Re: [Goanet] Beware! Fake Currency notes..
Aaaare, wot to htell you me-n. Foreign-return aunty coming to Goanow running into dilemma. The Kanadian bank gave her big notes in the new plastic currency. The Axi road-side money changer only heard of plastic to wrap fish and sausages re. Shee-sa. Dilemma. Ofcourse, the paranoi-Aunty scared to go official money exchange. What to do re. Naaka re saaiba. Fo wants plastic money. On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Bosco D bos...@gmail.com wrote: -Original Message- From: J. Colaco jc While most of our transactions are plastic - all cash transactions go through the UV light check. RESPONSE: Perhaps soon all transaction will be plastic.literally!! Canada is following Australia and Mexico in introducing currency notes made of a plastic polymer. Not only do these notes include newer security features, they are also difficult to tear and laundry-friendly too. The only two things in common with the older notes - they are worth the same and can be spent just as easily. Check out the video: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/bank-note-series/polymer/ - B --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Honouring Goans rendering service to all Goans based in Goa and abroad.
In response to JC's below mail : I fully agree with what J. Colaco wrote that Global Goan community should suitably honour Eddie Fernandes, the editor of goanvoice.org.uk, Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida. They are tirelessly doing a fantastic job to keep Goans updated of the happenings relevant to Goans. I would also add the name of Joegoauk Goa. There may be others too who goanetters could recommend. Truly as JC says it is time to give Julius Caesar what is due to Julius Ceasar. Camilo Fernandes J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote : Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Association (UK): President's Award for Services to the Goan Community Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations Selma. You deserved it for all the hard work done COMMENT: I absolutely second that. Too often we fail to recognise those who do more on our behalf than we do ourselves. Well done Selma. ps: One of these days, I trust that the Global Goan community (Goanet et others) will consider suitably honouring Eddie Fernandes who has been tirelessly working at linking Goans by way of the highly informative GoanVoice newsletters. I know a number of individuals (esp in North America) who look forward to those newsletters. There are others who merit our serious consideration. To name a few: Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida. Time give to Julius Caesar what is due to Julius Caesar. jc --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] goan associations
Going through the list of affiliated member assocaition to the NRI Affairs ministry, I found only one Goan association, Goan Overseas Indian Association, based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Suprised that the Goan Overseas Assocaition, Toronto, and the GOA UK are missing from the list. Why I wonder these two associations haven't registered themselves with the ministry. Eugene --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Bwana Karani/Sir Richard Turnbull
Hi Vivian, A few years ago I made enquiries directed to the author of Bwana Karani himself .. I was quite chuffed to actually get a personal reply by e-mail. He explained at that time t he few copies printed had sold out and since he had volunteered a share of the income to a Charity in nothern Kenya I could send him a small cheque to cover the cost of the bookpostage and he would mail it to me from a small number of books he had kept for his own purposes .I never got around to doing that and from the various discussions surrounding the book on GoaNet.. i concluded that his experinces as a Clerk in the colonial government service were very similar to folk who had served the Brits. My dad was a government servant too but never distinguished himself as the author has done. If you go thru` the archives of GoaNet correspondence or contact someone in London who knows of the gent... you might be able to contact him like I did. - Original Message - From: Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Bwana Karani/Sir Richard Turnbull As a former, albeit short term member of the Colonial Civil Service in what was then called Tanganyika, I enjoyed Roland's account of the book titled Bwana Karani translated as Mister Clerk in English. Now I am trying to get a copy of the book, so I can read it in its entirety. One thing I remember about the Colonial Civil Service is that instead of Yours faithfully or Yours Truly, all correspondence including from the Governor himself ended with the words I am sir, your obedient servant followed by the signature. Quaint and reinforces the notion that Civil servants are servants of the public, unlike these days in Goa. As to Tony Barros's question, yes, this was the same Sir Richard Turnbull who rose through the ranks of the Colonial Civil Service in East Africa from District Commissioner to Provincial Commisioner to Governor and eventually Governor General of newly independent Tanganyika. It wa he who in his capacity as Governor, cut the ribbon and inaugurated the new Goan Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika in December 1959. It was through the petition of his former Goan secretary, that Sir Richard Turnbull approved the issuance of a work permit for me to re-enter Tanganyika in 1959, a gesture that I can never forget. Having worked with Goans for a long time he had a very high regard for Goans, who were the backbone of the Civil Service and Banking throughout East Africa in the colonial era. Now let me search for the book Bwana Karani. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] How the ghantis perpetrated lies in 1961
Take a look at this video and see how this chappy leads in the perpetration of lies that led to the invasion of Goa. Portugal invading india is his claim??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRWTzp3RlJk BC --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Bwana Karani Sir Richard Turnbull
Dear Tony all, Pardon me for this general and rather hasty response to some of the postings on goanet recently. For the benefit of all, Yes, Sir Richard was my Provincial Commissioner in the Northern Frontier Province; he then became Minister for Internal Security Defence, then Chief Secretary and Acting Governor of Kenya and finally Governor of the then Tanganyika and latterly first Governor General there too. Many years later, he was appointed British High Commissioner in Aden, but was treated rather shabbily by former Labour Foreign Secretary, George Brown, something he never got over. Just for the record, BWANA KARANI nearly never happened! When I approached Sir Richard in the 70's with a request that he contribute the Forward to my book which was then still in the embryo stage, he put me off by suggesting that writing a book was a very arduous and difficult task and quoted Samuel Johnson. Discouraged by his comments, the whole idea lay dormant for years,but something inside me felt that I should approach him again. This I did in the early 80's, and the rest, as they say, is history. I have a whole file of correspondence exchanged between us, many letters in his own hand writing - during that period. He was very co-operative and patient seeing he lived in Scotland and I here in Surrey. He was delighted when the book was finally published and wrote me a charming letter. Many other colonial officers who bought the book, and later more copies for their children and grandchildren, also wrote in favourable terms. Allow me to quote from just one or two such letters from former District Commissioners: *Once again, many thanks for all the pleasure your book has given me, a powerful * *reminder, if one was needed, of the dedication and loyalty we received from you and* *your Goan colleagues - the backbone of the Provincial Administration -another wrote,* *so glad you wrote the book for posterity, as without the Goan community,the salt of the* *earth, the Provincial Administration would never have achieved the standards it did* *Some goanetters may also remember my speech to former Colonial officers and * *their wives at Henley-on-Thames in Oxford when I reminded them, inter alia, that* *THEY GOT US ON THE CHEAP! So much more to say, but don't want to bore* *goanetters unnecessarily Kwaherini Mabwana!* * * * * *Mervyn Maciel* --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Honouring Goans rendering service to all Goans based in Goa and abroad.
