Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport
johndesa@... writes: HI I AM A GOAN DOCTOR WHO LIVED IN QATAR FOR 1 YEAR I have just got my Portuguese Passport this week by GOD'S GRACE. I have done my entire process of Portuguese Passport through a very reliable honest Portuguese Lawyer from Portugal. I am also a resident of Mumbai, but born in Goa. You can also apply directly through the Portuguese Consulate in Goa, but if you case is complicated for example if there are names mismatch, no old document like Portuguese Passport or Bilhete in your name, I suggest you engage the services of a very good lawyer to defend your case. My Portuguese lawyer has his office in Goa. He is excellent in complicated cases, names mismatch, parents born in Goa but both dead, divorce, annulment, cases, followup of old cases. He has a lot of experience and has complicated more than 7 lacs Portuguese Nationality cases from Goa, Daman Diu. The lawyers are very approachable and give you their feedback about your case regularly. I can strongly vouch for their services. You may contact these Portuguese Lawyers at the following address: Email : drorlandotexe...@gmail.com Hope this helps.. Cheers Dr Mario Rebello -- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- The Peninsula - 3rd February 2003 DOHA: The Goan Overseas Association (GOA), an organisation of Goan expatriates in Qatar, is offering assistance to people of Goan origin seeking Portuguese citizenship. The association will soon organise a presentation in Doha on the procedures and formalities of applying for citizenship, its president Simon D'Silva said yesterday. Any person who was born in Goa before 1961 is eligible for Portuguese citizenship, as well as those who had a parent of grandparent born in Goa during the same period. This was a special privilege granted by the Portuguese exclusively for people of Goan origin when they left India, Simon said. Thousands of Goans have applied and obtained Portuguese passports and are now settled in Europe, mostly in the UK, France and Germany, he added. There are agencies in Goa which are operating legally to help interested people apply for the citizenship. The Goan Overseas Association has approached one such agency, which has agreed to assist Goans from Qatar to obtain the necessary papers for a nominal fee, Simon said. He clarified that a Portuguese passport was not a necessary pre-condition for procuring citizenship. A birth certificate of the applicant (if he/she was born before 1961) or the parent or grandparent would suffice along with other required documents, the details of which are available at the website geocities.com/Paulocd/PortNatLaw.htm. Portugal allows dual nationality and according to Portuguese law, a citizen can keep his second and other nationalities. The only restriction is that the person can not claim Portuguese protection in the country of the other nationality, Simon said. However, it is not clear whether a person of Goan origin can retain Indian citizenship after he/she acquires Portuguese nationality. As a general rule, India does not allow dual citizenship. Indian embassy sources, when contacted yesterday, could not provide any further information in this regard. Simon said the presentation will be held soon after the Eid Al Adha holidays. Further details can be had from Simon (5550491) or John Desa (4425239/ 5214047).THE PENINSULA.
