[Goanet] My Goa Elections: Snakes & Ladders!

2021-10-28 Thread Joao Barros-Pereira
With a lot of political parties and iconic crooks throwing their hats of various colors and shapes into the ring the average Goan voter who is confused during the best of times is now ready for a life support system? How dare mega crooks stand for elections again and again, and political parties -

[Goanet] MAY PANAJI SEE BETTER DAYS

2021-10-28 Thread Aires Rodrigues
My Dear friends, Having agreed to the request of a lot of my friends and well-wishers to contest the ensuing Goa Assembly elections from Panaji, I am overwhelmed with the tremendous support that I have been receiving over the last ten days. There are however divergent opinions on behalf of which

[Goanet] New York Cabbies

2021-10-28 Thread Roland Francis
Some posts ago Dhobitalao Goan and US illegal alien Fred D’Souza explained to Goanet simply and from-the-heart his hard life and myriad woes as a medallion cab driver in New York City. In this NY Times article, Jessica Loudis of Al Jazeera English (AJE) elaborates. For the past two weeks, more

Re: [Goanet] Human Extinction

2021-10-28 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://youtu.be/L9eFABJqGTM ... and he didn't get down to mentioning the arms race, exporting wars and weapons to poorer parts of the globe, our needless and unsustainable carbon footprint, so many journeys across the globe, wars of hate that start as ideas in our minds and take root in our alread

[Goanet] Human Extinction

2021-10-28 Thread Roland Francis
A neat and terse UNDP climate change wake up call. https://youtu.be/L9eFABJqGTM Roland. Toronto.

[Goanet] Lies, Lies, Lies

2021-10-28 Thread Roland Francis
In response to an application the Modi government made three months ago, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are currently processing a $2 billion loan for India to purchase 667 million doses of only WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccines. The

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Fall Tales From Iceland – 8

2021-10-28 Thread Rajan Parrikar
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Fall Tales From Iceland – 8' A feast for the senses. Flateyjardalur, the long valley in the north of Iceland, is a very special place. But soul-uplifting beauty in this part of the world comes with strings attached: long, dark, and harsh winter

[Goanet] Vatican says Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada, meet with Indigenous leaders

2021-10-28 Thread AF P
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pope-francis-canada-visit-1.6226682 Vatican says Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada, meet with Indigenous leaders | CBC News A Canadian delegation is scheduled to meet with the Pope at the Vatican in December Photo: The Associated Press · Posted: Oct 27, 2021

[Goanet] Live | Uncovering Urban Legacies: The Portuguese Heritage of Bombay | Avid Learning

2021-10-28 Thread Praba Mahajan
Dear friends, Please see the LINK given here for an online ( Free) session TODAY at 6 pm. You need to "register" for the on-line panel discussion on " The Portuguese Heritage of Bombay". Sincere apologies for the short notice best wishes, Praba Mahajan Researcher- Writer Mumbai. https://www.