[Goanet] The significance of Sao Joao
The significance of Sao Joao By Cecil Pinto Today, 24th of June, is when we celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist. A good time as ever for me to clear a bit of confusion in the minds of tourists, and the rapidly burgeoning throng of nouveau Goans. Yes, the way the festival is celebrated in Siolim is unique to that village only. Competitive boat and flower crown festivals, carnival-esque costumes and pageantry, are not witnessed all over Goa. In other Goan villages we (a) offer thanksgiving prayers for rain and wellbeing (b) have coconut breaking competitions (c) drink a lot of Caju Feni (d) jump into wells with or without floral crowns (e) eat a lot of mangos, pineapples, jackfruits etc offered by the fresh sons-in-law of the locality (f) drink more Caju Feni (g) jump into more wells, rivulets and streams. A little bit first about John the Baptist who is probably the most celebrated saint in the pantheon of Christian saints. The circumstances of his birth and death are truly dramatic. The angel Gabriel appeared to Zachary and informed him that his barren wife Elizabeth was now pregnant with a son who he should name John (which means God's Gift – logically then so hundreds of cars and houses in Goa can just be renamed "John"!). Zachary exclaimed, "Don't kid me maaan!" and for this doubting attitude was struck dumb by Gabriel until John was born and circumcised. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy her cousin Mary visited her and little unborn John jumped with joy in his mother's womb knowing that Jesus Christ was near - or something to that effect. When we Goans jump in wells on 24th June it is that womb jump we are commemorating. The other similarity, of baptizing by submersion in water, is just a happy coincidence. My research shows that this jumping in wells to celebrate the feast of Sao Joao is uniquely Goan. Incidentally St. John is not the first biblical baby to be jumping around in the womb. In Genesis 25:22, poor Rebekah is carrying twins, Esau and Jacob, who are constantly quarreling in the womb. Now John the Baptist was quite a character. Described in the Bible as being thin as a reed and wearing a garment of camel's hair and a leather girdle about his loins, he ate locusts and wild honey. Wow! Spectacular as he was though, St. John was only the precursor of Jesus. In his own words (almost), "There shall come one mightier than I, the velcro of whose shoes I am not worthy to unfasten. He shall in fact give true meaning to the phrase 'baptism by fire', especially if you're planning a Christening Party with professional catering and expensive takeaways!" St. John also said, "I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy, therefore, is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease." Why I mention this is to try and provide a biblical reference to why we in Goa bum the newly wed grooms (janvoi) into giving us food and booze on Sao Joao day. We all become friends of the bridegroom in a manner of speaking. Incidentally John the Baptist (Yahya in Arabic) is described in the Koran (Surah 19: 7-12) as a 'Prophet of the Righteous' coming 'to confirm a word from Allah" (Surah 3:39) Fast forward to St. John's macabre death. He had reproved King Herod for divorcing his own wife (Phasaelis) and taking his brother Philip's wife Herodias. On Herod's birthday Herodias' daughter, the sexy Salome, performed a vampy item number dance that got our drunken Herod excited enough to promise her anything she desired. Her mother told Salome to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter, which she did. Her wish was reluctantly granted by Herod, who must surely have had a massive hangover the next day. Today the location of St. John's severed head (and other body parts but mostly the head) is the subject of much legend and lore. Findings have been reported all over the world and there are at least a dozen shrines which purport to have the actual head. John the Baptist's martyrdom is celebrated on 29th August. On the night of 23rd June here in Goa effigies of Judas are displayed and then burnt. Probably a case of mistaken identity – it should have been effigies of King Herod. Some explanation required here about dates. Most festivities in Europe while seemingly celebrating the feast of St. John on 24th June are actually a continuation of pagan festivals celebrating the midsummer solstice on 21st June. The difference in dates is because of the difference between the earlier Julian (365.25 days) and the later Gregorian (365.2422 days) calendar. Another explanation is that, since John was exactly six months older than Jesus then as soon as Christmas was established as being on December 25th (in the 5th century) automatically June 24th was assigned to St. John. To answer the obvious question why 24th and not 25th I will hav
[Goanet] Review of Dukh tiatr
by Eugene Correia Toronto: Billed as a masterpiece, Raymond (Jr) Menezes’s Konkani play “Dukh” (Sorrow) was just average, lacking subtle twists and turns to engage the minds -- and hearts -- of the audience. The family drama was overly laced with a vulgar sideshow that reduced it to a nautch performance. The repaeated appearances of the eunuchs, Chamelli (AC Pereira) and Shamilli (Alexander Goveas) was at times digusting. Where just words with sexual overtones would do, the duo engaged in outrageous acts. In one scene, Alexander touches the private parts of Jr. Menezes’s, who becomes a temporary “business partner” of Chameli. Unholy laughter mixed with embarrassing wails ran across the hall. That act sank the play into obsenity. Despite the limited scope provided to her, Faria Fernandes, the main character as Roma, the suffering orphan raised by a cruel aunt Marialyn (Winnie Crasto) but a loving and understanding uncle Freddy (Joe Rodrigues) who adopts her after her parents, Peter and Angela (real life husband and wife Raymond and Charmaine Menezes), die in a mid-air plane explosion, does great merit to her role. Roma carries her personal cross from early childhood till end of play in a dignified, rancour-free manner. While Marialyn’s tone is subdued and her actions innocuous, which does not do justice to her role as the angry and hate-filled aunt, Freddy is composed and relaxed. Faria’s acting is unmatched by her stay-at-home husband Sydney (Gasper Moraes), who is adapt at romping the house in his permanent track shoes and in a permanent mindless state. Adding a few romantic scenes between the newly-married pair would have added some meat to the drama even though Roma is burdened with the thought of her husband’s imminent death as predicted by Fr. Misquita (Frank Fernandes) when he blesses her on her wedding day. Roma diligently sneaks away daily from home at night to offer prayers to an old, abandoned and broken Holy Cross, which the priest says to be miraculous, for a certain period of time as advised by the priest to save her husband from certain death. Roma is sworn to keep it a secret though Roma’s father-in-law, Braz (Caj Rodrigues), overhears the priest’s prophecy from behind a curtain. Since Roma’s father-in-law is also sworn to silence by Roma, he cannot divulge the secret to his son and wife why Roma is out at night. He bears her pain but is helpless. The mother-in-law, Amelia (Maria Pereira), is suspicious about her daughter-in-law’s walks of faith at the unholy hours of midnight and confronts Roma. The husband also joins his mother in adding to Roma’s misery by alleging infidelity. On the fateful day, he blocks her and as he raises his hand to strike Roma he falls to the floor. Perturbed yet persistent, Roma makes her final run to the Holy Cross. She quarrels as well as pleads with the Holy Cross, which is shown new and unbroken to allow the figure of Jesus Christ to be projected on it before making the figure fade away. A dispirited Roma returns home to find her beloved husband standing upright. (A double miracle of both the broken cross and Sydney standing upright?) It would have been a fitting finale if Roma had embraced Sydney and let the miracle unfold with Sydney rising from the dead from her arms. Since Jr. Menezes penned the play when he was 16 years old, it is no surprise that the play is an amateurish (you could call it shame-amateurish) attempt, a far cry from his previous production “Adeus”. Two scenes that stood out were the opening act of the plane’s explosion with the aid of a video clip and the Holy Cross in the dark of the night with special effects. The sideshow was hackneyed. The comedy pair, Rokojin (Jr. Menezes) and Domacian (Patrick Pereira), with Dumetin (Serah Barbosa) thrown in between as the vegetable seller, played roles done many times on the Konkani stage in India. Serah seemed restricted in her role, appearing sparsely, and speaking, like her comic comrade-in-arms, in redundant dialogues. USA-based Angelo Fernandes and Miguel Baretto made impressive debuts in Toronto with their singing. Agnelo was exceptionally good. With the exception of just a couple of songs, with the worst being “Alman”, sung by Jossie Carrasco and Jr. Menezes, the rest were excellent. Lourdinho Rodrigues, former president of the now-defunct Goan Konkani Troupe, paid tributes to the contributions made by many past and present actors and volunteers to sustain the Konkani theatrical movement in Toronto. He particulary thanked Jr. Menezes on behalf of the Goan community “for all you have done to the Konkani stage.” - Check http://www.southasianobserver.com/index.php
[Goanet] THE DUNGEON By Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
