What ails Goa?
There is little unanimity about
the source of Goa's woes, says
FREDERICK NORONHA
A spectre of pessimism is overtaking Goa these days.
Actually, it has been hovering around for long, but is now
reaching wider numbers and finding more takers more easily.
Every second
Corruption, castesism, communalism fueled by greed ail Goa. Get rid of those 3
C's and Goa will be much better. Is there any doubt about that?
Not sure why Frederick brought in the bogey-man expat Goan, when most expat
views mirror the views of local Goans - views which are diverse and across
Imagine the Pre sident in a By kini designed by Wendy. By now she would have
been on Vouge!
BC
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Hi Silviano, no need to thank me. All thanks are due JoeGoaUk and the other
deserving awardees - they have positively contributed to Goa. George
--- On Wed, 1/5/11, Silviano Barbosa goa...@hotmail.com wrote:
I would like to congratulate a very valuable Goanetter, JoeGoaUK for being
awarded the
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From: FABRICA de orlim fabricaor...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:29:22 +0530
Subject: Fwd: Supreme court upholds HC order in Orlim Fabrica road case
To: orlimg...@gmail.com
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From: FABRICA de orlim
Read about the man who began with terror in the Dangs in 1998 and slowly
graduated to terror at the all-India level.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/From-a-swami-to-kingpin-of-Hindutva-terror/articleshow/7220390.cms
GOT IT………
We all know James Bond is a stylish hero. Whenever people ask him of his name,
he answers in his own branded style - Bond, James Bond . Last year James Bond
was shooting his new film in Goa
One Sunday afternoon James Bond goes to Martin's Corner at Betalbatim for
lunch.
Where
VM I was snide indeed and intentionally so but I sincerely regret it and offer
my apologies.
Roland.
Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.
Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.
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From: V M vmin...@gmail.com
http://www.tambdimati.com/what-good-is-a-goan-man-who-cant-clean-a-fish/
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To Goanet -
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/01/06/brahmani-temple/
Regards,
r
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Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO
the fortnightly discussion event since 1999
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Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet,
Greeting for the New Year 2011
We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO
on 14th January. from 4pm. to 6pm.
at Goa
Dear Friend ,
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The problem lies because no one is ready to throw their hands in the air and
say
that 19/12//61 was a mistake, and post 61 governance brought in is a utter
failure. Democracy is a failure what are the other options? Instead one hears
stories of Salazar and Salazar. One quirky bird has spent a
Dear Fukot Advisor jc,
In Konknni we say: Sovai khan fugechem!
Sovai fugechem, then fukot could be worse?
While almost all posts in the Bomras thread are centred around discrimination,
your posts are lost in tresspass, which is not an issue, even probably to
Bomras' owner.
Your (a) is
Ray Conniff Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bT0oQd5ltM
--
DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
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Master cello player Alexander Mascarenhas's homecoming
After 43 years away from Goa, during which he never returned to his
ancestral land even once, master cello player Alexander Mascarenhas
will play a homecoming concert at Kala Academy on Friday, 7th January,
2011. The veteran musician spent
Talking Photos: Happy 3 Kings Feast to you all.
Come, I now take you not to Cansaulim, not to Chandor but Verem- Reis Magos
Believe me or not, this is the first time I even been to this feast.
I never even seen inside of the church before
The Main altar in unusual. As if Altar within Altar
The
Sharing some contacts of people (and a cyberventure) I ran into recently:
If you see an almost-European looking guy completely engrossed in his own
ideas and cycling around Panjim, or en route to Miramar, it could well be
Damodar Ghanekar. When someone gave me a copy of The Professor and the
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From: FABRICA de orlim fabricaor...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:27 PM
My suggestion - Just get rid of one C (congress) and Pinto's three will
follow. Also get rid of one B (bjp). Try Hubert Gomeses in all 40
constituencies.
Mog Asundi
Krishna Gaokar
From: George Pinto
georgejpi...@yahoo.comhttp://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=georgejpi...@yahoo.com
This response to Rajendra Kakodkar's [RK] post is my final comment on
this topic unless something new turns up.
