Goan Voice Newsletter: Monday 17 Sep. 2018
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Death: Maria Costa Colaco
16 Sep: Vasco, Goa. MARIA EDVIGES DA SILVA e COSTA COLACO. Born 18 Sept. 1925. Ex Nairobi. Ex- Teacher - Municipal High School – Vasco, Goa. Relict of: Dr. Joao Vasco Da Costa Colaco. Loving mother Maria Helena / Late Angelo Furtado; Maria da Graca (Rani) / Late Edgar Lobo / Late Angelo Luis; Ilona / Vitor Gracias Flor; Cynthia / Raymond Fernandes; Arthur/ Ruth Almeida and Vanessa (Tweeta) / Serafim Lourenco. Sister/sister-in-law of: Late Sr. Genevieve Da Silva; Late Juliet / Late Bossuet Barros Pereira; Late Arnold Da Silva; Late Aida / Late Manuel Antao and Late Antonio / Terezinha Colaco. Grandmother of Karen-Ann / Andre Sousa, Kirstin / Dexter Martins, Johann, Nikolai, Darryn, Aleksei, Penny / Shawn Viegas, Darius, Dylan, Daniel, Nicole and Dion. Great_grandmother of: Aiden.
Funeral cortege will leave Helena Apartments, Vasco on Monday 17th September 2018 at 3:30pm to St. Andrews Church, Vasco for the Eucharistic celebration followed by the burial.
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In Memoriam: Newton Fernandes
Summary: Newton Joseph Fernandes passed away in London, 25 years ago, on 17 September 1993. He was born in Nairobi on 9 Sep. 1936, the son of the late Constancio Floriano Fernandes and the late Maria Esperenca Jovita Fernandes, both of Carxetta, Velim, Salcete, Goa. He was the husband of Maria Alejandra Handel e Fernandes, the father of Ivan Newton and Mervin Jacob and brother of Nora Fernandes, Molly Antao, Edith Santamaria and Greta Fernandes. Newton was educated at Dr. Ribeiro Goan School in Nairobi, St. Xavier's College Bombay, University of Minnesota and George Washington University. He worked for the Wellcome Research Institute in Kenya, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and then to several under-developed countries. He made a meritorious contribution to science through his field of Microbiology, Immunology and Virology. He was part of the team that worked on the AIDS virus. We miss him every day.
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BJP rules out replacing CM Manohar Parrikar in Goa
16 Sep: LiveMint. The lack of consensus between BJP allies Maharashtravadi Gomantak Paksha (MGP) and Goa Forward (GF) over Parrikar’s replacement is said to be the main reason why the BJP has ‘put off the leadership issue’ in Goa … click here
Temporary or Permanent? Chief Minister, Acting CM or DyCM? 17 Sep. Herald. The first round of interaction between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central observers and local MLAs does not appear to have borne any fruit. Not only could a consensus on a replacement for ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar be reached, but there now are discussions on whether the arrangement should be temporary or permanent… BJP All India general secretary Ram Lal said, “There is no crisis on the change in leadership in the State. We are here for organisational agenda, not political agenda.”
