GWS ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING - REPORT Dear President Wilson Coelho,
Allow me to declare up front that the good hard-working Goans of the Gulf are dear to my heart. Contrary to what some Goans in Goa believe, you guys work very very hard in order to support your families in Goa and consequently, Goan businesses in Goa. Of all the Gulf-Goans I have known, I have come to particularly admire the tireless Gaspar Almeida. I do not need to repeat hear how (as I have heard from 3rd parties) he helped Goans displaced after the first Gulf War. All this to state that whenever Gaspar's name appears, I am interested. He is after all, my brother i.e. Gaum-Bhau. Now, wrt the REPORT you posted on GoaNet, I had the following initial observations: a: Not again! b: What exactly is Wilson talking about? So, please, allow me to ask a few queries. If you are (or anyone else is) able and willing to find the answers to the following, please do the honours: [1] Is the circa 20 year old Goa Welfare Society (GWS) a registered society? If so, where is it registered and as what? [2] Does the GWS have a written Constitution? [3] If it does, what is the set quorum for the Annual General Meeting? Did you meet the quorum for the past AGM? [4] At this AGM, were audited accounts for the preceding year presented? (Is your treasurer, Mr. Pimenta an certified accountant?; not that it is essential for a treasurer to be an accountant). Have audited accounts ever been submitted to the AGM during your tenure as President? [5] Does the GWS hold any accounts in any banks? If the bank accounts are in India, is the GWS registered in India? If not, are the funds held in proxy-names? Is that legal in India, according to you? [6] What exactly do you mean by "the prevailing situation" in your statement ...... 'no additional funds could be generated due to the prevailing situation'? [7] Would you, please, care to expand on this sentence of yours: .... "some manipulations in the Membership Cards which were issued by the ex-General Secretary, Gasper Almeida"? [8] Who 'manipulated' the Membership Cards issued by the ex-General Secretary, Gasper Almeida? [9] If there are any such cards, Would you, please, advise what the 'manipulation' amounted to? [10] If there are any such cards, do they also bear your signature as President? I will leave it at [10] for now. I hope you will try answer them all, please Sincerely jc
