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8 Feb. Daily Star (UK). Headline: I'm Goan straight to prison. Text: An Irish holidaymaker got the shock of his life when he appeared to tell gun cops the purpose of his visit to India was "terrorism". But immigration officers at Goa International airport mistook "tourism" for "terrorism" in his Irish accent - and banged him up. Witness Simon Cheetham, 41, from Aylesbury, Bucks, said: "It sounds funny, but he was petrified. It took him hours to get out." ************************************ 7 Feb. Florida Today. Headline: Restaurateur hosted astronaut's family. Excerpts: Local restaurateur Ashok "Sid" Sikdar, owner of the recently opened Taste of Goa International Indian Cuisine Restaurant in Cape Canaveral said he was honored Chawla's family and friends chose to dine at his restaurant the evening of the launch of Columbia. They enjoyed Indian dishes like Vindaloo chicken and pork A Taste of Goa is at 8501 Astronaut Blvd. (State Road A1A), Cape Canaveral. Full text, 560 words at: http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/indexjose.htm ************************************ 8 Feb. The Canadian Press. Germany defeated Canada 11-4 at the indoor World Cup men's field hockey championship Friday. John De Souza opened the scoring for Canada. The other scorers for Canada were Wes De Souza, Robin D'Abreo and Wayne Fernandes. 6 Feb. The Edmonton Sun. Wayne Fernandes of Mississauga, Ont., scored four goals to lead Canada to a 5-4 win over Switzerland at the inaugural indoor field hockey World Cup yesterday in Leipzig, Germany. John De Souza scored the other. Other matches with names of the Canadian scorers: Canada vs. Russia : 3-3. Ken Pereira 2; Wayne Fernandes 1. Canada vs. New Zealand : 7-2. Wayne Fernandes 3; Ken Pereira 2; Wes de Souza 1; Adam Evans 1. Canada vs. Czech Republic : 5-5. Robin D'Abreo 2; Scott Sandison 2; Wayne Fernandes 1. [For photographs and biodata of the Canadian team, see: http://www.fieldhockey.ca/teams/2003iwc/menu.html ************************************ 8 Feb. The Times (UK). Jill Crawshaw revisits Goa and discovers why it has retained its appeal for generations of British tourists. Excerpts: The Portuguese withdrew from Goa in 1961, leaving behind a state that is 30 per cent Catholic, dynasties of da Sousas and Braganzas - plus a very un-Indian propensity for wine .Goa is quite rightly dubbed "beginner's India", less foreign, less poor, with less hassle, and even the searing heat is tempered by sea breezes . the village of Cavelossim now claims Goa's first air-conditioned shopping mall . popular spots such as Calangute and Baga in the north have been commercialised with budget apartment blocks, English pubs, tattoo parlours and chaotic, congested streets .On the beach the children frolic with their fathers in the waves, though their sari-clad mothers only paddle at the water's edge. ...Goa's famed sunsets may have set a vogue for honeymooners, but the real Bombay brides behave as decorously on the beach as if at a Buckingham Palace garden party. Woggling is not yet on their agenda ..the police have cracked down on noise and drugs, but in Anjuna someone tries to sell you grass every ten seconds." ...I linger contentedly over my last pomfret and Kingfisher beer at the Palolem Beach House, where accommodation is in tents or cabins. Palolem is still OK. And the rest of Goa isn't bad either. Full text, 1184 words at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,71-568556,00.html ************************************ 7 Feb. Retail Week (UK). As Asda/Wal-Mart gears up to go for control of Safeway, word is spreading about the value offered by the retailer. It seems the message has now spread to Goa in India. Retailers ranging from market stall-holders to hagglers push their wares by claiming that their deals are "better than Asda price". Another trader of beach tat, attempting to emphasise the quality of his goods rather than simply price, proclaimed they were "as good as Marks & Spencer". ************************************ 6 Feb. Belfast Telegraph. Headline: Road laws in India say might is right. 769 word article on the Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle tours organised by Blazing Tails of Goa. Full text at http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/features/story.jsp?story=376059 Blazing Trails is at: http://www.travelingoa.com/blazingtrails/ ************************************ 4 Feb. Daily Mail. Bow Street Magistrates Court in London heard that a girl of 14 was raped by three crewmen on a cruise ship after being invited to their cabin for a drink,. The girl is said to have been attacked by Roy Fernandes, 25, Charles Fernandes, 28, and Anthony Travasso, 29. James Lewis, QC, told the Court, 'She was offered an alcoholic drink and Charles Fernandes began kissing her without her consent. Next, Roy Fernandes and Anthony Travasso raped her.' The hearing continues. For 643 word article see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2003-6/supp1/Girl_raped_on_cruise_shi p.html ************************************ More snippets at www.goanvoice.org.uk - Current newsletter. Don't forget - you saw it on GoaNet!