No man is an island. But we can create for ourselves, dungeons of our own making. If it makes it on Goanet, anyone, try telling me that Coleridge’s The Dungeon does nor relate to Goa. Also, would it be worth someones while to translate it in Konkani? venantius j pinto The Dungeon Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) And this place our forefathers made for man! This is the process of our love and wisdom, To each poor brother who offends against us - Most innocent, perhaps -and what if guilty? Is this the only cure? Merciful God! Each pore and natural outlet shrivelled up By Ignorance and parching Poverty, His energies roll back upon his heart, And stagnate and corrupt; till changed to poison, They break out on him, like a loathsome plague-spot; Then we call in our pampered mountebanks - And this is their best cure! uncomforted And friendless solitude, groaning and tears, And savage faces, at the clanking hour, Seen through the steam and vapours of his dungeon, By the lamp's dismal twilgiht! So he lies Circled with evil, till his very soul Unmoulds its essence, hopelessly deformed By sights of ever more deformity! With other ministrations thou, O Nature! Healest thy wandering and distempered child: Thou pourest on him thy soft influences, Thy sunny hues, fair forms, and breathing sweets, Thy melodies of woods, and winds, and waters, Till he relent, and can no more endure To be a jarring and a dissonant thing Amid this general dance and minstrelsy; But, bursting into tears, wins back his way, His angry spirit healed and harmonized By the benignant touch of Love and Beauty. venantius j pinto
[Goanet] NANDKUMAR’s Rs 1000 CRORE SANDY MISTAK E
NANDKUMAR’s Rs 1000 CRORE SANDY MISTAKE On 12 Jun 2010 Dr.Nandkumar Kamat wrote on Goanet: With low capital base, cheaply exploited unorganised labour living in poor conditions, zero concern for ecology and environment, intensive sand mining is nothing but the mass rape of rivers of Goa. Exploitation has crossed millions of cubic metres per month. The business has crossed Rs. 1000 crores per year (check rising bank deposits in Colvale, Dhargal, Pirna alone) and is still growing thanks to explosion of constructions, megaprojects. We don't need another Saleli in our islands. Response: Business of Rs 1000 crore per year in sand mining is absurd and certainly not a studied and cross-checked statement. The total sand requirement of Goa is around Rs 100 core or 16 lakh cubic metres (CM) of which sands of Goan origin account Rs 80 crore. This is substanciated hereunder: 1) Economic survey 2009-10 by Goa government says that total construction activity in Goa was valued at Rs 1650 crore in FY 2009. Civil Engineer’s Value based Thumb-rule says that the sand accounts 3-5% cost of construction. Therefore demand for construction sands in Goa can be Rs 50 to 80 crore. Since Goa does not export sand, it can not be Rs 1000 crore as Nandkumar projects! 2) Sand worth Rs 1000 cr means 170 lakh CM (@Rs 600/CM). This means annually 30 lakh truck/pick-up (at 6.5 CM per truck and 4.5 CM per pick-up) trips loaded plus 30 lakh empty trips. Considering 300 working days, this means 10,000 trips a day loaded and 10,000 trips empty a day on West Goan roads! At this level, the nuisance, hazards, traffic jams and deaths on Western Goa roads would have been more than those on iron ore mining roads in Eastern Goa! 3) Total demand of sand for whole of Mumbai (population over a crore) is 600-1000 loaded trips a day as reported by Builders’ Assocition in Feb 2010. How can Goa (population 16 lakhs) require 10,000 trips a day? 4) Civil Engineer’s Volume bases thumb rule says 100 sq met construction requires 25 truck loads of sand. Nandkumar’s projected sand output will build 1 lakh houses of average 100 square metre each year! And this for 2 lakh households in Goa! All that I have said looks like taking opportunity to show Nandkumar, an academician and scientist, in poor light. But it is not so. I need to help him as a fellow Goan who is responsible and has demonstrated in the past that he loves Goa. The constructive part starts now, so that he gets useful info and perspective in his endeavour of Good of Goa. What I am trying to point out is: Sand mining is a problem and needs to be attacked. But sand mining is a much smaller problem (Revenue: Rs 80 core; Profits: Rs 30 crore; nuisance in river) compared to iron ore mining (Revenue: Rs 15,000 core; Profits: Rs 12,000 crore; nuisance everywhere) and Nandkumar being a Cabinet rank activist must agitate larger problem and only if he finds time after ironing out iron ore may detour to smaller problems or be a guide to panch level activist to take up sand issue. I did a simple check in 10 minutes by phoning my cousin Mayur Keni who recently built a house next to Vidyadhiraj Mutt in Margao. He in turn contacted his Sand supplier, who informed that Goa’s sand supply comes from Colval, Amona, Kiranpani, Deusa, Revaldi, Jua any many places (aggregate around 1000 trips a day) and Londha (around 200 trips a day). 60% haulage is by pick-ups and 40% by trucks. In a year about 3 lakh trips supply 16 lakh CM., valued at Rs 100 crore. Excluding Londha, Goa sand miners’ revenue comes to Rs 80 crore. More refined version can be found out with some more efforts. Now let us come to sand mining profits. Price per trip is Rs 3600. Transport, loading and un-loading may cost Rs 1600 to 1800 per trip, for 25 km average haulage. I do not know what is mining cost and royalty, but can be easily found out. Assuming mining cost to be Rs 600 to 1000 per trip, the profit margins could be 30 to 40%. So, the sand miners all over Goa collectively make profits of around Rs 24 to 32 crore a year. Error of assumption if any may push it up to Rs 40 crore; nothing beyond. If anybody has deeper insights please enlighten us. Secondly, sand mining is a primary economic activity which piggy-backs the secondary economic activity of construction. The demand for sand is generated entirely locally and not from exports. Any efforts on part of Government to control such primary activity and supply thereof without commensurately controlling secondary activity will lead to price bubble due to supply constraints. Economists would high-light the diseases and side-effects such a policy imblance causes in a market driven economy. If sand price surges to Rs 2000 per CM , will government control sand prices? With such huge profits will not illegalities surge in Sand as has happened in case of iron ore when FOB prices shot up 8 fold from $15/ton in 2002 to $120/ton now? Policy m
Re: [Goanet] the Threat issued via Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 622
Dear President Wilson Coelho, Please be advised that I thank you for your threat to silence me after invading my e-space via Goan discussion lists. I also invite you to do as you see fit. Please do so. And ..please do buy a good dictionary and look up the meaning of the word "accomplice". Though, I believe that you may have attended a decent school which taught English as a first language. I am not sure if you were attentive during English classes. BTW: Once you issue a threat, there is NO space for any "meaningful debate". You have made the relationship adversarial. Quite unrelated (perhaps) but I am advised that Sadaam also threatened (and more) those who challenged him. jc
[Goanet] Fw: Renunciation Certificate for Foreign Indians
Dear Eric or Anyone, Does anyone has an idea why this is happening? Any thoughts as to the motivation? venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Viva Sao Joao
24th June Siolim - video clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kVsrvpWsM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOv7_tCzOY Carambolim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_cwL8r7FOg Velsao jumping into the wells http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YTjO3NzhMY Pomburpa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZtmTWPNOOg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRaBLn_EpnM Pics With copel http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657362902/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656567901/ Traditional http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2606806381/ fuloi sao Joao http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3654810950/ Sao Joao Baptist http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches/3656621718/ Boat show at Siolim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656556691/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656549813/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Re: [Goanet] Goanet-CyberMatrimonials - June 2010
Hi Christina, Keep up the good work. This service is very much needed for our goan community. God Bless you. Regards, Maria
Re: [Goanet] An Orchid in Paris
After Phyllis, the next Indian girl to make it at Yves Saint Laurent was Kirat Rabiyat from Delhi. In 1990, another Santacruz Catholic girl Marielou Phillips made it to YSL and then Chanel where she modelled for 10 years. later Karl Lagerfeld made her design the shoes at Chanel. She returned to India as Chanel Marketing-in-charge and is now with in Bombay. After Marielou, Ujjwala Raut made it huge. She was from Dahisar. Worked very closely with Tom Ford at Gucci. She also became the face of Yves Saint Laurent And now we have a half Goan girl in Paris and New York with Elite agency. Her name is Diana Penty (from Byculla) All three : Marielou, Ujjwala and Diana were my models. Diana, being just 20 still models for me Goggle all three names to see their profiles Cheers Wendell rose moraes wrote: Hi Wendell, I read the nice Tribute article, you wrote about Phyllis Mendes. I am a SantaCruz 'Girl'... she was older than me, but was friends with my older sisters in their school days.. Santacruz (West) used to be a very Cultural and Homely and Warm, Goan area and we'd always just meet in church or in the stores, or in any of the Avenues. We used to have an incredible Santacruz, Cultural and Dramatics and Musical Society (SCADAMS) and i think it still exists. Anyway, it was nice reading yr article. I sent it to my sisters.. and it wd be nice if the Santacruz people read it. It was so Appropriate of you to write it. Ciao, Rose Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (24Jun10)