Re: [Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane Tyre Burst
Thank you Dr., for your realistic comments and support to the Gulfies in your response. You have indeed clearly explained to what I meant by de-fleeting in my e-mail. Yes, the civil aviation authorities could easily allocate this route to either Kingfisher or Jet Airways who offer better service and cheaper fares. Tony, if you have never travelled to the Gulf by AI or any other airline, I would advise you to refrain commenting on this concern of us. We know what we are experiencing on these ageing A320 Airbus aircrafts and that’s the reason I have invited you to be my guest to travel at my expense to Kuwait and experience it for yourself. Cheers !! Mario Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:57:36 -0400 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane Tyre Burst From: cola...@gmail.com To: tonyd...@gmail.com; goanet@lists.goanet.org On 12 September 2011 02:45, Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com wrote: [1] I have never traveled to the Gulf by Air India or for that matter any other airline. [2] My beef against Mario Rebello was about him asking for the scrapping of an airplane BECAUSE of a burst tyre or two. [3] Because the bath water is dirty, one doesn't throw the baby with it. My dear Tonybab, Once again, Thank you very much for the courtesy of your response. I have also read Bosco's and Agnello's response. Bosco is on the button. My I add that your disagreement with Mario has allowed further discussion on this very emotive issue for Goans who work in the Gulf and who for about 3 decades have been pivotal in supporting the economy of village-Goa. You will surely agree that these Goans, crudely referred to as 'Gulfies', struggle in some very inhospitable conditions and not so conducive work environments in order to support their families back home. It is important for me to digress here and state that (at least) initially - they were compelled to find work in the Gulf - in order to support their families (especially the senior members) who were faced with the significant increase in the cost of basic living (incl. food) under the new dispensation, now that Salazar's subsidies were no longer available to keep the cost of living down. I have read Mario's post several times over. I could not find support for your argument in #2 above. All I can see wrt this point is: were to be de-fleeted from the Air India (Indian Airline) Fleet and were to be replaced by new ones (Mario). Defleeting, I submit is NOT the same as scrapping, and was most likely a Management ( Risk Management) conclusion. There obviously was a safety concern. And while 'accidents' can happen at any time and for no particular reason, it must be quite unnerving for our Goan brothers and sisters to travel on planes which are in such deplorable conditions (internally at least), especially when they hear that the planes were to be 'defleeted', and know about recent issues with Air India. In conclusion, while I read about unending discussions (FN/Nunes) and agree in part with them, it would be unwise IMHO not to escalate this discussion. It is very important to the lives and welfare of our brother Goans from the Gulf. I'd suggest that we access more discussion sites and agencies until the problem is noticed and acted upon. At the very least, some other Airlines (with better service and lower fares) will be allowed to fly the Gulf-Goa route . ps: I could not help wonder How Agnello was able to agree with both Tony and Mario - when Tony did not agree with Mario! Have a good day all jc
Re: [Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane TyreBurst
Agnelo, appreciate your comments on my letter to the editor and yes people who have never travelled by AI should refrain in making comments. I am a frequent flier with AI to Goa for so many years and have been travelling 4 times a year to Goa, and so are my colleagues at work, Goan Rig Engineers who are on a monthly rotation. The pictures that I have clicked are authentic and were clicked on AI flight AI 976 30th August 2011. I have travelled to the US, Canada, China and all the Gulf countries and I know the huge difference in all respect i.e. of the airline, service and the airports. It is a pity to see the recent disgusting state of affairs happening at AI. If I compare China aircrafts and airports in the different provinces I have travelled, I feel very sorry for India since we are far far behind our neighbors. It is so disappointing to know that the NRI desk is hardly concerned on NRI issues. Those organizations who pose to be the custodians of the Goans hosting the Goan Conventions should be taking up these issue to the NRI commissioners office and giving us the feedback. So far what has been the outcome of these conventions?? It is a sheer waste of time and money, and that’s the reason I did not even attend the NRI convention held in Kuwait. The Keralites have a very strong NRI organization NORKA http://www.norka.gov.in/ and I invite my fellow Goans to visit this website. I am officially going to e-mail Mr. Eduardo Faleiro asking him to take up this matter with the Civil Aviation Ministry to look into our grievances seriously, and would further like to see what Mr. Faleiro’s response is to the Goan community. Sincerely, Mario From: agne...