I am very sad to hear about the passing of Edgar. For
all his strong views and toughness he was generous at
heart, and had a broadness of vision that is not very
common among Goans of his generation. May he reside
happily in the memories of those of us who knew him in
person, or like me, unfortunat
Talking Photos: Welcome to Navelim
Did you know?
There are at least two other Navelim (s) in Goa?
but this one is welknown - It's near Margao on the way to Karwar, Chinchinim,
Asolna etc etc
Luizinho Faleiro ruled here for many years, he even once got elected unopposed.
Now Churchill is the rul
BY HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, APRIL 28 — What’s the characteristic of the Goan countryside?
Unmistakably, its architecturally beautiful Portuguese-era houses and the
greenery, one would say.
But over the last few years many of these houses have been concealed by rapid
urbanisation, especially in t
Joegoa U.K. wrote:And to watch the first ever experiment LIVE, over 900
people gathered at Kala Academy (House Full) on 29th April 2008.
Congratulations to Dr. Gerry Rodricks (Mr. Henrix), Nigel Khamkar
(Ferdinad), Celia Henriques (Mrs. Henrix), Ludmila Mehrotra (Emily), Jude
Carrasco (Walt
To,
The Executive Director,
Sports Authority of Goa,
Panaji-Goa
30-04-2008
Panjim Badminton Club and Evening Badminton Group specifically state
and submit the following:
1. We take strong objection to the Sports Authority of Goa's (SAG)
arbitrary and illegitimate decision to continue to kee
Indian mission denies reports on passports
By Riyasbabu (Our staff reporter)
29 April 2008
DUBAI - The Indian mission in the UAE has categorically denied an Indian
newspaper report (published yesterday) suggesting that nearly 500 blank
passports had gone missing from the Indian Consulate in
Playground dominates Saligao gram sabha
NT News Service
Mapusa April 28
The Saligao Gram Sabha that was held in the panchayat hall
witnessed heated arguments over the issue of the absence of a
football ground for the village.
These arguments and counter-arguments were witnessed between
supporters
Letter from husband ( who is in Dubai) to wife
Dear Sweetheart:
I can't send my salary this month, so I am sending 100 kisses.
You are my sweetheart
Your husband
pedro
=
His wife (pethrolin) replied back after some days to her husband:
Dearest sweetheart,
T
Ballerines shine at Woogie Woogie 2008Kuwait
After the achievement of the "Kidchamp 2008", the Ballerines has proved it
again that they are born winners. 25th April 2008 was marked as another
memorable day in the history of Ballerine's. The students of Ballerines won
accolades for their h
Friends,
Can someone please tell me, on which new routes, the AI and IA flights from
Sharjah to Goa, which have been stopped, are now being utilised on??
I am sure all of us would like to know, whether their new routes are more
"economically viable" than the previous Sharjah-Goa.
Perhaps, A
>From Supergoa.com:
http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_noticia.asp?c_news=979
"TOSS" is the story of a group of supposedly Goan childhood friends Sami,
Josh, Rayan, Shasha, Sherry.
On their way back to Goa from a holiday, they find a bag full of money
buried in a ditch along with a human co
Dear Edward,
Thank you for your below e-mail. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Once
again, thank you, I enjoyed your e-mail.
Atleast, you are taking the trouble, to reply to my e-mails.
Yes, my grand-mother, would always keep telling me, when I was growing up, that
"Goan women should never
Thanks Melinda
I really missed that (my favourite) part too.
Hope they organised a repeat show there soon.
However, I did Capture a local senior singing Mando at KA, about 1.5 years ago.
I wonder if any one of them was present here/ yesterday
Check it out here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=whIgmv
Like many of us on goanet, I had only one occasion to
do battle with him on this forum. That was regarding
the Goan restaurant in Mississauga. I found the owners
rude and their service poor.
