[Goanet] Help Me Make It....

[Roland Francis]

An absolutely delightful version of an old country song composed by Kris 
Kristofferson and made famous by Sammi Smith way back in a 1970 recording, 
followed by many famous singers including Elvis Presley, Indian Navy retired 
Rear Admiral Nirmala Kannan adds her strong and clear no-nonsense voice with 
her clean good looks, to make the ballad a pleasure to hear.

Help Me Make It Through The Night
https://youtu.be/OPjubKBlMu0

Roland.
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Help a fellow Goan.....

[Eddie D'Sa]

Dear Filo & George,
Warm thanks, Filo, for understanding  my viewpoint and explaining yours.
I am well aware that you & George have worked hard to elevate Fr Vaz to 
sainthood - whatever that means in the Euro scheme of things.
 You both went all the way to the Vatican to plead with the pompous 
white clerics to promote Vaz's cause  but didn't get far enough.
 For the white guys in authority want first & foremost to assert their 
authority; the notion of humility & accommodation is alien to them.
 Did they care to learn Vaz's history, appreciate his toils in the 
colonial context & the Hindu-Buddhist culture of the region?
 File & George were regarded as mere supplicants  and brown ones at 
that.


 I'd like to comment here with fundamentals. Does the notion of 
sainthood have any intrinsic meaning?
 The holy white guys of Europe decided at some point that those 
individual Catholics   who have in their adult life conformed to the 
rules of 'holiness' laid down by certain whites in authority need to be 
formally recognised as Saints. And a certain legal process was set up to 
this end. Curiously, the guys deciding on the merits of a candidate need 
not be themselves saints. They claimed that a heavenly fellow called the 
Holy Ghost guides them in their deliberations.
 Brown persons were reluctantly accepted as candidates for sainthood 
but they must be subject to the rules of the holy white guys in Rome.


 So, Filo & George, Vaz was finally allowed to be a Saint by the 
Vatican. So what has he since done to make his presence felt and to help 
his Goan followers? Nothing, it seems. Where can he be contacted?
 And what's the point of promoting him to Patron Saint - a title 
invented by the holy whites of Rome?

 Is there an assurance that he will be more helpful as Patron?

 Let's be honest: how many Catholics believe in & bother with saints?
 Indeed, how many care for this ritual called the Mass? The Whites tell 
us that Christ instituted the Mass.

 Did he? It's far from clear.
 And in any case, how has Mass helped? Are Catholics likely to get more 
holy as a result of Mass attendance??

 Then there is this thing called Eucharist or Communion.
They are receiving the body & blood of Christ. They  should be 
transformed.

Seems more like a Vampire ritual.

The priests & Bishops are supposed to celebrate Mass daily & receive the 
Eucharist. So what is the record of their behaviour?

Many have succumbed to sex abuse.
Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick: He becomes the first U.S. cardinal and 
only the second U.S. bishop to be criminally charged with child sexual 
abuse. In addition to his alleged abuse of seminarians and priests, the 
ex-cardinal is accused of sexually abusing at least 13 children. See our 
detailed summary of the McCarrick case below.

===
As of July 2021, BishopAccountability.org has identified 86 Catholic 
bishops worldwide accused publicly of sexual crimes against children and 
42 Catholic bishops worldwide who have been accused publicly of sexual 
wrongdoing against adults only. The names of those accused of abusing 
minors are marked in red; those with names in black are accused of 
sexual abuse/sexual misconduct with individuals age 18 or older only.



Filo in her email commented:
"Where are the "Browns and Blacks" like Eddie?  Do they raise money, 
send Petitions and sign Petitions, and support prizes and competitions 
as paths to recognition and for preservation of the memory of those who 
gave extraordinary service for mankind?
 Why don't they make Saints and Patron Saints, give Nobel Prizes and 
Pulitzer Prizes, have the Olympics, and other honors and competitions?"


Please, Filo, forget about Saints, petitions and such.
I'd like to suggest that you CONSIDER AN EDITORIAL JOB AT NCR, the 
premier Catholic weekly in the US and run by lily white Editors.
I had asked the Chief Editor Heidi Schlumpf to recruit some Brown or 
Black. She did vaguely said she would but nothing happened. And I have 
tweeted a number of times.
I'd like to take my suggestion further. I will write to NCR and ask them 
them that you are a well qualified candidate who has done doctoral 
studies including Theology.

Please agree to consider the position. Thereafter, I'll write to NCR .

Eddie



 -- Original Message --
 From: "Filomena Giese" 

 REPLY from Filomena Giese  This post by Eddie is understandable.  We are all against the 
injustices and cruelties of colonial conquest to gain territories and 
impose white superiority over native peoples, AKA "Browns and Whites" in 
Eddie's post.




 1.But his objections to George and me trying to gain a high honor for 
one of us from the white order that reigns over the world, sounds a bit 
hollow from a Brown who left his native land where he should have stayed 
to better serve the interests of his own Brown people, instead of 
migrating to the capital of imperialism to fully enjoy the 

Re: [Goanet] Help A Fellow Goan (Giese)

[Roland Francis]

To me as a Rationalist and Godless Goan the two sides of the José Vaz argument 
should be irrelevant. 

I agree with both sides. That the contribution of Browns and Blacks to the 
Catholic Church have been totally ignored even in this age when the whites are 
outnumbered but not outgunned in Church affairs.

On the other hand I support the efforts of Filomena, her sister, George and the 
countless nameless people who have made the Catholic Church acknowledge that 
there were many of the other colour who though have sacrificed much, have been 
acknowledged little, except in the hearts of their own faithful.

When George posted, without a second thought I rushed to add my name to the 
petition. With Filomena’s post I am glad I did.

She told my thinking side it was not about victimhood of which I have seen a 
lot in North America, but about doing something about it.

Roland.
Toronto

Re: [Goanet] Help a fellow Goan.....

[Filomena Giese]

Re: Message: 4
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 18:54:16 +0100 (BST)
From: Eddie D'Sa 
To: GOANET ,

REPLY from Filomena Giese 
To: GOANET ; George Pinto ; 
Adolfo Mascarenhas 
Sent: Sunday, August 8, 2021, 10:54:17 AM PDT
Subject: Re: Help a fellow Goan ...


George wrote:
Help a fellow Goan, Saint Joseph Vaz, become the "Patron Saint of First
Responders" during this pandemic and Covid crisis.
If you already signed the petition, thank you. If you have not, only 15
seconds of your time can help a fellow Goan. Please sign the petition to
Pope Francis at this link https://josephnaikvaz.org/ (the petition is
half-way down the page).
Your signature to our Petition - and your help in collecting signatures
today by forwarding to others and posting on social media - can make the
difference as to whether or not Saint Vaz is made Patron Saint.
We have petitioned Pope Francis, asking that St. Joseph Vaz be made
"Patron Saint of First Responders" because of his care of the abandoned
victims of the smallpox epidemic in seventeenth century.

I notice that Adolfo endorses your petition. I am afraid I don't.
This is 2021 and we (the Browns and Blacks) are still begging the (Holy)
Whites for favours.
And what pathetic favours! "Making Vaz Patron Saint of First
Responders."
Who has cooked up this title? Hardly a Goan, I guess. Must be some Holy
White guy.
We Goans still seem helpless to move forward without approval from the
Whites - even in the spiritual realm.

George & Adolf - let's drop our self-imposed inferiority . I say again -
it is 2021.
Why are Goans still cowering before the Whites? They have become used to
our subservience over the ages and expect the same attitude.
Take this Pope Francis fellow.. He claims to come from Argentina. He is
merely an Italian who (or his ancestors) migrated to that region of
South America for better prospects.
And what did these Euro migrants do when they encountered the Natives
(Indians they called them):
They systematically slaughtered them, children and all - this is all
recorded by scientist Charles Darwin who was travelling in the region at
the time.
Pope Francis should publicly tell us about the origins of Argentina and
apologise but will he? These holy White s rarely do.

For that matter, the US Anglos slaughtered some 50 million of the US
Natives and then grabbed the entire land & turned it into Europe 2.
Please read the book "The New Age of Empire" by Prof K Andrews (2021) to
learn more.
In Australia, the Anglos did the same thing: slaughtered the Natives and
grabbed the whole continent.
The Whites have always been driven by Greed and Racism.
-
  May I move on to the main Catholic periodicals of the West?
They are the National Catholic Reporter, a US weekly and the Tablet, UK
weekly.
I have been in touch with both and over the years I noticed that the
Editorial Boards of both periodicals are entirely WHITE.
For both, Catholic means white and mostly IRISH.
I have requested the Editors to recognise black and brown Catholics and
appoint non-white editors but they won't even respond !!
The Tablet even calls itself an "International Catholic Weekly" - there
is little international news in the weekly and I pointed this out but
they are not moved and won't answer.

And there is our George Pinto begging the Holy Whites in Rome to make
our Fr Vaz a Patron Saint!!

==
In conclusion, I 'd like to propose that GoaNet be re-structured into
two Parts: Goa-based items (with the traditional nostalgic/historical
Section) and a Section on items of interest to overseas Goans.

Eddie D'Sa

Re: [Goanet] Help a fellow Goan ...

[George Pinto]

 Adolfo, good to hear from you and thank you for your email. Please continue to 
get people to sign the petition below.  Goans should support a fellow Goan, in 
this case one of the most extraordinary saints in the universal church, We have 
to try and get Saint Vaz his just due as Patron Saint. Thank you for your help.
Best regards,George

On Sunday, August 8, 2021, 03:00:20 AM PDT, Adolfo Mascarenhas 
 wrote:  
 
George Thankyou for your Message

I went tothe site. Unfortunately 16 minutes later, I  found that there were two 
problems. The site wasconfusing me with my son and I could not get out of Maple 
Street MA. 

Yes ourGoan friend needs help in tthis day and age of the Pandemic Pox 21 and 
all the shamelesswars going on in the name of Religion.  Iwill ask my Goan and 
other friends here in Tanzania to participate 

 

 I will also read the article which appeared inthe earlier part of the year 

Thank you…







George 

In Issue 410 . Message: 4 Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 18:17:57 + (UTC) which 
I received a few minutes ago  to help a fellow Goan 

Message-ID: <1619007659.650166.1628360277...@mail.yahoo.com>

 

Gosh you really frightened me for a few moments ...I was thinking of a poor 
decrepit fellow who needed AA to assist.  You George have a sense of humour you 
were referring to St Joseph Vaz .

Yes he should be the Patron Saint of hFirst Responders.  Its critical ...First 
Responders can be health workers of all status, policemen and religious people 

I am in full support I admire St.Joseph Vaz, because of my professional 
interest in famines, disease .I am surprised that at one time when I was at 
St Joseph Vaz birthplace, a young Goan couple mistook me for a Priest (because 
of my white beard)  and  came for my blessing I did but I wonder what I 
would have done if they decided that I should hear their confession.

 

God Bless




Grandolfo

In Makongo Juu


---

Help a fellow Goan, Saint Joseph Vaz, become the "Patron Saint of First 
Responders" during this pandemic and Covid crisis. If you already signed the 
petition, thank you. If you have not, only 15 seconds of your time can help a 
fellow Goan. Please sign the petition to Pope Francis at this link 
https://josephnaikvaz.org/  (the petition is half-way down the page).

Your signature to our Petition - and your help in collecting signatures today 
by forwarding to others and posting on social media - can make the difference 
as to whether or not Saint Vaz is made Patron Saint. Saint Vaz risked his life 
for others, all we are asking now is for a signature.
 
We have petitioned Pope Francis, asking that St. Joseph Vaz be made "Patron 
Saint of First Responders" because of his care of the abandoned victims of the 
smallpox epidemic in seventeenth century.  

As you may know, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute has sent letters and Petitions 
to the Popes and the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints since 
1978, asking for action on the Cause of first Venerable Fr. Joseph Vaz, then 
Blessed Joseph Vaz.  Finally, those of us who signed those letters and 
Petitions lived to see him become Saint Joseph Vaz because of our combined 
support of those signature drives.