*** Viva Sao Joao *** "Forsu! Don't jump in the well...some Hotel has dumped all its Garbage in it" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] 'San Joao' in Dubai: Last day to collect your passes
Now Abu Dhabi Goans can enjoy the 'San Joao' in Dubai. Call Jerry on 050-8211562 for details. Dear Friends PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL YOUR GOAN FRIENDS IN UAE. Global Goans will be celebrating the feast of St. John the Baptist "San Joao" on Friday 25th June , at Ramee Royal ,Karama (Near Maktoum Bridge). So that we can keep our Goan traditions alive in Dubai. So get your Copels and get ready to get soaking wet. A lavish buffet spread of more than 60+ items with live cooking stations. Check out some of the menu items here at http://www.radiogoa.net/san_joao.html It cant get better than this ! A Free welcome Drink (regular alcoholic drink) 2 Venues- Pool Side (DJ Music) and indoors (live Bands) incase u dont like getting wet BLACK LACE - Dubai's Top Band in attendance Catch the Brazil-Portugal match in the evening on 50 plasma screens and 2 video walls plasma screens . So no reason to rush home early (u can bring your jerseys along to cheer your team) Discounted drinks Entertainment for the full family (to be announced) Copel Cometition for Adults and kids Contact any of the Global Goans to secure your invites. Else Call : 050-6746091 **This event is strictly for invitees and no passes will be issued at the venue for entry. ** Use of swimming pool is at your own risk and Global Goans or the Hotel Management will not be responsible for you. VIVA SAN JOAO Global Goans UAE Team Global Goans UAE http://www.globalgoans.com -- RadioGoa.net Keeping the Konkani Culture Alive ! Worldwide -- Global Goans UAE http://www.globalgoans.com - Goan Identity Movement http://www.goamag.net/gim - Goan Sodality http://www.goansodality.com Follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/radiogoa
[Goanet] Goa news for June 24, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa's hall of shame! - Indian Express n-missing-minister-s-home-to-continue-Goa-Police/Article1-561666.aspx&usg=AFQjCNFGV3um2idHUW4bwzSSoPRnjljL4Q">Raids on missing minister's home to continue: Goa Police http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Goa-s-hall-of-shame-/637362/&usg=AFQjCNHBIe-dK9P2YpOsxGicR8jvO9MRGg *** Goa Cong nets unattached UGDP MLA - Indian Express ealth-Minister-to-join-Cong&usg=AFQjCNEhTswkcRal_HX_JkCOTuFZnyve8A">Goa Health Minister to join Cong http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Goa-Cong-nets-unattached-UGDP-MLA/636857/&usg=AFQjCNGtKRGjsNHuCNUJ3G-Lqq9eZZToOw *** China tax to benefit Indian steel, stabilise prices - Daily News & Analysis id-68966.html&usg=AFQjCNG2Ps3TTNawNsZwZQQNhzqBRaW4xA">Sesa Goa shares rise 10 percent http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_china-tax-to-benefit-indian-steel-stabilise-prices_1400465&usg=AFQjCNHHAGmZ20Wl6NgcLX-aUFFafwOG5Q *** Sesa Goa not a compelling buy for long term: Deepak Mohoni, trendwatchindia.com - Economic Times ay-see-some-recovery-tomorrow-Deepak-Mohoni-Director-trendwatchindiacom/articleshow/6078895.cms&usg=AFQjCNHk6J28Irco-SIjWV-ewEZ7RMmXSg">Market may see some recovery tomorrow: Deepak Mohoni, Director ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/views/recommendations/Sesa-Goa-not-a-compelling-buy-for-long-term-Deepak-Mohoni-trendwatchindiacom/articleshow/6078713.cms&usg=AFQjCNFLsvtBA7HffQFrMUCrVz15pJH79w *** Goa minister, police going soft on drug dealer: BJP - Hindustan Times olice-blame-swedish-witness-for-drug-dealer-s-bail-news-national-kgxlOdeaceg.html&usg=AFQjCNH2-t5AZXa4SvzwsnHnNYZ4RDCLpg">Goa police blame Swedish witness for drug dealer's bail http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-minister-police-going-soft-on-drug-dealer-BJP/Article1-562114.aspx&usg=AFQjCNHOSsjGKj2jkQLonMGmu2QJuvrVRQ *** New Guinea Gold: Update on Crater Mountain Project, Papua New Guinea - MarketWatch (press release) _h2Q6XiM">and more » http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-guinea-gold-update-on-crater-mountain-project-papua-new-guinea-2010-06-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp&usg=AFQjCNFhp13Ybdkuj5h17WR8Oi5GDu8WkQ *** GOA Expo & Conference inundated with speaking proposals and session ideas - What They Think The annual Graphics of the Americas (GOA) Call for Speakers has been well received and space is filling up quickly. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://whattheythink.com/news/index.cfm?id=44838&usg=AFQjCNE7hl4wVw_J_HvohKcszdSyZW8V_A *** Install holding tanks, cruise boats directed - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed cruise boats plying in the Mandovi river to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 1 lakh each for ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Install-holding-tanks-cruise-boats-directed/articleshow/6084234.cms&usg=AFQjCNG3n3uq_rw3tJCeNmtbdwdPHjIs5Q *** Monserrate's joining Congress evokes sharp reactions - Sify fyControversial Goa Education Minister and unattached legislator Atanasio Monserrate's entry into the Congress has triggered sharp reactions from both within ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://sify.com/news/monserrate-s-joining-congress-evokes-sharp-reactions-news-national-kgxjEdahbfe.html&usg=AFQjCNGL1kQqMQAvr0JJl7IEbsOEYbt5ow *** Kamat trying to cover up multi-crore rupee scam: BJP - Sify rore rupee excise evasion scam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://sify.com/news/kamat-trying-to-cover-up-multi-crore-rupee-scam-bjp-news-national-kgxuaeacggi.html&usg=AFQjCNF6cXWddtCeo5riwWVctXfYD_80HQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Please recognise this sound
Please recognise this sound (file 20 secs) http://www.esnips.com/doc/e6c72f05-d4cd-4f43-b7dc-fd3278e73d0c/Sound Captured just now joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 622
Dear Dr. Jose Colaco, With reference to your response on the above subject, I wish to say as under: Before we enter into any meaningful debate on the contentious issues, embroiled in the subject case, it is important to identify the key players and establish their characters. Hence it is imperative that you investigate the matter concerning the posts/letters of Rocky Fernandes and Jose Pereira, and come out with your findings. If you are reluctant to do that, it is pointless discussing further. There is no such thing as chronologically, first things first, in the present case. Every single act or incident is important. GWS Managing Committee is abreast of each and everything, which you may not know, as you are told only one side of the story. If you take a little time and dig out the facts since 2007, you will have a fair idea of what all has transpired and what were the compelling reasons for GWS Managing Committee taking such a drastic action. My advice to you, please get your facts together to build your case and be prepared to answer all the questions that you may be asked, from time to time, by the investigating authorities. Now that you have taken a stand in defense of Gaspar Almeida, I would like that you also take responsibility for the consequences that emanate from the case, when the facts are brought on record and the misdoings are exposed. If this is agreeable to you, please confirm that you are discussing this case as the duly authorized Attorney of Gasper Almeida and the others named in the report. And that you have no objection to being named as an accomplice in the cases, which are being pursued for appropriate adjudication in the Court of Law. If for any reason, you wish to back out of this debate, please rest your case here and now, let us not indulge in playing games and gaining mileage over issues that don’t concern you. Awaiting your prompt response, the ball now rests in your court. Best regards, Wilson Coelho President , For and on behalf of Managing Committee > > Message: 12 > > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:02:20 -0400 > > From: "J. Colaco < jc>" > > To: goa...@goanet.org > > Subject: [Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT > > > > Dear President Wilson Coelho, > > > > Allow me to declare up front that the good hard-working Goans of the > > Gulf are dear to my heart. Contrary to what some Goans in Goa believe, > > you guys work very very hard in order to support your families in Goa > > and consequently, Goan businesses in Goa. > > > > Of all the Gulf-Goans I have known, I have come to particularly admire > > the tireless Gaspar Almeida. I do not need to repeat hear how (as I > > have heard from 3rd parties) he helped Goans displaced after the first > > Gulf War. > > > > All this to state that whenever Gaspar's name appears, I am > > interested. He is after all, my brother i.e. Gaum-Bhau. > > > > Now, wrt the REPORT you posted on GoaNet, I had the following initial > > observations: > > > > a: Not again! > > b: What exactly is Wilson talking about? > > > > > > So, please, allow me to ask a few queries. If you are (or anyone else > > is) able and willing to find the answers to the following, please do > > the honours: > > > > [1] Is the circa 20 year old Goa Welfare Society (GWS) a registered > > society? If so, where is it registered and as what? > > > > [2] Does the GWS have a written Constitution? > > > > [3] If it does, what is the set quorum for the Annual General Meeting? > > Did you meet the quorum for the past AGM? > > > > [4] At this AGM, were audited accounts for the preceding year > > presented? (Is your treasurer, Mr. Pimenta an certified accountant?; > > not that it is essential for a treasurer to be an accountant). Have > > audited accounts ever been submitted to the AGM during your tenure as > > President? > > > > [5] Does the GWS hold any accounts in any banks? If the bank accounts > > are in India, is the GWS registered in India? If not, are the funds > > held in proxy-names? Is that legal in India, according to you? > > > > [6] What exactly do you mean by "the prevailing situation" in your > > statement .. 'no additional funds could be generated due to the > > prevailing situation'? > > > > [7] Would you, please, care to expand on this sentence of yours: > > "some manipulations in the Membership Cards which were issued by the > > ex-General Secretary, Gasper Almeida"? > > > > [8] Who 'manipulated' the Membership Cards issued by the ex-General > > Secretary, Gasper Almeida? > > > > [9] If there are any such cards, Would you, please, advise what the > > 'manipulation' amounted to? > > > > [10] If there are any such cards, do they also bear your signature as > > President? > > > > I will leave it at [10] for now. I hope you will try answer them all, please > >
