[Goanet] Two BJP ministers dropped from Parrikar cabinet in Goa
Coincidentally the C.M. Has been absent since the beginning of this year, It is on record that he wished to step down. Those in charge have other ideas? At the end of the day the Goan electorate is between a rock and a hard place. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/two-bjp-ministers-dropped-from-parrikar-cabinet-in-goa/article25026178.ece -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Online Pharmacies: Healthy or Unhealthy dose ? asks Savio Figueiredo community pharmacist from Aldona
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- Online Pharmacies: Healthy or Unhealthy dose ? https://tinyurl.com/y8gpeuzs -- THE GOAN 24/09/18 -
Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Indian bishop accused of repeatedly raping nun
Perhaps the nun insisted on making her Confession to the Bishop himself and the holy Bishop may have agreed eventually. But who knows whether he refused absolution unless as penance she shared some intimate moments with him? One can never know the lofty minds & motives of our saintly senior clerics these days. Does Goa's Archbishop have any opinions on the matter? Eddie -Original Message- From: Venantius J Pinto Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2018 11:17 PM To: Goanet Mail list Subject: Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Indian bishop accused of repeatedly raping nun Any nun as far as I am concerned must be regarded as a no-amen ejaculation site. They walk a different line. This goes for every being including children, altar boys, women, girls, mermaids, mermen, farm animals, orangutans, deer, whatever; and besides, ecclesiastics take a vow of celibacy. Now please do not tell me how unnatural that is, and why the church came up with this requirement. A vow dear genius is a vow. Go flip something, fry something, sell something to massage your libidos. Venantius J Pinto On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:48 AM Gabe Menezes wrote: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/catholic-bishop-arrested-rape-nun-kerala-india-jalandhar-a8550511.html -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on the availability of organic fruits & vegetables in Goa.
- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 fridaybal...@gmail.com Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 28th September from 4pm to 6pm at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. TOPIC: Availability of organic fruits & vegetables in Goa - need to address issues of demand & supply SPEAKER: Open Discussion We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the FRIDAY BALCAO. If you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by email to fridaybal...@gmail.com best wishes, Roland Martins --- Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power. Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! --- Join the mailing list of FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 -
[Goanet] Evolution of P.C.Trust
Evolution of P.C.Trust
The inspiration was promoted by friends, nicknamed sarcastically as
SUNSET COMRADES, It includes Cyril Pereira, Esmeraldo Gomes,Vivian Almeida,
Constance D` Costa , Olavo Cotta, Carmo Lopes and me, who regularly met in
the evenings. An unregistered Organisation "Chinchiim Awards and
Scholarship" was established in late sixties .Christmas Raffle was planned
to raise funds to award cash prize to each student at SSC in all the 3
schools. A letter of appreciation and Rs 50/ distributed from the
proceeds. To- day Trust issues designer Certificates with cash. A photo is
printed with the profiles on the reverse.The other Awards then were in
Science/Social Science ,Konkanni (A.V.C), Fr Oscar award by Chinchinim
Villagers, Text Book fund through` donors. Teacher award and Scholarships
by Dr. Viberto Mascarenhas till completion of Science Degree Course, The
dispersion of friends made continuation of the project difficult. The
funds in deposit over ten years were Rs 25000/. The formulation of new
schemes, raising of funds thorough donations became solely my
responsibility and I pursued with determination
The organisation was Registered as P.C.Trust {People of Chinchinim Trust)
in 2006.The founder Trustees NelsonLopes, Fidelis Pereira,Cypriano Lopes,
Leena Lopes Sorenson Gracias, Two founder Trustees passed away another two
resigned for personal reasons. There is provision to co opt two more
Trustees, but not many are willing to shoulder responsibility.Presently the
Trustees are Leena Lopes, Wilfred Mascarenhas, Kennedy Agusto Pereira,
Shodan Verlekar and myself
The intention of the Trust was to reduce migration of Village students to
the city through incentives. The schools were struggling to
maintain strength. First student claims around 50-60 thousands in awards at
SSC. Students from the village studying elsewhere often inquire of their
eligibility.It is difficult to infer conclusively whether cash incentives
have achieved the purpose, but S.M.A in particular has produced Rank
Holders in SSC, Std XII, Arts/Science. and graduate level. Admission is not
off the shelf, sometimes it is very difficult, if not enrolled early. Cash
incentives are certainly an attraction,inducements and serves as special,
exclusive feature of Chinchinim Village. The appreciation from donors,
beneficiaries, parents, schools and society make our endeavour worthwhile
and purposeful
Schemes.and awards at SSC
There are a number of awards in each category, mostly sponsored and others
founded by contributions.