J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote : There are others who merit our serious consideration. To name a few: Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida. Honouring? What that? And why is it needed anyway? Speaking for myself, I would argue that the genuine volunteer work is seldom propelled by a desire or need for such honours or whatever. Each of us know why we find what we do to be important. We don't need any convincing about that. The consequent satisfaction we get from doing it is more than reward enough. A greater honour would be if we could learnt to (i) keep rivalries and pettyness aside when dealing with one another (ii) not ridicule someone whose work we don't understand (iii) avoid pouring insults on others just because we disagree politically or otherwise with their perspectives on certain issues. If anyone wants to honour a wider cause, just stay off negativism, take on some new volunteer initiative. So many are already doing it, only they might not have the shoulders-of-the-giant-called-cyberspace to stand on! That is the best way of giving back. But where are all the volunteers who built huge community assets (from kudds to clubhouses, schools to what not) in another era? Today it's even tough to find consistent volunteers for cyber initiatives, leave aside real-world world! FN --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Power, Not Principles
This article is from the blog res gestae (www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com http://www.rajivndesai.blogspot.com/ ) you can reach the person managing the list at i...@comma.in WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012 http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archiv eSource=PageSkin=TOINEWBaseHref=CAP/2012/01/10PageLabel=14EntityId=Ar01 400ViewMode=HTML Power, Not Principles Anti-Congressism is the common plank of those motivated by short-term political gain. Peeling the onion of political ideology in India is an assault on reason. You have Hindutva rabble-rousers who held sway from 1998 to 2004. Then there is the intellectually bankrupt Left that met its Waterloo on the India-US strategic partnership agreement. Sitting on opposition benches, their one-point agenda is to defeat - which is difficult - or cause problems - which is easy - for the Congress. It is a matter of wonder how closely these two so-called inimical forces, the BJP and the Left, have combined time and again to oppose the Congress for short term political gain. There are also 1960s-style anarchic groups that include the Anna Hazare autocratic clique and Mamata Banerjee's socially and intellectually challenged Trinamool Congress. Plunk into the mix the personality cults of Mayawati; the dynastic set-up of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Karunanidhi and Naveen Patnaik; the slippery appeal of Jayalalithaa and the holier-than-thou stance of Nitish Kumar. These are mercenary formations that will sway whichever way the wind blows, depending on the political advantage they can derive. It is not clear what any of these groups stand for except opposition to the Congress. In 1974, the great anarch Jayaprakash Narayan talked of total revolution and called on the army to revolt against the Indira Gandhi government; today Anna has subverted his fight against corruption into an anti-Congress political movement. Talk about deja vu. The foolishness of the Anna band of civil society buccaneers was exposed when the moving spirit, Arvind Kejriwal, was forced to issue a statement that they are not anti-Congress. Earlier, when cornered by thinking people on a television show, he said thatIndia's muchadmired parliamentary democracy is a fraud. Such increasingly shrill utterances suggest he is completely out of depth on the national stage. Meanwhile, BJP leader L K Advani led a rath yatra against money in Swiss banks in a nonetoo-subtle bid to cash in on Anna's storm in a teacup against corruption. Of classic RSS vintage, he believes no one remembers his other 1990 Ram temple effort which led to communal riots. So where is the glorious temple he promised? He served as home minister and deputy prime minister for the six years the BJP-led coalition was in power. Advani's confusion was complete when he went to Karachi and lauded Mohammed Ali Jinnah as a secular leader. There are many ideological fig leafs that political formations wear in their relentless grasp for power: socialism, casteism, social justice, identity, chauvinism, Hinduism. Scratch the surface and it all turns out to be an anti-Congress position. As such, political analysis in India is best conducted on a dyadic presumption: there is the Congress and there is everyone else. So let's look at the Congress record. It has been the default option for the electorate. In the past quarter century, it suffered seminal defeats in the elections of 1989 and 1996. In each case, it was voted out of power on allegations of corruption. Each time, a coalition of parties was hastily put together that stood for nothing except opposition to the Congress. In both those defeats, any objective analyst could conclude the Congress lost because its governments undertook significant reforms that hurt the status quo. In 1989, an agglomeration of forces came together to restore the status quo of inequity and discrimination that http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7537489380457243489postID=297443 1450053907549 Rajiv Gandhi had challenged. The motley crew of political parties that formed the opposition put together a makeshift government that did not last the full term; nor did they pursue the charges of corruption that brought them to power. In the ensuing decade, the BJP's unbridled appeal to communalism brought it to power: first, for 13 days in 1996; then in two desperate coalitions in 1998 and 1999. The saffron dispensation lasted until 2004 and was then showed the door because of its misplaced nationalism that saw India conduct nuclear tests that were replayed tit-for-tat byPakistan and because of its insensitive India Shining hype. Since then, the Congress has held sway. The key difference is the Congress's approach to social harmony and economic development: the phrase inclusive development was introduced to the political vocabulary. In the interim, India, warts and all, grew to be a big player in the global dialogue. Most important, economic growth was accompanied by the
Re: [Goanet] Honouring Goans rendering service to all Goans based in Goa and abroad.
