What has been the criteria of selection of these NRGs? Who were in the panel of selection? Did anybody enquiry? No!
What about our very own Goans who have now retired and have put up hotels and resorts (Holiday Inn and Averdna Resorts), generating employment opportunities - one person who comes to mind is ex-Kuwait Mr. Avertano Furtado (now in his 80s)? Mr. Furtado has been instrumental in employing hundreds of Goans in Kuwait!! Isn't he and others from the Gulf eligible to be honoured? Will the NRI Commissioner answer? G. Almeida www.goa-world.com Eight NRGs to be honoured at Global Goans Convention NT Staff Reporter Panaji, Dec 20: Eight eminent Non-Resident Goans and persons of Goan origin will be bestowed with the Global Goans Achievement Award at the 4th edition of the Global Goans Convention, to be held from January 3 to January 5, 2007. This was announced at a press conference today by the NRI commissioner, Eduardo Faleiro. The Chief Minister, Pratapsingh Rane will inaugurate the convention at 10 a.m. on January 3. The awards will be presented at the hands of the Governor, Mr S C Jamir. Among those honoured include Dr Alfredo Bruto da Costa, former minister for health and social welfare in the Portuguese government and presently president of the Portuguese Economic and Social Council; Dr Narana Coissoro, former deputy speaker of the Portuguese Parliament and presently president of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Lisbon; Mr Fitz de Souza, a freedom fighter, colleague of the legendary Kenyan leader, Jomo Kenyatta, Deputy Speaker of the Kenyan Parliament. He was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Sanman Puraskar by the President of India in 2004. ---- http://radiovv.org/download_konkani.htm Season's Greetings to All ! http://www.goa-world.com All about Goa and Goans worldwide http://www.goa-world.com/goa/music __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