Edgar said we should ignore their behaviour and keep
on patronizing the restaurant. I disagreed. He was
join
Frederick,
Cesaria Evora is even better in this lilting number "Africa Nossa".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH1UG6V7iiY&NR=1
But Lorna and Chris if one can imagine them doing a remake of that
number, would have outdone Cesaria.
Are there any Goans ex Cabo Verde who can give us something of the
Fr. FREDDY MEMORIAL Konkani LITERARY Competition - 2008.
Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Memorial Trust invites entries for its "Konkani
Literary Competition" for the third consecutive year.
1.. Participants shall be categorized into three Categories:
(A) Students of Stds. I to VII : An ess
You are brilliant at putting a smile on my face, thanks Edward.
edwardingoa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote Letter from husband ( who is in Dubai) to
wife, Dear Sweetheart: I can't send my salary this month, so I am sending 100
kisses. You are my sweetheart Your husband...pedro. His wife (pethr
Edgar Martins was a bold and at the same time a controversial voice on
goanet of yesteryears as well as a very erudite writer. He was quite a
dominant goanetter too. Me think we had
gotten into some serious arguments over one thing or the other, but only
objectively. And to give it to him, he d
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/04/30/stories/2008043050081200.htm
Airport regulator to be in place by October
Our Bureau
New Delhi, April 29
The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), which is to look at
various issues, including tariff and monitor quality of services at
major
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr302008/national2008042965412.asp
Return my kid's organs: Fiona
>From Devika Sequeira, DH News Service, Panaji:
Ten weeks after her daughter's death, life has changed "in many ways"
for Fiona McKeown. "In normal circumstances I would have been
completely invo
In Goa we do not need speed breakers. Stray cattle do the job of speed
breakers by sitting on the highways and roads.
In Goa we do not need to set the alarm clock early morning The kombo
(rooster) does the job.
In Goa they say when crow says kaw kaw it means you will get a letter today
from the p
Dear all,
Like Santoshbab and surely countless others, I too am saddened by the
passing of Edgar Martins,
He was an erudite and sharp participant in Goan cyber-forums.
It is not always easy for us to fathom the personal struggles with
health, work, others, climate, funds, solitary living and sel
<"It has been decided that the existing airport in Goa will continue to
function even after the greenfield airport becomes operational.>
The greenfield airport at Mopa must be built to a time horizon of 50 years
and the existing civil enclave at Dabolim must remain open for at least 20
years if no
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/High_steel_prices_make_Goa_a_mining_hub/rssarticleshow/2996978.cms
High steel prices make Goa a mining hub
30 Apr 2008, 0301 hrs IST,Nitin Sethi,TNN
NEW DELHI: Here is a consequence of rising global steel prices that
has made even the bad quality of iron o
And then there was our good ole Goan Gabru who met his friend Santan at
the tinto one evening..
"Arre, Gabru, Boro morre! Where u men, no sign so long... You were
trying for job no, at the Taj. What happened?"
"Arre, Santan... Kitem Sangonk... I no want such job!"
"Kiteak re? Kith zallem?"said S
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/04/30/stories/2008043051650200.htm
Sesa Goa Q4 net soars on higher ore price, volumes
Proposes bonus in the ratio of 1:1, stock split
Our Bureau
Mumbai, April 29 Nearly a doubling of iron ore prices in the last one
year, coupled with higher production an
Chris Perry, Lorna -- And the Goan song lives on forever!
I read a post stating that the Chris/Lorna magic has faded...naturally...age
catches up with the best in the industry...but the music, magic and the Goan
song Chris and Lorna created will last forever.
I had the disctinct pleas
Dear Ed,
You have nicely re-hashed nostalgic memories.
Just to set you right:
Canjee is boiled in a 'budkudó' but put on the table in
a 'podgó' also an earthen pot that has a clay circle/bangle
at the bottom that makes it settle well on the table/ground.
Served in bidkuddó its soot woul
DAILY HAIKU #89:
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READ MY LIPS
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roses are red
newspapers too,
if it's over ya head
i can't help you!