The Postulator for his Canonization, Rev. Thomas Klosterkamp O.M.I, told us 
that one of the factors that led to the decision by H.H. Pope Francis and the 
Sacred Causes of the Saints to canonize St. Joseph Vaz was the Petition and 
signatures from around the world that we collected in 2014 for his 
canonization.  He recorded our work in the historical document the "Positio 
Historica" that he submitted for the Canonization.

Please sign the petition to Pope Francis at this link 
https://josephnaikvaz.org/ (the petition is half-way down the page)
Sincerely,

Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
California, USA




  

Re: [Goanet] Help a fellow Goan ...

[Eddie D'Sa]

George wrote:
Help a fellow Goan, Saint Joseph Vaz, become the "Patron Saint of First 
Responders" during this pandemic and Covid crisis.
If you already signed the petition, thank you. If you have not, only 15 
seconds of your time can help a fellow Goan. Please sign the petition to 
Pope Francis at this link https://josephnaikvaz.org/  (the petition is 
half-way down the page).
Your signature to our Petition - and your help in collecting signatures 
today by forwarding to others and posting on social media - can make the 
difference as to whether or not Saint Vaz is made Patron Saint.
We have petitioned Pope Francis, asking that St. Joseph Vaz be made 
"Patron Saint of First Responders" because of his care of the abandoned 
victims of the smallpox epidemic in seventeenth century.


I notice that Adolfo endorses your petition. I am afraid I don't.
This is 2021 and we (the Browns and Blacks) are still begging the (Holy) 
Whites for favours.
And what pathetic favours!  "Making Vaz Patron Saint of First 
Responders."
Who has cooked up this title? Hardly a Goan, I guess. Must be some Holy 
White guy.
We Goans still seem helpless to move forward without approval from the 
Whites - even in the spiritual realm.


George & Adolf - let's drop our self-imposed inferiority . I say again - 
it is 2021.
Why are Goans still cowering before the Whites? They have become used to 
our subservience over the ages and expect the same attitude.
Take this Pope Francis fellow.. He claims to come from Argentina. He is 
merely an Italian who  (or his ancestors) migrated to that region of 
South America for better prospects.
And what did these Euro migrants do when they encountered the Natives 
(Indians they called them):
They systematically slaughtered them, children and all - this is all 
recorded by scientist Charles Darwin who was travelling in the region at 
the time.
Pope Francis should publicly tell us about the origins of Argentina and 
apologise but will he? These holy White s rarely do.


For that matter, the US Anglos slaughtered some 50 million of the US 
Natives and then grabbed the entire land & turned it into Europe 2.
Please read the book "The New Age of Empire" by Prof K Andrews (2021) to 
learn more.
In Australia, the Anglos did the same thing: slaughtered the Natives and 
grabbed the whole continent.

The Whites have always been driven by Greed and Racism.
-
 May I move on to the main Catholic periodicals of the West?
They are the National Catholic Reporter, a US weekly and the Tablet, UK 
weekly.
I have been in touch with both and over the years I noticed that the 
Editorial Boards of both periodicals are entirely WHITE.

For both, Catholic means white and mostly IRISH.
I have requested the Editors to recognise black and brown Catholics and 
appoint non-white editors but they won't even respond !!
The Tablet even calls itself an "International Catholic Weekly" - there 
is little international news in the weekly and I pointed this out but 
they are not moved and won't answer.


And there is our George Pinto begging the Holy Whites in Rome to make 
our Fr Vaz a Patron Saint!!


==
In conclusion, I 'd like to propose that GoaNet be  re-structured into 
two Parts: Goa-based items (with the traditional nostalgic/historical 
Section) and a Section on items of interest to overseas Goans.


Eddie D'Sa





















.

[Goanet] Help a fellow Goan ...

[Adolfo Mascarenhas]

George Thank you for your Message

I went to the site. Unfortunately 16 minutes later, I  found that there
were two problems. The site was confusing me with my son and I could not
get out of Maple Street MA.

Yes our Goan friend needs help in tthis day and age of the Pandemic Pox 21
and all the shameless wars going on in the name of Religion.  I will ask my
Goan and other friends here in Tanzania to participate



 I will also read the article which appeared in the earlier part of the
year

Thank you …



George

In Issue 410 . Message: 4 Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 18:17:57 + (UTC)
which I received a few minutes ago  to help a fellow Goan

Message-ID: <1619007659.650166.1628360277...@mail.yahoo.com>



Gosh you really frightened me for a few moments ...I was thinking of a poor
decrepit fellow who needed AA to assist.  You George have a sense of humour
you were referring to St Joseph Vaz .

Yes he should be the Patron Saint of hFirst Responders.  Its critical
...First Responders can be health workers of all status, policemen and
religious people

I am in full support I admire St.Joseph Vaz, because of my professional
interest in famines, disease .I am surprised that at one time when I
was at St Joseph Vaz birthplace, a young Goan couple mistook me for a
Priest (because of my white beard)  and  came for my blessing I did
but I wonder what I would have done if they decided that I should hear
their confession.



God Bless


Grandolfo

In Makongo Juu


.

[Goanet] Help a fellow Goan

[George Pinto]

Help a fellow Goan, Saint Joseph Vaz, become the "Patron Saint of First 
Responders" during this pandemic and Covid crisis. If you already signed the 
petition, thank you. If you have not, only 15 seconds of your time can help a 
fellow Goan. Please sign the petition to Pope Francis at this link 
https://josephnaikvaz.org/  (the petition is half-way down the page).

Your signature to our Petition - and your help in collecting signatures today 
by forwarding to others and posting on social media - can make the difference 
as to whether or not Saint Vaz is made Patron Saint. Saint Vaz risked his life 
for others, all we are asking now is for a signature.
 
We have petitioned Pope Francis, asking that St. Joseph Vaz be made "Patron 
Saint of First Responders" because of his care of the abandoned victims of the 
smallpox epidemic in seventeenth century.  

As you may know, the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute has sent letters and Petitions 
to the Popes and the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints since 
1978, asking for action on the Cause of first Venerable Fr. Joseph Vaz, then 
Blessed Joseph Vaz.  Finally, those of us who signed those letters and 
Petitions lived to see him become Saint Joseph Vaz because of our combined 
support of those signature drives.

The Postulator for his Canonization, Rev. Thomas Klosterkamp O.M.I, told us 
that one of the factors that led to the decision by H.H. Pope Francis and the 
Sacred Causes of the Saints to canonize St. Joseph Vaz was the Petition and 
signatures from around the world that we collected in 2014 for his 
canonization.  He recorded our work in the historical document the "Positio 
Historica" that he submitted for the Canonization.

Please sign the petition to Pope Francis at this link 
https://josephnaikvaz.org/ (the petition is half-way down the page)

Sincerely,

Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
California, USA

[Goanet] Help a fellow Goan, sign our Petition to H.H. Pope Francis

[George Pinto]

Please sign our Petition to H.H. Pope Francis to make Goan Saint Joseph Vaz the 
"Patron Saint of First Responders". The Petition is at this link 
https://josephnaikvaz.org/  Please forward to your contacts and social media.

Brief background on St. Joseph Naik Vaz  and the Petition ...

St. Joseph Naik Vaz, Son of India (Goa), Apostle of Kanara and Sri Lanka, is 
fully worthy of being made a “Patron Saint” of at least one of the many 
contributions he made to the Catholic Church and to humanity.

For his extraordinary achievements see: "Life of St. Joseph Vaz" on Amazon 
Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/JosephVaz

Many of his fellow Goans. as well as devoted Mangaloreans and Sri Lankans,  
signed the various Petitions we sent to the Popes and the Sacred Congregation 
for the Causes of the Saints for the Beatification and Canonization of St. 
Joseph Vaz, since our inception in 1978. 

As the Postulator for his Canonization, Fr. Thomas Klosterkamp, O.M.I., said in 
2014, the evidence of devotion and Signatures we collected from the Catholic 
lay admirers and devotees of St. Joseph Vaz convinced the Pope and the Sacred 
Congregation for the Saints to make him an official SAINT of the Catholic 
Church, a long three hundred and ten years after his Cause was started in 1713!

Right now, an Italian teenager, Carlo Acuti, who has not been even canonized, 
has already been selected for Patron Saint of the Internet. The Cause of an 
American Chaplain, Fr. Emil Kapaun, who was killed in Communist North Korea is 
being started.  Even before he has been declared a Venerable, there is already 
a movement to have him declared a “Patron Saint” of military Chaplains. We need 
to have people of color represented too and included in the honors of the 
church, not just Westerners and white-Europeans.

Even though so many non-European Catholics are suffering persecution and 
religious hostility like St. Joseph Vaz did for the sake of the Gospel, they 
are not chosen as Patron Saints as models of compassion and Christian love to 
the world.  In the last 500 years since western Christianity was taken under 
colonial conquest to the New World, Africa, and Asia, the Vatican has made only 
one non-European SAINT a “Patron Saint.”  This was St. Tekawitha, a Native 
American of Canada and the U.S.

Our Joseph Naik Vaz Institute has sent a Petition to H.H. Pope Francis to have 
St. Joseph Naik Vaz made Patron Saint of First Responders because of his work 
of taking care of victims of deadly infectious smallpox in 17th century Kandy, 
and, most importantly, as a model of heroic service in our own Covid times. 

Sign our PETITION at this link https://josephnaikvaz.org/

AND HELP ACHIEVE GREATER INCLUSION OF SAINTS AND PATRON SAINTS LIKE INDIAN-SRI 
LANKAN ST. JOSEPH VAZ IN THE CATHOLIC CALENDAR OF SAINTS!

Please pass along to your contacts and social media.

Thank you.

JOSEPH NAIK VAZ INSTITUTE
https://josephnaikvaz.org/
Berkeley, California, U.S.A
email: josephnaik@gmail.com

[Goanet] HELP DESKS - For families of COVID DECEASED

[gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.in]

The pandemic began on 30th  Jan 2020 with  many deaths, in the country . Goa is 
no  exception to date. The mental trauma and agonycaused on  losing a bread 
winner needsimmediate redressal lest they fall prey to middleman.  Providing  a 
solatium atleast for a brief period of sixmonths to the bereaved members of the 
family either in cash or kind or both isthe need of the hour.  

This writer has a vast experienceof attending to such unfortunate cases gratis 
. It begins with obtaining a clinicalcause of death certificate from the health 
centre / hospital and a deathcertificate from the o/o Civil cum sub registrar 
Many die intestate without makinga will. Then begins the process of  Deedof 
succession etc  If there  is no valid nomination the financial 
institutions,banks, life insurance companies will not allow withdrawal of funds 
of thedeceased lying with them neither they would accept the installment  of 
loans if any on behalf of the deceased.  Transfer of vehicles owned by the 
deceased aresome of the areas. Therefore all life comes to a stand still. 

To add to these normalrequirements the real hitch is the certificate of 
divergency for name/sinappropriately spelt mostly by the dealing hands in the 
government, nonavailability of birth certificates on the pretext that the same 
are destroyedby none other than the government institutions who have an army of 
paidemployees responsible for the maintenance handling and upkeep of 
thesedocuments.

The legal fraternity is oftenfound to be unscrupulous in this regard.  It 
invariably puts the burden on their clients to attend to the nitty gritty 
ofobtaining these documents, but  fordrafting a mere affidavit, etc or 
notorising a document  charge well  beyond the prescribed limit. While adopting 
acut and paste exercise of standard drafts  readily available, for the mistakes 
thatcreeps in the  blame is put on theunderpaid clerk  working under them.

Assuming but not admitting thattime is the essence for a legal practitioner to 
charge fees to add insult toinjury they do  not provide receipts formonies 
received which is in total violation of Income tax rules.    

One way of assisting the familiesof the deceased COVID 19 victims, or  
othersimilar victims, would be that the present ruling dispensation should 
think ofan out of the box solution to this problem. 