1-First, Second, Third Students, First and second in subjects, First Boy
,Girl and also in ChinchinimDeussua Panchayat Area.
2- First( student,Boy, Girl, Konkanni) in A.V.C Villages,First student in
A.V,C.C, First student at Rosary,H.S Navelim, First in Science at Guardian
Angel H. S, Curchorem, Hence the Trust is operating awards beyond the
geographical borders of Chinchinim Village
3-- Teacher awards, for Pre Primary, Primary, Secondary,and Headmaster.
Besides 4 teachers each from 16 DSE schools are honoured annually.
Corporation Bank. Bank of Maharashtra, HDFC Chihinim are sponsoring one
teacher each since 2011
5-Sports awards each for all 3 schools annually in Football, Volleyball,
Hockey , Basket ball, Athletics, Chess, Music' Best sport Boy and Girl
6- Scholarships for permanent residents of Chinchinim Village including
Dramapur and Sirlim till completion of Degree Course Science, Medicine,
Engineering and Commerce
7... Dedicated Aid FundsFor A-SchoolText Books, B-Medicine C- School
Uniforms, D- Deserving Elders etc
For the first time the Trust has shifted from academic excellence to
promoting deserving students and donors have contributed Rs.42500/ for the
first year of 2 yrs post graduate Course at Goa University. Efforts
continue
The logos of Trusta- Trust logo, Science, Social Science were designed
by late Fr Olavo Velho Pereira, b- Sports logo The recipients must
compulsorily express gratitude to donors, The donors are provided with
copies of materials, reciepts
for their records .Donations to the Trust enjoy 50% deduction in Income
tax under 80 G. The Trust has published 3 souvenirs giving details etc
Trust has also prepared 4 hand bound magazines of individuals. The Schemes
and activities of P.C.Trust were featured for the first time by Gomantak
Times and through the efforts of Trust also featured a deserving and
outstanding student in Gomantak Times in 2018 June/July
The efforts of Trust continues to enhance the value of existing awards and
to add new ones for the encouragement .The social and print media is used
to give publicity to the recipients, donors as more important public
recognition The amount in deposit is around 60 Lakhs, the interest is
distributed as awards and expenses of administation, accounts etc
Nelson Lopes Chaorman
Sept .2018
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[Goanet] The jig.
From: "Geeta Doctor" < A recent report in _The Times_ on the drinking habits of British MPs concludes with this anecdote...George Brown, foreign secretary under Harold Wilson, was famed for his drinking, with perhaps the most well-known session occurring at a reception on an official visit to Brazil. Spying an attractive young person in a red dress, he asked for a dance. “There are three reasons, Brown, why I will not dance with you,” the object of his affection reputedly replied. “The first, I fear, is that you’ve had too much to drink. The second is that this is not, as you suppose, a waltz that the orchestra is playing but the Peruvian national anthem, for which you should be standing to attention. And the third reason why we may not dance, Mr. Brown, is that I am the cardinal of Lima.”
