Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 12 Jun. 2013
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Death: Maria Cardozo
12 Jun: Santa Cruz, Goa. MARIA DE LOURDES A. G. GOMES E CARDOZO. Born 1957, Beloved wife of Vincente Cardozo. Loving mother of Cynthia, Maria and Zenito Cardozo. Mother-in-law of Manuel Marcelo (UK) /Daniel D’Cruz. Darling Granny of Maldini, Zenobio, Aaron and Skyla Lourdes. Funeral cortege will leave her residence St. Agostinho Marrod, Santa Cruz on 14th June at 3.30 pm to Holy Cross Church Santa Cruz for Eucharistic Celebration
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Death: Manuel D'Souza
9 Jun: California. MANUEL EDWIN D'SOUZA (ex Grindlay's Bank, Calcutta). Beloved husband of 56 years to Eva (St Xavier's Collegiate School, Calcutta), father of Richard (Riverside COE) and Edward (Rialto USD) passed away peacefully with his family present at his bedside on June 9, 2013. Photo. click here
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Florida: Golfers agree to apologize to Aubrey Ferrao
3 Jun: Naples Daily News (Florida). Five current and former members of The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek who accused the developer, Aubrey Ferrao, of embezzling $10 million in deposits have agreed to drop their lawsuit and publish an apology… Ferrao’s attorney, Joe Parisi said, “Mr. Ferrao was 30 years in the business and never had a single claim lodged against him about dishonesty,” … Ferrao is the founder and president of Fiddler’s Creek LLC, an affiliate of the Gulf Bay Group of Cos.… Ferrao invested $43 million of his family’s money to reorganize, and the company emerged from bankruptcy … About 4,000 homes have yet to be built in the 15-year-old, 4,000-acre development … click here
Aubrey Ferrao was born in Margao, Goa and has lived in the US since 1973. For a profile of him
click here
For the website of the Gulf Bay Group (valued at +$2 billion)
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Goa likely to hike fares of auto-rickshaws, tour buses
12 Jun: PTI. Goa’s state transport authority (STA) has recommended to hike the fares of auto-rickshaws, motorcycle pilots and tour buses … The three-wheeler auto-rickshaws which were charging Rs 18.75 per kilometre will now charge Rs 20… A similar hike is recommended for tour buses where the fare would be up by 15 per cent while motorcycle pilots, a unique mode of transport to the state, will now be charging extra fee for the late night travels… click here
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Maryland, USA: Peter D'Souza: Hope House opens 'new chapter'
12 Jun: Baltimore Sun. Peter D'Souza is CEO of Hope House, which has taken over the former Reality House ... The private substance abuse treatment center formerly known as Reality Inc., was closed for nearly a year, following a drawn out and very public clash … "My only reason for taking over Reality was to make sure that the residential treatment place would not close," said Peter D'Souza, CEO of Hope House in Crownsville and Laurel … D'Souza is a licensed counselor, has a Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling and an executive MBA degree from Rutgers University... 1110 words. click here
Peter is married to Loretta D'Souza and father of Samantha. He was the President of the New York Goan Association in 2005. For the Hope House website,
click here
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Meatballs with potato salad is a hit in Goa
12 Jun: Die Welt (Germany). Opened three years ago in Goa by Emily Trems from Bremen is "Café de Goa" Most of the guests are locals. "Tourists rarely found here," says the 33-year-old… “My meatballs with potato salad is popular," she says … she landed in Goa by chance and fell in love with Darryl Pereira, a local man and got stuck in Goa … About once a year she returns for a couple of weeks back to Germany … German life is well organised and the streets are clean but her heart and home are in Goa … click here
A place to chill out: Café de Goa, Calangute. Navhind Times. 29 Sep. 2012.
click here
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O Cantinho da Paz wins best ethnic restaurant in Lisbon award
12 June. Sueddeutsche.de (Germany). Cozy family restaurant with dishes from Goa … Sebastião Fernandes the owner always takes care of his guests - artists, journalists and politicians from the nearby parliament. The chic offshoot of Casa da Goa. It has just been named the best ethnic restaurant in Lisbon. click here
Trip Advisor. 21 reviews of this restaurant in English.
click here
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Da Luigi Goa restaurant wins Italian award
12 Jun. Food & Beverage News. The second edition of the Ospitalita Italiana (best Italian restaurants in the world) Awards, organised by the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI), in association with Unioncamere (the Confederation of Italian Chambers of Commerce) was held at Mumbai's Four Seasons Hotel recently… Saulo Bacchilega, chef, Da Luigi, The Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, won the 100 per cent Italian awards… Photo. click here
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Kenny D'Cruz: Male depression - we must let boys cry
12 Jun: The Guardian (UK). … One active participant in Men's Health Week is a consultant and men's group co-ordinator called Kenny D'Cruz… His story has interactions between mental health, gender, race, class and social status. Born in Uganda to a Goan family, he was eight years old when his father had to be smuggled out of the country. Kenny, his younger brother and mother had to travel to Britain as refugees … Kenny was told by his father: "You are the head of the family now, you must look after your brother and mother."… he carried the demand through months of refugee detention centres and a relocation to an impoverished new life in an all-white Welsh village. His father eventually rejoined them nine months later, by which time both adults and children were displaying symptoms of prolonged emotional stress and trauma… 912 words. click here
Kenny is the son of Joe [ex-Mombasa; UK’s first Goan mayor] and Dot (Teckla), [ex-Kampala; nee Dias], brother of Andrew. For the Kenny D’Cruz website with video etc.