[Goanet] Global alert!>Backdoor privatization of heritage monuments-After Reis magos it would be Cabo de Rama (Kholgad) fort
Could people who welcome restoration but oppose privatization (superstore, shopping mall, film institute et al) of old GMC building have a separate yardstick for privatization of Reis magos, Cabo de Rama and Chapora (or what ever is left there) forts?. I salute Heraldo and the vernacular language dailies for highlighting the concerns and anxieties of Khola villagers..I had expected this. The CM and his officers had been hiding these facts. The decision is already made. Read Khola locals red over govt plan to handover Cabo-de-Rama fort http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local-News/Khola-locals-red-over-govt-plan-to-handover-Cabo-de-Rama-fort/37947.html Why this issue is not being discussed?. Is it because eminent people are blessing the business deals and MOUs?. I am in favour of scientific restoration consistent with UNESCO charters. I am in favour of full transparency when Rs. 200 millions of 12 th finance commission are involved for heritage conservation. I am for open bidding and global tenders-not pick and choose, the selective treatment given to INTACH. Has anyone seen the master plan INTACH has prepared?. where are the copies? who would spare them to us?. The archives director avoided my questions. After restoration with public funds shall we surrender the monuments for private profit making interests?. Already TATAs are holding to land ( 2. 75 lakhs sq.mts.) worth Rs. 2500 milliions on Aguada plateau without paying the government the lease rent of Rs, One crore (10 millions) per year since 1998. Civil society does not ask them any questions. Why , because they give us NANO. where is their promised Disneyland, the entertainment park?. Why the lease deed is not cancelled and the land taken back to set up a public funded convention centre, for which central government promised Rs. 500 crores + ( you need to visit the panoramic helipad area to believe the importance of the land leased to Fort aguada hotels)... I am in favour of joint management of restored monuments in association of local authority- a people's management trust, a peoples' cooperative. Let us not underestimate Goan entrepreneurial spirit. We have seen the status of private engulfment of the defense structures of Fort Aguada. I am closely monitoring the systematic attempt of backdoor privatization of scenic heritage ( esp. Indo_Portuguese) monuments. The new business deals seem to be acceptable to NGOs and activists. Please get a copy of the tripartite MOU between INTACH, Goa Government and the lady Helen Hamlyn Trust. Prajal Sakardande got one for me and then I alerted him. ...the intention is sound but it is all like the useless expensive jetty built at Kala Akademy (for fashion and film shoots and eventually to cater to a powerful five star hotel's clients in Sinquerim and Panaji)( the same hoteliar now wants the height of old bridges on Santa inez creek to be raised to permit boating a la venice style...that would also explain why the creek needs steps..as suggested by CCP. keep the track of these interesting developments in Panaji around Campal-St Inez area) I wish to tell my good friend Padabhushan Mario Miranda- the government had the funds, Rs. 200 million and we did not need Lady Helen Hamlyn's money. I had vehemently opposed this move since the beginning. The MOU was done hurriedly in an election year. The lady could have given the money to Goa INTACH to restore the crumbling houses of some great Goans, esp. Franciso Luis Gomes ..but we know why the lady had fallen in love with that fort... we also know that if the donation was indeed a "gift for goa' the same money should have been made available to restore St.Anne's church...an Indian Baroque masterpiece about which I had written after many visits...I trust my good friend arch Ketak Nachinolkar who is helping INTACH to restore the majestic church. I wish him success... Mariobab, you would not be able to do anything once the Reis magos fort is restored and the new business model is implemented..because INTACH would claim that they restored the fort with "their money"... we have seen what has happened to Fort Tiracol and ramparts of Fort aguada... fort of cabo de Rama and Chapora-scenic, lovely , saleble spots would be aggressively marketed and these would be well secured "gated privatized monuments" Of course I need to wait patiently before the scenarios which I am depicting come true and then the society begins to agitate on the same points...belatedly! Globalization is now truly enveloping Goa-now comes the backdoor privatization of the monuments! the usual argument would be -whether the state govt. has funds to maintain the monuments?. I had given the solution-establish village heritage councils, multistakeholder trusts. This official report is being incubated because powers to maintain heritage monuments were decentralised to PRIs. Govt. was favouring private interests (check decision on Casinos, online lottery etc.) Counter question:_How much is spent for 10
[Goanet] IFRA Annual General Body Meeting
IFRA Annual General Body Meeting The 29th Annual General Body Meeting of the Indian Football Referees’ Association (IFRA) – Kuwait, will be held on Friday, 2nd July 2010 at 10.00 a.m. at the Winners Restaurant, Salmiya, and will be preceeded by the Thanksgiving Mass at 8.30 a.m. the same day at the St. Thereze Church, Salmiya. All members are requested to be present. To know more about IFRA, visit http://www.iff-kuwait.com/ifra.htm http://www.goa-world.com/goa/sports/ifra.htm
[Goanet] Carnival song from Goa!
Here's where you can download the song: http://www.filefront.com/16840455/viva-carnival.mp3/ Enjoy music from Goa!
[Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING – REPORT
[Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING – REPORT Well said Sebastian Borges, You almost read my mind. I was to come up on the similar lines. The notices and the mails in the Newspaper/net forums (see quoted below) clearly say ‘despite several reminders written and verbal (since 2008) old records not been handed over to new GS by the outgoing GS etc We don’t even know if the above was true for which the accused hand ample of time (and still has) to come out with his side of the story without which, we see many (including alleged fake IDs) here blowing one sided ‘Pemprem’ as in some ‘paid news in newspapers’ Tiger in sheep’s fur could be any one or even both but it seems the posters already know who the tiger is. What type of trial is this without even hearing from both sides? One must not forget, we all are Goans so ‘Kunattponn’ in this case cannot be ruled out. Some do it openly whereas others do it behind your back I have been one of such victims and hence my post http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-June/193790.html Quote 29/5/10 – Net Forums Ex-General Secretary, G C. A, who is holding all the records and has refused to hand over the same to the duly elected Managing Committee, despite of several reminders. After exercising maximum tolerance not to go public on the issue, we are left with no choice but to take this step. The same on Goan Newspaper in full dtd 3/6/10 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4700251477/sizes/l/ Quote: 28/8/08- Net Forums -Goanet etc The Records of the Society which are in the custody of ex-General Secretary, G Almeida continue to be in his custody despite of written notices and verbal requests to hand over the same to the newly elected General Secretary, Mrs. Sharon De Sousa. Till date the records continue to be illegally held by ex-General Secretary. Quote: Sebastian Borges Post http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-June/194814.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] 26th June is International Day against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - - 26th June is International Day against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - Source: Social Issues Calendar 2010 GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:goad...@bsnl.in --
[Goanet] Four EC members of GWA Qatar resign
The inevitable has happened. Giving respect and honouring the sentiments of Goan Community in Qatar, four Executive Committee (EC) members of Goan Welfare Association (GWA) have tendered their resignation from the EC of GWA and also from the primary membership of GWA, in order to revive the defunct DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB ( DGSC ). Anton J Vaz, Mathew Estrocio, Gill Cardozo and Lubino Soares have in separate letters tendered their resignation from the EC of GWA and also from the primary membership of GWA. The four have cited different reasons for walking out of GWA The decision to walk out of the GWA was due to the fact that Mr. Antonio Vaz, has come forward to revive the old defunct DGSC (Doha Goans Sports Club) to which the other EC members have offered their support. As such, the EC memebers decided to join the DGSC. The four has had been involved with Goan institutions based in Qatar and have involved themselves in social, cultural and sports front for the last several years in different capacities with different Goan clubs based here in Qatar. Antonio Joao Vaz was GWA General co-ordinator. He has also served as ex. Asst. treasurer and Gen. Secretary of DGSC, Ex. treasurer of QGSC (Qatar Goans Sports Club) and also Ex. Gen Secretary of Batim Youth Club Ilhas Goa. Mr. Lubino Soares was Vice President cultural, in GWA and ex-Vice president in DGSC. Mr. Abel Mateus Estrocio (Mathew) was Vice President cultural in GWA and Ex. President of DGSC. Viva Goa ! cheers to Goan unity. Gill Cardozo was GWA Committee member and Ex. treasurer of DGSC.
