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Dear Jorge,
my statement was mostly directed at the 20th century freedom struggle, and I
wanted to point out that the current favouring an independent Goa was small
and insignificant (though some of its member very influential), when
compared to the mainstream activists favouring integration
Dear Cornel,
Doutor Colaço has already given his opinion about this.
I just want to calrify that I obviously do not consider Portugal a
continent, nor assume it has ever been a continent. I have also never said
or implied so.
What I meant by "continental Portugal", was "mainland Portugal". D
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nderstand his personal feelings against the "Goan Observer" endeavour. What
I cannot understand, nor accept, is that he systematically ignores the
newspaper in any study or reference he produces about journalism in Goa. The
same applies to a larger chunk of the contemporary Goan intel
and prospective, offering concrete solutions.
Finally, the "real" debate is entering the mainstream. Finally.
Too late?
Constantino Xavier
Delhi/Lisbon
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Of Goans, Indians and foreigners: Goa's racism a
e, a strict loyalty to facts . So to whom are
*you* loyal to? And on what facts do you base your loyalty upon? For the
sake of Dabolim, be at least loyal in your answer. Enough of mopping Goans.
Constantino Xavier
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quot;fascism", "jihad" or "colonialism" and start calling
each an everyone a "Hitler", we might just be on the right track to foster
and encourage them, bringing them into the daily mainstream. Please refrain
your emotions and try instead to look at the root of su
Free Goa again
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão, Margão.
There is an English saying which aptly describes a fanatic as one who will
not change his mind nor the subject. Mr. Lambert Mascarenhas in his letter
titled Expectations from Portugal, seems to be highly obsessed in his
qualification as
After Neoconservatism, Francis Fukuyama, NYT, 19 February:
"The way the cold war ended shaped the thinking of supporters of the Iraq
war, including younger neoconservatives like William Kristol and Robert
Kagan, in two ways. First, it seems to have created an expectation that all
totalitarian
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the same article was also published there. You can also express your protest
by contacting the editors of Mid-Day at
http://ww1.mid-day.com/includes/about_us.htm
Um abrago,
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and Arakkonam. However, the Navy's large, ship-based helicopter units and
Dorniers used for fleet requirements will be stationed at the base."
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I will not write much more, now it is your time!
Come on, start thinking and writing about what YOU can do for Goa!
Good luck!
Deu borem korum for your attention,
Constantino Xavie
Dear Bernardo,
is this the article which you say "disappeared" on Herald website?
Can anyone confirm if this one, and the one on civil land encroachments by
the Navy in Vasco, have been published in the print edition?
Regarding the statement in the article:
"locals employed at TAIP (the erst
SuperGoa.com > The Future of Goa
Vanishing Comunidades: Goa under threat?
23/9/2005 | Constantino Hermanns Xavier
In a brilliant long report, published in three parts in Herald earlier this
year, young reporter Andrew Pereira explores the main issues of the
2,000-year old Goan gaunkari sys
Remove the Navy
John P Pereira and Vasco Da Gama, Verna
Post liberation, Goas lone civilian airport located at Dabolim, has been
under the control of the Indian Navy. This in effect, means that commercial
flights are only permitted to use the airport during slots allocated to it
by the Nav
n, and where I agree with Mr.
Lawrence. I would like to suggest also a look at the "Young Goans
International Essay Contest" we are organizing this year, as one possible
way to "encourage" Goan youth. Please see:
http://goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2005-August/date&post_id=032473
All the best,
Constantino Xavier
(Lisbon/New Delhi)
our best essays. I will not write much more, because too much has been
written. Now it is your time!
Come on, start thinking and writing about what YOU can do for Goa! And
please forward this message to your friends.
Good luck!
Constantino Xavier
(Coordinator, Young Goans International)
Hello Philip Thomas and Gilbert Lawrence,
regarding a "big disconnect" between what you call "Goans in cyber Goa and
the native (sic) Goans", this has been a much debated issue here on Goanet.
