Folks, Goan Bonkers is the title of a forthcoming (23 March), one hour, BBC TV programme. It follows Ken and Jackie Johnson who abandon Manchester and move to Candolim to run a pub. In making the programme, Adv. Aires Rodrigues was interviewed and filmed. Previous programmes in the series have been frank and fearless. There is a photo and detailed synopsis of this programme at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2004/issue10/ And, oh yes, if you are speculating about the programme title, it will be revealed in the last sentence of the synopsis!
Also in today's newsletter: Aires Barreto, vice president of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has resigned. Political reasons? Ivan Menezes, brother of Victor Menezes, has been appointed the President and Chief Operating Officer of the North American operation of Diageo Ashley Braganza, Information Systems guru of Cranfield School of Management, UK. Aileen Gonsalves directs a new play in London. Mr Parrikar is likely to visit the Cannes Festival this year. Edgar Furtado of Boston Mass., U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Nelly Furtado says she loves the vagabond lifestyle' and hopes to visit Goa. "A Girl From Zanzibar" in the Goan community in Amherst, Mass.? Take Dukoral to protect yourself from holiday diarrhea. Middle East Online claims that Goa is part of the "Muslim World" and goes on to state "It's serenity and the hospitable Goan people make a visit to Goa the experience of a life-time. Goa is rightly called the pearl of the orient and has become the most preferred holiday destination in Asia." Cheers, Eddie Fernandes http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2004/issue10/ ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
