Antonio Menezes wrote: Non Resident Goans could be classified into two groups.
The first group consists of Goans who migrated mainly to Mumbai, thoseworking on boardof ships and cruise liners,and finally Goans who work in the Gulf Regioni.e. Oman,United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. The second group of Goans are those residing in the UK, Canada and in theU.S.> From Goa's economic point of view , the remittances to Goa from the first group areoverwhelmingly greater than remittances to Goa from the second group. Hence, the Commissioner of N R I affairs knows very well which Goan group isindispensable for the maintenance of Catholic homes in Goa ------------------------- In my humble opinion Antonio has a very valid point. Very often the term Non-Resident Goan is used to include just every Goan who does not reside in Goa and this can cause a lot of misunderstandings. Take for example the vast difference between the way the Global Goans Convention was organised in Toronto and in Muscat. Particularly the pre-Convention publicity. There are definitely two different types of Non-Resident Goans. We have to devise new terms to differentiate the two. Cheers! Cecil ========
