Re: [Goanet] Goan-American Input Required

[AF P]

I think the interesting and real question is, why are there so many Roman
Catholics and American Bishops supporting Trump, conspiracy theories, and
the GOP Agenda?

The simplistic answer is not an accurate assessment.

---
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Roland Francis roland.francis at gmail.com
Sat Dec 5 09:56:28 PST 2020

A question I still ask myself today is why a liar, narcissist and infantile
behaving man who operates with no care to gigantic conflicts of interest,
can command such loyal obedience among a large section of Americans even
after constant exposure by the media. Not only that, why are they able to
tolerate the complete degradation of their country’s reputation throughout
the world at the whims and lunacies of this man.

I really look forward to genuine input from Goans in America who are
readers and posters  of Goanet no matter how unpalatable their views might
seem to be, to me, that might help me to understand this Trump phenomenon.

What GOP Members of Congress think of Trump’s election fraud claims -
Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/congress-republicans-trump-election-claims/

Roland.

[Goanet] Random Thoughts by One Anti SFX Goan In Canada

[Adolfo Mascarenhas]

Subject: Re: [Goanet] St Francis Xavier - Stray Thoughts

Frederick

Your brief comment to this individual was

:One The chances of you sitting in distant Toronto and writing this in
distant 2020 Anno Domini would have been infinitesimally smaller, without
doubt! FN :

Thank you I agree FN .But it also occurs to me that this
individual in his hallucinatory mood simply cannot add or be logical;
Please not the following:

One::The Population of Goa was not 100% Hindu. Perhaps Shah was not there


Two: Those who were tortured and became Catholics nearly 450 years later
constitute only a third of the Population of Goa. The Majority are still
Hindus ...Goa is a model of Religious Harmony Even Hindu Politicians
were present for the Services.

FINALLY: This Anti SFX  Individual can join his hero Donalt the Trumpet .

Grandolfo

PS I wish something could be done about the Random COWS..I saw one bold
cow eat from the stall while the owner was selling to a human !!!

[Goanet] Some Goa-based networks you might like to join

[Frederick Noronha]

Goa Crochet -- promoting crochet from Goa ("a handicraft in which yarn is
made up into a textured fabric by means of a hooked needle.")
https://www.facebook.com/groups/goacorchet/

Goa Menus -- highlighting the diversity of Goan food, and where it's
available  In all its diversity, traditional and hybrid.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/goamenus

Agri Tip of the Day (WhatsApp) With Miguel Braganza
https://chat.whatsapp.com/HxaaLNxTRNOEvddE0PtbvH

XCHR Goa History Links
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JMcxoYhJ2kIBaamn39dINE

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[Goanet] MANDOVI MEMORIAL CROSS..03-12-1901

[Paul p]

Thanks for the  interesting note
It is sad to  note that cross is in terrible shape. Can someone awaken the
government to maintain it decently.  That  I would presume, is the least
we  could do to remember the victims of that  tragedy.

[Goanet] RIBANDAR HEALTH CARE CENTRE IS ON TRACK

[Aires Rodrigues]

Spoke yesterday to our Health Minister Vishwajit Rane who has reassured on
the commitment of the government to set up a 30 bedded Health Care
facilities at the Old Ribandar Hospital.  He stated that as he was for the
last two days busy in his constituency, the file pertaining to our Ribandar
Health Care Centre will be immediately cleared and sent to the Chief
Minister’s office for his final approval. He has been kind enough to also
state that he would request Health Secretary Amit Satija to kindly pursue
the file.

Have already spoken to senior officers in the CM’s office and requested
their assistance in the matter. Will also speak to the Chief Minister once
the file lands on his lap.

I am very confident that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will live up to that
solemn promise he made to our Core group when we met him on 15th October
2020.

In you we trust, Mr. Chief Minister on our Health, as a full fledged
Healthcare centre will benefit Ribandar and all the neighbouring villages.

Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

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Re: [Goanet] Goan-American Input Required

[Roland Francis]

Lovely one George.
I completely forgot. 
i agree it’s always “Follow The Money”.

Roland

> On Dec 5, 2020, at 2:37 PM, George Pinto  wrote:
> 
> Roland, three words "follow the money".  
> 
> 

Re: [Goanet] Freddy Mercury's school....

