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About 'Global Goans Convention'
Dear all,
After going through various feedbacks (mostly negative) on the subject...
I personally feel that this convention (First of its kind) headed by Goan Shri
Eduardo Faleiro
(Commissioner of NRI Affairs) will be different to the ones which had earlier
(outside Goa).
It also appears, that this convention exclusively for Goan Origin NRIs.
Past conventions may have not yielded much or were not up to our expectations
etc.
I still feel, this one will be different and that we should give it a try.
One has opportunity to talk to/ interact with Faleiro, CM Rane, Gov. Jamir etc
etc (see below
message quoted)
I feel this is a good opportunity not to be missed.
I am sure one can even discuss about the controversial REGIONAL PLAN 2011.
Remember, it's all about Goa.
Those who are interested and may need help with registration etc please mail me.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Also, Jan. first week being part of peak holiday season, one may find
difficulties to find
Hotels etc also those coming from far away south Goa or North Goa may wish to
book
accommodation for 2/3 nights, for a cheaper (or free accommodation
-Accommodation only,
Courtesy, JoeGoaUk -not with JoeGoaUk-for up to 3 individuals or 3 couples or 6
individuals
who don't mind sharing 2 per room) may also mail me.
Others, who may have something to discuss or put forward during the convention
(like problems
they faced whilst in Goa or any suggestions you may have), may please forward
it to this open
forum or privately.
Remember, if this convention proved to be successful, we may even have such
every year.
Finally, just think about the Keralites, how they come together unitedly.
There they even proposed NRI city, NRI Airlines (keralairways?) etc etc.
Note: Free accommodation offer may only available to ACTIVE members (not being
silent members,
when they don't talk on this forum they are not likely to talk during the
Convention).
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Dear Sir/Madam,
The Global Goans Convention will be held at Panaji, from January3- 5,
2007. It will bring
together policy makers, academicians and our emigrants in different parts of
the world. You
are requested to attend the convention and also to motivate other Goans and
persons of Goan
origin to attend this important event . The Convention will be held at Cidade
de Goa, Dona
Paula. The registration fees are Rupees 1000/- or Dollars 20 for registration
upto November
30, 2006. Thereafter it would be Rs. 1250/- and $ 25 respectively. The mode of
payment is
either by Cheque, Demand Draft or Swift Transfer. The details of mode of
payment are available
on our website www.globalgoans.org.in. The registered delegate would be
entitled to a variety
of programs including a cultural program at Raj Bhavan. The Delegates fee will
include a
basketful of gifts along with working lunches and Dinner. In the Convention
there will be
interactive meetings with the Chief Minister and other Ministers. Any questions
that you may
want to ask at these meetings may be emailed to our email address [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
on or before December 18, 2006.
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This one taken from the site:
http://www.sme.in/smebscrm/goa_policy/november.html
STATEMENT BY SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO, COMMISSIONER FOR NRI AFFAIRS AT HIS PRESS
BRIEFING ON
NOVEMBER 22, 2006
As a result of my meetings at the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and at
the Ministry of
External Affairs in New Delhi, the Regional Passport Officer, Goa, has been
authorized to
perform the functions of the Protector of Emigrants for granting Emigration
Check Required
Suspension (ECRS) to those traveling abroad on visit visas. In addition, six
categories of
workers will be granted Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR) by the Regional
Passport Officer,
Goa. This facility will benefit greatly all those categories of persons who so
far had to
approach the Protector of Emigrants at Mumbai and had to incur substantial
expenses and a
great inconvenience in the process .The six categories are: (i) supervisors
(ii) skilled
workers (iii) unskilled workers (iv) drivers (v) clerical workers including
stenographers,
storekeepers, timekeepers, typist and (vi) cooks, except those on domestic
employment. I am
discussing this matter further with the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs so
that domestic
servants may also obtain emigration clearance in Goa itself.
I received yesterday a letter from Ambassador Sarita Bali,
joint secretary in
the Ministry of External Affairs and in charge of the Special Kuwait Cell,
informing me that
75 cases of untraced claimants located by Goa Government have been found valid
by us. I
personally ensured that special arrangements were made and these have reached
UNCC before the
deadline of 30th September 2006. The UNCC has accepted these cases and the
process of payments
will commence shortly. I am glad that these 75 goans will now receive amounts
ranging from
Rs.2 lakh to 50 lakh sanctioned to them by the United Nations Claims
Commission, amounts which
they would have forfeited but for our intervention.
We have been receiving representations from NRGs particularly
those in the
Gulf countries for reservation of seats for their children in our Medical and
Dental Colleges.
The State Government has now agreed to create 10 additional seats in the Goa
Medical College
and 5 seats in the Dental College on supernumerary basis, over and above the
present intake
for the benefit of children of non-resident Goans beginning in the academic
year 2007-2008.
This allocation will not affect the students from the general category nor the
various
reserved categories including SC/STs and OBCs and their existing allocation of
seats will
remain undisturbed. The matter has been taken up with the government of India
for their
approval of the supernumerary seats. We have also urged that fees charged for
these seats for
NRG students should not be exorbitant and should be broadly in line with those
charged from
local students.
Sometimes, during their absence abroad, NRGs find that their
property has
been encroached upon. However, when they seek eviction of the trespasser, in
view of the
inordinate delays of our judicial and quasi judicial proceedings, they are
faced with the
painful option of either prosecuting the case in Goa and loosing their job
abroad or to forget
about their property here altogether. In view of this predicament, we have
recommended to the
Government that the relevant laws be amended to provide for summary trial in
such cases. Such
amendments, for the benefit of NRIs, have been upheld by the Supreme Court
regarding some
other States. The amendments to our existing legislation are being formulated..
The Global Goans Convention will be held in Panaji on January
3-5, 2007. It
is open to non-resident Goans, persons of Goan origin, former NRGs and others
concerned with
NRI affairs. The Convention will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister and
several of our
Ambassadors will address the Convention. The Governor of Goa will deliver the
valedictory
address and present the Global Goan Awards to a few eminent Goans who have
distinguished
themselves abroad. The programme will include structured meetings and
interaction with our
Chief Minister and Ministers apart from lunches, dinners and cultural
programmes. The
membership fee for the 3 day event is Rs1000/- (Rs500/- for students) for those
who register
on or before November 30. It will be Rs1250/- (Rs625/- for students) for those
who register
thereafter. .
We have received several letters of congratulations and
messages of
appreciation from NRGs across the world regarding our website
www.globalgoans.org.in. We would
like every Goan wherever he or she may be including those in Goa, to make
www.globalgoans.org.in their homepage. The website will be useful to every
goan. Make
www.globalgoans.org.in your homepage and access the whole Internet from there!
( Ends )
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