Camillo, at JC's time it was not JC, in Rome, but AC. Alfred de Tavares From: camillofernan...@hotmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:08:10 +0530 Subject: [Goanet] Honouring Goans rendering service to all Goans based in Goa and abroad. In response to JC's below mail : I fully agree with what J. Colaco wrote that Global Goan community should suitably honour Eddie Fernandes, the editor of goanvoice.org.uk, Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida. They are tirelessly doing a fantastic job to keep Goans updated of the happenings relevant to Goans. I would also add the name of Joegoauk Goa. There may be others too who goanetters could recommend. Truly as JC says it is time to give Julius Caesar what is due to Julius Ceasar. Camilo Fernandes J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote : Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Association (UK): President's Award for Services to the Goan Community Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations Selma. You deserved it for all the hard work done COMMENT: I absolutely second that. Too often we fail to recognise those who do more on our behalf than we do ourselves. Well done Selma. ps: One of these days, I trust that the Global Goan community (Goanet et others) will consider suitably honouring Eddie Fernandes who has been tirelessly working at linking Goans by way of the highly informative GoanVoice newsletters. I know a number of individuals (esp in North America) who look forward to those newsletters. There are others who merit our serious consideration. To name a few: Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida. Time give to Julius Caesar what is due to Julius Caesar. jc --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Why can't India be like Britain?
With Scotland preparing for a referendum which will decide if it will separate from the UK and form an independent nation, I have to ask myself, as an Indian citizen, why can't India behave in such a civilized manner? Why must Kashmiris and the North East suffer decades of bloodshed and violence? Why can't we understand that these regions have expressed a desire to be independent of India and that we must concede to their collective aspirations. Why can't Goa be given Special Status? Why must our idea of a nation be based on medieval thought process that equate it with territorial occupation and nationalist jingoism. Why can't we be pave the way, be the torchbearers of how humanity must move forward? Whatever happened to India, who once produced statesmen of the calibre of Nehru? Best, selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] CII Press Release
Dear Esteemed Members of the Media, Would be most obliged if you could kindly and carry the press release (appended below and also placed as attachment) in your esteemed newspapers. Would be most obliged if you could kindly carry the same.The Marathi version also is placed as an attachment. With warm regards John John S. Fernandes Executive Officer - Goa State Office Confederation of Indian Industry 502, Unitech City Center, M. G. Road, Panaji, Goa 403 001 Tel: 0832 - 2422790 / 2422796 / 9822982979 e-mail: ciig...@dataone.in ; cii...@bsnl.in ; Before printing, think about ENVIRONMENTAL responsibility. Agricultural Productivity: Transitioning from subsidy regime to technology and open markets By Mr RakeshBharti Mittal, Chairman, CII National Council on Agriculture And Vice Chairman Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Limited Rejuvenating India's agriculture sector, which provides livelihood to nearly 60 percent of the workforce, needs to be made central to the inclusive growth endeavour of the government. India's current policies for the agriculture sector are geared towards short-term solutions and revenue expenditure rather than long-term capital investment solutions. The dependence on subsidies squeezes government spends on critical infrastructure, technology and credit, in the absence of which farmers continue to use inefficient methods of cultivation. Given the recent pressures of a fast growing population with increasing food consumption levels, the need for increasing agricultural productivity through technology infusion and market-led interventions is gaining increasing urgency. It is well-acknowledged that every rupee of contribution to GDP from farming is twice as effective as other interventions in alleviating rural poverty. Further, agriculture is an indirect growth driver, as a growth rate of 4percent in agriculture translates into robust demand for other sectors. High agriculture growth also helps mute food inflation, a key concern. For all these reasons, agricultural productivity should be at the centre of the policy matrix. Yields per hectare of food grains, fruits and vegetables in India are far below global averages. Our rice yields are at one-third of China, and at about half the levels in Vietnam and Indonesia. Even India's most productive states lag global averages. For example, Punjab's yield of rice in 2010 was 3.8 tonnes per hectare as against the global average of 4.3 tonnes. The average yield for apples grown in India (JK) is about 11 MT/Acre compared to USA, New Zealand, Israel or China, where yields range between 30-70 MT/Acre. This pattern is typical of most of our agricultural commodities such as pulses and edible oilseeds whose demand has been rising faster than supply, adding to food inflation. The substantial hikes in Minimum Support Price for rice and wheat in recent years have distorted production patterns, resulting in loss of benefits of crop diversification and inadequate focus on cash crops. Lack of crucial inputs such as infrastructure, post-harvest linkages and technology further results in losses across the supply chain. For example, gross capital formation in agriculture and allied sectors has been below 3 percent for years. The experience of other economies at similar stages of development is instructive. Brazil, China, and several south-east Asian countries have leveraged technology and instituted trade-friendly policies to bring in greater private sector investments into agriculture. In India, where 80 percent of landholdings are of less than 2 acres, it is essential to find economically viable solutions to improve farmer incomes. India has the capability to leverage existing crop technology or develop