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http://2008goanconvention.com
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Daily Quote #8:
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"Hey don't misquote me! I said my crude style
is "sashtti konkani"
*We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory.
But nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our
closest family or friends.
**If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people
attending on us would have our mobile phone bu
"The question of whether a computer can think is no moreinteresting than the
question of whether a submarine can swim ."E. W. Dijkstra
"But put a computer and submarine together, add a few sensors and link it up to
GPS, IT will think and swim."
VK
Gomantak Times, 30 April 2008, Editorial
Seize the Day!
Aldona is the latest sign of democracy in action
On Sunday the gram sabha of Aldona village passed a resolution
forcing the panchayat to withdraw all permissions granted to Acron
builders who have plans to construct six three-storey villas
whoever says that the GOA-SHJ air sector was a loss making one...think again...
it was almost impossible to get a seat on that flight if you had not booked
more than a month before your flying date...
further we are aware of more than 5 private airlines waiting for the official
nod at
The Goa Su-Raj Party [GSRP] as well as its parent organization the 'Goa
Environmental Action Group' [GEAG] have had apprehensions about Goa's interest
in promoting the SEZ culture. When Goa Su-Raj Party released it 'Road Map for
Goa' in August, 2005, the issue of SEZs in Goa figured in its cont
VCD No: 182
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REMEMBERING EDGAR MARTINS: DEEP DOWN, A GOOD HEARTED CHAP
By Eddie D'Sa
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I regret to announce the death of Edgar (Leo) Martins, a
member of this forum for some years.
He was 72 and unmarried.
He died on 17 February this year of cancer of the stomach and
complications but his br
The Papal cross, put up by Erasmo de Sequeira first, behind the altar in
Campal, and
then moved across Mandovi to reis Magos.
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Goans in East Africa ... Tanzania: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Goans in Dar es Salaam (and other towns) owned
bars, bakeries many clothes and tailoring shops,
music stores, butcheries 'soda factories', a
shoemaker or two provision stores that had small
Talking Photos: Old Sancoale
While crossing the Zuari Bridge Agassaim-Cortalim, many of you may have seen
this church like structure on the river bank towards Chicalim/Vasco.
The same can be viewed both day and night from the bridge.
Today we went to see there, we could not see anywhere a brief
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
CITIZENS CHARTER
FOR COLLECTORATES OF NORTH AND SOUTH GOA DISTRICT
http://www.goagovt.nic.in/charter/files/ncollectorate/charter.doc
AT DEPUTY COLLECTOR/SUB – DIVISIONAL OFFICER’S LEVEL
I.FOR OBTAINING SANADS FOR CONVERSION OF LAND :-
1. Apply in pr
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Rape victim claims legal teams intimidated and harassed her
- Times Online
[1 hour ago] Her claim echoed criticisms from the mother of
Scarlett Keeling, 15, a British girl who was raped an
Where is the Goan Cultural Society- Dubai Sleeping?
There are many Goans who sent mails to the Indian Govt
& the Mr. Edwardo Falerio to restore the direct flight
to Goa. But there is no news from Goan Cultural
Society. Any committee member of GCS can answer us why
they are keeping quite in the ma
MORE MINING LEASES IN GOA
There is a possibility of some four hundred mining leases being approved,
And that would take care of one third of Goa which would then be removed
>From being used as it now is, by the common man.
Now there are pleas for a control, if not a ban
On such evil projects,
Very sickening stuff indeed
Must say that I have never personally seen this junk happening
BUT ...here is the video
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...4-d9abf38eb2ef
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Goan Welfare Association
(Doha, Qatar)
and
Splash
Presents the Grand Gala Traditional
8th ANNUAL MAY QUEEN BALL 2009
(Dine and Dance)
May 8th, 2008 - 9:00pm onwards
Venue: The Diplomatic Club
Dress: Strictly Formal
Highlights: Crowing of May Queen
Band: Forefront - In
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