Re: [Goanet] SCHEMES ANNOUNCED BY AAP CONVENOR

2016-12-25 Thread John Eric Gomes
The BJP continued with doles to remain a popular government and it appears from pronouncements by the AAP Chief Minister designated candidate that they promise to outdo the BJP in this respect! This is bad and a disgraceful policy which no self respecting goan should encourage. What is the use of C

[Goanet] 2016 Christmas letter

2016-12-25 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
To All Goanetters: Wishing you-all a Merry Christmas. Please see the attachment for my family Christmas letter to all our friends Blessings to your family and you.   Best wishes to you-all for the New Year.  Gilbert 

[Goanet] BJP REWARDS R.K.SRIVASTAVA WITH A RETIREMENT POSTING

2016-12-25 Thread Aires Rodrigues
As was expected the Government has rewarded R.K.Srivastava with a post retirement plumb posting as State Election Commissioner so that Goa can be his retirement haven and resting place for the next six years. R.K Srivastava who was due to retire on June 30th was given two extensions as the BJP chos

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2016-12-25 Thread Aires Rodrigues
Season’s Greetings to you all, While we ready to usher in the New Year, may I say a very big thanks for your overwhelming affection and support. Am ever so humbled with your towering strength. May we be always empowered with the might and spine to fearlessly speak out against any injustice an

[Goanet] What I want to be when I grow up

2016-12-25 Thread Roland
Whether private schools (public in the English system) in Bombay like Cathedral and John Connon or Scottish Orphanage or Jesuit schools like St Stanislaus or St Mary's or parish schools like Antonio de Souza or St Sebastian's, the most striking feature of them all was the group of teachers that

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 664

2016-12-25 Thread Bernado Colaco
With reference to the below info. after 55 years of the invasion and colonization Goa is not a priority but a spoils of war. Anni enkam kitem munpachem Doutor Jose Colaco? BC - GL responds: Of course for many Goans, December 18, 1961 is a day etched in stone. ?But for most

[Goanet] GOANET: AMONKAR NACHOIA KUMPASAR?

2016-12-25 Thread Stephen Dias
---DR.PRITHVIRAJ AMONKAR NACHOIA AMIM KUMPASAR? Never expected with so called intelligent people and that too being a doctor by profession and leader of the AAP group in Siolim to act in this manner, where I was told many times by my cousin who is a supporter of AAP about his q

[Goanet] What I want to be when I grow up

2016-12-25 Thread Bernado Colaco
Incredible childhood story by Roland, the moral is that hooch can also lead you in the right direction. BC What happened is: the constant preaching about God and his saints all day long except for meals and a little recreation, got to us gregarious types. We were the alpha-males though I was

[Goanet] Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism (The Guardian.com)

2016-12-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism Birth of Jesus should remind world of the suffering of children today, pontiff says in Christmas Eve address at Vatican Pope Francis said Christmas has been "taken hostage" by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shadows and bli

[Goanet] Atheist China could have largest number of Christians in the world by 2030 (Sutirtho Patranobis, HT)

2016-12-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Sutirtho Patranobis Hindustan Times. Beijing PHOTO: People attend a Christmas Eve Mass at a Catholic church in Shanghai, China, on Saturday. (REUTERS) The Amity Printing Company in Nanjing city in eastern China is the world's largest producer of Bibles. Between 1987 and July 18 this year, it pro

[Goanet] ACB summons - Truth must prevail

2016-12-25 Thread Sandeep Heble
Keeping politics aside, Goa would be much better if we had dynamic people like Elvis Gomes in the new Legislative Assembly. An ex senior bureaucrat with a wide range of experience in governance, someone known for his efficiency, toughness and quick decision making - what more could one ask? I had t

[Goanet] George Michael dies.

2016-12-25 Thread Con Menezes
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[Goanet] Christmas at 'Jesus tomb' (?) in Srinagar.

2016-12-25 Thread Con Menezes
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[Goanet] Easy listening Christmas Season selection.......Hallelijah.......Andre Rieu.

2016-12-25 Thread Con Menezes
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[Goanet] Pope's message to the world at Christmas.

2016-12-25 Thread Con Menezes
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Re: [Goanet] (no subject)

2016-12-25 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear Joan and all: It's delayed but still working it out. Please send us your contacts so that we can keep you informed. Offlist, please. FN On 24 December 2016 at 04:57, joan tellis wrote: > Dear Mr Frederico > > What happened to the get together/ > > regards >joan > -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_

Re: [Goanet] ACB summons - Truth must prevail

2016-12-25 Thread Roland
Goa Suraj party has similar objectives to AAP and if what Sandeep Heble and Stephen Dias say about Elvis Gomes is true, then Floriano and his colleagues would be a good fit with him. The GSP should really grab this opportunity to do good for Goa because on their own, sad to say, they have no le

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism (The Guardian.com)

2016-12-25 Thread Avinash Patil
May the melody and spirit of the Christmas fill your home with love and peace. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with memories you’ll always treasure. Merry Christmas wishes to you! On 25-Dec-2016 10:19 pm, "Goanet Reader" wrote: Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materi

[Goanet] Fwd: LUCRE ILLUSION OR REALITY?

2016-12-25 Thread Stephen Dias
Dear Goanet Readers This article of friend of mine is published in Herald Edit page on Christmas Day title LUCRE, ILLUSION OR REALITY? He requested me to forward to Goanet readers. Stephen Dias Dona Paula-

[Goanet] Punjab, Goa... AAP, BJP, Congress...

2016-12-25 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
In Punjab and Goa, the presence of AAP has upset the conventional poll dynamics and BJP, which is in power in both the states is trying hard to keep the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit at bay while battling its traditional rival Congress. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/56