Goan Voice Newsletter: Monday 04 Oct. 2010
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Canada: Patrick Soares appointed Director of Skyline
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31 Aug: Yahoo. Skyline Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that Mr. Patrick Soares, has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Soares, a professional geologist, most recently served as the President and CEO of Brett Resources Inc... Mr. Soares has a combined nine years experience as project and mine geologist at the Ulu and Lupin mines in the North West Territories... click here.
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Video: Land Grab Threatens Goan Island
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4 Oct: Video Volunteers. Unholy nexus between a church and a real estate developer threatens to make hundreds homeless in Vanxim -- an island on Goa's Mandovi River where the local church has sold off an entire island to a builder who wants to build a 5 star hotel on it. The planned hotel project will leave 78 families that live on the island without a home, as well as cause serious environmental degradation to the whole island...3m. 13s. Click here.
For a brief video introduction to the Video Volunteers Camp in Goa click here.
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Video + Text: Atala filmed in Israel
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4 Oct: Times Now TV. He’s probably India’s biggest drug lord and he went missing from the clutches of the Goa Police two months ago. But TIMES NOW has now traced Israeli drug lord Yaniv Benaim alias Atala back in Israel...TIMES NOW accesses Atala’s visuals in Israel, standing outside his residence with a family member in Rishon Letzion... Atala’s sister in Israel is heard saying he left India because he feared for his life... 571 words. 2m. 45s. click here.
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Did police seek help of Interpol to nab Atala?
4 Oct. Herald. Questions are being raised over whether Goa Police have really sought Interpol’s help as Israeli drug peddler Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, who is most wanted in Goa was shown by a national television channel walking freely on streets of Israel ... click here
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Commonwealth Games: Goa launches handicrafts ad campaign
5 Oct: Herald. Goa’s campaign to advertise its handicraft was also launched in the national capital, Sunday evening... click here
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No. 1 draw for Indian tourists? It's Andhra
5 Oct: Times of India. Where do Indians travel when they have the time, money and inclination to explore their own country? No, not to Goa; not even Kerala. The number one domestic travel destination for Indians, believe it or not, is Andhra Pradesh... Goa had 21.27 lakh in 2009 and bucked the trend by not seeing a steady rise in domestic tourists – it had 22.09 lakh in 2007 and 20.2 lakh in 2008. click here
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100 years ago: Portugal became a republic…
5 Oct: Navhind Times. Hundred years ago, on October 5, 1910, Portugal became a Republic. This had widespread repercussions on its colonies, which were now called provinces. A lot of good transpired in Goa after Portugal got the status of a republic. Ideals of liberalism and democracy breathed forth a new spirit and zeal that spurred on the freedom struggle movement in Goa. 604 words. click here
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US: House of Representatives: Committee Hearing on Combating Human Trafficking
30 Sep: Transcript. Mark P. Lagon, Chair, International Relations and Security Concentration said, “I met with a woman from Goa, in India, who was a human trafficking victim of a Kuwaiti official stationed here in the United States. She said to me, across a table, that the family treated her far worse as a domestic servant here in the United States than in Kuwait, because they felt even less reason to think that they would face consequences in the United States than in a Gulf country...” click here
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Canada: Nina Burford: Proud to be Indian
4 Oct. The Aurora (Labrador, Canada). Celebrating Multiculturalism Day in Labrador West, Nina Burford says, “I feel proud that Goa has been part of India since 1961. The Portuguese occupied Goa for about 500 years and now we’re back where we belong.” Photo.
Nina Burford, nee Sequeira-Vaz was born in Raia and brought up in Margao. click here
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Editorial: MPs should speak up for Goa
4 Oct: Herald. Goa has been hit by the central government’s changes in visa regulations... in a knee-jerk reaction the Indian Govt. stopped the issue of long-term visas to foreigners... why can’t all three of Goa’s MPs lobby the central government to loosen the strings on visas... 656 words. click here
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Death: Eunice D’Lima
2 Oct. Karachi. EUNICE D'LIMA (nee Fernandes). Wife of Stanley. Beloved mother of Gavin, Brendan, Gordon, Darren (Karachi) and Steven ( Toronto). Mother-in-Law of Rosalind, Audrey, Jacintha, Christine (Karachi) and Karen (Canada), grandma will be missed by her 11 Grandchildren, daughter of (Late) Benito & Anne Fernandes, sister of (Late) Godfrey Fernandes (Ex Pan Am. Karachi). Funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Karachi on 5 Oct. at 4.00pm.