Create HELP DESK initially for atleast an year  with dedicated staff 
directlyunder the supervision and control of the Head of Department to ensure 
thatdocuments viz birth, marriage, death, divergency,  Deed of succession etc 
are dealt with on toppriority.  The respective MLAs shouldensure that they have 
staff to assist such families and Panchayats andmunicipal bodies  too create 
such HELPDESKS 

Rewarding those that provideexemplary services would not be out of tune. As it 
is the Government has designated most of the staff in governmentservice as 
‘frontline’ worker  thoughthis appears to my mind a misnomer in comparison to 
those at the ground leveldirectly dealing with the affected persons.

The Courts could also appointretired  judges on contract to attend to 
inventoryproceedings on a day to day basis; as it was done in the past to tide 
over theback log.

The Minister for Law andJudiciary , Urban Development and Panchayat could 
co-ordinate efforts in thisdirection and lead the nation to follow suit. 

 

GODFREY J I GONSALVES Cyberjourno social activist Borda Margao Goa India

+91 9822158584 (24 hrs) gonsalvesgodfre...@yahoo.co.in

 

 

 

  

[Goanet] help our Goa.

[eric pinto]

 
From: "Ajai Chowdhry" ,Like the last wave,I have been supporting Goa in my own 
way.First wave,gave 40 L worth of Ventilators/High flow Oxygen machines and a 
Decontamination chamber for masks to GMC.This time arranged 30 concentrators 
and donated 30L worth of large cylinders of Oxygen.The govt got Srinivas Dempo 
to work with me to get the cylinders.He picked up the balance cost of cylinders 
of 30L which I arranged through our NGO in Delhi.So as a Delhiwalla am 
supporting Goa !Now getting the govt to give requirements for 3rd wave that 
they are currently planning for.


  

 

Ajai Chowdhry

Founder - HCL,






 




 


  

  
  

Re: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index)

[Gabe Menezes]

A bag of 20 kg ''Kohinoor'' Basmati rice that I bought last month cost £27
in London!

Regards,

Gabe

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 17:05, E DeSousa  wrote:

> Dear Melvyn Fernandes:
>
> I saw your request for assistance on Goanet indicating you are looking for
> data for a  rice price index.
>
> First of all, just in case you do not already know this, there is
> Statista.com who have  compiled a monthly  rice price index and made it
> available online.
> You could find it at this link:
>
>  https://www.statista.com/statistics/255966/monthly-price-index-for-rice/
> There may be local fluctuations in the price but the price of a  commodity
> like rice is generally well established.
> Secondly you could look up the retail/ bulk  price of rice on Amazon.com
> .You are sure to get excellent actionable results covering a wide variety
> of rice grains.As an interesting side note you could look up the prices of
> rice on Amazon.In
>
> Lastly, from personal experience I noticed while shopping at a local store
> last week, a ten pound bag of fine authentic aromatic Indian basmati rice
> priced at about $10.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
> Best Regards,
> E. DeSousa
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:03:43 + (GMT)
> From: MELVYN FERNANDES 
> To: goanet 
> Subject: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price
> Index0
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DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index)

[Roland Francis]

Hi Egas, with the excuse of Covid-19, food prices and restaurant menus have 
gone up by 40 to 50%.

The bag of fine basmati rice you refer to, sells for between C$18 to 20 in 
Toronto which far exceeds the currency difference.

Roland.
Toronto.


> On Oct 30, 2020, at 12:50 PM, E DeSousa  wrote:
> 
> Dear Melvyn Fernandes:
> 
> I saw your request for assistance on Goanet indicating you are looking for 
> data for a  rice price index.  
> 
> First of all, just in case you do not already know this, there is  
> Statista.com who have  compiled a monthly  rice price index and made it 
> available online. 
> You could find it at this link: 
> 
>  https://www.statista.com/statistics/255966/monthly-price-index-for-rice/
> There may be local fluctuations in the price but the price of a  commodity 
> like rice is generally well established.
> Secondly you could look up the retail/ bulk  price of rice on Amazon.com .You 
> are sure to get excellent actionable results covering a wide variety of rice 
> grains.As an interesting side note you could look up the prices of rice on 
> Amazon.In 
> 
> Lastly, from personal experience I noticed while shopping at a local store 
> last week, a ten pound bag of fine authentic aromatic Indian basmati rice 
> priced at about $10.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps.
> Best Regards,
> E. DeSousa
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:03:43 + (GMT)
> From: MELVYN FERNANDES 
> To: goanet 
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Re: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index)

[E DeSousa]

Dear Melvyn Fernandes:

I saw your request for assistance on Goanet indicating you are looking for data 
for a  rice price index.  

First of all, just in case you do not already know this, there is  Statista.com 
who have  compiled a monthly  rice price index and made it available online. 
You could find it at this link: 

 https://www.statista.com/statistics/255966/monthly-price-index-for-rice/
There may be local fluctuations in the price but the price of a  commodity like 
rice is generally well established.
Secondly you could look up the retail/ bulk  price of rice on Amazon.com .You 
are sure to get excellent actionable results covering a wide variety of rice 
grains.As an interesting side note you could look up the prices of rice on 
Amazon.In 

Lastly, from personal experience I noticed while shopping at a local store last 
week, a ten pound bag of fine authentic aromatic Indian basmati rice priced at 
about $10.


Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
E. DeSousa







Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:03:43 + (GMT)
From: MELVYN FERNANDES 
To: goanet 
Subject: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price
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Help me understand  and Compile  the RPI (Rice Price Index0

[Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index0

[MELVYN FERNANDES]

Help me understand  and Compile  the RPI (Rice Price Index0

Over forty years ago, as a teenager, I travelled through Coffee, Tea and 
Tobacco  Plantations in Kenya, the aroma still lives with me.Long school 
holidays were spent in the Paddy Fields of Calangute, Goa tilling the land with 
“Hirpola” our water buffalo and growing vegetable  crops.   I recall taking 
part in the first sponsored walk organised by the Kenya National Freedom from 
Hunger before having to suddenly leave the country along with others due to the 
Africanisation of the Employment of our Parents, that’s another story, that 
initiated the migration and settlement of fellow East African Goans to 
different parts of the world.

While looking for a job in the City of London (1974), I came across a grand 
building called Plantation House, that gave me pause for thought as it was from 
here that the price of sugar, rice, coffee, tea was governed across the world, 
even though Great Britain did not grow any of these commodities (there is a 
little Britain in France hence the name Great Britain).  The Price of Oil was 
governed by the Rotterdam Spot Market. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and RPI 
(Retail Price Index) is governed by all of us regulated by Government.

Covid 19 brought disruption to everyday life as the virus travelled around the 
world crossing National boundaries visa free.  In Goa, migrant workers were 
caught out without food and money due to no employment and suddenly realised 
they were better off in their own state rather than mass suicides from Mandovi 
Bridge.

Recently, I have come to realise that the Goa State Government bends over 
backwards to look after its citizens like arranging for the basics of life like 
food on the table and fuel to cook it with.   This is in the form of  Benefit 
the “not talked much about” Ration Card which every citizen is entitled 
regardless of income.  

My understanding is that there are three types of Ration Cards, Below Poverty 
Line, Above Poverty Line and Another One, Colour Coded, and depending on your 
income one of these is given to each adult in the home.   On all cards you are 
entitled to purchase your everyday essentials for life at at subsidised rate 
set by the Goa State Government.   The rate for each Ration Colour Card is 
different.   Essential supplies include rice, wheat, sugar, cooking oil, 
cooking gas, and vegetables such as onions,(no need to ne tearful) carrots, 
bhendis, etc.   For detailed information of these cards, click on links below:

https://www.indiafilings.com/learn/goa-ration-card/

http://goacivilsupplies.gov.in/

The Goa  Government has or will be in the process of introducing fingerprinting 
and should go a long way to prevent abuse of this valuable Ration card 
circulating specially by those who have chosen to leave Goa and not returned 
their Ration Card to the Government.

This will be a good move and prevent Ration cards left behind by Goan people to 
stop rice being purchased at a subsided price of INR 8.00 a Kilo and sold to  
hard working migrants at INR 18.00 a kilo still cheaper than the shop price, 
nourishing the Black economy.

This is a good opportunity to remind our fellow Goykars in the United Kingdom 
about a Public statement made recently by the Goan Association UK on a Zoom 
Webinar and the O Heraldo that the organisation had handed out six thousand 
food parcels to needy Goykars in the United Kingdom.   Such level of activity 
and volunteer effort should have attracted mention on the Queens Birthday 
honours list which gave praise to other groups and individuals involved in 
helping needy in the United Kingdom  ; this was not the case.   From a personal 
point of view, and I know of a lot of Goykars in the United Kingdom, I know of 
no one who has received any of these food parcels or has written publically of 
receiving assistance with food.  

Lawndon kars Goans do not waste food and if you need assistance,  contact phone 
numbers on  website GOAUK.COM are available - you do not need  to be a 
member,have  a Ration Card Passport or Visa holder.

What next free mango Solam energy ?

Can I request Readers around the world to assist me construct a Rice Price 
Index on how much a Kilo for broken and good quality rice is feel free to whats 
app me (+44 07970668879) with place country and price of Rice per Kilo .   
Please share and  email me directly  melvynfernan...@virginmebis.com 
mailto:melvynfernan...@virginmebis.com .

Whether you can sing Solo or from the choir one must applaud the achievement  
to Reconnect with Goa please share Video (3hrs) organised by Alliance of Global 
Goans. Enjoy

Click Here (cut and paste on your browser if link does not open

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0o2XLNMgHk

Just a reminder that World Goa day is 19/20 August with GST Goan Standard 
Timing and Technology  celebrations took place in  October 2020.   Perhaps 
Christmas will be held in March 2021 also the Anniversary of Covid 19 another 

[Goanet] Help me to help you to understand the Goan spread across the globe....

[Frederick Noronha]

A REQUEST TO GOAN DIASPORA ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING ONLINE): I am currently
working to collate links to Goan organisations in various parts of the
globe, and in India too. If you know of any such organisations -- either
with a physical presence or online -- please put me in touch with them.

What I need is (i) name of the organisation (ii) key contact persons, with
their WhatsApp or email details (iii) history of the organisation,
including time-frame when initiated (iv) main activities, currently and in
the past, (v) number of members, now, and at its peak (vi) briefly, issues
faced by ex-pat Goans in that part of the world, either locally or in
connection with Goa. You can add any other relevant details.
All help rendered will be acknowledged, if cited. The compiled work will be
released publicly and made available to everyone who helps.


Many thanks,
Frederick Noronha

+91-9822122436
(also WhatsApp) or fredericknoron...@gmail.com

PS: I am a journalist and alternative publisher in Goa and have been part
of @Goanet, a network which connects Goa to its diaspora, for approximately
the past 24 years.

-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl

[Goanet] Help for Suitable Employment in GOA

[Valerian Richard Fernandes]

Praise the Lord!!



His Excellency / Respected Sir,



NEW YEAR GREETINGS OF JOY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO BE ONBOARD SOON!!



I take this opportunity to wish each one of you A Very Happy Healthy and 
Prosperous New Year 2020. God's blessings be with you and your families each 
day, each week, each month and through the New Year 2020.



I am blessed to have you in my life as far as career is concerned. My Last 
assignment as a Hotel Administrator was in Royal Caribbean Cruise-lines - USA 
at the age of 47 but due to grave illness of my loving mother in law I had to 
come on emergency leave and now she is no more. Her death took place on 26 
September 2019. I am tremendously hurted for the loss of her. Initially I took 
as a mission to take care of her and see God's will already done.



Without any influence, I am writing this personalized email to you with a 
humble and sincere request to go through it.



Having vast experience in various industry I know that suitable job will be 
provided for me no matter if it is in Government or Semi Government offices in 
the vicinity of GOA.



I am only earning member of my family and also having old parents staying with 
me. I have decided to work earn and settled in GOA.



It’s never late than before…right. Many have come, work and settle in GOA but 
we “GOANS” are jobless but by keeping hope and trust in the present Government, 
I strongly believe that employment preference will be first given for GOANS and 
then others. Bearing in mind this fact, an updated CV is attached for your 
ready reference.