[Roland Francis]

Although one sees Goan-sounding names in St Peters Panchgani, most officials 
are not Goans. Most of them are from the Mangalore area or rural Maharashtra 
towns with a Portuguese connection in distant colonial times.

Historically, converted Christians and many Anglo-Indians in the Bombay and 
Maharashtra area belonged to the Anglican Church of England (now Church of 
South India or Church of North India). Add to that a solid Manglorean bloc 
converted by Christian Anglican and Scottish missions to Anglicanism, Jehovahs 
Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Basel Mission followers and so on. Many of 
these converts have Portuguese and Marathi last names.

St Peters Panchgani belongs to the Bombay Diocesan Trust (which was and is an 
Anglican diocese with the head being the Bishop of Bombay). Among many heritage 
churches and properties in Bombay like Christ Church School and the erstwhile 
named Scottish Orphanage High School (both elite institutions once) in the 
former Bombay Province, is St Peters in Panchgani, Satara District of 
Maharashta, a beautiful hill station. 

Incidentally the Bombay Diocesan Trust and the Bombay Bishop have more 
influence in Maharashtra politics than the Catholic Archbishop (the late 
Cardinal Valerian Gracias, an exception) because the locals see it as an Indian 
Church rather than a foreign church, with its pastors and school officials all 
being fluent in Marathi as well as English.

St Peters has long been the go-to school for Bombay’s elite Christians and 
Goans who saw the need for their children to get a top class education in a 
boarding situation, either for the high standard itself or because high ranking 
parents were in all-India services and jobs and were transferred frequently. 

The Protestant nature of the school also accounts for Goans in Africa not 
sending their children there (even though many could afford it) and instead 
opting for Jesuit and Convent run schools in Bombay, Poona, Belgaum and the 
Diocesan-run Monte-de-Guirim in Goa.

St Peters remains one of the top tier secondary educational institutions in 
India although not a part of the All-India Anglo Indian School system.

Roland.



> On Dec 3, 2020, at 7:13 PM, Frederick Noronha  
> wrote:
> 
> This Panchgini school which Freddy Mercury once studied in seems to today
> have a number of Goan sounding names. What gives?
> https://www.peterspanchgani.org/school-management.php
> 
> *St. Peter's School* (formerly the *European Boys' School*) is a private
> all-boys boarding school
>  located
> in the town of Panchgani  in Satara
> , Maharashtra
> , India. Founded in 1902, it
> ranks amongst the top ten boarding schools in India.
> -- 
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[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Hapless Chick

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Hapless Chick'

Fledgling in distress.

The Fulmars are a common species of seabirds found all over Iceland.
They live and nest on the cliffs by the sea.

In the Fall, hundreds of fledglings find themselves in trouble during
migration to the open ocean. To take flight the Fulmars need to throw
themselves off a cliff edge. They have [...]

You may view the latest post at

https://blog.parrikar.com/2020/12/05/hapless-chick/


Warm regards,


Rajan Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

[Goanet] Goan-American Input Required

[Roland Francis]

A question I still ask myself today is why a liar, narcissist and infantile 
behaving man who operates with no care to gigantic conflicts of interest, can 
command such loyal obedience among a large section of Americans even after 
constant exposure by the media. Not only that, why are they able to tolerate 
the complete degradation of their country’s reputation throughout the world at 
the whims and lunacies of this man.

I really look forward to genuine input from Goans in America who are readers 
and posters  of Goanet no matter how unpalatable their views might seem to be, 
to me, that might help me to understand this Trump phenomenon. 

What GOP Members of Congress think of Trump’s election fraud claims - 
Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/congress-republicans-trump-election-claims/

Roland.

Re: [Goanet] Imagine you own the the mines we gift free to Vedanta, Chowgules, Salgaoncars, Fomento...

[Roland Francis]

Unfortunately it’s the corrupt individuals who wield the power to do that.

