In response to Dr. Ferdinandos email. I agree with him that the quality of
construction of govt projects is poor resulting in failure within a short span
of time. When I was talking to a builder in Goa, he blatantly told me that they
use substandard materials on govt projects because they want
"Fish Masala Curry! But where's the Fish?"
"The Fish was very expensive...I only bought the Fish Masala"
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Dear Bernado,
Except for the brief period before and after the 1967 Opinion Poll, I
am not aware of any PIDEesque 'roughing up' of Goans post-1961. Sure
there is a serious doubt whether Norman Dantas' death was by pure
accident, and the Goa journos have behaved (by and large) like wooses
and l
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Kabrastan allergy
Goans are seen objecting to kabrastans for Muslims tooth and nail, giving
reasons such as no Muslim population in the area, water pollution, air
pollution, etc. A kabrastan is a very clean place, so such objections are not
justified.
Just heard from Alfredo the day before yesterday.
He is with his family in Montevideo, Uruguay
jc
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2009/6/25 Luis Vas :
Those debating the above subject may be interested in the link below
for Alfredo de Mello's article on an aspect of the subject. By the
way is he still alive?
http://ww
Our curry habits safe antidote to Alzheimers?
Con
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8080630.stm
Is there a more effective and safer to detect breast cancer than mammograms?
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD003373/frame.html
Check this news link from the Navhind Times of today.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=200906258
The NRI commissioner has plans to give returning NRI's a pension, and other
assistance.
while this next one: http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009062514
talks of 2 lakh unempl
As a Goan, I was ashamed to read of the plight of innocent British families
who, havingfollowed the proper procedures and legitimately bought property
in Goa, now find themselves
being hounded by the authorities, and risk losing these properties
.
I hope their Petition to Prime Minister Gordon
What of the comunidades? Weren't they the village republics that Gandhi was
after?
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From: Info
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Sent: Wednesday, 24 June, 2009 7:12:44 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Living Gandhi's Dream
This article is from the blog res gestae (www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com
- Original Message -
From: Lobo, Nash (RBC Dexia IS)
To: floriano ; Elly Lobo
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: FW: Goan properties: UK citizens petition Brown
Nash Lobo
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"Time is deeper and stranger than anything else in our lives, it takes
everything with it, nothing is bigger than time, nothing survives its
power," writes philosopher and bestselling author Jacob Needleman. Here the
emphasis is not upon time management but upon coming alive to the great Self
withi
Well, there *were* "checks and balances" in place pre-Dec 61. That is why,
there is a big gaping open space (now called the children's park) in Panjim,
the space between what was the Municipal Garden and the row of buildings
comprising Singbal's Book House - JohnPaul building.
Funny isn't it?
Francis de Tuem bashing Parrikar on CRZ, Casino, Cidade etc
Minister Mickky amd Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes were also listening to
Francis de Tuem with interest (seen in the clip)
Check it out here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZHsKpCyqw
Parrikar as an MLA and opp. leader, could do a lo
Those British families who have chosen to retire in Goa, either build new homes
or buy old homes for renovation, and generally improve the neighborhood. I
have seen many formerly dilapidated homes being taken over, renovated, and
beautiful gardens planted and flower boxes or pots placed.
The p
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** India U-16 Team In Tatters - Goal.com
6 national team probables have been together in Goa since late
May and have been training under the watchful eyes of the
technical director ...
http://
Siolim Church (1568) St. Anthony
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches/3658052363/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches/3658052857/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches/3658051791/sizes/l/
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa & NRI related info...
http:
Ami Goemkar, Tumi Konn?
Find ans. here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3660411573/
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa & NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/
For Goan Video Clips
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa
In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Lord Jaganath Rath Yatra in Town
Miramar to Panjim
World famous Rath Yatra in Puri, Orissa
With 3 chariots pulled by devotees coming from world over.
Each chariote carries one deity
But in Goa, there was just one 24-foot tall chariot carrying
all 3 deities namely, Jaganath, Balarama and their
Interesting... FN
Taboo or Veiled Consent? Goan Inquisitorial Edict of 1736, by Rowena
Robinson © 2000 Economic and Political Weekly.
Abstract
Religious converters have found that when people convert, they must be
seen to have converted. This requires insistence on certain rituals,
dress, langua
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help others be BETTER INFORMED
Prude
Explaining the Dawn of Colonial Portuguese Periodicals in Estado da India.
By Liladhar R. Pendse
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34 Years Back on this day the 25th June 1975 was the blackest day in Post
Independence India when Indira Gandhi who heading the dynastic Congress Party
imposed an ‘Internal Emergency’ in India to suppress her opponents and not
due to internal security of the country. The political agit
I have been reading these posts about these "innocents" and how, on
the other hand, East African Goans were able to buy houses etc in the
UK.
There is no doubt that many of these individuals have positively
developed the - about to collapse - houses. Many immigrants have done
the same in the UK an
Goan Ministers and Casinos
This damn world is full of evil, and it's flourishing all round us, but we are
very seldom abashed by it, in some cases we even claim it to be a social
necessity, and try to accommodate it in our day to day life. Evil is evil no
matter how we perceive it, but just to
Yes, some Goan agents are unscrupulous but I have learnt some (many?) of the UK
buyers were aware of the residency requirements and rules but took their
chances with paying off (bribes) as necessary. Now they are crying foul.
Additionally, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
--- On Thu, 6/25/
--- On Mon, 6/22/09, Mario Goveia wrote:
>
> I looked in vain in for any evidence that the Inquisition
> had anything to do with Christians being attacked in India
> the last couple of years, or to support Gilbert's assertion,
> "More Christians likely were killed for their religion in
> those ep
Actually, according to one independent source posted on Goanet as just another
version of history, the lone Goan patriot is a Chinese national quite happily
serving under the communist dictatorial special administrative control of the
government of China. Everybody else is a traitor, and ironic
Albert writes:- No father gives his child scorpion when asked for bread and no
father will harm his child. One question that I would like to ask each and
everyone of you who claim to be Christian is that whther you are happy or not.
Today we are suffering into this world .Sickness, courtcase, w
In my personal opinion, Goans are not objecting to British families having
second homes in Goa per se. The real issues involved here are 1) the
illegal purchases of Goan homes 2) the scarcity of Goan land resources 3)
the creation of gated communities.
I will qualify that all purchases are not il
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South Asian film fete to focus on youth
PANAJI: The 4th South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) to be organised in Goa from
June 26
to 29 will be held with a focus on youth, Jeetendra Deshprabhu of the SAFF
committee
told mediapersons on Thursday.
"This festival will try to give an expression to the
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