At least Tito's is a owned by a Goan (if I'm not mistaken), For a change, Lets talk about folks coming in from other states and putting-up illegal dwellings and leave the Goan entrepreneurs alone......Also, lets not side track, The "Clean up Goa" initiative is an excellent idea, especially when Goa depends so heavily on tourism . Adieus
From: Joyce D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Gulf Goans] Fashion guru all set to give Goa a facelift.
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 02:35:42 -0700 (PDT)
>I am a visitor to Goa; by way of spending my holidays
>in Goa during my children's school vacation. For the
>past three months, I am more in Goa than in Mumbai (my
>base), cause i have a house in Baga close to Tito's;
>and 'yes' i have been reading wendell's columns
>
>But, besides the cleaning and faclift that Goa needs,
>i think, more important is the encroachment problem
>that Goa faces, which goes un-noticed.
>
>You've only got to see how much of the beach area and
>the no-man's land that Tito's have usurped and
>expanding his business... that's the level of
>corruption, i guess, that exists amongst the
>politicians and authorities...to turn a blind eye to
>this.
>
>Joyce
>
>
>
>--- Margaret Mascarenhas
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Fashion guru all set to give Goa a facelift From
> > Devika Sequeira
> > DH News Service Panaji:
> >
> > Designer Wendell Rodricks mind is swirling with
> > ideas these days, that have little to do with
> > chiffons or haute couture.
> >
> > Upset with the crumbling infrastructure and civic
> > amenities in his home state where tourism and the
> > International Film Festival of India (IFFI) take
> > precedence over all else, Mr Rodricks is throwing
> > his celeb weight behind the campaign to clean up
> > Goa.
> >
> > On Monday, the designer and supporters of the Clean
> > Goa Initiative such as writer Margaret Mascarenhas
> > will be leading a demonstration in the capital to
> > highlight the states waste management crisis.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mr Rodricks says the government must first focus on
> > the needs of local citizens and the civic
> > infrastructure, rather than waste public funds on
> > entertaining film stars during IFFI.
> >
> > Our medical facilities are in bad shape and garbage
> > is a huge problem in Goa. Let the government tackle
> > these first, he told Deccan Herald.
> >
> > Mr Rodricks was a special invitee on the state
> > governments nodal committee overseeing IFFI but
> > resigned his position recently. It can bring in
> > good business for Goa. I object however, to the
> > wasteful spending and the mess it caused in the city
> > last year. We cant have the everyday lives of local
> > residents disrupted.
> >
> > Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane has promised the
> > event would be less low-key this November, he said.
> >
> > A film festival is serious business for the buying,
> > selling and promotion of films. It should be handled
> > professionally like a trade fair.
> >
> > I am for the film festival in Goa, but please tone
> > down the party image, he said.
> >
> >
> > Full text at:
> >
>http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct162005/national19442920051015.asp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Link:
> >
> > The Clean Goa Initiative
> >
> >
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/6833
> >
> >
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