click here
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Britain Asked to Simplify Visas for Indians
6 Jun: Migration Expert. Annual foreign office consultations in New Delhi. Indian Foreign Secretary Rajan Mathai met with UK Permanent Under Secretary Simon Fraser for the consultations… India asked to simplify UK visas for businessmen and students in order to enhance investment between the two countries. Based on figures from the British deputy high commissioner, the number of Indian students in the UK has increased… The official sources also revealed that India would like to have greater investment flow from the UK… click here
Video: 1m. 11s.
click here
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Goan Community of Oman’s May Queen 2013 event well received
12 Jun: The Goan Community of Oman (GCO) rocked the crowd through the night until early dawn at Hotel Muscat Holiday Ball Sur Room, Al Khuwair at their recently held event ‘May Queen 2013’.It was a night that was well complimented by all the communities that were present who shared their talent in melody, dancing and the parade on the red carpet… May Queen 2013 was Aurene Fernandes; first runner up, Lin Pinto and second runner up was Relissa Pereira… click here
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Parrikar to meet PM today over special status, financial package
12 Jun: Navhind Times. The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday left Goa for New Delhi, along with his cabinet and colleagues from the ruling side for a meeting with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday in an effort to seek special status from the Centre as also the financial assistance of Rs3,000 crore to help those affected by stoppage of mining activity in the state… 582 words. click here
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Auction: Carving of St Francis Xavier
14 Jun: Dannenburg, Berlin. Lot 661. St. Francis Xavier. Wooden carving. Colored version with gold. Head and foot of ivory, hands missing. Goa 18th Century Height 16 cm. click here
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London: Nehru Centre: Past Lives: The Exhibition.
We regret to announce that the talk by Dr Margret Frenz scheduled for 14 June 2013 has been cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. Selma Carvalho, curator of the exhibition, will be available for consultation at the Nehru Centre between 11am -1pm for those who may wish to visit the exhibition. Exhibition ends at 2pm Friday 14 June 2013.
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
COOKERY: Rick Stein's India. BBC 2. Monday 17th Jun. 21:00 to 22:00. Rick Stein
explores the different cuisines around India. He starts his journey in Bengal
and Tamil Nadu. He is inspired to cook prawns in coconut milk and prepares his
mother's version of British Raj curry.
COOKERY: Rick Stein's India. BBC Interactive (Freeview 301) Monday 17th Jun.
21:00 to 03:00. The potential list of vegetable curries is endless and what's
more, they can be cooked in no time at all. Rick cooks dry fried okra with garlic,
cumin and garam masala.
DOCUMENTARY: The Greatest Shows on Earth. Channel 4. Monday 17th Jun. 22:00
to 23:05. In this new four-part series, Daisy Donovan gets to grips with some
of the most popular television shows on the planet to find out what makes some
very different cultures tick. From Egyptians' love of seeing terrified celebrities
kidnapped at gunpoint, to India's dancing obsession, and from Brazil's desire
for the body beautiful to South Korea's gaming addiction,
DOCUMENTARY: The World's Strictest Parents. Really (Freeview 17). Tue 18th
Jun. 18:00 to 19:00. India. Wayward British teens experience no nonsense parenting
on the other side of the world. Peter and Jocelyn must live under the strict
rules of the Unnikrishnans, in Pune, India.
HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Who Do You Think You Are? Yesterday (Freeview 19). Tuesday
18th Jun. 22:00 to 23:00. Alistair McGowan has often wondered where he gets
his dark eyes and skin tone from. His father was born in Calcutta but it was
not only until after his death that Alistair realised there may be mixed Indian
and British heritage in his family's past. Starting in Calcutta, Alistair traces
his paternal line in India back to the mid-1700s.
TRAVEL: Paul Merton in India. Channel 5. Wednesday 19th Jun. 19:00 to 20:00.
Beginning in Delhi, Paul enjoys a course in etiquette before taking a ride on
a stationary plane and finding out about the city's street monkeys. Elsewhere
in India, he visits a temple devoted to rats and participates in a huge religious
ceremony.
COOKERY: Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea. Good Food (Sky). Wednesday, 19 Jun,
20:30 to 21:00. Seafood cuisine. Rick prepares salt-and-pepper prawns and makes
a spicy Goan seafood curry for all his staff
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