@amcq8.com To: tonyd...@gmail.com; goanet@lists.goanet.org; cola...@gmail.com CC: mario_rebe...@hotmail.com; gaspercra...@hotmail.com; gasperalme...@gmail.com; nee...@hotmail.com; mdco...@gulfcustody.com; norman...@hotmail.com; bjs...@emirates.net.ae Subject: Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane TyreBurst Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:32:41 +0300 Hello Everyone, I fully support Mr. Mario Rebello and Mr Tony in their comments on Air India's tyre burst. Anyone who has never travelled by Air India on Gulf route should refrain from making comments on their level of service. If the photos uploaded by Mario are authentic, its a total disgrace as being frequent traveller on other airlines I have never witnessed a part of toilet seat cover missing on any other carriers. Probably AI has the patent of that design. Not being an expert on technicalities of engineering it would be incorrect to comment on that specific tyre burst issue but very evident of torn carpet, corrision of paint of the over head lightning and worn out seat should be of a concern to any serious passenger as precursor to accident waiting to happen. The only flaw in Mr Marios letter is that he is addressing his complain to a person who is deaf for NRI issues and only busy organizing Goan conventions abroad. Probably these issues dont come under his jurisdiction. I have had a bad experience with him last year when he personally promised me in one of the Goan conventions in Oman to assist me in an issue I could not resolve. However he acted in a La Gajini style of not recognizing me when I tried to meet him in Goa the very next month. I wanted to register my son in Goan register of births. He is born in Kuwait holds a valid Indian passport. If someone on this forum knows the procedures how to do it please enlighten me. Mr. Faleiro who promised to assist me made an U turn. Regards Agnello On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:56:05 -0400, J. Colaco jc wrote: Tony de Sa wrote thus to Mario Rebello: Sir do you scrap a car, even a new car when one or more of its tires burst? The pictures you have shown in your post merely refer to cosmetic blemishes.what aspect of operational performance of the aircraft does it compromise? For that matter which of the pictures you have clicked compromise the safety of the aircraft? And BTW who do you think has broke the seat, some uncouth passenger who has stood on the seat? RESPONSE: My dear Tonybab, I am very not sure if you have experienced an Air India flight on the Gulf route. I have, and I personally know and understand what Mario Rebello has expressed. The AI service to and from the Gulf is the pits. The ground staff are rude, the air staff are obnoxious and the planes' interiors are in poor shape. Not being an engineer, I cannot opine further on the planes. While one understands that many of the folks who travel to and from the Gulf, are labourers, they still pay premium fares. Besides, they are customers. There is NO justification for the crappy service that AI provides on that sector. It is true that much of the interior of the planes and (esp) the toilets are messed around by passengers. It is, however
Re: [Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane Tyre Burst
Dear Dr. Colaco, Thanks for doing the needful in replying to Tony, your answer is a fitting reply on Tony's comments. His comments are hollow as in the first place he compares an aircraft to a car. If Tony is based in Kuwait let him contact me and I would be glad to discuss it further with him. If he is based some where in the Gulf and not a AI traveller, I am willing to sponsor a free ticket for Tony to experience AI flight to Goa on the age old Airbus 320. Kind regards, Mario Rebello Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:56:05 -0400 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane Tyre Burst From: cola...@gmail.com To: tonyd...@gmail.com; goanet@lists.goanet.org Tony de Sa wrote thus to Mario Rebello: Sir do you scrap a car, even a new car when one or more of its tires burst? The pictures you have shown in your post merely refer to cosmetic blemishes.what aspect of operational performance of the aircraft does it compromise? For that matter which of the pictures you have clicked compromise the safety of the aircraft? And BTW who do you think has broke the seat, some uncouth passenger who has stood on the seat? RESPONSE: My dear Tonybab, I am very not sure if you have experienced an Air India flight on the Gulf route. I have, and I personally know and understand what Mario Rebello has expressed. The AI service to and from the Gulf is the pits. The ground staff are rude, the air staff are obnoxious and the planes' interiors are in poor shape. Not being an engineer, I cannot opine further on the planes. While one understands that many of the folks who travel to and from the Gulf, are labourers, they still pay premium fares. Besides, they are customers. There is NO justification for the crappy service that AI provides on that sector. It is true that much of the interior of the planes and (esp) the toilets are messed around by passengers. It is, however, the responsibility of the Airline to fix the problems. If they cannot, they