There sure is a gap, but also there sure are already many working on the
terrain to shorten it.
My
Portugal: World Goa Day - Dia de Goa Damao e Diu 2005
20 August, 16, 17 & 18 September
This World Goa Day celebration in Portugal (Dia de Goa, Damao e Diu) is the
3rd one to be held in thta country since 2001 when I took the initiative to
start it. Then, in 2002 the scope expanded and I coordin
Good afternoon,
Regarding Frederick Noronha's query copied below: Yes, in my series on the
Portuguese-speaking world (Lusophonia) and cultures during last year in the
Goan Observer, I had an introductory article on CPLP,the international
organization called Community of the Portuguese-speaking
Paper on
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_future.asp?c_news=503
Part of THE FUTURE OF GOA initiative
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_ultimas.asp?type=4
There is a growing perception among Goans that the influx of "outsiders"
from other Indian states is dilluting Goan identity and dest
WIDE VIEWS
http://wideviews.blogspot.com
This is my new weblog, from outside Goa, about Goa. Attached my first
posting on "Government & Ministers: three observations". I hope to have your
comments and start a constructive debate about the future of Goa. Thank you.
Constantino Hermanns Xavier
Dear Joe,
there are several forts in Goa, some from the pre-Portuguese period then
renovated/reconstructed by the Portuguese, and some from the Portuguese
period. And some in the post-Portuguese period, if we consider Project Sea
Bird at Karwar, occupying the Goan territory of Anjediv Island,
"The press in Goa has undergone many dramatic changes over the decades since
Liberation. From being a propaganda machine of the colonialist Portuguese
regime, it is today a powerful medium to convey the views and aspirations of
the people of the state." [Rajesh Singh]
1. I agree: the press truly h
This might interest our journalist friends from Goa:
Subject: EU-India Essay Contest for Young Indian Journalists
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:02:11 +0100 (MET)
(P&I/2005/010)
EU-India Essay Contest for Young Indian Journalists
The Delegation of the European Commission to India has launched an
"EU-
Communicare Cultural Center, Porvorim, is a new educational project headed
by Nalini Elvino de Sousa (also proprietary of Portuguese-products shop A
NAU in Panjim) with special focus on Goan, Portuguese and European culture.
They are condicting the following activities for the younger ones in th
Two articles with interesting material on the Dabolim/Sea Bird - Indian Navy
question. On one hand it seems the Indian Navy will also host its airforce
in Karwar. On the other hand it seems it wants not only to keep Dabolim, as
well as make it the noidal platform for the MIG-29K to be delivered
New interview:
Edwin & Diana Pinto: «Goans will continue to fight for environmental issues»
26/2/2005 Supergoa.com
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_future.asp?c_news=492
Edwin and Diana Pinto are public relations professionals, who left Mumbai
fourteen years ago to settle in South Goa. Through
Dear George Pinto,
I read your message and I am sorry if I understated the role in World Goa
Day and cooperation with Rene Barreto. I understand you have given a great
contribution and have always hade Goa Sudharop in high esteem, having been
in contact with you, Filomena Giese etc. (and even s
Interesting article relating also to the Dabolim/Mopa controversy, on who is
dominating the Indian skies and how this is affecting India.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=62401
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THE INDIAN EXPRESS
IATA:
previous interview with Minister for Tourism and
Sports, Mathany Saldanha):
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_ultimas.asp?type=4
Suggestions and articles welcome (see webpage for details)
Constantino Xavier
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First tsunami alert lost in Indian bureaucracy
49 minutes ago Asia - AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's tangled bureaucracy bungled the first alerts on
the tsunami strike losing precious time which could have saved lives,
newspapers have reported.
AFP/Spot Images/CNES Photo
AP Photo
Slideshow: As
Dear Goanetters,
it was a pleasure to meet you all who were present at the Clube Vasco da
Gama yesterday. Though I was recovering from some helath problem, it was
great to meet so many people I interact with on the Internet "in loco" and
personally.
