-Caribbean, were expected to virtually disappear. 50% Caribbean men, 20% black African men, 10% Indian men and women and 40% Chinese women are in a relationship with a partner from another race... Now, one in five children belongs to an ethnic minority ... 325 words. Click here.

UK: Vincent Cable is Mr Romantic
18 Jan: The Sunday Times (UK). In an interview with Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Vincent Cable describes his father’s fury at his decision to marry Olympia Rebelo, a Kenyan of Goan origin, in 1967 … “My father was furious,” says Cable. Neither of his parents attended the wedding, which was held at the Catholic cathedral in Nairobi… “But the priest realised that we were not religious and so withdrew the choir from the service.” … “My father ended up closer to Olympia than to his own wife, my mother.” … 402 words. Click here.

Fr Joseph Bertaina: Priest Killed in Attack in Kenya
18 Jan: Catholic News Agency. An elderly Italian priest apparently died of suffocation late Friday morning in Nairobi after two attackers tied him up and stuffed his mouth with papers. The attack took place in Fr. Giuseppe Bertaina’s office at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy [Langata, Nairobi] where the 82-year-old priest was the administrator … [He had been in Kenya since 1956]. 275 words. Click here.
21 Jan. Catholic Information Service. Death and Funeral (22 Jan) notice. Click here.

Britain to shut doors to foreign workers
19 Jan: NDTV. Britain is planning to ban advertising jobs overseas due to economic meltdown, a process which could hit Indian professionals aspiring for employment opportunities in UK…Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said "When it comes to immigration, in difficult economic times, I believe we need a tough system that offers British workers the first crack of the whip for jobs here." … Official figures show that immigrants have taken four out of every five new jobs in Britain since 1997. 274 words. Click here.

Mumbai: Two Britons, acquitted of paedophilia, asked to report to police
19 Jan: IANS. The Supreme Court Monday asked two Britons, acquitted by the Bombay High Court of charges of sexually abusing destitute boys in a Mumbai orphanage run by them, to mark their presence in the country by reporting twice to a police station in the metropolis every fortnight. 595 words. Click here.
21 Aug. 2004: Daily Telegraph (UK). Background article. Click here.

Goa: Boxing. Shaping the careers of many
21 Jan: Hindustan Times. Frabrizio Petroni, an Italian and former amateur boxer has been instrumental in putting Goa on the national boxing map through his Tiger Boxing Centre in Chapora, North Goa, where about 20 boys and girls train for free… Petroni funds this endeavour through a state-of-art gymnasium that caters to foreigners… The 38-year-old shifted base to India in 2000 on the recommendation of his wife … 265 words. Click here.

Around the Globe, a Pause for President Obama
21 Jan: The Washington Post. People around the world gathered in homes and public places to watch President Obama's inauguration … Anjuna, Goa: Esprito D'Souza, 27, hates television. But Tuesday afternoon, he was trying to rig up a set to watch Obama's inauguration at his family's Whole Bean Cafe … Fewer tourists have been coming since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November, he said, and many residents of Goa state are now deeply in debt… Click here.

Football: Marcio Barreto "Do not get out of India"
21 Jan: Trivela, Brazil. Many believe the half-Brazilian striker Marcio Barreto the best foreigner in the history of Indian football. He has been playing in India for 10 years… asked if he is thinking of playing for Brazil, he says, “No, me and my family are happy in India, we want to stay.” … Photo and Portuguese text. Click here.

Goan Fish Curry By Anjum Anand
22 Jan: The Independent (UK). There are so many types of fish curries in Goa and this is one of the most popular ones. It delivers everything a curry should – layers of flavour, depth, tartness and a hint of sweetness from the onion and coconut… 479 words. Click here.

Recession takes bloom off India's marriage market
22 Jan: Globe & Mail (Canada). … Until a few months ago Irene’s ideal prospective husband worked in the booming information-technology sector and had coveted NRI (non-resident Indian) status, with a job overseas. Now with the global financial markets crash it has changed … Valini D'Souza, 25, and husband-hunting in Mumbai, said she will not alter her plans, crash or no crash.
"I am looking for an IT groom - or [one in] international banking… she says. 941 words. Click here.

GOANET HIGHLIGHTS
BY CORNEL DACOSTA

The slaughter of cows and consumption of beef is anathema to many Hindus in India and in Goa there are demonstrations on this issue from time to time. Some close Hindu friends of mine, will ignore such concerns in restaurants by claiming to eat English beef rather than Indian beef in UK restaurants!! However, to understand the complexity of this issue on the consumption of beef in India, please read 'Uma Bharati's Cow Agenda' by Ram Punyani. Click here.

From Marshall Mendonca, we have had innumerable accounts on Goanet of recent Hindu attacks on Christians in Orissa. While I have been somewhat inclined to see some of these accounts as perhaps marginally biased in their presentation, I invite Goan Voice (UK) readers to read an article titled Human Rights Watch--2009 Report India's Failure to Protect Minorities'. Click here.