[Goanet] Fw: Renunciation Certificate for Foreign Indians
Late news - The rule has been amended !! Go to bottom. > > A recent rule from Government of India regarding overseas Indians may > affect a lot of us. If you are an Indian Citizen with a valid Indian > Passport, you have no issue and you can ignore this email. > > However, if you are a foreign passport holder (e.g., USA, or any country > other than India) and a former Indian Citizen (i.e., you had a passport > from Government of India before you obtained your foreign citizenship) , > you should read this email. Even you have a existing OCI visa or valid > tourist visa for India, you may be affected. > > According to new rules, persons of Indian origin who acquired foreign > citizenship, must surrender their Indian passports immediately after the > acquisition of foreign citizenship and also obtain a Surrender Certificate > – and pay a price. There’s a $175 fee for the surrender of the passport for > each member of the family and that’s on top of the regular visa fees. Now > strict new rules have been posted on the websites of Indian consulates > worldwide, a surrender certificate must be acquired. In case you are not > aware, over the last few days, people with valid visas are even being > stopped and sometimes were not able to enter India. This rule was issued on > May 25 and already created big protests in many places. Now, here it even > went to another extreme - this rule was put in effect for everyone no > matter when they got their foreign citizenship. Indians who left their > homeland 40 years back are now feverishly searching for their old passports > so that they can hand them over to the Consulate and get the all-important > Surrender Certificate. Otherwise, they can’t go home. Talk about > procrastination on the part of the government! The penalties for retaining > and reusing the Indian passport after obtaining a foreign passport are > retroactive and can go from a simple (?) $175 for a surrender certificate > to up to $2,000 with penalties if applicable. The Government of India has > prescribed imposition of penalty on a graded scale, depending on number of > trips made on Indian passport after acquiring foreign nationality, for the > violation of Passport Rules and retention of Indian Passport for more than > 3 years after acquiring of foreign nationality. > > If this rule affects you, you can sign a petition to oppose Retroactive > Enforcement of New Rules for Surrender of Indian Passport. Visit Petition > Online at: > > http://www.petition online.com/ ip100521/ petition. html > > Late breaking News! As of today, 5 AM, Government of India has updated > their ruling as follows: > > > http://www.indiacgny.org/php/showHighLightDet.php?h_id=144&key= > > Fees for Obtaining Surrender / Renunciation Certificate Waived > > In view of a large number of representations received from Persons of > Indian Origin, it has been decided that the fees for obtaining > Renunciation/ Surrender Certificate from applicants who have acquired US > citizenships before June 1, 2010 will be waived. However, a miscellaneous > service fee of US$ 20/- will be charged for surrender of passport for > cancellation. No penalties will be charged. Already decided cases will, > however, not be reopened. Indian passport holders who acquire US/foreign > citizenship on or after June 1, 2010 will, however, be required to pay the > fees of US$ 175/- for obtaining Renunciation/ Surrender certificate. > > > As you can see, the power of mass appeal is already taking the authorities > in the right direction. >
Re: [Goanet] Remembering the Air India tragedy
Hi Eugene, I noted that in a recent letter of yours to GoaNet , you posed a critical view of how the monies earned by the director/ producer in Torontotiatrs appeared to escape rewarding the actors who spent long hours going to practices and rehearsing..you seemed to imply that the director/ producer team wasmaking a large amount off the work of the players. I noticed that Jr. Menezes in his rather long discourse explained that it cost a lot of money to film and produce some of the scenes that were projected onto the screens as part of the " special effects " as backdrops to some scenes. I just wondered if that explanation satisfied youor you felt it was a weak excuse ? Joe Lobo - Original Message - From: "Eugene Correia" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:51 AM Subject: [Goanet] Remembering a Goan victim Today, June 23, is the 25th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 crash over Ireland, allegedly by Sikh extremists in Canada. There was one Goan from Canada who perished on the flight. He was Anthony Desa. Among the more than 100 victims, there is one R. D'Souza and, I think, his first name is Ronald. But he was possibly from the US who came to Toronto to take the connecting flight to India. Not sure if he was Goan. Just last week a five-volume inquiry report was released. The report blamed Canadian secret service agency and the Royal Mounted Canadian Police. The report said it was a Canadian tragedy and, hence, the PM issued an apology to the victims' families. Today he will take part in the commemoration ceremony in downtown Toronto that will include putting up a new memorial. The old one has damaged by culprints. Eugene
Re: [Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT
Sebastian Borges has made a very real-life suggestion. How about ending this deadlock and moving ahead with GWS of 20 odd years??? Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org PS: Publishing replies to questions (on internet) will not solve the problem. It will only aggravate it. The main thing is that Goans must UNITE, solve their differences, come together to agree to disagree and move forward. - Original Message - From: "Sebastian Borges" To: "GoaNet fred" Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT Dear friends, The discussion in this thread seems to be moving away from finding a solution to the dispute. And that would be a cause for concern all around; for who would wish that our hardworking brothers in the Gulf get embroiled in such internecine qarrels?
[Goanet] Babush needs Congress
Camilo Fds said:?Just as Babush desperately needs Congress, the Congress party equally needs him. Dear Camilo, What were compulsions for Babush and congress? Thanks in advance for elaboration. ? Rajendra Dear Rajendra, Babush is one of the shrewdest politician. He knows very well that in future elections if he stands on some other party ticket, he will never win. He is confident that only on Congress ticket he can win. Congress on the other hand needs him as they dont have a massive majority so every MLA counts. Just to strengthen their party they have readmitted him into the party knowing fully well that Babush is unpredictable and for him his self interest comes first. If Congress believed on principles, they should never have readmitted him. With best wishes. Camilo _ The latest in fashion and style in MSN Lifestyle http://lifestyle.in.msn.com/
[Goanet] Remembering a Goan victim
Today, June 23, is the 25th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 crash over Ireland, allegedly by Sikh extremists in Canada. There was one Goan from Canada who perished on the flight. He was Anthony Desa. Among the more than 100 victims, there is one R. D'Souza and, I think, his first name is Ronald. But he was possibly from the US who came to Toronto to take the connecting flight to India. Not sure if he was Goan. Just last week a five-volume inquiry report was released. The report blamed Canadian secret service agency and the Royal Mounted Canadian Police. The report said it was a Canadian tragedy and, hence, the PM issued an apology to the victims' families. Today he will take part in the commemoration ceremony in downtown Toronto that will include putting up a new memorial. The old one has damaged by culprints. Eugene
[Goanet] CONTROVERSY: Margaret Mascarenhas on the funding debate, in the US and here...
MM 1. Although the source of the "poem" by Nandkumar Kamat that was posted to me was from the Goa Writers Group list, I extend my apologies to the group and to the moderator, if it was not the original source. CP: Apology accepted on behalf of Goa Writers group. MM 2. Although it is true that, despite several invitations from the moderator which I have on file, I am not a member of the Goa Writers Group (which is not any reflection on the group itself, but merely my choice), it is also true that the moderator, Mr Pinto, has on quite a few occasions forwarded me posts he thought might interest me from this list, which, thanks to gmail's seemingly bottomless capacity, I also have on file. CP: What invitations and perceived transgressions Miss Mascarenhas has on file is of no concern to this issue. I clarified, as moderator, that she was falsely involving Goa Writers in a controversy that was not connected to us, and that she is not a member. She has admitted her mistake. Period. -- MM 3. If the rules of the list are different for Mr Pinto than for other members of Goa Writers, that is hardly my concern, but an internal matter. Similarly, if privacy is an issue for the Goa Writers Group, then it is one it will need to sort out internally among the group members, and has nothing really to do with the subject matter of my original post, CP: Exactly. The rules of the group and what privileges and discretionary powers the moderators might have is of no concern to Miss Mascarenhas, or GoaNetters, or anyone who is not a member of the Goa Writers group. We do not need Miss Mascarenhas to tell us how to deal with our matters. She should stick to her own business - whatever that is. Cheers! Cecil ==
[Goanet] DIVERSION THROUGH -The geopolitical and geoeconomic duplicity digest-II
Nandkumar Kamat wrote on 22nd June: Canada has long term plans to take over mines in India through its powerful MNCs and the grounds are being prepared slowly? Response: Let us keep aside India and talk of Goa first. Canadians can take over Goan mines only if existing mine owners give them to Canadians, at a price. 95% of Goan mines are in the possession/command of only ten: Nine families of Chougule, Salgaokar, Timblo, Tarcar, Bandekar, Bandodkar, Velingkar, Agarwal and Mangalji and a 83% foreign owned SESA. Nandkumar could write to these ten, appeal them in media, take delegation to them urging them not to pass on the control to Canadians. Simultaneously, he could write to Mines minister and appeal through media to pass resolution in the cabinet and legislation in Assembly denying such transfer. If CM does not respond and dodges (as he is doing to GBA for last three years), Nandkumar as an activist knows what to do? All NGOs and Goans are certainly available to Nandkumar for doing so. This is all fine. But why divert attention from the problems and nuisances created by our own miners? The hypothetical Canadian problem is only in imagination and manageable as above. The Sand mining issue which is only a Rs 80 crore business (not Rs 1000 crore mentioned by Nandkumar on 12th June) is another diversion from iron ore miner’s nuisance and illegalities. Arundhati and Naxalites is the third diversion from the rape of forest, agriculture, rivers and mountains our own Goan miners commit from Caurem, Colomba thro’ Pissurlem, Advalpal to Sirigao. I have already given Nandkumar thro' three e-mails the facts, figures and analysis to substanciate the gravity of mining nuisance. WHY DIVERT FROM BIGGEST NUISANCE GOA IS FACING? Rajendra Kakodkar
