------------------------------------------------------------------ Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sidB6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi AJP, Please also post your messages to goanet@goanet.org where they will get circulated. Thanks! FN On 12/04/06, Pereira Antonio Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you GoaNet for posting my earlier feedback - hope it provokes a > thought from others and help serve the intended purpose of having a NRI > Commissioner. > > Please allow me to add some "after-thoughts" as below: > > 1. Start a forum/discussion or advisory thread providing advice/guidance > on investments (funds, shares, etc.) in India. > > Having a trusted investment agency will help the Goan Expats take > advantage of increasing financial opportunities available in India and > invest wisely to earn an additional income. > > 2. Provide timely adverts on availability of housings units/plots and > provide guidance/ assistance for securing loans thereon. > > Timely alerts on recommended accommodation and reliable loan guidance > will help fellow Goans looking for possible accommodations/real estate > investments etc. > > 3. Provide guidance on selection of appropriate colleges/universities in > India and assistance on admission procedure for our children. > > A trusted Help Desk will immensely help Expat Goans in our endeavours to > secure adequate professional education for our children. > > 4. Provide a common Help Desk for attestation of > educational/marriage/visa related documents from relevant > Embassies/Consulates in Bombay/Delhi, arrange medical tests, > tickets/emigration clearances etc. for family visits. Presently, > dependants need to travel to Bombay for medical tests/process visit > visas for Saudi Arabia. > > Having a counter in Goa to guide/process these issues will help our > families eliminate the middlemen and ensure reliable > accommodation/transportation in Bombay etc. > > Hope my fellow Goans abroad will add their thoughts/views and help > expand this is basic "WishList". Let's not be the Goenkars of > yesteryears and sit idly expecting someone else to take care of our > needs. I believe that this is a good beginning and it's in our own > interest to work together and ensure it's success. Let's work together > (in whatever little possible capacity) and help make it successful for > our own and, in our absence for the convenience/benefit of our families > back home. > > Antonio Jose Pereira > -----Original Message----- > From: Frederick Noronha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:46 AM > To: Pereira Antonio Jose > Cc: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *** DOCUMENT: Statement of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs > (Goa) > > Some feedback to the latest announcement. Goanetters are welcome to > discuss their issues of expat-relevance via Goanet. FN > > On 12/04/06, Pereira Antonio Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As always, dev borem korum GoaNet as this is great news, indeed! > > Let's pray the outcome will help serve the expatriate Goan community. > > > > By the way, may I request the Commissioner to create a system to > enable > > renewal of driver's licenses? I've had bad personal experience on > this > > issue twice so far as the RTO not only imposes a penalty for delayed > > renewals but the pimps/touts also demand their share (bribes) which is > > usually very high considering the client is a NRI. > > > > Generally, folk's back home think the NRIs (specially those employed > in > > the gulf) get their money easily by shaking trees and that we have > loads > > of it stacked in banks. Unfortunately, in sad reality we, the NRIs > > (especially those working in the gulf) make more sacrifices and work > > much harder than those elsewhere to fetch for every dime. > > Although a lot of my fellow brethren are in good positions, yet, the > > majority of us lead a pitiful life so it hurts when everyone and > > everywhere - starting from the greedy and heartless custom officers, > > fleece us ruthlessly, causing painful memories of the otherwise > eagerly > > awaited homecoming. > > > > Again, thank you GoaNet and God bless each and everyone of the > wonderful > > GoaNet Team on this joyous occasion of EASTER.....amen! > > > > A lonely and frustrated fellow Goan Gulfee. > > > Disclaimer: > This e-mail has been sent by a Royal Commission Yanbu user and may be > privileged and/or confidential.It is for the exclusive use of the intended > recipient(s) only.If this message has reached you in error, you are > prohibited from reproducing, copying, disseminating or distributing it in any > manner. 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