Avelino D'Souza tells us in an article titled 'Pano Banjo Evolved in Goa' about a conference on 'Mantles of Myth' held in Jaipur recently. The conference looked at the legacy of the textile narrative traditions of India and how it can be adapted to modern realities. One of the speakers was Wendell Rodrigues, the fashion designer based in Goa. Wendell claimed that daring women dress styles offended the Christian sensibility of the Portuguese and forced edicts to get people to "cover themselves in bed sheets and finally in a coat/blouse with long sleeves---the pano and a single pleated sarong called the bhajo. Do find out more about Wendell's presentation and of several others. Click here.

Avelino D'Souza also informs us about 'The Grape Escape in Goa? This relates to a 4-day (Feb 5-8, 2009) extravaganza in Panjim, Goa The aim of which is to "encapsulate the vivacity of Goan lifestyle by highlighting its multicultural influences and artistic passions, thus branding Goa as a lifestyle destination." To find out more about this extravaganza click here.

Finally, from Ruby Goes, we have the full text of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address (20/01/09) that offers us much to reflect upon. Please click here.

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TRAVEL: Rough Guide to Island Retreats. five
Friday 23rd Jan. 19:30 to 20:00. Toby Amies uncovers the hidden delights of Zanzibar.

TRAVEL: Panasia. Travel Channel 2
Saturday 24th Jan. 18:30 to 19:00. Mumbai. Sian Richards is in Mumbai, India's City of Dreams and not only the commercial capital of India, but also home to Bollywood.

TRAVEL: Islands In The Sun SA Direct
Sunday 25th Jan. 00:30 to 01:15. Experience the tangible mystique that gives Zanzibar its unique character.

TRAVEL: Discover Africa. SA Direct
Sunday 25th Jan. 22:15 to 23:15. Tanzania is home to some of Africa's most famous reserves and spectacular animals.

TRAVEL: Dive Africa. SA Direct
Monday 26th Jan. 09:45 to 10:15. Zanzibar, an island with a rich tapestry of cultural variety. Explore Stone Town, the Arab Fort, and experience the local wildlife.

DOCUMENTARY: The Tiger Takes Guard. BBC Radio Four
Monday 26th Jan. 20:00 to 20:30. First of two programmes in which psychoanalyst and former England captain Mike Brearley travels to India to explore the vibrant and complex relationship between the nation's economic development and its love of cricket. Part 2 is next Monday.

HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Victoria's Empire. UKTV History
Thursday 29th Jan. 13:00 to 14:00. Victoria Wood visits India and Borneo.

TRAVEL: Rough Guide to Safari Adventures. five
Friday 30th Jan. 19:30 to 20:00. Toby Amies takes the road less travelled in Tanzania.

FORTHCOMING

See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon

Fri. 23 Jan. G.O.A. MASS FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF JONATHAN MARQUES on Friday 23rd January 2009 at SS Peter & Paul, Cranmer Road, Mitcham CR4 4LD. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6.30pm followed by Mass at 7pm.

Sat. 14 Feb. SE Goans Valentine Ball from 6.30pm - 11pm at St Marks Hall, Old Mill Rd, Plumstead SE18 1QE. Ticket £11 per person includes meal + 1 free drink on entrance. Children under 10. accompanied by an adult, free admission and soft drink. Dance the night away to the wonderful sounds of Mustang Band and a disco, in addition see the famous Saga Dancers live as seen on BBC2 in Step up to the plate. Tickets & more information call- Chris Pinto 01322400732, Ronald Fernandes 0208 298 9263, Tatanya D’souza – 0208 316 1473 or email segoans@ntlworld.com

Sat. 14 Feb: Music Mania’s Valentine Ball. 7.00 pm to 12.00 midnight. St Patrick’s Hall Griffin Road Plumstead, London SE18 7QG. Free entry for New Year 2009 patrons who respond by 30 January 2009 on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Others - £5 per head. Guaranteed seating & table.. Romantic ambience. Prizes, raffles and quizzes galore. Dress code : Red, Black or White. Crowning of best dressed valentine couple. Music by Music Mania Disco. Food and drinks on sale. Details from Tony : M 07500778799/ H 82659644 Paul H 83111195 M 07958156652 Vincent M 07900501460 or musicmaniadisco@yahoo.co.uk

Sun. 22 Feb. Mungul Union (UK) celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Woodside High School (ex-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 Robert Fernandes (07753831250) or Rosalind Rebello (0208 767 8652) ros.rebello@amserve.net

Sat. 21 Mar. 7.30pm-1.00. Leicester Hawaiian Evening inclusive of Mothers Day Surprises at Our Lady of Good Counsel Hall, Peebles Way, Leicester, LE4 7ZB. Dancing to Say One Do One from London. Dress code: Hawaiian prints & florals. Food, Hawaiian surprises for everyone, fantastic raffle prizes. Bring your own drinks and enjoy with friends and family. Adult £10.00, 11-16yrs £3.00 and children below 11 free. Book early to avoid disappointment .Tel Clara 0116 2767336 or Victor 0116 2555891 or Joyce 0116 2664202. All cheques payable to Mrs Maria C Fernandes, 43 Marston Road, Leicester LE4 9FE.

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