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| Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm |
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Headline: It's the Great Christmas Goa-Way
21 Dec: The Evening Standard (London). ... Goa has overtaken America as the
top long-haul Christmas holiday destination. The west India state, renowned
for its warm weather, long beaches, cheap prices and exotic food has jumped
from third to first spot this year, according to a survey today ... Goa, a
Portuguese colony until 1961, was a hippy haunt in the Sixties and Seventies
but is now one of the fastest-growing package holiday destinations ...
Lastminute.com offers a two-week bed and breakfast package in the resort of
Calangute for £299 ... The weather in Goa is currently sunny with a forecast
high of 81F.
Viagra in India @ Rs 594 a pill
21 Dec: Times of India. It's official. Come December 26, you can ask for
Viagra by name at the nearest chemist shop. The catch? The original blue
pill will cost Rs 594 as against Rs 25 or less for the desi or generic
version of the drug known as sildenafil citrate ... only the highest dosage
of 100 mg works in Indian males ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1339641,curpg-1.cms
For updates see
http://news.google.co.in/news?svnum=10&hl=en&ned=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=21&as_minm=11&as_maxd=21&as_maxm=12&q=Viagra+location:india&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
UK: Dr Agnelo Fernandes: 'There have to be some rewards'
21 Dec. The Times (UK). For Agnelo Fernandes, a GP in Croydon, there are
more opportunities for experimentation, entrepreneurship and money making
than ever.
Dr Fernandes's practice has just appointed its sixth partner and covers
12,500 patients. His surgery has two specialist GPs who treat diabetes and
coronary heart disease and can be redeployed across the region.
As the assistant manager of an out-of-hours centre, he has helped to expand
the service to provide walk-in facilities to allieviate the pressure on the
local hospital. He has also started insulin treatment for his patients, a
service that was previously the domain of hospitals. He has even introduced
online booking. With the expanded workload come the rewards ... For text
click here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1948473,00.html
Dr Agnelo Fernandes was born in Margao, Goa, the son of the late Dr.Joao
Caetano Sacrafamilia Fernandes (Raia, Rachol, Salcette) and Lucy Fernandes
(Orda, Candolim, Bardez). At the age of four he moved to Nairobi where he
attended St.Theresa's Primary School. Six years later he moved to England.
For photographs and a GVUK profile of him see
http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/DrAgneloFernandes.html
Demand declines for higher quality Indian ores
20 Dec. Metal Bulletin News Alert Service. (UK) The Chinese are purchasing
greater volumes of lower-grade ores containing 54-61 percent Fe, and brisk
business for this material is being done from the ports of Karwar and Goa
... Buyers prefer to export from Goa or Karwar at present, avoiding New
Mangalore, where protestors are hampering the transport of ore to the ports
from the mines. Local residents are forcing overloaded trucks, blamed for
high pollution levels and for damaging local infrastructure, to stop and are
demanding compensation from their owners for the damage caused.
UK to Perth, Aus. From £99 single; £299 return.
Dep 22nd Dec - 5 Jan. http://www.austravel.com/perth
Let's trip the light fantastic! By Smita DeSouza
21 Dec: Femina (India). It's that time of the year again when you slip on
your stilettos, let your hair down and boogie the night away ... Year after
year, tsunamis not withstanding, the world descends on the coastal state of
Goa for the months between October and February. While Goans may
traditionally be 'susegad' (laid back) in their attitude, the one thing they
do know to do is live well! From the beach shacks to the swanky clubs, from
rave parties to genteel live entertainment, this state has it all. With
parties that go on into the wee hours of the morning, this is the place to
be for any party animal looking for a great time! ... [Some of the
nitespots feaured:] Club Tito's ... Mambos ... Club Cabana ... Joet's ...
Caravela ... Club Paradiso ... Bamboo Forest ... 9 Bar ... Hill Top.
Getting to and back from a club is relatively safe and easy as long as you
have your own transport. Taxis and tourist vehicles are also available but
tend to get expensive. Women partying without escorts are rarely harassed
and the couple and stag policy differs from club to club.
Toronto: Antonetta & Jose Dias' $7.3 million lottery win
21 Dec: Toronto Star. Excerpts: A couple waited more than two months to
claim their lottery winnings, keeping the $7.3 million secret from even
their children while they figured out what to do next. Now that the word is
out, Jose and Antoneta Dias say they want to use some of their winnings to
help less fortunate relatives in India improve their lives through
education. "I always said that if we won this we wouldn't be the only happy
people," Jose Dias, 51, said yesterday. "I want to make a lot of people
happy with this." Dias, a self-employed consultant, had used the same
numbers based on family birthdays since they arrived in Canada from the
Middle East about four years ago. Antoneta Dias, (42) who works in the
equipment supply industry, said she plans to continue working for about two
months so her company can find a replacement. For text, 508 words, see
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1135119018902&call_pageid=968350130169&col=969483202845
For another photograph and text, see
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=HQY2D2E5V8I8
No Tears Shed for Alemao
21 Dec: Hindustan Times. Implicated in the latest sting operation by a TV
channel, South Goa MP Churchill Alemao has few friends in the Congress in
Goa willing to stand by him in his hour of crisis. ...
For photographs and links see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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| Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions |
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| Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages |
| Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls |
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