new technologies for raising productivity and sustainable agricultural development. Technologies for energy saving, environment protection, and satellite mapping need to be also infused into the sector. All this would require high investments. Such investments can be attracted from the private sector, which has largely remained outside the effort of agricultural capital expenditure. A number of legal and policy interventions could help augment private investments. For example, the Agriculture Produce Market Committees Act has yet to be revisited in many states. Supply chain infrastructure creation such as warehousing, cold storage, and rural roads, would also bring in private funds. India's storage capacity falls short by some 15 million tonnes, leading to wastage of hundreds of tonnes of food grain each year. Private sector is capable of large-scale technology infusion. Precision farming, which leverages information technology for matching inputs and provides real-time information on soil, has been deployed to good use by the Argentine group Los
[Goanet] Goan Association (UK): President's Award for Services to the Goan Community
Dear all, Thank you for your kind wishes. As FN said, to volunteer in the service of one's community is its own reward but heck acknowledgement feels mighty fine too :-) The only problem is now I feel the pressure to become a less naughty person and that is very difficult. Sunnea-che xemp and all that! Best, selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Priest to sustain the corrupt by contesting elections
Goa may well witness how a priest is going to actually save the corrupt in Cumbarjua by contesting the 2012 elections. We need more publicity hungry priests to join the fray as that will help sustain the corrupt in this election. It is said that 'little knowledge is dangerous' and so is the case with GRE. Interesting that the priest needs to exploit the prefix 'Fr' before his name or else he will have no identity among the voters. But this is definitely no Moses nor any John the Baptist. It may turn out that this will be Goykarancho xevott. Cynical isn't it? -soter --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Why can't India be like Britain?
Selma joins the Woices in the Vilderness !! eric. With Scotland preparing for a referendum which will decide if it will separate from the UK and form an independent nation, I have to ask myself, as an Indian citizen, why can't India behave in such a civilized manner? Why must Kashmiris and the North East suffer decades of bloodshed and violence? Why can't we understand that these regions have expressed a desire to be independent of India and that we must concede to their collective aspirations. Why can't Goa be given Special Status? Why must our idea of a nation be based on medieval thought process that equate it with territorial occupation and nationalist jingoism. Why can't we be pave the way, be the torchbearers of how humanity must move forward? Whatever happened to India, who once produced statesmen of the calibre of Nehru? Best, selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Facebook: cyber crime
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: Love to upload photos on facebook - a community site proved dangerous for a girl from Bicholim when some unknown person used her photo to create fake ID and send obscene links. As per the complaint registered by a girl in Bicholim she had a photo uploaded on the facebook along with her friend. She was shocked to see another profile in which her same photo was used after cropping it alongside another person.When the girl tried to know about the identity of the other profile the unknown person warned her through chat and also sent her obscene sites. Following the incident the girl registered a complaint with the Bicholim police. A case was registered under section 66 A, 67 A of IT Act. The police is further investigating the case. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 26 /
Oh my dear!! So sad to read that many of us lack intellectual vibrancy!! Having said that, if the administration and postings of articles of the Goanet were left to intellectuals only, the question is posed: How many posters and how many articles would we have on Goanet? Would there indeed be 'The Goanet' in existence? Can any one fathom this possibility? A word of appreciation, affirmation and kindness is all that we, living human beings, ask for. Be blessed! - Lastly might I add to the exhaustive list you put out a few days ago in thanking all those connected with Goanet,?that the most important ingredient of goanet, is its posters. Without posters, goanet ceases to exist. When I joined, goanet was the place to be. It had the creme de la creme of posters. Today, it has lost much of that intellectual vibrancy. Some posters have sadly passed away. Some are estranged from goanet. Yet others are busy with their hectic lives. It behooves us all to be genuinely kind to each other if we are to retain this community of Goans. - Intellectual, from the New Oxford American Dictionary As a role, an intellectual is a person who uses intellect in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective, it refers to the work product of such persons, to the so- called life of the mind generally, or an aspect of something where learning, erudition and informed and critical thinking are the focus, as in the intellectual level of the discourse on the matter was not high. The intellectual is a specific variety of the intelligent, which unlike the general property, is strictly associated with reason and thinking. For example, while one might be described as having genius, as a surgeon, quarterback, or sculptor, one would not generally be called an intellectual in those roles, at least in the performance of them, in the way excellence in same roles can be recognised as genius. Some of these cases make clear the distinction between the intellectual class and the intelligentsia, to the extent that they are in fact distinct assignments. Traditionally, the scholarly and the intellectual classes were closely identified, today, however, most intellectual are not scholars. More broadly, any work of the mind may be termed intellectual property, whether or not its content is intellectual in the sense covered in this articles. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Colonial 'Clerks.'
