Re: [Goanet] VVIP VISITS CANNOT BE CAUSE FOR TRAFFIC CHAOS

2021-08-29 Thread Eddie D'Sa
Mr Aires Rodrigues, A very thoughtful comment. How right you are. This Govind fellow doesn't seem very bright. Looks more like a peasant. Can you point out any collection of intelligent speeches he has made?? Eddie -- Original Message -- From: "Aires Rodrigues" To: "goanet" Sent:

[Goanet] THE BACKGROUND: What Goa meant to Lisbon, Delhi ...and Salazar's changes (Valmiki Faleiro)

2021-08-29 Thread Goanet Reader
By Valmiki Faleiro valmi...@gmail.com Twentieth-century Goa was of no practical use, economic or strategic, to Portugal. It was an annual burden of some 7 million escudos, as Portugal's Prime Minister Salazar disclosed in a national broadcast on 30 November 1954. But, Goa held a special place in

[Goanet] VVIP VISITS CANNOT BE CAUSE FOR TRAFFIC CHAOS

2021-08-29 Thread Aires Rodrigues
While in the midst of the current pandemic and that statewide curfew (or whatever it means) still in force, Goa braces for the visit of yet another VVIP. This time President Ram Nath Kovind who will be here on a three day visit from Sept 5th. The authorities must ensure that the public do not have

[Goanet] Unitech?

2021-08-29 Thread Frederick Noronha
Does anyone know what's happening to Unitech in Delhi, and what happens to their assets in Goa? https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ex-unitech-directors-sanjay-chandra-ajay-chandra-to-be-shifted-from-delhis-tihar-jail-to-mumbai-prisons-says-supreme-court-2519374 -- ᐧ

[Goanet] A Lesson From Singapore’s Lee

2021-08-29 Thread Roland Francis
If only Indian politicians look a leaf out of the governing playbook of PM Lee. I urge you to read this article in the Straits Times which reports on his no-nonsense attempt to address himself to the island’s difficult problems. National Day Rally 2021: PM Lee addresses concerns over foreigners,

Re: [Goanet] Corruption in Goa

2021-08-29 Thread Roland Francis
I totally agree. Instead of a single Nero fiddling while Rome burns, all Goans except for a few earnest citizens who can see what’s happening, fiddle while Goa decays like a rotten fruit. Elsewhere, there would be anger and disruption with people chasing away vote seeking candidates and totall

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] How Goan Peter Nazareth tried to literalise Amin and Elvis Presley (Austin Bukenya, The Nation)

2021-08-29 Thread Ivan D. Pereira
Thank u, Austin Bukenya for this long ‘memoir’ - Ivan D. Pereira Dum Spiro Spera - when I breathe, I hope. On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 21:07 Goanet Reader wrote: > How Goan Peter Nazareth tried to literalise Amin and Elvis Presley > > Saturday, August 28, 2021 > > PHOTO: American Rock and Roll singe

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] How Goan Peter Nazareth tried to literalise Amin and Elvis Presley (Austin Bukenya, The Nation)

2021-08-29 Thread Ivan D. Pereira
Thank u for this long article re. Peter Nazareth. He rightly supported the Independence movement early while a student at Makerere College then, but he had to subsequently flee himself, too, to Tanzania, where his wife had family. A prominent Goan lawyer in Kampala joined the UPC & was a candidat

[Goanet] GITP PRESS RELEASE (English and Marathi): IT professionals request school managements in Goa to support SCERT in it's attempt to update ICT curriculum

2021-08-29 Thread Goa IT Professionals
* * *IT professionals request school managements to support SCERT as it updates ICT curriculum* *August 29, 2021* Given the need of the hour, the SCERT Goa, has developed a new curriculum for computer education under the CARES (Coding and Robotics Education in Schools) scheme. The curriculum has b

[Goanet] Schedule for Monday 30th August 2021

2021-08-29 Thread CCR TV
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Monday 30th August 2

[Goanet] A Timely Achievement

2021-08-29 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
Sometimes life reads like a storybook. About twelve years ago her husband brought to fruition his dream of a soccer stadium in the village of Cansaulim. Now looking back it has been a place for young boys to hone their soccer skills as well as a venue to host mega village events as the annual Car

[Goanet] Twilight of the Exiles: A Vanishing Tribe.... (Cyprian 'Skip' Fernandes)

2021-08-29 Thread Frederick Noronha
TWILIGHT OF THE EXILES: A vanishing tribe ... people who were forced out of independent East Africa Kindle Edition by Cyprian Fernandes (Author) › Visit Amazon's Cyprian Fernandes Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Format: Kindle Edition 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings Rs

[Goanet] Release of Trust sports magazine and distribution of awards

2021-08-29 Thread Nelson Lopes
Mr Churchill Alemao released P..C.Trust sports Magazine in honour of Fr Jose Antonio Da Costa.Fr was a soccer player, member of GFA and ardent promoter of Soccer. Fr was also presented with details of award and list of donors.Mr Churchill Alemao was presented with a special folder with details of