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 11:49 AM Linken Fernandes 
wrote:

> It's easy if you try...
> Just heard Claude Alvares on Youtube trying to interest us in reclaiming
> for all Goans the none-too-modest returns from our mines, instead of lazily
> gifting them away free to the usual privileged few -- Vedanta, Fomento,
> Salgaocars, Chowgules. Vedanta you will recognise as the fellows trying to
> blacken and blight Goan lives for generations to come through the
> destruction of the forests in Mollem, and, are these the very guys we want
> to hand over our mining leases, and the huge profits to, when we can work
> this Goenchi Mati ourselves? It would make sense to link the Goyant Kollso
> Naka campaign, striving so bravely to preserve our trees and our precious
> fauna, with the movement to share the profits from mining among all Goans,
> or as the veteran activist himself proposes, either that, or let the ore
> remain in the ground till future generations can find the best use for it.
> (
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niLiyj-Jfw)
>
-- 
Roland Francis
416-453-3371

[Goanet] Imagine you own the the mines we gift free to Vedanta, Chowgules, Salgaoncars, Fomento...

[Linken Fernandes]

It's easy if you try...
Just heard Claude Alvares on Youtube trying to interest us in reclaiming
for all Goans the none-too-modest returns from our mines, instead of lazily
gifting them away free to the usual privileged few -- Vedanta, Fomento,
Salgaocars, Chowgules. Vedanta you will recognise as the fellows trying to
blacken and blight Goan lives for generations to come through the
destruction of the forests in Mollem, and, are these the very guys we want
to hand over our mining leases, and the huge profits to, when we can work
this Goenchi Mati ourselves? It would make sense to link the Goyant Kollso
Naka campaign, striving so bravely to preserve our trees and our precious
fauna, with the movement to share the profits from mining among all Goans,
or as the veteran activist himself proposes, either that, or let the ore
remain in the ground till future generations can find the best use for it. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7niLiyj-Jfw)

Re: [Goanet] Cafe Remanso

[Frederick Noronha]

Is Aram a Hindi/Marathi/Konkani equivalent of Remanso (restful place,
haven of rest and tranquillity)? FN


On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 at 16:50, Paul p  wrote:
>
> Tony,
> The place  is now  called Cafe  Aram and the food  is  just  as  good.
> Always  crowded.



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[Goanet] Schedule for Sunday 6th December 2020

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Schedule for Sunday 6th December 2020

12:00 AM
Rosary - Glorious Mysteries

12:24 AM
Prayer over Children - St Jospeh Vaz

12:26 AM
Special Prayer over the Sick - Joseph Vaz

12:28 AM
Prayer over Expectant Mothers - St Joseph Vaz

12:30 AM
Bhajans 1

1:00 AM
Mass in Konkani for Saturday

1:50 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  118  -  Upay - Fr Pratap Naik sj

1:57 AM
"Music - Carmu Saibinnim - Victor Da Costa "

2:00 AM
Saibinnichi Ruzai -  Orkache Mister

2:25 AM
Fuddarache Dive -  Rosario de Melo interviewed by Michael Gracias

2:50 AM
Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 15

2:57 AM
Morning Music - Hymns - Fr Seville

3:27 AM
Youthopia - Chloe Charlene Fernandes - Archer interviewed by Mysticka Deniz

3:48 AM
What's Cooking? Episode 3

4:19 AM
Wealth out of Waste - Flower Making

4:42 AM
Khursachi Vatt - Br Malvino

5:15 AM
Povitr Zaunk Apovnne - Talk by Victor Mascarenhas

5:45 AM
Tell me a story - Blind leading blind

6:08 AM
Vocation  - A Prophetic Call - Talk by Sr Sirisha Kota

6:20 AM
Discerning God's Will - Talk by Dr Silvia Noronha

6:45 AM
Hymn - Saibinichi Bhett Tujea Ghorant - Fr Ronaldo Fernandes

6:54 AM
Magnificat (Konkani)

6:57 AM
Sokalchem Magnnem  -  Aitar Wk 2 & 4

7:00 AM
Mass from Panjim Church

8:00 AM
Morning Prayer  - Sunday Wk 2 & 4

8:05 AM
Music - Spiritual Music 2  followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem

8:37 AM
Advent - Talk by Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes

9:10 AM
Spiritual Freedom - A Talk by Alfwold Silveira

9:40 AM
Prayer over Children - St Jospeh Vaz

9:42 AM
Hymn -Soglle Tuje Okman - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

9:44 AM
Prayer over Childless Couples - St Joseph Vaz

9:47 AM
Talk on Holiness Adv. F.E. Noronha

10:12 AM
Gonvllik Chitticher 2020-21 Boska 9

10:32 AM
Catechism for Confirmation - 15 - DCC

10:59 AM
Catholic Quiz - Ven Fr Agnelo de Souza conducted by Mysticka Deniz

11:12 AM
Bhurgem-Ball Nasloleancher Bhagevont Zuze Vazache Mozotin Magnnem

11:15 AM
Intercessions (English)