At the Hongkong and Shanghai outpost in Bombay, one of just two in India in the 60's, the manager was a thirty five year old Scotsman with an O level topped-off schooling. Typically a retail banker, he often understood little of the only business of the India operation: Trust, and Trade Underwriting. An Indian 'surpervising' clerk would closet with him for much of the day, his duties running the gamut, from day hustling of exchange deals, to after hour bootleg Scotch whisky plays for the chief. There was a sweeteneer: the 3000 salary was triple that of the managers' at an Indian outfit. When HSBC attempted to acquire New York's Marine Midland in the 70's, they were thwarted initially by Comissioner Muriel Siebert who quoted from the US Civil rights Act when she claimed the bank, as policy, did not hire Jews. In a formal reply, HS said 'this Scottish operated British bank that does not harbour English employees, either.' eric. From: Mervyn Lobo For those who missed it the first time, here is what Turnbull had to say when he opened the Goan Institute in Dar es Salaam. When I re-read his message a few minutes ago, Turnbull seems to suggest that he got his training and learnt his trade from Goan District Clerks. It is a pity that during the colonial period, only the good white folks could become Governors. . --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Reject National Parties
From a Colony of Portugal, Goa now appears to be a colony of Delhi. Our spineless incompetent Goan Ministers who are actually stooges of Delhi run there for every decision; particularly now the Congress Party. Decisions are taken on what best suits Delhi and not Goa. Influential Money bags from Delhi feel that they can do what they want in Goa, be it buying land beyond tolerable levels, putting up mega projects, destructive entertainment events in Goa's Coastal belt, devastating our environment etc It appears to me that it is in Delhi's Interests to have agents in Goa, so as to expoit its resources e.g. the Huge Illegal Mining Scam in Goa. Goans are just fooled and taken for Granted by Politicians from Delhi eg. Sonia Gandhi's promise on Special Status to preserve Goa's Identity nows appears to false. This all needs to change and Goans need to keep this in mind in the coming March 2012 Assembly Elections!! Arwin Mesquita, UAE. -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Why can't India be like Britain?
Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: With Scotland preparing for a referendum which will decide if it will separate from the UK and form an independent nation, I have to ask myself, as an Indian citizen, why can't India behave in such a civilized manner? Why must Kashmiris and the North East suffer decades of bloodshed and violence? Why can't we understand that these regions have expressed a desire to be independent of India and that we must concede to their collective aspirations. Why can't Goa be given Special Status? Why must our idea of a nation be based on medieval thought process that equate it with territorial occupation and nationalist jingoism. Why can't we be pave the way, be the torchbearers of how humanity must move forward? Whatever happened to India, who once produced statesmen of the calibre of Nehru? Dear Selma, To your primary (and all encompassing) WHY, the answer is 'Because'! Now my turn to ask questions. Perhaps, from those questions, we might find answers to your question (s) a: Is the Scot referendum about 'special status'? b: If there was no war, would there be a need for such a large army? c: Who materially gains from war and bloodshed? d: Why do army personnel (and say, NOT doctors) receive duty free perks? Are they both not exposed to life-threatening dangers? e: What does one mean by the term 'statesman'? f: In a democracy, WHO decides, the people of a territory or the 'metropolis'? jc Civilization: http://tinyurl.com/jevonnacho-nacch1 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] traffic safety: weak
*Traffic Safety: Weak* By Adv.Radharao F.Gracias * * Goa has just celebrated another traffic safety week, which has been more unsafe than any other, so the record seems to indicate. What is it that makes our roads, so unsafe and our drivers so reckless? May be, the answer lies in the sudden wealth, that everyone in Goa seems to be now accumulating along with disdain for the law. I was traveling, through Sri Lanka a few years ago. Our vehicle crossed a level crossing, in Colombo and to my disbelief, it was not manned. I could not comprehend, how it could be so, in the capital city of the country. More over, the country, was in the midst of an armed conflict with the LTTE and there were road barricades, all over. And yet no barricade at the level crossing. Here in Goa, in my own village, we have been disadvantaged by the railway line for more than a century. Crossing the railway line has become even more difficult, with the advent of the Konkan Railway. The railways, refuse to provide a level crossing on the ground, that it incurs recurring expenses, to pay the personnel manning the gate. On my return journey in Colombo, I was particularly keen, to see, how traffic at the unmanned level crossing proceeded, trouble free. The answer was awaiting. The traffic had formed an orderly queue, on either side of the track. There was no traffic barrier so much a part of a manned level crossing in our country. There were only traffic lights. And the motorists respected them. No recurring expenses whatsoever. The traffic lights are linked, to the signal for the train and work in perfect harmony. And so, do the motorists. One cannot even imagine, slightest of respect for traffic lights here in Goa. The pedestrian, in the west is a motorist, who has just parked his car. He respects the pedestrian and the motorist possibly because, both are one and the same. Here, in Goa a motorist is a pedestrian, who has just purchased a car. He, then comes to own the