[Goanet] KONKNNI COURSE IN ROMAN SCRIPT - 12 July to 11 August 2010
KONKNNI COURSE IN ROMAN SCRIPT Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), Alto Porvorim, Goa will conduct a part time Konknni course in Roman script from 12 July to 11 August 2010. Classes will be held from 9.45 am to 12.45 am from Monday to Friday. TSKK Konknni course in Roman script uses a modern linguistic approach to teach Konknni to beginners who either do not know Konknni at all or know a little Konknni. Though spoken Konknni will get primary stress, reading Konknni in Roman script will also be insisted upon. Regular attendance will be insisted upon. Throughout the course there will be test of oral proficiency and reading Konknni Roman script. Admission is strictly on first come first served basis. Those who understand Konknni and in age below 65 years will be given preference. To apply for the course contact TSKK during the office hours. Phone: (0832)2415857 / 2415864 Dr. Pratap Naik, S.J. Director Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr B.B.Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa - 403521, India cell:9850658565 tskk...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/248386338/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Re: [Goanet] re GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT
Dear friends, The discussion in this thread seems to be moving away from finding a solution to the dispute. And that would be a cause for concern all around; for who would wish that our hardworking brothers in the Gulf get embroiled in such internecine qarrels? As I understand it, the problem seems to be the non-handing over of the documents and assets of the Society by the outgoing team of Gaspar Almeida to the incoming team headed by Wilson Coelho; and that too for over a year. Why should this happen? Wasn't the new Committee duly elected after following the usual procedure? If no, did the then Secretary (Almeida) take any steps to ensure that this was done? If the new Committee was properly elected, why did the old Comittee hold on to the documents and assets? What came in the way of a smooth change-over? What could be the way out of this impasse? And, oddly, Almeida is not explaining his side of the case! He may be, as claimed, a man of few words; but he is not exactly dumb! Therefore his silence is deafening. Instead of tackling these issues, we have posts either praising one of the parties or denigrating the other. But do such certificates and strictures have any bearing on the dispute? Dr. Jose Colaco goes even further. The questions he asks are not only irrelevant to the solution of the dispute, but could be better answered by the other party which had been in office for a few years (unless Coelho too has been an office-bearer in the past). It is good that Coelho has left the questions alone, at least for the present. None of them relates to the smooth change of guard, following an election; they can only lead the discussion astray. For instance, in what way does it matter to the dispute whether the Society is registered or not? If it has survived for 20 years without any serious problem, does it really matter whether it has a written constitution or not? The quorum is some fraction of the total membership or a certain minimum number; if, as claimed, the Committee is not in possession of the Records (and therefore, the list of members), how do they calculate the required quorum? Does the Society have a tradition of presenting an audited statement of accounts at the annual general body meeting? And if, as claimed, the old Committee did not hand over the Books to the new Committee, how could the latter prepare any accounts for auditing? For instance, what figure would they put against "Opening Balance"? I feel that the questions asked by Dr. Colaco would only worsen the situation. By unnecessarily heaping praises on one of the parties at the outset, and directing his questions to the other, he has only exposed his bias. Finally, isn't there in the entire State of Kuwait just one person, not necessarily a Goan, who commands the confidence of both the factions? Why not some members of the Society avail of his/her good offices to bring the two parties together? Let the deadlock be resolved amicably at the earliest possible. I wish them luck and God's grace. Mog asum. Sebastian Borges On 21 Jun 2010 "J. Colaco < jc>" wrote: GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT Dear President Wilson Coelho, Allow me to declare up front that the good hard-working Goans of the Gulf are dear to my heart. Contrary to what some Goans in Goa believe, you guys work very very hard in order to support your families in Goa and consequently, Goan businesses in Goa. Of all the Gulf-Goans I have known, I have come to particularly admire the tireless Gaspar Almeida. I do not need to repeat hear how (as I have heard from 3rd parties) he helped Goans displaced after the first Gulf War. All this to state that whenever Gaspar's name appears, I am interested. He is after all, my brother i.e. Gaum-Bhau. Now, wrt the REPORT you posted on GoaNet, I had the following initial observations: a: Not again! b: What exactly is Wilson talking about? So, please, allow me to ask a few queries. If you are (or anyone else is) able and willing to find the answers to the following, please do the honours: [1] Is the circa 20 year old Goa Welfare Society (GWS) a registered society? If so, where is it registered and as what? [2] Does the GWS have a written Constitution? [3] If it does, what is the set quorum for the Annual General Meeting? Did you meet the quorum for the past AGM? [4] At this AGM, were audited accounts for the preceding year presented? (Is your treasurer, Mr. Pimenta an certified accountant?; not that it is essential for a treasurer to be an accountant). Have audited accounts ever been submitted to the AGM during your tenure as President? [5] Does the GWS hold any accounts in any banks? If the bank accounts are in India, is the GWS registered in India? If not, are the funds held in proxy-names? Is that legal in India, according to you? [6] What exactly do you mean by "the prevailing situation" in your statement .. 'no additional funds could be generated due to
[Goanet] CONTROVERSY: Margaret Mascarenhas on the funding debate, in the US and here...
1. Although the source of the "poem" by Nandkumar Kamat that was posted to me was from the Goa Writers Group list, I extend my apologies to the group and to the moderator, if it was not the original source. 2. Although it is true that, despite several invitations from the moderator which I have on file, I am not a member of the Goa Writers Group (which is not any reflection on the group itself, but merely my choice), it is also true that the moderator, Mr Pinto, has on quite a few occasions forwarded me posts he thought might interest me from this list, which, thanks to gmail's seemingly bottomless capacity, I also have on file. 3. If the rules of the list are different for Mr Pinto than for other members of Goa Writers, that is hardly my concern, but an internal matter. Similarly, if privacy is an issue for the Goa Writers Group, then it is one it will need to sort out internally among the group members, and has nothing really to do with the subject matter of my original post, which is in a nutshell: 1. the separation of two issues: mining and art funding; and the kneejerk habit of some environmental activists to attack art funding, which is predominantly funded around the world by corporate money, and its direct beneficiaries, who are artists; 2. the ethics of seeking grant funding from large foundations such as Ford, MacArthur, etc, that are invested heavily in corporate stock and have on their boards some of the most destructive CEOs on the planet, while at the same time critising those who receive their funding directly from one funding source. 3. the ethics of attacking an individual in order to make a point on a public issue. Margaret Mascarenhas
[Goanet] Talking Photo: Is Goa really Rape Capital? Then this could be a possible solution
Goa really is Rape Capital? Then this could be a possible solution Our Ministers can’t solve it Our Police cant’ solve it How about this new DIY technique ? Warning: Pic may offend some, but it’s a reality http://www.flickr.com/photos/nottyjoegoauk/4724912223/sizes/l/ It’s 25 teethed And may cost just Rs. 35 each Available soon Rapists beware of ‘ratel’ (trap)! Beware of Shark! Avoisss, ang passun xi zalem Anik ani ‘Rape’ zai? joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Grateful to Mr. Rajendra Kakodkar, Need still more critical and qualitative contributions
'satyam bruyat, priyam bruyat, na satyam apriyam bruyat' 'Vade vade jayte tatavabodha' I was very pleased to receive mining consultant Mr. Rajendra Kakodkar's recent emails. Need more such critical and qualitative participation which would enrich my forthcoming publication to be released at the hands of a prominent (mining) trade union leader who would also salute Mr. Kakodkar. If he refuses then I would get retd. High court judge Thanks Rajendrabhai...please continue and be liberal... Also mark a copy to chairman, IDRC, Ottawa, Canada and Dr.Ligia Noronha, Teri Dev borem korum -- Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA
Re: [Goanet] Carmona villagers against issuing final NOC to Raheja's
Roger D'souza wrote:While all over in Goa, Town and Country Planning conveniently permits real estate projects to break all the rules even without a proper 10 metres access road, there is a convenient nexus working together in connivance with the Panchayats and our Goan Ministers to protect their kick-backs and loot, knowing fully well that our MLAS and ministers will circumvent every rule in the book to protect their interests, even if it means the death and destruction of our Goan villages. Comment:The villagers of Carmona may be fully justified in opposing the Raheja's project. The Panchyat Body may be in collusion with the local MLA to support the project.Problem is that Carmona villagers only had the legal excuse of the 10 metres road to stall the project. That hurdle was cleared by the MLA, whether goan or anti-goan is another issue all together.Setting up such huge projects is provided for in the law. What are people doing about that? Another issue is: who ultimately has the full authority to accept or reject the project in a village? Is it the Panchayat? In principle it should have been, but which law regulates the buildings in Goa's villages?Similarly, villagers demanded flying squads and they were granted. Then came the demand for for filing FIR against the culprits by the TCP. Also granted. Now what is the penalty for those who violate the law as regards NDZs? And when?HC directed litigants to go back to the Panchayat. Under which law? Was the court made aware of the contradictions in the building laws?We are wasting our time barking up the wrong tree. Nothing else. -Soter (An illiterate Goan)
[Goanet] IFFI 2010, Arundhati Roy: In Support of Nandkumar Kamat's suggestion