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goan artist Jezreel Nathan gets featured in Design Fabric
Hi Can you plz unsubscribe me from this mailing list? regards Sharon On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:19 PM Frederick Noronha < fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Goan artist Jezreel Nathan gets featured in Design Fabric > Memories of her idyllic house in Goa > > Jessyl Fernandez > Jezreel at her workstation in Mumbai > > Growing up in her ancestral house in Saligao, Goan artist Jezreel Nathan > worked hard to make it in life. Art came naturally to her as a child. > Passing out from her Alma Mater – Lourdes Convent High School, Saligao, > Jezreel graduated in Commercial Art from Sir J. J. College of Art, Mumbai. > Equipped with a degree in art, there was no looking back. After a stint > with Oglivy and Mather, one of Mumbai’s famous advertising firms, Jezreel > collaborated with artists to design for projects honorarily. That gave her > career the fillip it required. Her art began to be recognised. Some of her > designs were also bought by an online t-shirt store. Moving to Singapore > after marriage, Jezreel began to miss her home in Saligao. Fond memories of > growing up in an idyllic Portuguese ancestral home began clouding her > mind. That’s when the idea of putting those memories into print was born. > The speciality of her series on Goa is they are done digitally. Each > painting has a story to tell. > > In conversation with Ritupriya Basu of Design Fabric, Jezreel reveals that > though she intended to paint these memories a few years ago, she was only > able to do so after settling down to married life in Singapore. Her > memories take her back to 1986 when she was only two years old. Says > Jezreel, “Most of these pieces are drawn from memory and in some of the > artworks, I’ve combined my recollections of my house as I saw it as > two-year-old, as it was when I was a teenager, and as it is today.” > > Some of Jezreels illustrations from the series of her Childhood memories of > her home in Goa are given below: > > Breakfast > > Says Jezreel, “One morning, I sat at my computer with a cup of chai and as > I took a sip, I thought of my grandfather David Nathan, who is my morning > chai buddy back in Goa. I was reminded of the slurping sound he makes while > he takes his first few sips of hot tea and the giant aluminium kettle in > which he’d brew it; sometimes, the kettle was also used as an iron for our > damp school socks when we’d have a power cut, and we had many of those in > Goa.” She also mentions “the black tea mugs with leaves and berries” that > her grandmother wouldn’t allow them to use. > > Old Portuguese Red Floor and slaked lime walls > > “The floor of my house was red and so was the mud, the walls were painted > white with chuna – a mixture of powdered shells and slaked lime — that > would stain your clothes and skin if you brushed against them.” > > The slaked lime walls and the red floor of the house > > “I woke up early every morning to the sound of the baker’s horn and ran to > the back gate, where I’d wait patiently for our neighbour, Aunty Idine > (pronounced – Eeeedheen, I think), to take her goats out for a walk. As > they passed my gate, I’d bleat after them.” > > The Baker’s cycle > > “Kitchen walls blackened up to the roof by soot from using an open wood > fire stove. Millipedes and black hairy caterpillars that dropped from the > roof during the monsoons. There were giant red ants, hornets, wasps and > bees everywhere, always ready to bite and sting. Sticky frogs would hide in > my jeans and in every corner of the house. Mould, fungus and moss > everywhere. We’d have power cuts for days. And of course, poor Internet > connectivity and telephone network because we lived at the foot of a hill.” > > Tamarind Cupboard > > “Tamarind with chilli powder, sea salt and sugar was our favourite snack. > We’d actually make a meal of it, leaving nothing for my mom to cook with. > My mom soon became an ace at hiding the tamarind and though she hid it in > the same cupboard, she’d keep switching the dabbas, making it harder for us > to find it without being caught red-handed. We’re still not sure who we > feared more, my mom or the lizards that crawled out of nowhere.” > > Jezreel’s paintings are “heavily influenced by her emotions.” says > Ritupriya Basu. > > Growing up in the lap of nature made an indelible impression on Jezreel as > a child. “Millipedes and black hairy caterpillars dropped from the roof > during the monsoons. There were giant red ants, hornets, wasps and bees > everywhere, always ready to bite and sting. Sticky frogs would hide in my > jeans and in every corner of the house. Mould, fungus and moss everywhere. > We’d have power cuts for days. And of course, poor Internet connectivity > and telephone network because we lived at the foot of a hill.” Coming from > an “unconventional, quirky and pretty crazy family” only helped make her > experiences more vivid. > > “This is where I fell in love with imperfection and found beauty in > dysfunction. All of these
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day...Connie Francis : My Heart Cries For You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyAIa7Je_co G -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] FOOTPATH IS BEING PRIVATIZE?