Looking forward in receiving your positive feedback at the earliest as per your 
convenience.



Ave Maria!!



Highest regards,

Valerian Richard Fernandes (VallyFerns de Arambol) - Mapxecar

Cell: +919167529367

Divine Cheval Villa

House No. 282 (3)

Arambol Socoilo Vaddo

Post Arambol

Pernem Goa 403524

India

[Goanet] Help Me Understand Kashmir.

[Roland Francis]

I know the history of Kashmir though I cannot fathom what’s behind the current 
problems. 

Please enlighten me with answers to the following connected questions.

1. The Kashmiris want a country independent of India and Pakistan. Why can’t 
they get it?

2. There are no problems with Kashmiris living in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. 
Why are they having problems only on the Indian side. 

3. Is it because India has a bad history with the minorities and they cannot 
trust it.

4. Why cannot there be a single referendum that includes both sides? And then 
deal with the results as a democracy would.

5. Will India always be in a position of having to maintain an occupying force 
to subdue the local populace. 

6. If India believes that Kashmir is an integral part of Indian territory, why 
do special conditions apply there and why does the Indian Govt not open the 
doors to all Indians to live there like they did to Goa?

7. The only bone of contention between India and Pakistan is Kashmir. Will the 
country not progress much more speedily unburdened with an arms race.

8. Why not submit to binding arbitration decided upon by a panel of countries 
that both trust.

9. Isn’t India being unnecessarily strident with both its northern neighbours 
Pakistan and China to its own detriment?

Roland.
Toronto. 

[Goanet] HELP !!! S.O.S -GOA+GOANS ( http://chn.ge/2AIJ2jA )

[Miguel Barreto]

                 HELP              S . O . S          GOA  + GOANSTO  UN/ EU / 
ALLIES ,
PLEASE  S.O.S  GOA-GOANS


ALLELUIA ,  HOSSANA , BLESSED BE THE NAME OF OUR GOD...Cause , Time have 
come for all true Goan-origins to write on hearts, on ground, on walls, on cars 
, on scooters, Bring on O Herald, and where ever it is possible  those 3 SIMPLE 
WORDS( S.O.S) which are so   POWERFULL  CRY  FOR HELP THAT  NO CIVILISED NATION 
CAN IGNORE  GOAN-CHRISTIANS  . Indeed Its time now, not to suffer in silence 
anymore but to say loudly and clearly without fear .to seek HELP and/or the 
attention of the whole world..to show them how Goa/Goan-Origins are looted, 
plundered and systematically destroyed in open day light not only since 1961 
annexation by breaching UN treaty and Human rights of Goan-Origins, but even 
after Goans has won the victory to remain separate in legal referendum of 
16th/Jan/1967.                                                        HELP      
                           .                       S.O.S                        
         .                  GOA-GOANS                         .  

[Goanet] Help me increase my collection :)

[Inês Cordeiro]

Hello,



First of all I want to thank you for your haard work and dedication,
because I know from experience that it can be a dangerous and difficult job.

My grandfather was also a policeman for many years and I respect and admire
those who protect others as you guys. He left me a few things, such as
tapes, characters, patches, pins, and other things of the time that he
served and I decided to join the objects like those from various places all
around the world, in his memory.

I ask, please, if you can send some of your things from the police of your
country, it would be really nice.



So, here I leave my address: Rua do pinheirinho Nº13, Paço, 3105-015
Almagreira-Pombal, Portugal



Thanks again and best wishes,

Inês Franja Cordeiro

[Goanet] Help for Animal Shelter/Clinic, Assagao.

[eric pinto]

    There were abandoned quarries on that hill slope that became swimming pools 
 for us then kids, when the rains arrived.

---Message
 received from Dr Karlette Anne Fernandes Operation Manager WVS Hicks 
previously IAR Assagao
   
    Community Support - we need your help  We need some supplies at the 
Kennels at WVS Hicks ITC. Here is a brief list: 1. Newspapers - used as bedding 
for sick and injured dogs. 2. Old cloths / curtains - for warm beds for young 
animals. 3. Old / used smart phones - for coordination of rescue calls. 4. 
Cerelac - for young abandoned kittens. 5. Dog leads - to walk the kennel dogs.  
Your support is much appreciated

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[Goanet] Help to prevent pre-alzheimers memory loss.

[Con Menezes]

   
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/10/yoga-better-than-crosswords-for-preventing-pre-alzheimers-memory/

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Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Venantius J Pinto]

Dear Gabe,

I hear you. 7 lakhs is a lot.

Security and safe mean different things to people I know, not to mention
varying degrees of confusion/bewilderment/perplexity. Many more and more
feel a sense of being abandoned, by events all engineered by crass
individuals, parties and systems, all of which have cast a smog on our
minds eye.

I recollect a piece years ago titled Unforsaken, reflecting upon II
Corinthians 4: 8:10. It appeared in the 1990 Amnesty International
calendar; and alludes to many things, including prisoners of conscience.
Primarily its a quiet reminder about holding on to the belief that one is
not alone.

I have barked a lot up that tree with my own, but have now stepped back.
Anyway, these are more of a face-to-face conversations. Perhaps, at some
point I may take a shot at writing a small essay on the relationship/s
between security and the idea of/ behind feeling safe.

Thank you,

Venantius



On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com
wrote:

 On 24 August 2015 at 00:06, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  My two annas.
 
  All one can do as in Christian spirit is to wish more power to those who
  are are indeed attempting to better their lot.
 
 
 
  As was said: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do
  unto me (mojea thaim).
 
  Venantius J Pinto


 Dear Venatius,

 Well said, I have no qualms, my own parents travelled from Goa and Bombay
 to Kenya, the children travelled to England and two of them onwards to
 Canada.

 I find the figure quoted of 7 lacs processed by one agent as incredulous
 that would be a huge population of Goans, Damanese and the people of Diu. I
 cannot dispute the figures quoted but it is shocking if people are taking
 on Portuguese Passports for the sake of security - they don't feel safe in
 India...how sad.

 Equally sad is the Doctor who wrote that she obtained a Portuguese
 Passport, I am not sure that Indian qualifications are recognised in the
 EEC, further studies and examinations would have to take place.

 No one knows the exact number of Goans in Swindon, perhaps, 40K.



 --
 DEV BOREM KORUM

 Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Jose]

Very Well Stated VJP.

Our people are struggling. Some are able to make it, Others are just unable to. 
It is NOT because they want to 'folga' overseas. There are elderly parents at 
home. There are unemployed siblings at home. The cost of living has skyrocketed 
esp The cost of some basic food items. All this while Goa is being ripped apart 
of its resources and harmony.

So.like the Goans of old and the Jews from forever.Goans have to 
migrate or work on board

I see many of the 'shippies' every Sat night at the vigil Mass. They work hard, 
live in difficult conditions and bear the lonelinessso that their family 
could survive in Goa.

You should talk to them about this alleged 'Liberation'. Don't have to say a 
word. Just listen

best

jc


 On Aug 23, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 
 My two annas.
 
 All one can do as in Christian spirit is to wish more power to those who
 are are indeed attempting to better their lot.
 
 People come from different backgrounds, influences, awareness, etc. There
 were families comprising one son and many daughters, hence the possibility
 of working abroad, which essentially led to migration (yes, yes, nothing
 came on a platter) to places in Africa, was eschewed by those who stepped
 back. Others went ahead and moved on, were indeed lauded, and are not shy
 of citing the plaudits that came they way. Why not one may say, and yes
 more power to those stalwarts.
 
 Yet others moved on to Portugal, and in that seizing of opportunity some
 neglected/abandoned their adoptees (poskem/posko/poskim/. Basically they
 were amputated from the families that had brought them in. I heard of a
 woman who turned to prostitution. But how would they know what could
 happen?!
 
 There are many kinds of migrations, and many kinds of opportunities sought
 according to the prevailing time. Often one is prevailed over and gets
 derailed, often one prevails over hurdles while managing to make hay.
 Everyone cannot be cannot be administrators, doctors, top athletes, or
 engineers! As one often hears God knows who to give what, and besides their
 mothers went regularly to early morning mass. All abundance and blessings,
 which they rightfully deserve.
 
 The current reality as it impacts seekers is revealed in a wide gamut
 where some have done well, and others who have failed miserably, all
 others according to their chutzpah, skills and acumen.
 
 As long as there appears to be what look like doors of opportunity, indeed
 people will head through these to those pastures which signal they have a
 need for them, or where they believe they stand a chance. If could be seen
 as wishful things or a mirage in the mind, but it is their lot to see what
 they see.
 
 All this suggests, that in the process of observation and ad hoc analyses,
 those who are well off or reasonably settled may feel afflicted on account
 of the state of things, and given the plausibility that one too may be seen
 as a representative of those job seekers from Goa, eyesores!
 
 As was said: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do
 unto me (mojea thaim).
 
 Venantius J Pinto

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Venantius J Pinto]

Spot on José.

Thank you,

—venantius

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Jose cola...@gmail.com wrote:

 Very Well Stated VJP.

 Our people are struggling. Some are able to make it, Others are just
 unable to. It is NOT because they want to 'folga' overseas. There are
 elderly parents at home. There are unemployed siblings at home. The cost of
 living has skyrocketed esp The cost of some basic food items. All this
 while Goa is being ripped apart of its resources and harmony.

 So.like the Goans of old and the Jews from forever.Goans have to
 migrate or work on board

 I see many of the 'shippies' every Sat night at the vigil Mass. They work
 hard, live in difficult conditions and bear the lonelinessso that their
 family could survive in Goa.

 You should talk to them about this alleged 'Liberation'. Don't have to say
 a word. Just listen

 best

 jc


  On Aug 23, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Venantius J Pinto 
 venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  My two annas.
 
  All one can do as in Christian spirit is to wish more power to those who
  are are indeed attempting to better their lot.
 
  People come from different backgrounds, influences, awareness, etc. There
  were families comprising one son and many daughters, hence the
 possibility
  of working abroad, which essentially led to migration (yes, yes, nothing
  came on a platter) to places in Africa, was eschewed by those who stepped
  back. Others went ahead and moved on, were indeed lauded, and are not shy
  of citing the plaudits that came they way. Why not one may say, and yes
  more power to those stalwarts.
 
  Yet others moved on to Portugal, and in that seizing of opportunity some
  neglected/abandoned their adoptees (poskem/posko/poskim/. Basically they
  were amputated from the families that had brought them in. I heard of a
  woman who turned to prostitution. But how would they know what could
  happen?!
 
  There are many kinds of migrations, and many kinds of opportunities
 sought
  according to the prevailing time. Often one is prevailed over and gets
  derailed, often one prevails over hurdles while managing to make hay.
  Everyone cannot be cannot be administrators, doctors, top athletes, or
  engineers! As one often hears God knows who to give what, and besides
 their
  mothers went regularly to early morning mass. All abundance and
 blessings,
  which they rightfully deserve.
 
  The current reality as it impacts seekers is revealed in a wide gamut
  where some have done well, and others who have failed miserably, all
  others according to their chutzpah, skills and acumen.
 
  As long as there appears to be what look like doors of opportunity,
 indeed
  people will head through these to those pastures which signal they have a
  need for them, or where they believe they stand a chance. If could be
 seen
  as wishful things or a mirage in the mind, but it is their lot to see
 what
  they see.
 
  All this suggests, that in the process of observation and ad hoc
 analyses,
  those who are well off or reasonably settled may feel afflicted on
 account
  of the state of things, and given the plausibility that one too may be
 seen
  as a representative of those job seekers from Goa, eyesores!
 
  As was said: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do
  unto me (mojea thaim).
 
  Venantius J Pinto




-- 
+
Venantius J Pinto

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Gabe Menezes]

On 24 August 2015 at 00:06, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com
wrote:

 My two annas.

 All one can do as in Christian spirit is to wish more power to those who
 are are indeed attempting to better their lot.



