Crime’s Middle Name is Migrant-2 The Goan sees crime, murder and often the sex trade flourishing in his own backyard, entirely involving outsiders. Only a handful of hotels (large, medium, or small), full-service restaurants (15 tables/80 seats and above), boutiques, trendy garment stores (in all segments) have been started by Goans in the last decade – against frequent seasonal launches in all these categories by non-Goans; from Candolim to Anjuna...........
.....Murderous Migrants Last year, of the 13 murders in south Goa alone, 11 were committed by migrants. One of the victims was Sucorrina Fernandes and the murder was investigated by the Curchorem police. In another case, a 21-year-old migrant killed 51-year-old Baptisto Roy D’Costa of Colva, in Betalbatim, and robbed him of his gold chain, gold bracelet, two rings and Rs 9,000 and USD 200 in cash. Also Read: SHACK(ED) UP, BUT NOT BOOZE "While the tourist can buy his grog in every nook and cranny literally, your government earned a paltry Rs. 409.97 crore in 2017-18 from sales from a whopping 10,179 licences issued for all of Goa. In other words, there must be something seriously wrong here on an equally gigantic scale even if you take into account Goa’s low taxation rate on alcohol. For the record, Karnataka’s IMFL and beer sales revenue for 2017-18 was Rs 17,948.5 cr." -- *When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.* * - Dalai Lama * Lionel Messias Editor, *Goan Spirit*, *Goa's Spirited Online Weekly Magazine.* Website:www.goanspirit.com Worked for the best: Goa Today, Gomantak Times, Herald, Mid-Day, The Pioneer, Indian Express (Bangalore), Economic Times (Chennai, Hyderabad), Newstime (Hyderabad), Gulf News (Hyderabad) 125-E, Bellem, Velsao, P.O. Cansaulim, Goa 403712 Mob:9822152164