Dear Readers Sad to say again and again that a local newspaper was unable to cover a detailed news quite a long time of this footpath which is privatize in the heart of city and is being misused by not allowing pedestrians to walk. Earlier another local news daily has published a short news report but nothing happened. So, I requested this local news daily to expose this scene where a photograph was sent two weeks back while washing their cars on this footpath but I am still awaiting for publishing. Could it be due to some influence from the EDCON & Co. builders who might have links with the ruling Goverment? I have even mentioned that the management and students of Don Bosco school are the worst sufferers as they are unable to use this footpath which is just opposite to the school and being vital for them to walk before and after school hours and also pedestrians as well as senior citizens. Their building security staff, stops the public to walk on this footpath but to use the roadside. Moreover the owners of this building have barricaded with the rope and have put signs of No Parking all around. Other vehicles are seen parked on road just sideways of this footpath thus making still more difficult for pedestrians to walk. Only two recent photos taken by me are attached to see how this footpath looks upon with a nice tiles on it and two enclosures of trees plantation. CCP was first informed but no action is taken. TO WHOM WE SHOULD APPROACH TO USE THIS FOOTPATH? Stephen Dias Senior Citizen Dona Paula 24.9.2018
[Goanet] Another Twist in FN Souza's Tale (Times of India, 24/9/2018)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/another-twist-in-f-n-souzas-tale/articleshow/65926381.cms Today, the rich and famous babble “Souza is my favourite artist”. But when the great modernist painter (whose ancestral roots are in Goa) died on a visit to Mumbai in 2002, his passing went virtually unacknowledged. At that time, the poet and critic Adil Jussawalla wrote with great ire about “the near-indifference to his death, the mealy-mouthed praise.” He recalled Souza’s own angry words about his childhood survival from smallpox, “Better had I died. Would have saved me a lot of trouble. I would not have had to bear an artist’s tormented soul, create art in a country that despises her artists and is ignorant of her heritage.” Jussawalla wrote, “It’s something I read with great bitterness now.” Souza died just before the boom in India’s art marketplace rocketed his prices to the stratosphere, soaring into multiple million dollars in some instances. But even in those lean years, he realized he was being ripped off, and fakes were proliferating in his name. In a now-famous letter dated 20thJune 1997, addressed to the Director of Sakshi Art Gallery in Mumbai but circulated to many others, he warned “many unscrupulous persons are dealing in fakes” and after naming a few of them, said “mark this – a breed of ‘art experts’ have come out of the woodwork! They give ‘certificates’ for a fee, stating the fakes are genuine…there are numerous fakes [of my works] in the art market, not only in India but in Europe.” Two decades later, with the grand old man no longer vigilant on the scene, the situation is exponentially worse. Blatant fakes signed with Souza’s name are everywhere, almost certainly outnumbering originals. The Indian art marketplace may be worth billions of dollars, but it is fatally riddled with fraudulence, especially when it comes to the all-important Progressives and their contemporaries: Husain, Raza, Tyeb Mehta, and the Goan duo, Souza and Gaitonde. One particularly brazen example was provided by the fugitive mega-swindler, Nirav Modi. Before sneaking out of the country a few months ago (on the verge of being accused of embezzling 1.8 billion dollars) he posed proudly with his art collection, which was conspicuously studded with fake Souza paintings. In this instance, no doubt, it was Modi who was scammed. So what to make of the most recent Souza paintings being offered for sale, with a flurry of attention across the Indian media (including in this paper), under the aegis of ‘The FN Souza International Fine Arts Foundation”. That name is attached to an unconventional website (fnsouzafoundation.org), where, amidst some fine paintings along with much more dubious ones, we read the astounding claim that “The Souza lineage can be traced to the Portuguese royal family. Their roots are linked to Martim Affonso De Souza, the 12th Governor of Goa, appointed by Dom Joao the 3rd of Portugal, to rule Goa from 1542 to 1545” and learn that of the artist’s five children from three marriages, “Francis Newton Souza’s sole legal heir, Francis Patrick Souza has dedicated his life, to promote his father’s outstanding art.” There used to be an earlier website for the Souza estate, run from New York and mentioning all the children, however that seems to have disappeared. But the Mumbai Mirror in 2016 reported this family foundation charges $6000 to authenticate paintings, and quotes the artist’s “sole legal heir” about “few people claiming to be my father’s illegitimate children” as well as “we have a database of all of my father’s work, as well as, one that traces the family’s full ancestral links to avoid confusion.” But here’s where everything becomes exceedingly murky. In 2005, leading art dealer Ranjana Steinrucke told a national newspaper, “Souza’s own son is known to sell fakes”. In the same story, prospective collector Nisha Jamwal said, “I contacted FN Souza when his son offered 50 odd Souzas for only Rs 20,000 each. He wrote back saying all of them were fake.”
[Goanet] QUO VADIS OUR HEADLESS GOA?