 As was said: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do
 unto me (mojea thaim).

 Venantius J Pinto


Dear Venatius,

Well said, I have no qualms, my own parents travelled from Goa and Bombay
to Kenya, the children travelled to England and two of them onwards to
Canada.

I find the figure quoted of 7 lacs processed by one agent as incredulous
that would be a huge population of Goans, Damanese and the people of Diu. I
cannot dispute the figures quoted but it is shocking if people are taking
on Portuguese Passports for the sake of security - they don't feel safe in
India...how sad.

Equally sad is the Doctor who wrote that she obtained a Portuguese
Passport, I am not sure that Indian qualifications are recognised in the
EEC, further studies and examinations would have to take place.

No one knows the exact number of Goans in Swindon, perhaps, 40K.



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Venantius J Pinto]

My two annas.

All one can do as in Christian spirit is to wish more power to those who
are are indeed attempting to better their lot.

People come from different backgrounds, influences, awareness, etc. There
were families comprising one son and many daughters, hence the possibility
of working abroad, which essentially led to migration (yes, yes, nothing
came on a platter) to places in Africa, was eschewed by those who stepped
back. Others went ahead and moved on, were indeed lauded, and are not shy
of citing the plaudits that came they way. Why not one may say, and yes
more power to those stalwarts.

Yet others moved on to Portugal, and in that seizing of opportunity some
neglected/abandoned their adoptees (poskem/posko/poskim/. Basically they
were amputated from the families that had brought them in. I heard of a
woman who turned to prostitution. But how would they know what could
happen?!

There are many kinds of migrations, and many kinds of opportunities sought
according to the prevailing time. Often one is prevailed over and gets
derailed, often one prevails over hurdles while managing to make hay.
Everyone cannot be cannot be administrators, doctors, top athletes, or
engineers! As one often hears God knows who to give what, and besides their
mothers went regularly to early morning mass. All abundance and blessings,
which they rightfully deserve.

The current reality as it impacts seekers is revealed in a wide gamut
 where some have done well, and others who have failed miserably, all
others according to their chutzpah, skills and acumen.

As long as there appears to be what look like doors of opportunity, indeed
people will head through these to those pastures which signal they have a
need for them, or where they believe they stand a chance. If could be seen
as wishful things or a mirage in the mind, but it is their lot to see what
they see.

All this suggests, that in the process of observation and ad hoc analyses,
those who are well off or reasonably settled may feel afflicted on account
of the state of things, and given the plausibility that one too may be seen
as a representative of those job seekers from Goa, eyesores!

As was said: Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do
unto me (mojea thaim).

Venantius J Pinto



On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 4:58 AM, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com
wrote:

 On 22 August 2015 at 14:09, Dr Mario Rebello drmariorebello5...@yahoo.com
 
 wrote:

   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..
 
 
 
  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
 

 Comment: 7 lacs of Portuguese Passports effected, wow, how many more done
 by others! Most heading for Swindon Town.


 DEV BOREM KORUM

 Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Gabe Menezes]

On 22 August 2015 at 14:09, Dr Mario Rebello drmariorebello5...@yahoo.com
wrote:

  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..



 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


Comment: 7 lacs of Portuguese Passports effected, wow, how many more done
by others! Most heading for Swindon Town.


DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Help for Goans in obtaining Portuguese Passport

[Dr Mario Rebello]

 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

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 --
 
 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.
 
 

[Goanet] Help me, I'm confused!

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

Help me, I'm confused!


With development coming into Goa in a big way it is confusing to say the
least!


The government proposes Yoga for physical, mental and development of
spiritual health but in the span of two weeks it is reported that there are
two ministers who have dubious academic degrees. The Deputy Chief Minister
who is a lawyer is of the opinion the issue is a moral one and not legal.
Isn't morality important prior to an election? Which politician has ever
said it is irrevelent prior to an election? I'm confused, please help me.


In India we have a tradition which is laughable but shows the honesty of
the failed graduate when s/he writes SSC Failed or BSc Failed. Why didn't
the two ministers follow this hallowed tradition? Every time there is a
fishy situation are we going to blame the typists?


Owners of big projects claim they have all the legal permissions. However,
we now need to ask if the the legal permission has been obtained
fraudantly? Can we promote yoga and immorality at the same time?


Please help me, as I'm too dumb to understand what is going on in Goa.

[Goanet] Help turn off the black money tap. Pl sigh spread the word

[Robin Viegas]

From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com


Dear friends across India,

Delhi has just given a smashing victory to an anti-corruption party opening up 
a rare opportunity to turn off the tap of dirty money corrupting Indian 
democracy. Let’s use the moment to make it happen!

Nearly 75% of all major
political parties’ income is from undeclared sources -- a major funnel for 
black money. These parties claim most of their donations are under 20,000 
rupees which doesn’t require them to maintain any records.

That's no longer good enough.

The BJP government, still shaken by the Delhi election rout, recognises that 
the voters’ mood has changed and transparency is non-negotiable. Let’s push for 
all contributions big or small to be publicly reported by ALL parties.

This could be a game changer for Indian democracy. When we reach 500,000 
signatures, we'll work with Indian citizen volunteers to deliver the call to 
the government and heads of all parties. Act now and tell everyone to join:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/root_out_black_money_from_indian_politics/?tta

Political parties exploit a legal loophole that requires them to only disclose
contributions over 20,000 rupees, but any amount can be broken down to Rs. 
19,999 chunks -- which then disappear into their coffers -- untaxed, 
unaccounted. Enormous sums are vanishing this way -- the last parliamentary and 
state assembly elections cost over 30,000 crore rupees -- making it the 
second-most expensive in world history!

Income tax authorities want to investigate AAP, Congress and 50 other entities 
for allegedly taking money from “dubious” sources. But they found out about 
this only because AAP lists all its donations on its website, unlike other 
parties. Between 2004-2011 the Congress had a staggering 1,950 crores from 
unknown sources and the BJP over 950 crores! But no one is investigating the 
BJP.

Major parties do not want their skeletons tumbling out -- but they’re feeling 
the heat after the Delhi elections. This is why we must act now. Let’s make 
black money in Indian politics an issue no party can run away from and demand 
all donations
are recorded and available publicly. Sign and share this widely:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/root_out_black_money_from_indian_politics/?tta

Our community has challenged government and corporate corruption across the 
world -- from fraud in the banking sector in the UK to pushing for greater 
transparency in legislation in Brazil. Election financing lies at the core of 
corruption in all major democracies like India, UK, US and elsewhere. 
People-power can change that.

With hope and determination,
Ricken, Luis, Emma, Alex, Risalat and the entire Avaaz team

More Information:

Delhi election: Arvind Kejriwal's party routs Modi's BJP (BBC News)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-31294500

Delhi election results: 5 reasons why AAP winning Delhi is historic (India
Today)
 
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-elections--arvind-kejriwal-5-reasons-aap-winning-delhi-historic/1/418065.html

I-T department serves notice on AAP, Congress
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-gets-it-notice-over-donation-says-ready-for-probe/arti...

Over 75% of parties income from opaque source: report (The Hindu)
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/major-parties-yet-to-disclose-source-of-funding-report/article...

Campaign finance in India: Black money power (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/05/campaign-finance-india 

AAP funds scam: Isn't BJP's Rs.950 crores from unknown sources more immoral? 
(Firstpost)
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-donor-scam-isnt-bjps-rs-950-cr-from-unknown-sources-more-immor...

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[Goanet] Help change the way Goa learns - The Story of light - 14-18 January, Panjim

[Werner Egipsy Souza]

Hello Goenkars,

Show the love. Help us grow the Story of Light, Goa's first local festival
in the space of informal education for UN's International Year of Light
2015,

With your contribution, no effort too small. We have, with a lot of love,
crossed 6000 Euros with nearly 100 gracious donations. If every Goan
reading this donates just a few euros, we will be fully self funded. Thanks
a lot.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-story-of-light--2

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[Goanet] Help your doctor to help you.

[Con Menezes]

   
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[Goanet] Help to buy and send two books from the US

[eric pinto]

       Ring will split, Santoshbab willing.    eric.


 From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org 
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 1:45 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Help to buy and send two books from the US
 

Courier, Sir Ringadoo, available.      eric.



From: Frederick FN Noronha 


Dear all: Can anyone help me on this one please? I need someone to buy and
despatch to Goa a couple of reasonably-priced books from the US. In return
I will send two books from Goa. Kindly let me know if possible. Thanks in
advance! FN
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[Goanet] Help to buy and send two books from the US

[eric pinto]

Courier, Sir Ringadoo, available.      eric.



 From: Frederick FN Noronha 
 

Dear all: Can anyone help me on this one please? I need someone to buy and
despatch to Goa a couple of reasonably-priced books from the US. In return
I will send two books from Goa. Kindly let me know if possible. Thanks in
advance! FN
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[Goanet] Help needed with injured dog

[Aniruddha Sen Gupta]

Hi,



A stray dog that was hurt in an accident close to our place needs a home 
urgently. Details are in the file attached. Please see if you can help -- if in 
no other way, by circulating this mail to others.

Warm regards,
Aniruddha
 
-- 

Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on 
one's bottom.  ~Taki 

Aniruddha Sen Gupta
c/o Vidyadhar Gadgil,
1016, Muddo vaddo, 
Carona, Bardez, Goa 403 523 
Tel: +91-832-2289883,
 2293766

[Goanet] Help need in Vancouver

[Eugene Correia]

A friend of mine is moving from Dubai to Vancouver in May. He, his
wife and a baby. They would like to know if any Goan/Manglorean family
would rent out their basement in Richmond. He would also looking for a
job in marine-related field (onshore) and his wife is looking for a
job in logistics/purchasing/supply chain.
Kindly let me know, or send info to mathew.rebe...@gmail.com

Eugene
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[Goanet] Help a Poor Child - Which of these foods have you tasted yet?

[Melvyn Fernandes]

Dear fellow goanet readers

In Message 9, Goanet digest vol 6, issue 932, George Pinto wrote:

Quote
In a Goan slum today, a little homeless street girl said she only has eaten 
chappati and dal in her life, and that too occasionally, sometimes not at the 
same time. She 
said she cannot relate to Frederick's list of middle and upper-class food 
values and categories below. So her category would be the last one (Other) as 
specified. 
Her specific question was are these the issues cyber-Goans care about when we 
are starving to death?. 
Unquote

Response:
In case George Pinto and other goanet readers are not aware about the many 
campaigns being run within our community in the United Kingdom they may have 
missed the ''Help a Poor Child'' charity set up some years ago to eradicate the 
plight of people like this homeless street girl and others like him or her. 
Details of this 
United Kingdom registered charity can be found on www.helpapoorchild.com

Also for information in Candolim there is an organisation that feeds and 
educates street children, details can be obtained from the Panchayat office who 
may be able 
to give you information to pass on to these children. Also check with Heraldo 
and Navhind Times who may be able to assist you in this matter.

Maybe our people living in other countries can enlighten us of the work they 
are also doing.

With Goa's increasing wealth, no one needs to starving there! No more sob 
stories please.


Melvyn Fernandes
Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom
melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com

2 October 2011

[Goanet] Help ... Goan Welfare Society Nairobi

[renebarreto]

Request for Blood; O neg
From: Goan Welfare Society Nairobi 
gwsnew...@gmail.com  View Contact 
To:


Dear Members and Friends,
 
Rolf Schmidt of the ex-Horseman Restaurant and now of Rolf’s Place on Masai 
Lodge Rd is at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi and urgently requires O neg blood
We are kindly requesting all persons who are O– and  can donate to go to the 
hospital as soon as possible and do so.
 
GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY  - NAIROBI - KENYA 

WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS 
GLOBAL GOENKAR !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/globalgoenkar/


WORLD KONKANI DAY - 20.8.2011
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[Goanet] help Filu Fernandes

[jane gillian rodrigues]

My dear Friends,
Pls forward.Pls help.Pls speak to the Parish Priest of Salvation 
Church,Dadar(W),and The Bombay Cath.Sabha Unit Chairperson and ask them 
to help her on a war-footing, before her health deteriorates.I dont 
want any excuses from anyone, to avoid helping her.
Filu is from Mapusa,Goa
=


fil...@rediffmail.com
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:48:45 +0530  wrote


On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:46:20 +0530  wrote



Dear Jane

I am Filipin Fernandes 32 years of age married having a baby of 6 years 

I belong to the Salvation parish dadar at present suffering from 

Chronic Kidney Failure for the past 3 years and on Dialysis Thrice a 

Week and on medication and injection my monthly expense comes to around 

25,000(twenty five thousand)Every Month and I require 4000(four 

thousand)in every Three month for blood test I being a middle class 

woman cant manage the expense as my husband is thee whole and sole 

earner of the family we have to look out for the education of the child 

and other house old expenses as it is very hard to meet thee ends due 

to this crises the priest had given me 7,000 then3500 then 3500 and 

then stoped and now again they have started to give me help of 

3,000(three thousand)every month and this help started from December 

2010 as my expense is so much I am unable to live for a single day

I would be very grateful if you could help me in more finance as I 

really need it as it is my medication dialysis all money is needed 

please please please help me 

Thanks a lot







Filipin fernandes 

9833096118

[Goanet] Help me make it happen for 'A grid-tie Wind Turbine System' on IndieGoGo

[angel]

Hello,

I'm writing to let you know about 'A grid-tie Wind Turbine System'

Take a moment to check it out on IndieGoGo and also share it with your friends. 
 All the tools are there.  Get perks, make a contribution, or simply follow 
updates.  If enough of us get behind it, we can make 'A grid-tie Wind Turbine 
System' happen.

http://www.indiegogo.com/A-grid-tie-Wind-Turbine-System?a=79013i=emal

Re: [Goanet] Help the migrants (letter to the editor, oHeraldo)

[floriano]

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 Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft)

   Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION,
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WE DO NOT THINK THAT FLAVIA SEQUEIRA IS  DAFT

floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org




- Original Message - 
From: lino dourado libado23...@yahoo.com

To: estb. 1994! Goa's premiere mailing list goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 10:58 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Help the migrants (letter to the editor, oHeraldo)


Help the migrants
Flavia Sequeira, Raia
I think every migrant should be given a ration card and an electoral photo
identity card especially if they are poor, sick or uneducated. Such people 
need
help. We need to reach out to them. The disadvantaged are the salt of the 
earth,
the light of the world. We need to welcome them with open arms. The 
government

must help them and they will be duly rewarded in return.
http://oheraldo.in/newscategory/Letters/13
Comments:
Goykaranchem dil kitna nadan hai

[Goanet] Help the migrants (letter to the editor, oHeraldo)

[lino dourado]

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Help the migrants
Flavia Sequeira, Raia
I think every migrant should be given a ration card and an electoral photo 
identity card especially if they are poor, sick or uneducated. Such people need 
help. We need to reach out to them. The disadvantaged are the salt of the 
earth, 
the light of the world. We need to welcome them with open arms. The government 
must help them and they will be duly rewarded in return.
 http://oheraldo.in/newscategory/Letters/13
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Goykaranchem dil kitna nadan hai 


  

[Goanet] Help the migrants (letter to the editor, oHeraldo)

[Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão]

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Kindness and sympathy should not be done at the cost of others. It is the same 
as the organisations who are animal lovers and human haters, who will protect a 
stray animal rather than a human. Flavia Sequeira, the writer of the letter 
would do great justice to the rest of Goa and Goans and also great service to 
mankind, if she goes herself to interiors of India and stay there with the 
poor, sick and uneducated and tend to them and fight for their betterment.



Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.


  

[Goanet] Help Groom Free, Fair, Fearless Journalists

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It is independent, fearless and stands strongly for  public interest. Under the 
editorship of Tarun Tejpal, it has very quickly  established an enviable 
reputation — national and international — for the  quality of its reportage, 
the eminence of its writers and the refinement of its  analyses and ideas.
The reason I am writing to you now is that Tehelka is  in a great growth phase 
and we are launching a long-cherished dream: the  Tehelka School of Journalism 
called “Source”. Given Tehelka’s history and  reputation, this promises to be a 
great venture that will hopefully nurture new  generations of idealistic young 
journalists with a strong commitment to public  interest.
Since you have been someone who has been involved in  helping bring about a 
change in the lives of the underprivileged, we were  wondering if you would 
like to be associated with the new school and sponsor  some journalism 
fellowships for underprivileged students at a value of Rs 1.45  lakhs each for 
the one-year diploma course, or Rs 45,000 each for the  three-month certificate 
course.
In case you would like more details please do contact  me.
Warm regards
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Re: [Goanet] Help build temple, Gadkari to Muslims - Comments

[floriano]

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Abstracts from the headline news report [TOI- 19.02.2010] - by  Mohua 
Chatterjee/TNN


1. BJP's new chief Nitin Gadkari on Thursday made an effort to reach out to 
Muslims, telling his colleagues that the party needed to diversify its base 
to overcome the support deficit it has vis-a-vis the Congress.


Comments: Made an effort to reach out to Muslims? Because the BJP is 
consigned to the role of the opposition indefinately? How  honourable of 
these skunks  [This, by no means, gives  a clean certificate to the Congress 
either. These are the worst skunks ever having been headed by the biggest 
skunk Narashima Rao who made it happen i.e. demolition of the Babri Masjid]



2. He appealed to Muslims to help with construction of the temple since it 
was hamari aatma  and went to the extent of saying that the party had no 
problem if a mosque came up nearby.


Comments: Hamari Aatma eh??  Babri Masjid was not the Aatma of the 
Muslims? And now you guys are magnanimous to say that you will tolerate a 
mosque nearby? Why couldn't you build a Ram temple near the Babri Masjid and 
be satisfied in the first place?


3. Today, I appeal to the Muslim community to be generous towards the 
sentiments and feelings of Hindus and facilitate the construction of the 
grand Ram temple. This would herald a new amity and reinforce the bond for a 
resurgent India.


Comments: Oh! You want the Muslims to be generous now, is it? Your  Atal 
Behari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani ,  Murli Manohar Joshi and the rabble 
rouser Uma Bharti and others like Kalyan Singh were not at all generous to 
the Muslims and towards the Babri Masjid.  You want amity, reinforced bond 
and resurgent India on your own terms? Muslims of India will be wise to 
demand persecution of the above named leaders on the basis of the Liberhan 
Commission report before and/or if at all they want to relent. Amity, 
reinforced bond, resurgent India my foot. These guys are now running with 
their tails between their legs but still want to have the cake and eat it 
too. It must not happen and I hope for India's sake, it does not happen.


Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
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GOA does not only need HONEST persons to contest elections.
Goa does not only need HONEST  voters to elect honest persons.
GOA urgently needs an 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest  or to QUIT.
Such HONEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE is knocking at GOA's portals.
GOA SU-RAJ  IS THE  'PRECIOUS GIFT' to GOA  GOANS by committed GOANS.
A  'GIFT HORSE'  that must not be looked in the mouth.

PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY
Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness 
tomorrow.
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Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] 

[Goanet] Help with Contact Details for The Church of Immaculate Conception, Upanga, Dares Salaam

[Beverly Pereira]

Hello,

I was wondering whether anyone here would be able to help with with some
form of contact details (Telephone number, address and email) of *The Church
of Immaculate Conception in Upanga, Dares Salaam.*

I reside in India along with my sister (she was born and baptized in The
Church of Immaculate Conception, Upanga). She requires to contact the church
as she needs her baptism certificate to be re-attested. We've tried looking
for the church contact details on the Internet, but haven't been successful
so far.

It would be great if someone out here can help us with this information.
Thank you!

Warm Regards,
Beverly Pereira
91-9820792918

Re: [Goanet] Help with Contact Details for The Church of Immaculate Conception, Upanga, Dares Salaam

[Frederick Noronha]

Beverly, they seem to have a webpage here (some contacts too, not sure
if current):

http://dsmarchdiocese.catholicweb.com/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=265110From=Home

On 29 January 2010 16:27, Beverly Pereira bev.pere...@gmail.com wrote:
 I was wondering whether anyone here would be able to help with with some
 form of contact details (Telephone number, address and email) of *The Church
 of Immaculate Conception in Upanga, Dares Salaam.*
-- 
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[Goanet] Help for late joaquim's family

[Albert Desouza]

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Albert writes:- I feel that those of us who are on the goanet would volunter to 
help Joaquim Fernandes's wife and daughter by sending our cheques directly to 
them at their Morjim address. Joaquim and his son died of electrocution. It is 
really sad that the bread earner is no more. Could someone give their postal 
address so that anyone willing to help them could do so ? 

  
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Re: [Goanet] Help Musequality set a WORLD RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST COORDINATED BUSK AROUND THE WORLD

[renebarreto]

Help Musequality  set a WORLD RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST COORDINATED BUSK AROUND 
THE WORLD



Goans and Friends of Goa., 

Eddie has very rightly given the Musequality World Busk wide publicity.  By 
doing so, Eddie has given 
Goans  and Friends of Goa an opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause.  
Musequality is raising funds 
for a music  education project for disadvantaged children in Goa and has 
invited Goans to take part by 
busking or by  making a donation. Their busking proceeds and donations will go 
straight to the project 
in Goa. Make a donation: http://www.justgiving.com/goansformusequality
Our first donation has come from Goan Voice Uk !

I would like to encourage every Goan musician wherever he/she may be to join in 
and help Musequality 
set a WORLD RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST COORDINATED BUSK AROUND THE WORLD 

Let’s JUST DO IT!  -  TOGETHER we CAN - GOANsCAN ! 


At 12 noon your time prompt on Sunday, 14 June! 

If we are to help them set a world record for the biggest coordinated busk 
around the world, we’ll need buskers to: 
busk –  playing instruments and/or singing - at 12 noon your time and for at 
least 25 minutes. To be sure we set a 
world record,  we are asking  buskers to start busking a little earlier than 
noon and to finish a little later than 12.25pm. 
You can, of course,  busk for longer but everyone taking part in the record 
attempt must be busking at noon and keep 
busking until 12.25pm.  Read more about it on the Musequality World Busk 
website: 
http://www.worldbusk.org/worldrecord.php

Read a personal message to Goans from distinguished violinist David Juritz: 
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QKPfld9QLHU/SiElr5GrwZI/CZk/ItDxjY33RLA/s1600-h/DJGoanfriends.png
 
Add a busk and put yourself on the BIG map: http://www.worldbusk.org/bigmap.php

In London - Join us for a PICNIC where we will include the busk at 12 noon.
Help Musequality set a world record!  
GoanMusequality:http://goanmusequality.blogspot.com/

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rene barreto

Lets work TOGETHER to put UNITY back into our Goan commUNITY ! 
Don't just say it - let s JUST DO IT ?
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Re: [Goanet] HELP Protect

[Mervyn Lobo]

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Roland Francis wrote:
 2) You have equated my bias with hate. Is further explanation
 necessary for you to understand the difference?



Roland,
You have taken an entire group and used the most derogatory word
to describe them. Your bias against this group stinks. Really bad.



 3) You have either badly constructed your sentence I have a child
 whose parent is a Khapri. In a few days he will be president of the
 USA, or you are professing to be Barack Obama's father. 


This is the same group that protected and nurtured me. I have both
elders and dependents in this group that you are despising for the 
second time now.


 If the latter, I can visualize headlines like Goan lottery prize winner 
 made son's presidency possible. Re your recent post on winning a 
 lottery in Toronto.



I did support Obama and he won! 
Thankfully, those with preconceived biases against him, did not have 
the cents to prevent him from winning.

Mervyn3.0



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Re: [Goanet] HELP Protect

[Mervyn Lobo]

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Roland Francis wrote:
 I consider this nothing but shocking.
 Even the Khapris look after their wildlife better.
 And we think we are way better than Khapris.

 Apologies for letting my racial biases surface.
 India is getting nearer to Khapri-land.
 Only a matter of time before we outdo Rwanda.



