------------------------------------------------------------------ Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of Mapusa of the 1950s http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=426 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Vivian asked me in an email if I know of NRI associations in Goa. I was told by Brig. D'Costa that there are some associations but he mentioned Jerome's association. Floriano has added to the information that Rene wants or has started one and that Vivian may be thinking of starting another one. In an earlier post, Vivian said he is no longer and NRI, having settled in Goa. I believe Vivian has tried to find out about these associations but without success. I suggest he contact Brig. D'Costa or Dourado. Someone on this forum requested for the emails of the three NRI FC members, and I too would like to have them. Perhaps, Wilson Coelho could provide Dourado's email. Another point, I saw just a couple of netters replying to my post on the NRI Dubai meet. So far, there's no one who has either supported the idea of a petition to the government to disband the NRI FC. It's such apathy on the part of NRGs that the NRI FC members take the NRGs for granted. NRGs should not be differential to those in authority. When the central government has bent over backwards to meet most of the demands of the NRIs/PIOs, the attitude of the Goa government needs to change. The Kerala government often sends delegation to the Gulf headed by a minister. Having attended a couple of their meetings, the debate among the officials and NRKs is tense and heated. No doubt the NRKs have a large number in the Middle East and a big economic force, the Kerala government has little choice but to listen to them. The NRK remittances to Kerala is much, much more than the NRG remittances to Goa. I don't know if there is need for an NRI association based in Goa. Once the the NRI FC website is updated and functioning, as Dourado promised he would do in a short time, NRGs could send their complaints, problems to the centre. Dourado, however, said that for any news item or for any NRG issue the website may receive thousands of posts. He said there is no staff to handle it. About NRI associations in Goa, there must be further thinking. I hope others contribute to the debate.
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