The Secretariat at Porvorim may be Goa’s seat of Power, but since February this year the State’s administration has been sought to be governed from the bed of various hospitals and clinics around the Globe. >From the Goa Medical College at Bambolim to Mumbai’s Lilavati and then from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York to Dukle’s clinic at Candolim in Goa, a beleaguered Manohar Parrikar has been attempting to function as Chief Minister from them all, with now having finally landed up at the All India Institute of Medical Science in Delhi after being air lifted there last week for what we are told is further treatment where is currently kept in isolation. With that veil of utter confusion and contradictions on the health of the Chief Minister, and with Manohar Parrikar desperately clinging on to the Chief Minister’s Chair which he will just not let go, it is infact our Goa that has been languishing in a State of Coma without any care while Manohar Parrikar is hopping around with the Goa Government for over seven months being run from a hospital bed. God Save our beloved Goa. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Euqerio lopes Final
Euquerio C J Lopes, leaves a legacy behind Blessed with long, healthy happy life for his devotion to God and service to fellowmen Born to Casmiro Lopes and Maria Assumpta Alemao at Chinchinim,on 20-2-1929 he was the youngest among three brothers and two sisters. The love and concern for his mother was admirable indeed .He passed away suddenly but peacefully on 19-9-2018. He was a self made man, hard working, focused and determined.During school days and whenever he was in holidays , he engaged himself in field work ,toiling with his parents. After completing SSC, he completed Medical Orderly Course/Registered Pharmacist at Belgaum and was indebted to his brother Fabiao for his valuable assistance for his specialised studies. He served Mackinon Mackenzie, Bombay in the Medical Dept with distinction, where his services, honesty, sincerity,discipline, punctuality and good relationships were much appreciated , recognised and praised. He retired from there with great satisfaction of fulfillment and work well done .He was known to be very helpful, sympathetic, outgoing to Chinchonkars in particular undergoing medical examination, prior to joining sea service .He was very popular and cultivated long lasting friendship with all those with whom he came in contact . Married to late Mrs Belarmina, he was blessed with 5 children, two boys and 3 daughters. Nina has taken vows as a nun, He had to struggle, being the only bread winner to bring them up with good education.He was very industrious and would undertake masonry , carpentry tasks and was a handy man around the house. He would ride to work on cycle ,purchased in Goa to M.M at Ballard Pier, Bombay, which was not advisable for safety reasons but he was a challenging personality willing to take calculated risks. He manufactured bamboo stretchers filling a need for lowering sick from the ships. It was meticulous, self taught laborious undertaking work after office hours and on holidays, It needed skill , patience and sourcing materials in the city of Bombay . I joined him in buying and selling imported articles, foreign currency too. He opened and old pant and learned to cut and stitch, but sewing machine was the hindrance. Together we decided to enroll for music classes, but unable to purchase instruments and hence had to retreat .However he practiced violin by self and played it for litanies etc. After retirement he has also taught himself organ. His residence at Mazagon, Bombay was small and he needed a bigger place for the family. I was surprised to see that his friends made it possible by extending financial help without interest and conditions of repayment. He even offered me money to pay my fees, when his own requirements did not permit. His attitude of generosity touched me deeply. In Bombay he took over as the Manager and founder Trustee of Club of Dandeavadcares and accredited himself with perfection. He was strict in enforcement of regulations and looked after the affairs for many years even from Goa after retirement. His voluntary contributions are well documented and just cannot be wished away .He was also appointed Manager of various other clubs because of his efficiency, honesty and reliability.He continued to be associated with Club and render his expertise needed till the very end. He has founded "Union of Chinchinim" organisation with like minded friends and accumulated a fund of Rs 5 Lakhs plus. His dream to house the elderly remains to be realised, He has purchased property for the same at Dandeavado .He was actively involveled in the Management of Holy Cross Chapel at Dandeavado and also Co- operative Society. He was active member of Vincent de Paul Society and Couple for Christ. His religious commitments and charitable disposition are unquestionable. He led ward children for Carol singing and donated proceeds for charity .He attended daily mass till the very end and participated in funeral services too. In the Village his presence was pivotal at litanies, birthdays, and other celebrations, as he was tasked with raising toasts and offering prayers. His absence will be very much felt and will be fondly remembered. He participated in the meetings of Small Christian community of the ward regularly. During his student days, he has penned Dramas,directed and acted in them. He refused the proposal to seek Goa Govt. assistance for artist for which was duly qualified. His love for music and enthusiasm for dancing even at this late age was admirable. He was full of life and age was never a factor. He was dressed smartly and carried himself elegantly. He was the only person of his age riding the cycle to work and church in the Village. His relationship with old friends remained intact as was seen by his meetings with them and visitors at his residence. He loved agriculture, planted trees, worked with his hands and was always busy keeping surrounding and house clean He was a perfect example of dignity of