road. And does not remember, that he ever was a pedestrian. Woe, to anyone crossing his path. The pedestrian is more likely, to end up as an obituary reference, in the local newspapers with the refrain “died under tragic circumstances”. Traffic circumstances, would perhaps be more appropriate. The procedure for obtaining a driving licence is clearly outlined, in the Motor Vehicles Act. Anyone, desiring to obtain a licence for a two wheeler is required, to make an “8” along the width of a standard road. I remember, in my school days, it was quite an ordeal and licence seekers would practice for hours together and still fail, to make the “8” at the first trial. However, now there is an option, in case one cannot make an “8” on the road. The alternative, is to make a “1000” in the pocket of the Motor Vehicles Inspector conducting the test. Your licence will reach your home, before you do. These days almost everyone, seems to prefer the latter option. S.Krishnamma an Englishman of Indian origin overcomes the harshness of the English winter by making his home in Majorda. He narrated to me an interesting experience on our roads. He was traveling on a narrow road when an on coming vehicle bleeped the lights, and so my friend proceeded, since in England the one who bleeps concedes the right of way. He almost ended in a collision. In India, it is the other way round. It seems that in India everything is the other way round. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Calangute welcomes Chatwal.
Rajanbab - Chatwal's director in India is a Saraswat whose Goan wife has Calangute roots. You might be good for a nice meal at the new hotel, someday. eric. From: Rajan P. Parrikar To Goanet - Didn't I tell you awhile back that Goa is now a whorehouse? So where is Chatwal opening his hotel? Which panch/sarpanch/minister did he have to bribe? And how many more hotels does Goa need? --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Sacred Heart High School Parra Centenary Celebrations Inaugural videos on youtube.
Here's a list of video links to the Centenary Celebrations of Sacred Heart High School, Paara, Centenary Celebrations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhD28tTIhcfeature=mfu_channellist=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEPxtgjjltIfeature=mfu_channellist=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNVfjMOZrvkfeature=mfu_channellist=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNVfjMOZrvkfeature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjH6qC16ekfeature=mfu_channellist=UL -- ** Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com ** --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa news for January 12, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Sensex lacklustre; Hindalco, DLF, Sesa Goa rally 5-6% - Moneycontrol.com %; Tata Steel gained nearly 3%. However, TCS, Jindal Steel, Cipla, Bharti Airtel, MM, Power Grid Corp, Grasim and Cairn India were down 1-2%. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNETJPojfYm_Tzklwd-d55xxEmoUVQurl=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/local-markets/sensex-lacklustre-hindalco-dlf-sesa-goa-rally-5-6_649002.html *** Mamata's fire and bluster scorches Goa poll scene - Northern Voices Online anerjees-fire-and-bluster-scorches-goa-poll-scene/articleshow/11445979.cmsMamata Banerjee's fire and bluster scorches Goa poll scene http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHz9augluL65aiyqudZJ0xnhzFZCwurl=http://nvonews.com/2012/01/11/mamatas-fire-and-bluster-scorches-goa-poll-scene/ *** GOA Manufacturing Alliance to host Manufacturing Job Fair - TribLocal ibLocalBy GOA Regional Business Association Yesterday at 3:32 pm The GOA Manufacturing Alliance will host a Production Manufacturing Job Fair on Thursday, January 31, 2012. This unique event will focus on opportunities available in the manufacturing ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGUybLchr2YnPnFSkYF_X9HvUFb5Aurl=http://triblocal.com/elk-grove-village/community/stories/2012/01/goa-manufacturing-alliance-to-host-manufacturing-job-fair/ *** After three cold nights, mercury set to rise in coming days - Times of India MMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHKsia3rEkSHGGR0W3tO-4LDnI3jQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/After-three-cold-nights-mercury-set-to-rise-in-coming-days/articleshow/11456190.cms *** Sesa Goa - Buy - Event Update - Export duty hike - Centrum - Equity Bulls uity BullsSesa Goa was dealt another blow by regulatory authorities recently with a hike in export duty on iron ore to 30% from 20%. This has come as a negative surprise compounding the woes of Sesa struggling from the mining ban in Karnataka and increasing cost ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH5yIGSTIbfG9rVf1rr4_BQQV_wzgurl=http://www.equitybulls.com/admin/news2006/news_det.asp?id=99675 *** Tourists thrashed for hitting cop - Times of India mes of IndiaThough the incident occurred in Panaji, it was a traffic policemen posted at Old Goa who seeing a white Scorpio with tinted glasses and without a number plate that first tried to stop the vehicle. On seeing that the vehicle was proceeding towards ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGDh8E19kXR2-6tUQS7OP8EhYjecgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Tourists-thrashed-for-hitting-cop/articleshow/11456130.cms *** Postmortem to be held after Russian's sister arrives - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Doctors at Goa medical college and hospital (GMC) on Wednesday did not conduct a postmortem on the Russian woman who committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at Mandrem after receiving a message from the Russian consulate that the ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFK-W1vyd0kC90dshiR1CxLmYeOIgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Postmortem-to-be-held-after-Russians-sister-arrives/articleshow/11456270.cms *** Goa to be 1st state to implement poll monitoring system - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa will become the first state in the country to implement the poll monitoring system (PMS) in the entire state in the March 2012 assembly elections. Addressing media persons on Wednesday, North Goa district election officer (DEO) Mihir ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEbZWhSlnfof0zag3FpJIuG2Yx_aQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-to-be-1st-state-to-implement-poll-monitoring-system/articleshow/11456076.cms *** 'Don't call me sir, call me Mario' - Times of India mes of IndiaAs a national awardee I was pursuing a career in fine arts and training in restoration at INTACH, Lucknow, and Mario, then convener of INTACH for Goa was looking for a professional to set up a Christian Art Museum in Goa. My director referred me and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEFtV_H7myk8bU2VUjAvnCHSp0ykwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dont-call-me-sir-call-me-Mario/articleshow/11456423.cms *** Day after UGDP-GVP alliance, differences come to the fore - Times of India resident Radharao Gracias took exception to ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNECQOMDaN23Ml5errwtNsBqp3zCRgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Day-after-UGDP-GVP-alliance-differences-come-to-the-fore/articleshow/11456434.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at:
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (12Jan12)
*** Cumbarjua - Fr. B Dias to contest Goa Polls *** He's answered the call of his HIGH Command To Save Goa's Soul 'N' Heritage To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Bwana Karani Sir Richard Turnbull
Mervyn, With Google around, there's considerably less need to remember things: See http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg13209.html On 11 January 2012 15:50, Mervyn Elsie Maciel mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com wrote: *Some goanetters may also remember my speech to former Colonial officers and * *their wives at Henley-on-Thames in Oxford when I reminded them, inter alia, that* *THEY GOT US ON THE CHEAP! So much more to say, but don't want to bore* *goanetters unnecessarily Kwaherini Mabwana!* --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] 16th January is Goa Opinion Poll Day
-- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- --**-**-**-- 16th January is Goa Opinion Poll Day -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_Opinion_Poll http://drjackdesequeira.com/nehrus_guarantee_to_goans_.html http://drjackdesequeira.com/_shaping_the_outcome_of_the_opinion_poll_verdict_.html http://drjackdesequeira.com/peoples_power_triumphs_goa_remains_goa.html http://goacentral.com/Goahistory/Historyofgoa.htm#Historic Opinion Poll- Goans vote to maintain identityhttp://goacentral.com/Goahistory/Historyofgoa.htm#Historic%20Opinion%20Poll-%20Goans%20vote%20to%20maintain%20identity http://www.colaco.net/1/ValmikiMonumentalShame.htm http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/19/stories/2011041961880500.htm http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/uploads/Opinion%20Poll%20Act.pdf http://theindianlawyer.in/statutesnbareacts/acts/g11.html http://www.goenche.com/article_details.php?aid=72 --**-**-**--- Source: GOA DESC Social Issues Calendar 2012 **-**-**-**** GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Email: goad...@gmail.com** **=**== --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] One Person in Goa
It is well known that One Person can make the difference and this aspect is mostly looked as in a Positive Manner.. In Goa, it is very common to see One person making the difference but mostly in the negative manner. Let's take some instances which I am sure we can relate to one person: (1) One Person is one of the richest person in India/Goa by devastating Goa via illegal mining (2) One Person has converted a beautiful village into a Concrete jungle in North Goa (3) One Person basically rules North Goa to the benefit of himself and this family (4) One Person projects himself as a strongman of the South, single handedly degraded beautiful villages in the South and now getting more of his kind into Politics, to further destroy the south via destructive development, excessive corruption etc (5) One person converted a once beautiful coastal village in the north into a den of drugs, prostitution and into high levels of land/beach/water contamination (6) One person in each area of Goa, is selling of our scarce land to land sharks and outsiders for huge profits (7) One person in his respective area has significantly changed the Goan demographic balance, by selfishly creating migrant votebanks for the purpose of getting elected and re-elected.(8) One person has virtually created a questionable Russian colony in Morjim. My question is how are we allowing such few people to destroy all the Good, that Goa is so that they and their families can live extravagant lifestyles. Our Goan reputation, values, identity, environment, ecology, water resources are all being severly affected by these Anti Goans and its high time we revolt against such excesses for the betterment of Goa, ourselves and our future generations. We need to phase these Anti Goans out immediately and make them accountable for all the damage, that they have done to Goa and Goans, over the last so many decades!! -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Fwd: Goanet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 33