should not be in the business of operating flights on that lucrative(or any other) route. AI might save India a lot of money by just givihanding over the routes to (say) Jet or Kingfisher and quit flying altogether. Mario's states that he felt insecure on the flight. A rusty, rattling airplane is not one which engenders 'security'. It is NOT a car, he has writing about. In a car, one has the option of just getting off and walking. It is a plane, for crying out loud. Often times, the carelessness with which the interior is kept, might provide a perception/clue that the mechanics/avionics are handled no better. AI probably uses 25 year old Airbuses on the Gulf route. If they are adequately maintained, they should run well for some more years. Unfortunately, it appears when a company makes an annual loss of just under a Billion US$ and at the moment, is about 9Billion US$ in debt, who knows IF any short-cuts are taken in the field of maintenance. http://tinyurl.com/golmal jc
[Goanet] Letter to the Editor - Air India recent Plane Tyre Burst
Dear Sir, Kindly publish my below letter in your esteem daily and have a copy sent to Mr. Edward Faleiro and the members of his office team as I do not have their e-mail address. Appreciate if you could acknowledge receipt of this email. I was on a short break to Goa during the recent Eid holidays and this is the same aircraft I flew in from Goa to Kuwait Monday evening, and this mishap took place while on its return flight Kuwait-Goa-Chenai. This mishap was a very serious “Near Miss” and Thank God that all passengers were safe. This unfortunate mishap should server as an eye opener to the Civil Aviation Ministry, Air India and other concerned authorities. It is high time that the concerned authorities stop playing with the lives of the passengers. It has been years now that Air India is flying these ageing Airbus 320 Aircrafts in the Gulf sector, and for quite sometime now we Goans in Kuwait have been hearing that these very old Airbus 320 aircrafts were to be de-fleeted from the Air India (Indian Airline) Fleet and were to be replaced by new ones. So far this has not happened. These old aircrafts are really in a very bad condition, they rattle on take off, and in turbulent weather it really scares and makes one feel unsecured. The air-conditioning system is very poor, the toilets are so bad with broken seat, floor carpet is not fixed properly, some of the inclined seats are just going down without pressing the button, some tray tables are just rattling and falling off the holder and there is a lot more to add to this. It is so surprising that Air India is flying these old aircrafts on International routes where as they are flying the new ones in the domestic sector which has full in-house entertainment. Just imagine there is no TV to provide in-house entrainment to the passengers. I am attaching some pictures which I have clicked during my recent visit to Goa which will give the readers an insight on the condition of the aircraft. Is this how the Government of India treats the Gulf based NRI’s? Photos: http://bit.ly/AI975-05Sep11 On behalf of like mined Goans in Kuwait I kindly request Mr. Edward Faleiro Commissionerfor NRI Affairs, holding the rank of a Cabinet Minister., to look into this matter very seriously and take this issue very strongly with the concerned authorities to take immediate corrective action to have good aircrafts on the gulf route. Thanks and kind regards, Mario Rebello Kuwait
[Goanet] Condolences - Rosary Ferns
We, members of Kuwait Konkanni Kendr are deeply saddened and heart broken to hear the sad and untimely demise of our beloved friend and member Rosary Ferns. This is really a sad day and a great loss to all of us whom we knew him so well. Rosary was a very talented stage artist, kindhearted, respectful and amazing human being. In his death our tiatrist fraternity and Konkani movement lost a great contributor and supporter. His passing will not only leave a void in our lives, but also in the lives of the tiatrist fraternity, and everyone who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in these moments of their great sorrow, and pray to God Almighty to give them the strength and courage to accept this reality. Pray God Bless and grant eternal rest to Rosary’s departed soul. In great Grief Kuwait Konkanni Kendr Members
Re: [Goanet] GLOBAL GOANS CONVENTION -2010
Well said Tome you are indeed a Niz Goenkar. It is very easy to talk from the other side of the fence without knowing the ground reality. Nothing has come out of these conventions in the interest of NRI's and nothing will happen since no one is interested in us. Mog assund, Mario Rebello Kuwait
[Goanet] Help Required
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by an Anonymous Donor HELP REQUIRED I have been approached by one Mrs. Flavia based in Kuwait stating that her brother's wife in Mumbai has breast cancer and now undergoing chemo therapy. She and her brother Mr. Tom Dias are not financially sound to meet the expenses and have appealed for financial help from fellow Goans towards the chemo therapy expenses for her sister-in-law. Those willing to help Flavia and her brother Tom kindly contact them directly on 5632615 and 7101243 respectively. God Bless Mario Rebello Kuwait