11:30 AM
Mass in English followed by Daily Flash

12:20 PM
Health - Matters - Aging Gracefully - Dr Lenny Da Costa

12:51 PM
Wisdom Reflections -12 - Rachol Professors

1:18 PM
Catholic Perspective of Organ Donation - Fr Donato Rodrigues

1:40 PM
Bible Project -  Holiness

1:46 PM
Song - He's got the whole world in His hands

1:53 PM
Bhagevont Zuze Vazache mozotin Bhurgeancher Magnnem

1:57 PM
Gospel Magic - Illusionist Clifford

2:25 PM
World Goa Day, Abu Dhabi

2:43 PM
Music - Maria Maria - Ivy Ferrao

2:48 PM
Catechism for Confirmation - 15 - DCC

3:15 PM
Intercessions (Konkani)

3:30 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet

3:40 PM
Axa, Devacho Pattlav Korunk Amkam Vhodd Addkhol  - Fr Edson Fernandes

3:57 PM
Prayer over Expectant Mothers - St Joseph Vaz

4:00 PM
Rosary - Glorious Mysteries

4:24 PM
Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans

4:30 PM
Senior Citizens Exercises - 14

4:55 PM
Psalms  107 - Read by Alfwold Silveira

4:55 PM
Hymn : Rochnar Atmea - Winston Colaco

5:00 PM
Resurrection - Talk by Orlando D'Souza

5:27 PM
Angelus - Konkani 2

5:30 PM
Novena 8 Our Lady of Soccorro Church, Carmona

6:30 PM
Novena 8 Panjim Church

7:20 PM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  118  -  Upay - Fr Pratap Naik sj

7:27 PM
Kovita - Mog - Manisha Pereira

7:30 PM
Saibinnichi Ruzai -  Orkache Mister

7:55 PM
Our Father - Ho

8:00 PM
Retreat for Families - SJVRC

9:45 PM
Ratchem Magnem

10:00 PM
Mass in Marathi

11:00 PM
Praying in Tongues - Talk by Colin Calmiano

11:55 PM
Bhokti Lharam- Bhag 7

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[Goanet] MANDOVI MEMORIAL CROSS..03-12-1901

[Bernado Colaco]

 Xri Roland may be unhappy with SFX because his prayers are not answered. Or it 
may just be that he is a new recruit of the RSS. If someone in Goa sends half a 
dozen bottles of fine caju feni to Xri Roland the tables may turn in favour of 
the saint.
BC
--


Imagine! The saint was sleeping.
People who were going to worship, and pray to him, were sent to a watery grave.

Roland.


*
  

[Goanet] MAY WORTHY PERSONS BE CHOSEN TO RUN OUR INFORMATION COMMISSION

[Aires Rodrigues]

The current selection process for Goa’s Chief Information
Commissioner (GSIC) and State Information Commissioner (SIC) should not be
stage managed and a mere eyewash. The selection process has to be free,
fair, transparent and not vitiated by political inter meddling.

The Right to Information Act is a powerful and potent tool to expose
corruption and maladministration, and in this direction an independent and
effective Information Commission is a vital mechanism that has to be in
place. To ensure proper implementation of the Right to Information Act, the
Information Commission should comprise of independent minded persons of
integrity, who would not succumb to the pressures and pulls of politicians
in power. Their primary focus must be to defend the rights and liberty of
individuals to have access to Government information, files and documents
pertaining to the Governmental operations, performance and decisions.

The Government is in the process of selecting the next GSIC and a SIC. 32
candidates have applied for the post of GSIC while 25 are in the fray to be
a SIC. 20 of these aspiring candidates have applied for both the posts. The
applicants include retired bureaucrats, former judges, advocates,
journalists, activists, serving officials and even a politician. Over a
dozen of the applicants trying their luck this time around were
unsuccessful in their earlier attempts for a post at the State Information
Commission.

The government in September advertised both the posts for which Eminence in
Public life is absolutely mandatory with knowledge and experience in the
field of Law, Science , Social Service, Management, Mass media,
Administration and Governance. Both the posts carry a handsome monthly
salary of Rs 2, 25,000 besides other perks. The term of office for both the
posts is five years but they cannot continue in office after attaining 65
years.