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Kerala Nun Rape: Catholic Feminists Ask Pope Francis to Intervene
16 Sep: The Quint. Frustrated with the lack of action being taken against the accused, Bishop for allegedly raping a nun from Kerala for over two years, a few Catholic feminists from the Archdiocese of Mumbai penned a letter to Pope Francis in Vatican, requesting him to step in immediately and use his power act to help deliver justice. Ruben Mascarenhas (Zero Tolerance Campaign), Elsa Marie D'Silva (Safecity) and Nikita D'Cruz (Zero Tolerance Campaign) penned the letter together. Mascarenhas is also the National Joint Secretary of AAP. “We are feminists and have been actively working towards preventing and combating, gender-based violence through our respective organisations' work. We have always, personally considered our work to be a logical extension of our faith, in service of humanity, especially the marginalised,” they write… click here
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It’s environmentally friendly ...and it’s all Goan
16 Sep: Herald. If you’ve cringed each time you visit the supermarket and see a plethora of plastic you will be thrilled to know of Earthytude - a company based in Goa that is manufacturing, supplying and exporting 100% environment friendly products made from sugarcane bagasse, corn and other plant starch that is totally biodegradable! … Team Earthytude is mainly comprised of three individuals - the husband wife duo of Marlon and Geetanjali Lobo who are the founders and Celestin Mascarenhas who recently joined hands to streamline business processes and distribution. Their mission is to eradicate plastic from the environment by providing alternative solutions. Marlon Lobo - a chef, consultant and the official foodie of the online portal The Goan Foodie has had a vast experience in the culinary field and returned to Goa from a stint abroad in 2011 “to do something constructive for Goa.” … Earthytude is looking at exporting to a global market namely Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East, given their cost competencies and manufacturing capability. Says Marlon, “It’s easier propagating this alternative in foreign countries since they have standard rules and the will to implement … 1092 words. click here
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Video: Mapusa municipality first to become plastic free. Opts for bio-degradable bags only …
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Sindhudurg airport to bring North Goa closer
15 Sep: DNA. The upcoming Sindhudurg airport in the southern Konkan region of Maharashtra may be commissioned in December. The first test flight landed on Wednesday, kicking off a series of subsequent test flights that will continue to land in the next few months. Mumbai-based IRB Infrastructure Developers that has developed the greenfield airport, also called Parule Chipi Airport, has spent an estimated Rs 520 crore on the project. The nearest airport from this location is around 130 away at Dabolim, Goa. It is anticipated that a certain percentage of tourists landing at Dabolim Airport and headed to northern Goa may prefer this airport as the northern side of Maharashtra-Goa state border is just 50 km from the new airport… click here
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"I can guard your body, but not your ideology" - Smita Nair interviews Damodar Mauzo
16 Sep: Indian Express. Smita Nair: Officials investigating the Gauri Lankesh assassination discovered your name on a hitlist. When were you informed of the threat? Damodar Mauzo: On July 20, an Intelligence Bureau official contacted me through a friend. I was told to be alert, especially when I travel to Karnataka and Maharashtra. He then took down details of my flights for the next few weeks, including journeys to Pune and Udupi. He said I would have police protection because my name appeared on some hit-list, and the central agency had asked its Goa office to keep a watch. The list of names included Girish Karnad, Kannada writer KS Bhagwan and me … 1185 words. click here
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A peek into a Goan dive bar
16 Sep: CNBC. The yellow curtain with pink swirls seems out of place as it flutters on the pavement, it is billowing out of a tiny door on the side of the road, in the middle of a busy street in Margao city, Goa. As the curtain unfurls, I see an entrance to a tiny dive bar. Most of these almost dingy looking spaces are not fully stocked bars, just tiny eating joints that serve the local brew or Indian made foreign liquor. The “touchings” or snacks that go with the drinks are always locally sourced. It could be a tongue curling sour pickle, a link of Goan sausage, it can be a few slivers of pork fry … Once inside, as your eyes adjust to the dim light you see a collection of alcohol bottles lined up on a table in the corner. There is a back room, I think the tiny kitchen and the smell of sausages and pork amsol is strong… The food is tasty sometimes as well. If you are lucky to find a bar like Esperanza’s, tucked near a verdant hill off the Zuari river in Goa. It is a tiny space, where fresh crab or prawns, caught from the river are served up, with a swig of sorro … click here
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Desis in Goa
16 Sep: The Telegraph (India). For the generation of middle-class desis who went to college in the mid-Seventies, Goa was Mario Miranda and Anjuna beach. Mario because he was a marvellous cartoonist and Anjuna because it was a nude beach… When I next visited Goa, I was a family man, deep into middle-age. It was 2008, around the time that Delhi's middle class, buoyed by a booming property market, found the disposable income to buy second homes… The need to live in Goa is that it is a cosmopolitan and civilized place to live in… to live in Goa is to take an extended holiday from the commonplace horrors of Hindustan… Goa is not just a more egalitarian place socially, it is also a cosmopolitan one… The irony of the North Indian influx is that people-like-us live in Goa because it's not-India... and then, inexorably, remake it in our image… 1218 words. click here
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My Hols: Sara Pascoe
16 Sep: The Sunday Times (UK). … My last big trip was to a yoga beach retreat in Goa. We did meditation and had ayurvedic medicine — you pay them to starve you, basically — but I came home feeling refreshed and desperate to know more about the culture. It makes you realise how little you know and are taught in school, which is all about monarchy, empire, world wars and Christianity. It's so limited. And the food was outstanding for a vegan… click here
Wikipedia: Sara Pascoe (born 22 May 1981) is an English writer, stand-up comedian and actress…
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