RK: While almost all posts in the Bomras thread are centred around
discrimination, your posts are lost in tresspass, which is not an
issue, even probably to Bomras' owner.
JC: Trepass
Dear GoanettersWe have been adoring the foreigners from time immemorial. When
we went with our school children at Pascual's spice garden and when Pascual was
taking our children round he would instruct us to maintain silence because the
firgim (foreigners ) do not like noise. At one place our
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE CLASSES
Centre for Portuguese Language Culture ( CPLC ) of the Smt. Parvatibai
Chowgule College of Arts Science, Margao in association with Instituto
Camoes, Panjim announces commencement of Portuguese Language classes for
Basic and Elementary levels in the College
http://cuncolkar.blogspot.com/2011/01/buring-issues-in-colva-disappearing.html
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Everything, from rubbish strewn roads which does not bother
the Goans to corrupt officials who are out to make money
(bribes) for themselves, to third world infrastructure like roads
no lane disciplined traffic . There seems to no one to take it
upon themselves to run the place as it should be
Source: GoanVoice UK exclusive
The recently released book Patriotism in Action by author Valimiki Faleiro
celebrates the long history of Goans in the Defence Services. In this exclusive
excerpt to GoanVoice UK, he shares with us featured photos.
Comments : Camilo Fernandes in response to below post of Silviano Barbosa
I too would like to join Silviano Barbosa in congratulating JoeGoaUK and others
who have been awarded Goa Sudharop Volunteer awards.
Silviano is spot on when he writes JoeGoaUK on-the-spot immediate despatches
of
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From: Krishna Gaokar krishnagao...@gmail.com
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] OPINION: What ails Goa? (Frederick Noronha)
My suggestion - Just get rid of one C (congress) and Pinto's three will
follow.
I second this, wholeheartedly and sincerely. Keep it up!
Congats JoeGoaUkon the Award.
U should have aand will recieve many more Awards.
Nascy Caldeira
--- On Thu, 6/1/11, Silviano Barbosa goa...@hotmail.com wrote:
I would like to congratulate a very valuable Goanetter,
JoeGoaUK for
--
Samir Umarye
PANJIM, JAN 5
In a surprise development, Income Tax sleuths on Wednesday raided the office
and factory belonging to Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane.
The raids were conducted by the Karnataka circle of the I-T Department at
Karapur Agro Pvt Ltd office at Miramar and the factory at
George wonders
Not sure why Frederick brought in the bogey-man expat Goan,...
Comment:
I thought George would know why.
Digu bab's government has brought in untold prosperity to Frederick. Goa is
now shinning. Guys are even striking gold, some will even walk over it on
the pavements but it
What is surprising about this? It is increasingly becoming clear that income
tax laws, instead of being a tool to shore up our economy, are being used to
browbeat political opponents. I am no fan of a Vishwajeet and his ploys in
politics, but is this the manner in which governments are to be kept
Talking Photos: Some interesting Vasco News in Pics
Reflection:
Mega Project, A star and the Christmas Father
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk35/5326570429/sizes/l/
The star of Vaddem (lake)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk35/5330761056/sizes/l/
Baina Beach:
Beach reclamation?
The next day we made a day trip north to the town of Candolim. We’d heard it
was worth embarking on the hour-long drive for a slap-up feast at Bomras,
one of Goa’s finest restaurants — loved by locals and Mumbai weekenders, but
little-known among tourists.
It’s run by Bawmra Jap, a Burmese
Hello
Just to let you know that a collection of Goan Voices (which are basically
short accounts by various people) can be downloaded free as
pdf from the lulu website under the following urls:
Dear reader,
first of all we wish you a very good year 2011!
We are pleased to inform the date of the next German Cultural Week Goa:
*4th German Cultural Week 2011 in Goa with Oktoberfest and Bazar*
*7 - 11 December 2011*
The 3rd German Cultural Week Goa 2010 once again was a big success.
3 Kings Feast - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_1BXNx8g8A
for pics
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-January/204075.html
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa NRI related info...
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/
For Goan Video Clips
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