A committee headed by the Chief Secretary shortlists the candidates and the
final selection will be done by a high level committee headed by the Chief
Minister and comprising of the Leader of the Opposition along with a
Minister nominated by the Chief Minister.

It is imperative that the best and brightest are selected for these coveted
positions. Eminence in public life as required by law should be the guiding
factor in selecting the persons to these vital posts.  May Justice and Fair
play prevail to ensure openness and transparency in the functioning of
Government which is paramount. Failure to do so will erode the faith and
trust of the very people it is designed to serve.

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

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   airesrodrig...@yahoo.com

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Re: [Goanet] MANDOVI MEMORIAL CROSS..03-12-1901

[Frederick Noronha]

You're sounding like an average journalist covering Covid. Now that
the cases in Goa have reduced, the story has gone off the front pages
and is played down in small type. On some days the recoveries are more
than the new cases (but touch wood, a new wave could happen as the
climate changes). But the bad news inherits the headlines... :-)

[Goanet] Goa is a political boiling pot

[Nelson Lopes]

Goa is political boiling pot

Goa after liberation in 1961 joined the main stream of Indian political
system.The colonial hangover  still persists with remnants  showing its
effects . It is progressed with leaps and bounds compared to 450 years of
colonial  rule.But the nostalgia is not yet abandoned  . The union
territory  status permitted Goans to adjust  and decide . The MGP and
United Goans were focussed on merger and non merger  .The Ghost of merger
was laid to rest and both parties  tried to reinvent but failed  MGP
founders embraced Congress but some die hard managed to survive it, till it
now  has also  lost its shine.The status of state  and language kept
political  pot boiling till it was achieved. No issues thereafter kept
Goans glued to grandiose dreams.Congress entered the fray and swallowed
all local outfits  to emerge as party, secular  and for development
agenda.The idea made sense as local  politicians were feathering their own
nests
Slowly ,new outfits under different labels  ebbed out sooner than later
.BJP  flew on the wings of MGP ,the oldest party was  extinguished out of
relevance and is gasping for breath at the moment.Currently BJP as the
national party has managed to dig its foot into Goan politics , while GFP
is making waves  with APP trying and testing political waters with no
success.The resignation of APP representative  has put a break into its
future
plans and is a  temporary setback.
The Goans have assumed notoriety  at all India level for changing parties,
becoming CM,s ,  defections  ,floor crossing at drop of hat,  that has
taught Indian politicians something to note  seriously of new experiments
of political games.The breed of selfish politicians have their own axe to
grind and voters also seem to favour defectors  and corrupt individuals to
survive and flourish
Presently it looks like that voters are fed up with fly by night  local
parties trying to create political space and then sliding into ruling party
combine, abandoning its avowed  aims,deceiving voters on promises of
development in a bid  for personal ambitions.  The old and spent political
forces still survive on brute money and muscle power  to sway opinions in
theur favour and continue to be on political map of Goa  The hope of new
faces, young
 and dynamic have also fallen prey to greed  of power, positions,
influence  and perks unlimited. THE emerging dominance of BJP does not agur
well for  democratic  ,effective opposition. The defection en mass of
congress  legislators is a serious matter to voters of   trust betrayal.
The sheer size of the State is subject to political machinations  of
permutations and combinations,  inspite of boasting of an educated
electorate .  The large influx of the migrants is not only changing
demographic status  but concentrated pockets are also tilting the political
fortunes and scales
It is time  that traditional  Goan  politics rooted in religuous divide for
its survival is further accentuated by National party,openly spousing  the
cause of majority sentiment to the hilt. HENCE Goans need to consider a
viable alternative  to politics of hate,  exclusion  and divisions on
religious  consideration.
APP, , which has survived massive  political onslauhht in Delhi elections
and decimated BJP might  surely merits  the choice to extend the
progressive, people orienred  policies to the State of Goa
It is time that  Goans  bite the bullet and usher in Change  from old wine
in new bottle syndrome
Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] Goa news 5th Dec 2020

[Frankey Fernandes]

5th December 2020
Goan news in Konkani
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[Goanet] Cafe Remanso

[Paul p]

Tony,
The place  is now  called Cafe  Aram and the food  is  just  as  good.
Always  crowded.