Frederick, thank you for your concern, but I
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ess my views on my
country's status and that of Africa's. This time I'm invited by Constantino
Xavier to give my view on contemporary Mozambique. But, does it make sense
to look at the present ignoring the past?
Let us take a closer look. Mozambique is a sub-Saharan country of So
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Boa Tarde para o Rio de Janeiro!
I recommend the excellent work by Doutor Oliveira Bóleo "Apontamentos para
uma Geografia Física de Goa", Agência Geral do Ultramar, Divisão de
Publicações e Biblioteca, Lisboa, 1955, with the following chapters:
Condições Topográficas, Condições Geológicas, Co
Olá Paulo!
you're right in what you say, but with "no major obstacles" I meant there
are of course obstacles to recognition WITHIN the EU but in a lesser degree
than for those coming from an EXTRA-EU country and want their studies to be
recognized in a EU-country. Indeed, you always need to do
jungle of paperwork or just try to meet up with a big
guy.
Cumprimentos,
Constantino Xavier
PS: Portugal being a member of the EU and generally participating in all
academic and research cooperation networks, once youre in Portugal, there
is no major obstacle to mobility to their EU countries
In http://www.goanobserver.com/global_goan.htm (Saturday, March 27-April 2
edition)
Global Goan is a weekly feature of mine in the Goan Observer.
The Portuguese are coming
BY CONSTANTINO HERMANNS XAVIER
FOR OVER 40 years Portuguese tourists were be ing viewed as a rare species
in Goa. In 1997
Hello,
I have answered privately to Padre Loiola Pereira, but this may also be of
interest to other Goanetters.
Supergoa.com has a regular feature on Great Goans (Galeria de Goeses
Ilustres), by Francisco Monteiro, from Lisbon, in Portuguese language but
with rare facts and drawings/pictures.
Good evening,
Mr. Alberto Leitao cites the following articles:
- "NESSA MANHA, A LIBERDADE", 20th December 03, by Fernando do Rego, Panjim,
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_noticia.asp?c_news=415
- "RESPOSTA a Crónica "NESSA MANHÃ A LIBERDADE", 13th Jan. 04, by Francisco
Monteiro, Lisbon
h
Goa turning into a international drug-trafficking platform?
Constantino
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Hippie paradise ta
This might be of interest for Goans planning a visit to the EU:
Europe tightens visas for Indians
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, MARCH 02
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/530799.cms
Regards,
Constantino
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I promised myself not to write on this issue on this Goanet forum, but now I
feel forced to, after I read the low-profile and inaccurate article
published in todays edition of HERALD (15/2/2004), by Mário de Queiroz:
Crime ring sell fake Portuguese passports.
This article is nothing else th
I've been reading the interesting debate on Goa social indicators,
comparison of development between India and Portugal, possible effects of
Goa's integration into India in 1962 etc.
I firmly stand for those who post balanced and factual postings, basing and
confirming their stats and views wit
Hello,
Terrible accident in Daman. There are different versions circulating through
the news agencies. Most say the bridge is of portuguese construction and was
last time repared some 22 years back, though it has been in terrible
conditions for a long time before todays collapsing. Others say t
Boa Noite Frederick,
thank you for your posting and your kind words.
As to your analysis, I'm glad that you interpretated my message well, the
first step to establish a constructive discussion, but which so many other
goans on the Net seem not to take, prefering false and simplistic
interpreta
Dear all,
Dear Gilbert Lawrence,
regarding your answer, don't worry, I'm not angry at you, since I admit that
even my own posting was slightly to provocative.
You're right: we are both coordinating and puttting our energies into the
World Goa Day celebrations around the world - you in North Amer
Dear all,
I do read or go through all messages posted on goa-net and normally I'm
tempted to express my opinion, but sometimes I have no time to do so, and
some other times I just think it would be useless, because discussing on a
mailing-list is always very exhaustive...
But today, reading th
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