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Global Goans Convention 2010 to be held in Kuwait, Nov 16-17
4 Oct. Arab Times (UK). The next annual Global Goans Convention is being organised by the Goan Cultural Centre, Kuwait ... It is expected that delegates and eminent speakers from over 10 countries will be participating in the convention this year. "We are happy and proud to be associated with this prestigious event", in a statement confirming the news on its website http://goanculturalcentrekuwait.com ... We are overwhelmed by the response to the press statement", GCC chairman, Carmo Santos remarked... 398 words. click here
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Prostitution extravaganza, betting bonanza via Commonwealth Games
4 Oct. Vice of Sikkim. As the organizers of the Commonwealth Games are not expecting much income from the games the host cities of India are all set to hold mega prostitution extravaganza and comprehensive betting bonanza during the games ... organized escort agencies from Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Bangalore will “serve” the over one hundred thousand expected visitors to the games... Ellen, an escort from Goa said: “Yes, it’s a big event and makes great business sense for us. Our agents will make sure there will be enough of us to meet the demand.” ... 1358 words. click here
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Did police seek help of Interpol to nab Atala?
4 Oct. Herald. Questions are being raised over whether Goa Police have really sought Interpol’s help as Israeli drug peddler Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, who is most wanted in Goa was shown by a national television channel walking freely on streets of Israel ... click here
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Commonwealth Games: Goa launches handicrafts ad campaign
5 Oct: Herald. Goa’s campaign to advertise its handicraft was also launched in the national capital, Sunday evening... click here
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No. 1 draw for Indian tourists? It's Andhra
5 Oct: Times of India. Where do Indians travel when they have the time, money and inclination to explore their own country? No, not to Goa; not even Kerala. The number one domestic travel destination for Indians, believe it or not, is Andhra Pradesh... Goa had 21.27 lakh in 2009 and bucked the trend by not seeing a steady rise in domestic tourists – it had 22.09 lakh in 2007 and 20.2 lakh in 2008. click here
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100 years ago: Portugal became a republic…
5 Oct: Navhind Times. Hundred years ago, on October 5, 1910, Portugal became a Republic. This had widespread repercussions on its colonies, which were now called provinces. A lot of good transpired in Goa after Portugal got the status of a republic. Ideals of liberalism and democracy breathed forth a new spirit and zeal that spurred on the freedom struggle movement in Goa. 604 words. click here
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US: House of Representatives: Committee Hearing on Combating Human Trafficking
30 Sep: Transcript. Mark P. Lagon, Chair, International Relations and Security Concentration said, “I met with a woman from Goa, in India, who was a human trafficking victim of a Kuwaiti official stationed here in the United States. She said to me, across a table, that the family treated her far worse as a domestic servant here in the United States than in Kuwait, because they felt even less reason to think that they would face consequences in the United States than in a Gulf country...” click here
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Canada: Nina Burford: Proud to be Indian
4 Oct. The Aurora (Labrador, Canada). Celebrating Multiculturalism Day in Labrador West, Nina Burford says, “I feel proud that Goa has been part of India since 1961. The Portuguese occupied Goa for about 500 years and now we’re back where we belong.” Photo.
Nina Burford, nee Sequeira-Vaz was born in Raia and brought up in Margao. click here
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Editorial: MPs should speak up for Goa
4 Oct: Herald. Goa has been hit by the central government’s changes in visa regulations... in a knee-jerk reaction the Indian Govt. stopped the issue of long-term visas to foreigners... why can’t all three of Goa’s MPs lobby the central government to loosen the strings on visas... 656 words. click here
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Death: Eunice D’Lima
2 Oct. Karachi. EUNICE D'LIMA (nee Fernandes). Wife of Stanley. Beloved mother of Gavin, Brendan, Gordon, Darren (Karachi) and Steven ( Toronto). Mother-in-Law of Rosalind, Audrey, Jacintha, Christine (Karachi) and Karen (Canada), grandma will be missed by her 11 Grandchildren, daughter of (Late) Benito & Anne Fernandes, sister of (Late) Godfrey Fernandes (Ex Pan Am. Karachi). Funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Karachi on 5 Oct. at 4.00pm.
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Global Goans Convention 2010 to be held in Kuwait, Nov 16-17
4 Oct. Arab Times (UK). The next annual Global Goans Convention is being organised by the Goan Cultural Centre, Kuwait ... It is expected that delegates and eminent speakers from over 10 countries will be participating in the convention this year. "We are happy and proud to be associated with this prestigious event", in a statement confirming the news on its website http://goanculturalcentrekuwait.com ... We are overwhelmed by the response to the press statement", GCC chairman, Carmo Santos remarked... 398 words. click here
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Prostitution extravaganza, betting bonanza via Commonwealth Games
4 Oct. Vice of Sikkim. As the organizers of the Commonwealth Games are not expecting much income from the games the host cities of India are all set to hold mega prostitution extravaganza and comprehensive betting bonanza during the games ... organized escort agencies from Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Bangalore will “serve” the over one hundred thousand expected visitors to the games... Ellen, an escort from Goa said: “Yes, it’s a big event and makes great business sense for us. Our agents will make sure there will be enough of us to meet the demand.” ... 1358 words. click here
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