*A Post-Colonial agenda for IFFI 2010* * * *Pointing the significance and relevance of 2010 to a peoples’ history* A couple of days ago, Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, from the Goa University, made a rather interesting suggestion via email to the Chief Minister of Goa. Rather than be an occasion to mindlessly spend huge amounts of state revenue, he has suggested that the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), now held annually in Goa, be themed for the year 2010 to commemorate “Colonialism and peoples’ struggles / movements across the world”. To this already interesting proposition he adds one more laudable suggestion; rather than invite an actor or actress from Bombay, who as he says leave no ideas behind, why not invite Arundhati Roy to inaugurate the festival? Roy, he suggests, could also be asked to speak on “Colonialism down 500 years a topic which would be suitable considering the completion of 500 years of Goa's conquest by Afonso de Albuquerque, on 25th November 2010 and foundation of colonial rule in Asia”. This is perhaps one of the more incredible suggestions that have been made regarding the IFFI and perhaps in the intellectual and cultural life of the State. Subsequent to his email to the Chief Minister Dr. Kamat has requested public support for this suggestion and it is incumbent on all of us to support this suggestion and ensure that it gets converted from an idea to solid fact. This column today, seeks to be not just a public show of support for Dr. Kamat’s stellar suggestion, but a request to all those who may read this column to send emails of support to the Chief Minister’s email id < cm@nic.in> and ensure that the proposal is converted to reality. There are a number of reasons why this proposal must be supported wholeheartedly. The organization of recent IFFI has been disappointing to say the least. Rather than an occasion to reflect on the messages that film can and do generate, the focus seems to be on creating a hedonistic bubble where movie stars can be feted. Where a number of Goans believed that the arrival of IFFI would contribute to the intellectual and cultural life of ordinary Goans, we have been disappointed to see that rather that critical world cinema, it is Hindi potboilers that have been dished out to the Goan public as a part of the festival. To theme the IFFI in the manner Dr. Kamat suggests would perhaps reorient the local organizers of the IFFI to ensure it contributes to an enhancing the referents for local cultural articulations. But Dr. Kamat’s suggestion has value beyond the limited scope of a renewal of the possibilities of the IFFI. Some weeks ago a Coimbra based researcher remarked that there was an almost eerie silence, both in Portugal and in Goa as regards the fact that the year 2010 marks 500 years since the formal establishment of the Portuguese State in Goa. Kamat seems to underscore this fact and points that this event that inaugurated the long durée of colonialism in Asia deserves some reflection. Kamat’s suggestion is wonderfully nuanced in that is skips over the polemics that often govern this field to nudge us in the direction of recognizing that colonialism and the struggles that challenge it did not end with formal decolonization. The colonial relationship has been continued, if not renewed, under the aegis of the national states that were left behind by the colonial regimes. It is because these national states fail to mirror the desires of substantial sections of its people that popular movements of discontent plague these post-colonial states across the world. India is but one of those states. Dr. Kamat further nuances our appreciation of the moment of 2010 and its possible commemoration by pointing out the double significance of the year, a century since 1910 when formal citizenship rights were definitively extended and claimed by a wide variety of Goans. In doing so, he once more eases us out of nationalist jingoism, to make sure our focus is on the rights of peoples, rather than some nationalist one-upmanship. The point of the commemoration of 2010 is not about Portugal, or India, it is about focusing on the need for the recognition of the rights of people. Dr. Kamat’s suggestion is rather daring in that it challenges both the Goan and Indian state to display its true commitment to democracy. By inviting Arundhati Roy he argues, ‘the government and state of Goa would be able to demonstrate that the most dissenting voice is given a public platform in this state and we're not a ‘failed democracy’. In so doing, Kamat rightly points out that democracy is sustained not by quinquennial elections, but in fact only by ‘our own willingness to welcome dissent and dissenters’. As wonderful as his suggestion is however, it is possible that it has come a little too late in the day for the IFFI 2010. This should however not dampen our spirits. By a queer twist of history, the year 2010 melts into the year 2011, the latter marking fif
[Goanet] Carmona villagers against issuing final NOC to Raheja’s
While all over in Goa, Town and Country Planning conveniently permits real estate projects to break all the rules even without a proper 10 metres access road, there is a convenient nexus working together in connivance with the Panchayats and our Goan Ministers to protect their kick-backs and loot, knowing fully well that our MLAS and ministers will circumvent every rule in the book to protect their interests, even if it means the death and destruction of our Goan villages. That “barrao” will now once again accuse us Goans of squealing like pigs! No marks for guessing who our "barrao" is!!! The latest newspaper reports on the Carmona saga – read on. ** Carmona villagers against issuing final NOC to Raheja’s Say many conditions remain unfulfilled HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 22 Carmona villagers two-year long battle against the Mumbai-based Raheja group has reached an interesting stage. While the Mumbai-based real estate developer has approached the Panchayat for final NOC for sub-division of plots, PWD Minister’s Churchill Alemao’s directions to the PWD to acquire additional land to widen the approach road to Raheja’s property to 10 meters still remains on paper. It may be recalled that the Town and Country Planning Department had issued provisional NOC to Rahejas for sub-division of plots on conditions, amongst other conditions, Alemao’s note to the PWD to acquire land for road widening. It was on November 2009 that Alemao put up a note directing PWD Executive Engineer, to immediately take up land acquisition for widening of the road to a width of 10 meters on grounds that the residents of the locality are facing hardships due to inadequate motorable access to reach the destination during the monsoons. Alemao’s note came in handy for the Raheja’s to obtain provisional NOC from the TCP for sub-division of plots as the TCP circular issued in 2008 had laid guidelines not to issue NOCs for any land development based on proposed road widening. Incidentally, the Carmona village Panchayat on Tuesday conducted site inspection of the Raheja property in view of the application received by the real estate developer seeking the final NOC. Says Panch member Orlando Da Silva, who has been leading the battle against the Raheja’s and their agents: “The Panchayat cannot issue the final NOC since most of the conditions contained in the provisional NOC remain unfulfilled. There’s no land acquisition done for widening of the existing road to 10 meters. The PWD cannot acquire the land for road widening as the move would only demolish existing walls and other structures”. Meanwhile, the local residents, who had approached the high court with a petition against the Raheja project with a host of grievances, have been asked to approach the local village panchayat and other authorities first before seeking relief from the court. Da Silva said the villagers, who have been fighting against the mega housing project, would soon approach the Panchayat and the TCP not to grant the final NOC. Sarpanch denies laying sewage pipeline HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JUNE 22 The Carmona village panchayat on Tuesday conducted a site inspection of the Mumbai-based Raheja property following allegations that a pipeline has been laid to release sewage in the River Sal. Led by Sarpanch Estaquio D’Costa, the panchayat members conducted an inspection of the site this morning along with the panch members. The Sarpanch later told newsmen that no sewerage line is being laid inside the property, but the developer has only laid water drainage pipe to the River Sal. He said the panchayat would act if it is drawn to its attention that the real estate developer is discharging sewage in the river. “The Panchayat would act tough against the developer if found discharging sewage in the river”, he warned. Panch member Orlanda Da Sillva, however, begged to differ with the Sarpanch. Orlando demanded to know how the Sarpanch would keep a check like a security guard whether sewage or rain water is discharged through the pipeline by the Rahejas. He further said that the Mumbai-based developer cannot discharge even rain water in River Sal, saying the property in question has been a water reservoir of the village for decades now. Saying that people of Carmona have filed a petition in the high court, Orlando said he would also knock doors of the judiciary against the mega housing project.
[Goanet] CBI chargesheet BABUSH MONSSERRATE
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed yet another chargesheet against education minister Atanasio Monserrate and two others for allegedly attempting to take away an accused arrested by the police after entering Panaji police station on February 19, 2008. The CBI had filed its first chargesheet in the Panaji police station attack case last year. The second chargesheet, filed by the premier investigative agency before the Panaji chief judicial magistrate on May 31, 2010, seeks to prosecute Monserrate, former Panaji mayor Tony Rodrigues and one Rajesh Ravindran under Section 353 (assault to deter public servant from discharge of duty) read with Section 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. On the basis of an FIR lodged by the then Panaji PI in the attack case, the CBI said in the chargesheet that the accused demanded the release one Mainardo alias Toto from police custody. “They entered the police station and attempted to take away the arrested accused and obstructed the complainant (Panaji police PI) and other police persons in discharge of their duties,” the chargesheet notes. While mentioning that the police resisted the attempt of the accused, the chargesheet points out that four police personnel were injured in the incident. It may be recalled that CBI had earlier submitted a chargesheet in the police station attack case against Monserrate and 36 others for allegedly damaging the police station and injuring the policemen. In the previous chargesheet, the CBI had revealed that due to an inflammatory, inciting and provocative speech of the Taleigao MLA, the unlawful assembly had turned violent. It had charged Monserrate and others with rioting, unlawful assembly, rioting and unlawful assembly with deadly weapons, causing hurt and grievous hurt to public servants and committing mischief. The CBI pointed out that over 500 persons from Taleigao, led by Monserrate, had allegedly attacked the police and the police station, and stated that the mob went on a rampage demanding action against police for harassing Monserrate’s supporters. In April 2010, Monserrate had appeared before the court to receive a copy of the previous chargesheet following summons. While Monserrate was preparing to defend himself in the police station attack case, he has now been slapped with another chargesheet in the same inciden _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[Goanet] Why Babush rejoined Congress?
