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* * * 2006 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * *
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WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 21, 2006 @ 4:00pm
More info:
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-December/051412.html
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Recently Sr. Marcos Catao wrote a splendid account of
eminent Goans of the past.
Today we have Dr. Antonio Costa of Goan origins as no
two in the cabinet of Jose Socrates the Socialist
Party driving Portugal. Antonio Costa is the Interior
Minister, and has had a difficult task of controlling
forest fires and road deaths in Portugal with some
results.
Besides the Portuguese economy under the Socialist
Party has shown a positive growth of 1.6% given that a
few years ago they were in the red. Today's new
Portugal is moving into different directions with
having its fingers in software used by NASA, European
Space Agencies or the London Underground.
Its new exports are modern fabrics, footwear,
precision equipment and construction expertise. Long
gone are the days of wine and cork although these
industries are making strong forays in the ever
growing Chinese market.
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Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and
Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events
scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006
For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com
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