 
Roland,
Thank you for exposing your racial biases but I simply cannot understand
how you are able to match Khapris with wildlife.

I do not think it is possible to profess a love for animals when you so
blatantly display that you hate a section of your fellow human beings.

Lastly, I have a child whose parent is a Khapri. 
In a few days, he will be President of the USA. 

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Re: [Goanet] HELP Protect

[Roland Francis]

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Mervyn,

1) Here is the connection between Khapris and wildlife:
Game Wardens, Forest Rangers, Wildlife Sanctuary Officers and other
people involved with protection of wildlife in Africa do their job
diligently. They understand that nature is closely linked with human
habitation on this planet and they are essential to our survival. An
understanding that seems lacking in some of their Indian counterparts.

2) You have equated my bias with hate. Is further explanation
necessary for you to understand the difference?

3) You have either badly constructed your sentence I have a child
whose parent is a Khapri. In a few days he will be president of the
USA, or you are professing to be Barack Obama's father. If the
latter, I can visualize headlines like Goan lottery prize winner made
son's presidency possible. Re your recent post on winning a lottery
in Toronto.

Roland.


On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote:
 
 Roland,
 Thank you for exposing your racial biases but I simply cannot understand
 how you are able to match Khapris with wildlife.

 I do not think it is possible to profess a love for animals when you so
 blatantly display that you hate a section of your fellow human beings.

 Lastly, I have a child whose parent is a Khapri.
 In a few days, he will be President of the USA.

 Mervyn3.0

[Goanet] HELP Protect Wild Animals this Christmas Season

[Clinton Vaz]

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Dear Goanetters, WildGoans,

Please let us know if you come across any cribs housing protected 
animals like pythons, crocodiles, mongoose, palm civets etc... For the 
past three years we at WildGoa have been trying to put an end to this 
menace. Animals housed in tiny cages, dehydarated, and exposed to the 
elements, fed icecream  biscuts and someitmes slaughtered after the 
crib is finished.


WildGoa's track record of stopping such cribs has been rather 
unsuccessful mainly because of lack of awareness by general public, 
apathy by the forest department, tip offs by the forest department 
staff, goons threatening us and other reasons too..


This year, at one of the cribs located in South Goa, a python is caged. 
What's worse is that this crib is awarded by the Cultural committee in 
Kala Academy. The crib is also monitored around the clock by 
troublemaker youth of the village, so taking pictures of the violation 
is difficult. However, as I could not get in touch with the DCF of the 
Forest Department, I went over to the office yesterday morning and 
personally handed over a letter describing the python's situation, and 
the location of this very same crib to Mr. Kamu Prakash.  The Assistant 
Conservator of Forests promised to help me, but its 24 hours since I've 
lodged the complaint and I've been informed that the raid has still not 
happened.


In such situations, lethargy of the department causes these offenders to 
get away. In previous instances, people have tipped the offenders 
moments before the raid and so the animals disappear. Therefore, when 
reporting such instances, please be discreet, until the raid is finished.


If you would like to help, you can put some pressure on the forest 
department. Call on ACF Mr. Kamu Prakash at 2229701 and ask him about 
the status of the python kept in captivity in a south Goa crib. You can 
also call ACF Mr. Pradeep Vernekar at 2228772 and let him know that its 
been 10 days since the python is in captivity and that swift action is 
needed.


Please let me know that you have spoken to any of these people for my 
records. I shall let everybody know of the animals status, and location 
of the crib once the raid is over hopefully today or tomorrow.


Thanks!

Clinton..
Benaulim/ Goa
+91 9890936828

Ps: Picture of the caged python was by JoeGoaUK. Thanks Joe.

[Goanet] Help Wanted: Composting in the USA Canada

[Clinton Vaz]

Dear Goanetters in the US  Canada,

While at Greenpeace Sweden, I came across a guy that pointed me to 
http://www.naturemill.com/ which is an American company that makes 
composting bins that are small enough to be used in apartments. Some 
models actually fit into the kitchen cabinets! Prices from 200 - 400 
USD, It's rather steep, but I can't help wondering if they are popular 
there?


Can anybody find out some more about this product? If it's found to be 
great, I would not mind buying the cheapest model 199+15$ that comes to 
about Rs.10,000/- to try out here and see if we can make cheaper models 
that work on the same principle.


Thanks!

Clinton..
Benaulim / Goa
+91 9890936828

[Goanet] help xtian victims of 26/11 urgently

[john fernandes]

  
Sir,

The surprise is of Bombay Catholic Sabha President, giving interviews in Times 
of India of 9th December, 2008, putting pressure on government not to take 
action against terrorists. This is sending a wrong message to all youth, 
including, christian youth.

Is not the President of Bombay Catholic Sabha aware, that young innocent 
Christians were begging of the terrorists on 26/11, at Taj and Oberoi, to spare 
their lives, but terrorists showed no mercy and shot them dead.

The President of Bombay Catholic Sabha and Priest have neither visited the 
homes, nor offered condolence, sympathy,money to injured or dead christians in 
the attack by terrorists on 26/11 in Mumbai, it is probably because they are 
not from rich, well-known, christian families.  

Although the President and his family members and all members of the  Bombay 
catholic Sabha and their families did not suffer at the hands of terrorists on 
26/11, it is shocking to know that neither President of Bombay Catholic Sabha, 
nor any of the Chairmen of Bombay catholic Sabha Church units or any Priest, 
has bothered to offer Mass, in any Church in Mumbai,  for the dead christians 
in the 26/11 attacks.

My urgently request is for Bombay catholic Sabha and each one of their members 
to please let the government do the job of catching the terrorists, otherwise 
Bombay catholic sabha is giving wrong message to terrorists.

Please immediately Bombay catholic sabha should offer Mass for the dead and 
injured christians, as well as financial help to all christian families who 
lost their children, and family members in the recent 26/11 attacks, instead of 
hand-holding on the roads of Mumbai. 


John Fernandes






 

[Goanet] Help wanted - Service of a professional Goan Genealogist

[ralph rau]

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I wonder whether Goanetters can help us to 
finalize the genealogy of our family.

We have a Chart of 10 generations starting with 1900s
and going back to M, born between 1710 and 1720.

We need to take the line to 1600 and discover the names of
M's ancestors.

We are seeking the services of a knowledgeable person to
comes forward help with this project. Payment will be result oriented.

Ralph Rau

on behalf of
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[Goanet] Help wanted - Service of a professional Goan

[ralph rau]

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I wonder whether Goanetters can help us to 
finalize the genealogy of our family.

We have a Chart of 10 generations starting with 1900s
and going back to M, born between 1710 and 1720.

We need to take the line to 1600 and discover the names of
M's ancestors.

We are seeking the services of a knowledgeable person to
comes forward help with this project. Payment will be result oriented.

Kind Regards,

Ralph Rau

on behalf of

Jose Remedios
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finalize the genealogy of our family.

We have a Chart of 10 generations starting with 1900s
and going back to M, born between 1710 and 1720.
 
We need to take the line to 1600 and discover the names of
M's ancestors.

We are seeking the services of a knowledgeable person to
comes forward help with this project. Payment will be result oriented.

Kind Regards,

Ralph Rau

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[Goanet] help needed

[els verwimp]

Hi all,

I am reading some old poems written by my mum when she lived in Rangoon in the 
1940's. Unfortunately her health is fastly going downwards suffering from a 
severe bloodcancer. Digging in her past (Burma, Karachi and Belgium) is one way 
to cherish this special, loving mother. 

Maymyo memories

somewhere mother writes: Lame Lame Ma Kyi Le 

can someone tell me what it means??

Thanks a lot.

My mother had published many poems and prayers in the Catholic (or was it 
Christian?) Voice in Burma and later after fleeing to Karachi in the their 
'Voice'. We are trying to put them all together rather chronologically. If 
anyone would be interested in some of her writings, just drop a line.

All the best,

thanks in advance

Martin Van Camp - Duarte

[Goanet] Help to St.Bridget' school -appeal by Satira

[Albert Desouza]

Albert writes: I cannot understand why Caritas de Goa is so reluctant to help 
the poor and this aid to St.Bridget school should come from Caritas. They are 
wasting our money. They have spent crores of rupees in building a home for aids 
patients in Cavelosim in which I am told nine or ten foreigners are housed. The 
caritas has spent nearly a crore in repairing their house in Panjim. Every year 
all the churches in Goa are sending one sunday collection which amounts to 
lakhs of rupees. 


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Re: [Goanet] HELP

[Yogesh Desai]

Dainikgomanatak.com


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Subject: [Goanet] HELP

Can you help me to find out WEBSITE for Gomantak.? When I try the  official 
site, It directs me to SAKAL, a Marathi newspaper in  Pune
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Re: [Goanet] help to Chari (Albert)

[Bhandare]

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Dear Fred:

and you need at least 3 shelf fillers from UAE to
blame RSS and savarkar and narendra modi and parrikar
for breaking down the old lady's house

one vocal chicken country poster to claim that the
house broke because of SFX and the goanet moderators
are responsible  as well the marx missionary macaulay
mullah combine 

2 more to support the chicken country posters
fulminations against marxists

1 budding activist politician to tel us that all such
accidents will never happen because everything is
written down in the Roadmap 

one expat to take pictures of the house and post it on
goanet and one more to put it on youtube

3 expats to tell us that the house broke because india
invaded goa in 1961 

1 to tell you that it is the fault of goan journos who
sit on the fence of the house and the devdasi system
is to blame

1 gaumti george soros from london to tell us that he
has run his software to find out that the lady is
actually not  a lady and is posting on goanet using 3
identities

1 extremely vocal female poster to tell us
sanctimoniusly that the lady has small dreams and the
moral zeitgeist shifted and that caused the house to
fall and that she is disgusted with this and is going
to take a self imposed exile from goanet because she
has lost all faith in humanity 

At least one atheist to give us the precise scientific
reason why the house fell and how the accident was
entirely out of natural causes

one person to organise a symposium by inviting marxist
trash from outside goa to lecture us on The need fo
comunal amity in face of ouse breaking by fascist
hindutvas the print book sold for 50 rupees

another to help the lady develop new dimensions
(whatever the heck that  means)

another one to claim that the house fell because the
pagan lady worshipped snakes and monkeys inside the
house

finally a gaggle of expats to simply shout VIVA VIVA
VIVA

regards

B


   

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[Goanet] help to Chari (Albert)

[joe dias]

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Hi All
This Albert bloke I hear, has two homes.
Why doesn't he as a 'so called catholic', 'lord of the Manor of
Saligao', and 'a mundcar of Mapusa', surely he can afford to build a
small hut for this poor lady.
Period.
Joe Dias.

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Padrao,  is this about 'collective guilt'  !  It was your find, so some
facts, please.  Here's a deal: when you have all the dope on the poor
thing, contact 'Chari' and the good people at Paco, and copy me.  Our Cecil
may even put a little liabrary together.   ERIC ( for real ).
Albert Desouza wrote:
Dear Goanetters I had appealed to our goanetters as well as to the
caritas de goa to  help the poor woman from satari whose house has
fallen.

Re: [Goanet] help to Chari (Albert)

[Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया]

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How many Goans does it take to help a poor old lady?

Answer: 324

* One to point to the need
* Twelve to argue over who should do it
* Fiftyone to explain why the first guy should give the lead
* Twentytwo to point out that Goanet is not the forum to discuss this
* Eightyseven to blame expat Goans for not doing anything
* Five to castigate our politicians
* One to say that Goan journalists are to blame for not writing about this.
* The old lady herself, who points she prefers to apply for a death certificate.
* 144 to point out that this sum is wrong.

So there you go. We are like that only men! FN

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 Hi All
 This Albert bloke I hear, has two homes.
 Why doesn't he as a 'so called catholic', 'lord of the Manor of
 Saligao', and 'a mundcar of Mapusa', surely he can afford to build a
 small hut for this poor lady.
 Period.
 Joe Dias.
 