Camilo Fds said: Just as Babush desperately needs Congress, the Congress party equally needs him. Dear Camilo, What were compulsions for Babush and congress? Thanks in advance for elaboration. Rajendra
[Goanet] Subject: Re: The geopolitical and geoeconomic duplicity
I agree with you Frederick. Furthermore, it seems to me that under the circumstances, Mahatma Gandhi's famous advise to " think globally and act locally" is relevant here. I have not yet seen any critical analyses from the environmental or any point of view of the mining industry in Goa by Dr Kamat. He should consider stopping going round in circles digging out irrelevant information from the internet to distract us from his links with the mining industry in Goa. His precious time and knowledge would be better spent instead to ensure the mining industry in Goa at least complies with rules and regulations and work with the people trying to ensure this industry's expansion in Goa is stopped and ensure the expansion never takes place in the future. The devastation of our forests and water resources, the pollution and siltation of our rivers and agricultural lands, the disturbance and destruction of our wildlife habitat, the irreversible damage to our environment , the 12.000 mining trucks causing 5 kilometers long triffic jams, the death of Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, the health problems caused by dust and heavy metals in the foodchain in Goa, the arrogance and lack of respect for the laws and regulations of the land by the mining industry - these are the issues that we need to focus on, and need to be tackled immediately and urgently. We need more voices to join our protest and struggles, more capacity, informed people, to join our struggle agains the menace of mining industry in Goa. There is no time to waste, as the destruction by the mining industry is rapid and of gigantic proportions. By the time we wake up and get our act together, there might not be any Goa left to save and protect. Carmen Miranda From: Frederick Noronha To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Subject: Re: [Goanet] The geopolitical and geoeconomic duplicity digest-II Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Nandu, I'm not sure conspiracy theories can explain the growing concern over mining in Goa today. To my mind, this concern is probably linked to two recent events (i) the shrinking grasp of the mining lobby on the print media in Goa (though it is growing in the audio-visual media) (ii) the spurt in Chinese purchases from Goa reflecting their ore-hunger. For instance, the five-kilometre-long mining truck traffic jams in interior Goa that Pandu Lampiao spoke about (and I saw too) were probably never witnessed in the past. I can't imagine how this can continue without affecting a whole lot of people rather adversely. FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 On 22 June 2010 16:39, Dr.Nandkumar Kamat wrote > The geopolitical and geoeconomic duplicity digest-II > Previous part contained examples of Canadian mining pollution and > suppression of data on their toxic waste from the people and Canadian NGOs > Canada has long term plans to take over mines in India through its? powerful > MNCs and the grounds are being prepared slowly?. > An ambitious agenda has been drawn? > The Canadian crown corporation IDRC promotes Canadian mining interests > It supported a study in Nilgiris > It funded a TERI project on Goa?s mines > It is a major donor to PANOS > But those who take support from IDRC and Canada had been and continue to be > strangely silent on the havoc caused by Canadian mining in resource rich > poor countries?.
[Goanet] OUR GOLDEN GLOW
Democracy means making Truth powerful and power truthful.But we see every position of power has conspired to manipulate,suppress, disguise or bury the truth! We are witness to the IPL saga and Bhopal gas tragedy now playing out. In Goa the police personnel involved in the drugs nexus are out on bail, now drugs dealer Atala has bail and the police says M/s Lucky Farmhouse who has the incriminating evidence may visit Goa in August. They cannot find absconding Mickey and Lyndon .The Court has to threaten contempt proceedings to get the Goa State Pollution Control Board and all Panchayats to act for proper garbage supervision and control by segregation etc and PWD for basic water supply to citizens. RP 2021 is still hanging fire. The Courts and the High Command have to do the job or direct the incompetent Executive! Police and Administrative reforms are in the dustbin, the CM cannot/ dare not reshuffle his cabinet.The UGDP does not know whether its expelled member Monserrat who has joined the unprincipled Congress has legally merged and junior Rane disagrees with what the Congress spoke persons lead people to believe.The Press invariably reports only what Mr CM, Minister or MLA says.Even at seminars/ talks,the peoples views are irrelevant and questions /suggestions blanked out or censored.Is this all part of our Golden Glow?
[Goanet] Let us give up “mori ambot tikh” an d launch 'save sharks (mori) campaign/movem ent
Let us give up “mori ambot tikh” Goa’s fish markets would show you baby sharks, hammer head sharks… There are lots of customers who prefer “mori’ fresh or dried… I also love “mori ambot tik”. The best recipe which I tasted was at Caranzalem, Panaji’s Martins’ beach corner… For past five years, I have given up ‘mori ambot tik”… Because sharks in Arabian sea are endangered… I raised this issue with Goa’s forest dept. and fisheries dept. I told the director, fisheries to educate the fishermen. The matter was also brought to the notice of forest minister in a meeting in his chamber. But still sharks are being sold in Goa’s markets… If any NGO is waiting for a good readymade issue-this is it, pick it up- “stop sale of sharks” or “save sharks campaign” “give up mori ambot tik, mori masala’ Besides reminding local authorities once again today, I am also petitioning MOEF, Govt. of India to direct Goa government to ban catching and selling of shark species notified under wildlife protection act. This matter would also be placed on the agenda of the Goa state wildlife advisory board whenever it meets again. What should be alternative:- Mori lovers may wonder. it should be possible to breed some species of sharks artificially with NIO's help. They already have technology for mussel culture. cage culture, shellfish culture etc. Some of Goa's bay are excellent for shark rearing in submerged licensed cages. The Times of India published the following news today (june 23, page 9, Goa edition) Endangered sharks falling prey to fin soup demand Sharks may soon disappear from the East Coast with greedy fishermen killing these predators for their fins, which have a great demand in Asian countries and a few European nations…..In fact, fishing of 56 species of shark was banned under the Wildlife Act and the Marine Fishing Act of 1986. “Sharks have a key role in maintaining the fragile marine eco-system. But today, they are almost extinct,” said Andhra University zoology department head Prof D E Babu. Read the full story http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Endangered-sharks-falling-prey-to-fin-soup-demand/articleshow/6072829.cms -- Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA
[Goanet] Lorna Fan Club on facebook
Lorna Fan club of Goa India http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=298730292913&share_id=307797309485&comments=1#!/group.php?gid=126615730710475&ref=mf
[Goanet] Daily Grook #734
DAILY GROOK #734 == FLOW SCORE == by Francis Rodrigues many batsmen inactive who keep scoring ones, shld take a laxative, they'll get the runs! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA: PEDRO FERNANDES: Tel.2226642 FURTADOS: Tel.2223278 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119017685910 _ Game on: Challenge friends to great games on Messenger http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734387
Re: [Goanet] TIGERS IN SHEEP FUR IN KUWAIT
Dear Gulf Goans, I have known Gasper Almeida for a number of years, mainly over the internet, but have never had the opportunity of meeting him in person. This came close this summer when he was in Goa. But never happened apart from exchanging a few telephone calls. I have been going through a load of information which is free flowing over the internet as well as through advertisements in the newspapers. However, I have not been able to find the ad on NT which is supposed to have been published on 3 June, 2010. All said and done, here in Goa, I have spent my last 10 active years of trying to unite Goans, at least on just one agenda, which is to install a disciplined, self-sacrificing and corruption free governance in Goa. But my observation is that Goans are allergic to the word UNITY. What is happening in GWS is the same thing, I believe. To run an organization which has its ROADMAP clearly defined, all that it takes is to stick to the book. Despite this, good intensions may sometimes come into conflict, but these conflicts should and must be resolved in the most transparent and understanding manner so that no one is hurt, but the guilty appropriately punished, to get back on the road to do something worthwhile. At this stage, I feel like quoting Singapore's Ex Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kwan Yu who was speaking in one of Singapore's election rallies when I happened to be there by virtue of my ship being in Port. ""You know what Singapore was when it got independence in 1947 ... You look at the horizon now (1990s) and you see the difference. In all these years the People of Singapore have not found the need to change the ruling party [PAP]. Because PAP has always delivered to the satisfaction of all. The day it stops delivering, PAP will be sent packing. """. now for the important part of the speech.. ""We have tried to get good men into the party and we have a hawkish procedures. But even then, some bad/rotten apples come in. But we see to it that we channelize them to exit through the back door without hurting them."" Well, sitting here in Goa and reading through all this load, finds me in no position to make a stand. But I would like to be with Gasper Almeida, for I believe that he is incapable of doing what is brazenly insinuated. However, I feel that even if he had done that much of a damage, he should have been gotten out thro the back door without hurting him and most importantly without hurting those of us who have known him for a long long time. And GWS could have continued just as well with all our prayers and even blessing to some extent. The Goan UNITY must be universal. I think some 'fairy' or a 'witch' somewhere should put a curse on every GOAN so that if one Goan tries to undermine another, a hot bolt of lightning must strike him/her down so that hurting another GOAN by a GOAN becomes a deterrent, and all we Goans live happily ever after. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: "Gracias Tome" To: "Goa Goemkaramchem" Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:44 PM Subject: [Goanet] TIGERS IN SHEEP FUR IN KUWAIT Well Said Furtado I totally agree with your views and comments. Yes indeed Gaspar has done wonders to Goans and Goan community in Kuwait.If you are not aware and many of you are not,let me tell you ll Gaspar is one Goan who brought more than 100 goans for the job back to kuwait after the 1990 invasion. Keep going Gaspar.