Hi Frederick, Couldn't agree with you more !! It is our hope that we will really and truly appreciate one another's contribution, especially when it is given so selflessly. We are happy to note that your contribution is, by far, tremendous. You seem to have boundless energy ... and the strength to take 'IT' all !! We both wish to affirm you / and Kudos to you. Betsy and Richard A greater honour would be if we could learnt to (i) keep rivalries and pettyness aside when dealing with one another (ii) not ridicule someone whose work we don't understand (iii) avoid pouring insults on others just because we disagree politically or otherwise with their perspectives on certain issues. If anyone wants to honour a wider cause, just stay off negativism, take on some new volunteer initiative. So many are already doing it, only they might not have the shoulders-of-the-giant-called-cyberspace to stand on! That is the best way of giving back. But where are all the volunteers who built huge community assets (from kudds to clubhouses, schools to what not) in another era? Today it's even tough to find consistent volunteers for cyber initiatives, leave aside real-world world! FN --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] British decorations for East African goans
Hi Roland , Mervyn Maciel , Joe Lobo, Vivian n Mervyn Lobo ! Many East African goans- notably Civil Servants- received the British decoration of the MBE; however, (and I stand to be corrected ), the only goan to receive higher than the MBE was the well known Kenyan goan proneer - Dr. DeSouza as he held a British passport. (Dr. DeSouza ,who started the monthly Goan Voice newspaper which London-based Eddie Fernandes transformed into an electronic website, was decorated with the insignia of the CBE- Commander of the British Empire). Most goans were Portuguese passport holders and Dr. DeSouza was probably one of the few who had a British passport. Many goans- mainly in Britian have went on to receive the OBE - Officer of the British Expire. (I do not know which is higher - the CBE or the OBE). As you rightly pointed out, the British used a very high bar and standard to gauge your qualifications for being an award recipient My dad was the first non-white Britisher to be appointed a sub-accountant of the Revenue Office in my home town- Iringa in 1952- nine years before independence. But the icing on the cake was when my dad as Town Treasurer placed Iringa -top in the country with a near flawless accounts balance sheet barely two years after he took office. He was also a great football (soccer in the US) player and his main buddies included British civil servants. He played center forward for the Non-African Stars against the local black players who were not only muscular and huge, but also very rough in their play. (Some of the black player played for the national team). The British also gave credit to extra-mural activities, and my father's founding of the small Goan Community Club and being its first President gave additional impetus. As you can imagine , he was recommended by the Provincial Ciommissioner, Mr Walden after the initial reference from ths District Commissioner. (Walden's son - thru a local african woman and my good friend- Brigadier John Walden - aka Black Mamba-masterminded the famous Tanzanian army onslaught of Ugandan troops that led to the ouster of Idi Amin in November 1978. I was very lucky not be called up as I did my National Service army training). And in passing, my dad before moving to Bombay - played football in Goa for the Assolna - Velim- Cucolim team in the inter-village tournaments, and one of his fellow players was a Romeo Fernandes who later moved to Kenya and became one of the country's top sportsmen in addition to being eight times President of the Nairobi Goan Institute. Rather than name my oldest brother - a New York city retired Senior Administrative judge- after a world famous football player of his times. my parents named him Romeo after Romeo Fernandes. Back to the nitty-gritty, the process of granting the award was very cumbersome if not bureaucratic. When the award was first made, the recipient had to agree to accept it. My dad was away in Goa on six months vacation. And after he accepted it following his return, it had to go to the Portuguse Foreign Ministry for further endorsement.. It later had to be gazzetted in the government gazzette which came out every Friday. By sheer coincidence, when the news did come out, another goan by the name of D'Silva from Musoma in north-east Tanzania was also awarded the MBE. (Musoma - a port on Lake Victoria near Kenya- is the where Tanzania's first President - Julius Nyerere came from and he was born in the Butiama village). And also by another coincidence, the oldet son of Mr . D'Silva was staying with me and my older brother at a boarding house in Dar es Salaam . And so we had to give the other guys a small treat. Next was the receiving of the award. In addition to my mum, my dad was to be accompanied by three sponsors- two of whom had to be previous recipients of the MBE. They were Orphin Dias - the father of Augusta Rodrigues (Los Angeles) and Anton Almeida - the father of the well known sportsmen - Fenelon, Gangy and Alves - all in Toronto together with my mom's cousin. Then came the presentation oif the inisgnia by the Governor, Sir Richard Turnbull at the State House in Dar es Salaam. However, we were surprised to note that Mr D'Silva did not receive his decoration from the Governor, but instead from the Provincial Commissioner. Unfortunaletly, these are the only goan recipients that I can remember. The Portuguese government also gave the Order of Henry the Navigator award to Christie DeSouza- the owner of the Souza Junior Dias musical store which he formed with the Mombasa-based Portuguese Vice-Consul, Felix Dias. (All the last Portuguse Consuls in Dar es Salaam, (Tanganyika), Nairobi (Kenya), Kampala (Uganda), and Vice-Consuls in Mombasa and Zanzibar were goans). Christie had four daughters and one of them - Irene was married to a former Governor of Hong Kong by the name of Hunt. Two of them died very young
[Goanet] A very Goan Christmas with Aneesha
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/will-travel-for-food/a-very-goan-christmas-with-aneesha/219315 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