 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Padrao,  is this about 'collective guilt'  !  It was your find, so some
 facts, please.  Here's a deal: when you have all the dope on the poor
 thing, contact 'Chari' and the good people at Paco, and copy me.  Our Cecil
 may even put a little liabrary together.   ERIC ( for real ).
 Albert Desouza wrote:
 Dear Goanetters I had appealed to our goanetters as well as to the
 caritas de goa to  help the poor woman from satari whose house has
 fallen.



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Re: [Goanet] help to Chari (Albert)

[Gabe Menezes]

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On 20/08/07, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक  नोरोंया
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 How many Goans does it take to help a poor old lady?

 Answer: 324

 * One to point to the need
 * Twelve to argue over who should do it
 * Fiftyone to explain why the first guy should give the lead
 * Twentytwo to point out that Goanet is not the forum to discuss this
 * Eightyseven to blame expat Goans for not doing anything
 * Five to castigate our politicians
 * One to say that Goan journalists are to blame for not writing about this.
 * The old lady herself, who points she prefers to apply for a death 
 certificate.
 * 144 to point out that this sum is wrong.

 So there you go. We are like that only men! FN

RESPONSE: Whatever it is that you are smoking Fred, I want some of it too!

On a more serious note, I am really troubled, by one, now bleating,
that Catholics are hammering Hindus on this forum.

Every time an argument is lost, or deemed to be in danger of
collapsing, this individual resorts to the despicable level of
bringing Hindus Vs Christians into the equation.

I have Hindu tenants and we have mutual respect for each other. What
is being propagated here on this forum is just not right. The
conclusion drawn is that if one is against the RSS  and/or the BJP
then one is against Hindus.

Floriano had advisedly stated, that the sooner one got off this, one
track mindset, then the sooner, Goans could concentrate on what needs
to be done. Alas the perpetrator is hell bent on fomenting communal
tensions.

Parrikar should stick to his Cannon hot shot, instead of venting his
bitter bile here. I even offered to buy him a beer or two, not many
get that from me !

As for the residents of Chicken County USA, hell will boil over before
they become tolerant.

Perhaps we should politely inform: Don't call us, we shall call you !
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Gabe Menezes.
London, England

[Goanet] help to Chari (Albert)

[avelin fernandes]

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Dear Albert,
While you are at it (building huts for all the old ladies, that is).
Build one for Bhandare as well, who accuses all Goanetter Catholics
for destroying his Hindu way of life, and are followers of pedophiles,
therefore he has scuppered to USA I hear, living among them. Living a
luxurious life like that of a Christian kind wearing Christian clothes
(rather than a loincloth) and complaining at the same time.
AF.
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Hi All  This Albert bloke I hear, has two homes.
Why doesn't he as a 'so called catholic', 'lord of the Manor of 
Saligao', and 'a mundcar of Mapusa', surely he can afford to build a 
small hut for this poor lady.
Period.
Joe Dias

Re: [Goanet] help to Chari

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Why not you

You any way have no faith in the system, so why don't you go about 
collecting money and add some of your own and help her out your self, it 
will take you away from your computer and give you something positive to 
think about!

Louise


From: Albert Desouza

Dear Goanetters
I had appealed to our goanetters as well as to the caritas de goa to help
the poor woman from satari whose house has fallen. I thought caritas would
at least write something about it in the net whether they are able to help
her or they cannot. I know dozen priests are members of this net please wake
up from your deep sleep and help this poor woman. If there is someone who
has connections to the goa news desk could you highlight about this poor
woman as to where exactly her house is situated and if someone can do
something for her.
albert

Re: [Goanet] help to Chari

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On 16/08/07, Albert Desouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Dear Goanetters
 I had appealed to our goanetters as well as to the caritas de goa to help
 the poor woman from satari whose house has fallen. I thought caritas would
 at least write something about it in the net whether they are able to help
 her or they cannot. I know dozen priests are members of this net please wake
 up from your deep sleep and help this poor woman. If there is someone who
 has connections to the goa news desk could you highlight about this poor
 woman as to where exactly her house is situated and if someone can do
 something for her.
 albert

RESPONSE: You have tried Caritas in Vain; now perhaps you should ask
the RSS or the BJP ?
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Gabe Menezes.
London, England

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Re: [Goanet] Help Helpless Kuwait Goan Accident Victim Minguel Fernandes

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Dear Veronica,

Could you, please, provide me e-mail address of Minguel´s brother.

Allthough a fellow Lotlicar, I have missed knowing many of the younger
co-villagers.

If I know the vaddo  father´s name that will suffice.

I will also ask my sister, Liby. Minguel will surely know my brother-in-law,
Jose the Cruz.

Besides collecting a kitty for poor Minguel, we should also teke it up
with the NRI Commission so that he does not get ripped of.

After all it is a big American outfit he was working for. He must be
certainly fully insured and all medical costs must be covered.

Our kitty may give him some short term comfort bu his rehabilitation and
other medical needs are, surely, for a lifetime. And, besides the support
he gave his family must be seriously considered.

However, ambulance chasing lawyers should be totally avoided.

The NRI commissioner, Eduardo Faleiro, besides being a top-notch
lawyer, is ex-Loutulim MLA.

I am copying this to him. Please look into the matter and advise.

Sincerely,
Alfred de Tavares,
Stockholm, Sweden.

0046 87596214; mobile: 0046 70 295 4091



From: A. Veronica Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Help Helpless Kuwait Goan Accident Victim Minguel 
Fernandes

Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:40:01 -0400





My latest article: HELP HELPLESS KUWAIT GOAN ACCIDENT VICTIM MINGUEL
FERNANDES
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[Goanet] Help Helpless Kuwait Goan Accident Victim Minguel Fernandes

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My latest article: HELP HELPLESS KUWAIT GOAN ACCIDENT VICTIM MINGUEL 
FERNANDES
is just released on:http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
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[Goanet] Help Required

[Mario Rebello]

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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

[Goanet] Help arrives for Goans aspiring to go overseas

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BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, MARCH 2 – With a view to assist Goan youth desirous of
employment abroad, Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro on
Friday constituted the Overseas Employment Agency of Goa headed by
Vice- Admiral (retd) John C de Silva.


Announcing this at the Secretariat, Faleiro said that the Agency has
been registered as a Society and has obtained the certificate of
registration under the Emigration Act from the Government of India
recently.
Replying to a query, he said these kinds of employment agencies exist
in Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Kerala.
He said that the chairman of the Society, Vice-Admiral (retd) John C
de Silva and Director of NRI Affairs U D Kamat have begun contacting
foreign missions in India, including seven Gulf countries, South East
Asia and on board the sea, to assess manpower requirements abroad.
I am also writing to our Ambassadors to obtain information on
employment opportunities in the countries of their accreditation,
Faleiro said. These include ambassadors of European countries, USA and
Australia.
Speaking to reporters, Chairman de Silva stressed that quality would
be the hallmark of the Society.
The ideal candidates will be quality products acting like young
ambassadors of India in the place of work. We'll also be looking at
reputed employers, he said.
Faleiro also announced that in order to help Goan workers going
abroad, the Agency would hold short-duration courses (generally of one
week) in trades like plumbing, carpentry, driving, welding, fitting,
machine operating, besides conducting courses for electricians etc.
The first course will be held for a batch of 20 electricians on a
first-come-first-serve basis at the government Industrial Training
Institute, Borda, Margao, from March 19-24.


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[Goanet] Help keep the Smile on the Senior Retired Tiatrists (plus Goa Govt. help/schemes)

[JoeGoaUk]

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It is nice to know KGTS doing wonderful job to help aged Goan Tiatrists and 
musicians.

Here, let me also mention that there are some schemes/help also available to 
goan artists
including taitrist/musicians etc.

Many time we are (specially Christians) are not aware of this schemes. e.g. 
Last year Govt.
organised X'mas Crib competition at district level top prize being Rs.25,000 
each. But when we
enquired about this in the south (the organisers of fine cribs,  told us that 
they were not
aware of this and hence not registered for the competition). 

Village panchayt and the constituency MLA should make sure that all the 
available Govt.
schemes are promoted or taken to the people at every village/ward level.

OK, coming to the financial help to goan artists..

Goa Govt. give awards to 14 people every year for State Cultural Awards to 
those who are 55
and above of age. Each one is awarded Rs.20,000 besides other stuff like 
Momento etc
Artists like Music/dance/Tiatre-Drama/craft art/painting/kirtan/literature etc 
are eligible.

There is another scheme 'Financial Scheme to deserving (financially weak) 
artists' it is
called 'KALA SANMAN'
Rs. 1250 to Rs.1,600 awarded per month to thos who are 58 and above

On top, one should not forget that there is a monthly assistence to old aged of 
Rs. 750 which
comes under Directorate of Social Services - Minister Subash Shirodkar

further info can be obttained from 
Directorate of Art  Culute
Junta House, 5th Floor,
Panaji -Goa

Or see the art  culture minister Digambar Kamat




[Goanet] Help keep the Smile on the Senior Retired Tiatrists
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Help keep the Smile on the Senior Retired Tiatrists

Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonvstha (KGTS) - the Kuwait-based Goan 
organization has been doing a wonderful job for the last about 4 years with 
the help of Goans, Goan Tiatrists, Musicians and  and Konkani lovers in 
Kuwait.  It is the Goans' love for the mother tongue Konkani that keeps KGTS 
united through this unique entertaining media - the tiatrs and the musical 
shows.  KGTS organizes one show annually  with the help of our Goan brothers 
and sisters to help the old, retired and sick tiatrists (dramatists) as well 
as those professional musicians connecting to the Tiatrists faternity  which 
every Goan around the globe appreciates and come forward to render their 
help to this organization in different ways and means.




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[Goanet] Help with Goan Hockey and other sports

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Hi

Is there someone out there who can confirm which of the following 
hockey players have Goan roots? 

OL - Olympics, WC - World Cup, AG - Asian Games

Walter D'Souza - 1948 OL 
Maxie Vaz 1948 OL
Leslie Claudius 1948 OL
Reginald Rodrigues 1948 OL
Charles Cornelius 1971 WC
Francis D'Mello 1971 WC
Manuel Fredricks 1978 WC
Robert Claudius 1978 WC
Leslie Fernandes 1974 AG 
John Correia 1974 AG
Olympio Fernandes 1978 AG
Romeo James 1982 AG
John Fernandes 1990 AG
Mark Patterson 1990 AG
Daryll D'Souza 1990 AG
Jude Felix 1990 WC
Edgar Mascarenhas 1990 WC
Aloysius Edward 1994 WC
Edward Aranha 1994 WC
Gavin Ferreira 1994 WC
Bipin Fernandez 2002 WC
Viren Rasquinha 2004 OL

I compiled the names of 42 Goan players (excluding those 
of Goan origin playing outside Goa like Marto Gracias, 
Steven Dias, Deryk D'Souza, etc) who have represented 
India's senior national football team since 1961. This
figure is not a strict figure, i believe there are more. 

What is perhaps more appalling than the lack of recognition 
these heroes have been given, is the lack of data 
available on their feats.

It is obvious that the exploits of past Goans will go 
unnoticed if not properly documented for future reference. 
The lack of awareness about Goan sportsmen is baffling,
 to say the least. We have former hockey olympians who
have gone on to represent not just India but other countries 
as well. We have so many distinguished sportsmen and 
sportswomen in so many sports. The least that can be done is
preserve data online. With minimal effort and cost, 
we could help save the information forever.

I was thinking of setting up a blog, where important information 
can be compiled and archived. Do you think this will be a 
good idea or would a wiki be better? (i was thinking the 
blog could be somewhat similiar to what FN has with 
goabooks). 

Also, the work needs to be collaborative and due credits 
must be given to the source of the information. Anyone out 
there, interested in helping research and compile data 
during your free time?

I am clueless as to how to go about it. Apart from 
collecting bits of information, i have not really done much 
to compile and validate it. I think a collaborative effort 
will ensure both accuracy and consistency in the data. 

Thanks in advance
Jason