2 Green Spring Drive Scarborough, Ontario MIV 2BI
Tel:
(416)292-1653
Fax:
(416)292-0776
Newly Arrived Shipment of Spices & Pickles Directly from Goa
From:
goansnacks@yahoo.com
We have just received a fresh shipment from Goa - limited
quantities - of : squid mole .........$ 3.75 200 gms
king fishmole........3.75 200 gms mackarel mole .......3.75 200 gms mackarel para ........3.75 200 gms Bombay duckpara...3.75 200 gms prawn balichow....3.75 200 gms prawn curry masala.3.50 100 gms coconut/toddy vinegar......5.75 750 ml sorpotel/cafreal/recheadopaste....3.50 200 gms
....and much more.
If you wish to place an order or require further info,
pls. call 905-270-9165
…for pick-up.
.. First come first served basis while
quantities last.
Also Goan Party Snacks *packed Goa Sausages
Thank you
Evelyn De Souza Tel:
(905) 270-9165 Fax:
(905)275-2703 Email:
goansnacks@yahoo.com
U.K. to pay
for Kenyans abused during 1950s Mau Mau uprising
It is a dark period in Britain’s colonial past — men
castrated, women sexually tortured, detention
without trial — and on Thursday,(June 6,2013) the
U.K. government announced the Kenyans who survived
it would be compensated for their suffering.
Canada's big
cities headed for financial crisis
CFIB report demands an
urgent conversation among local government leaders
on overspending
Vancouver, May 29, 2013 /CNW/
- With municipal leaders from across the
country gathering in Vancouver later this week for
the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
conference, the Canadian Federation of Independent
Business (CFIB) is calling on them to take action on
municipal overspending. CFIB today released a report
showing that spending has grown more than three
times the rate of population over the past 12 years
in Canada's three largest cities - Toronto, Montreal
and Vancouver - and in Canadian municipalities
overall.
Immigration Minister
Jason Kenney has not put a limit on the number of
temporary foreign workers coming to Canada. He only
asked employers to have a plan to ultimately replace
the foreign workers with Canadians at some
unspecified future point.
Before the scandal of the Stephen Harper government
“losing” $3.1 billion in anti-terror funding and
before the Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy scandals,
there was, and still is, the scandal of Jason
Kenney’s temporary foreign worker program.
Improving the
Citizenship Application Process
Ottawa, June 3, 2013 /CNW/
- Citizenship applicants who fail their
first citizenship test will now have the opportunity
to rewrite the test rather than wait for an
appointment with a citizenship judge, Citizenship,
Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason
Kenney announced today.
More than four
million visitors helped by new CIC online Help
Centre
Ottawa, June 5, 2013 /CNW/
- More than four million people have been
helped by Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC)
new online Help Centre since it was launched just
six months ago, Citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced
today.
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and
Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Bal Gosal,
Minister of State (Sport), met May 21 in Brampton,
Ontario, with members of the Indo-Canadian business
community to highlight the benefits for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of an ambitious
Canada-India comprehensive economic partnership
agreement (CEPA). The event’s hosts were the
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and the Brampton
Board of Trade.
Government of
Canada invests to help recent graduates in Toronto
get jobs
Toronto, May 31, 2013 /CNW/
- The Government of Canada announced
funding to support recent graduates in Toronto to
help them gain the skills, knowledge and experience
they need to enter and succeed in the job market.
The announcement was made by John Carmichael, Member
of Parliament for Don Valley West on behalf of the
Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources
and Skills Development.
Oxford, England -
The head of the Tanzanian bishops' conference
warned of a growing threat from militant Islamists
and urged police and government to act more
forcefully against violence and intimidation.
Commentary
The statements, opinions, or views in the articles may not
necessarily reflect that of the Goan Voice Canada.
We didn’t have to wait for the recently published
data in the 2011 National Household Survey to know
that nowadays fewer people attend conventional
religious services. Spokespersons for mainstream
places of worship repeatedly report that their
numbers are down and that they find it increasingly
difficult to make ends meet.
Will there be an
entry visa for tourists entering Goa, asks AIMTC
bureau@herald-goa.com
| June 2, 2013 | Team Herald
Belgaum:
Deploring Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s protest
letter against a Union ministry’s advisory that had
questioned Goa’s entry tax, the All India Motor
Transport Congress (AIMTC) has asked if the Goa
government would also introduce an entry visa for
tourists entering Goa.
Panaji: India
today is facing the crisis of the decline in moral
values and the challenge of growing corruption
demeaning the mantra of sustainable and holistic
livelihoods required for quality and wholesome
living. Sadly, in every aspect of life exploitation,
cheating and manipulating the thinking process of
'exploited individuals' is the mantra to acquire
power, wealth and control over the mediocre and
unassuming masses, which we in India call the 'aamadmi'.
One of the greatest obstacles to the rule of law in
the realm of domestic or international humanitarian
law is the undemocratic but all too frequent use of
what is termed "plausible deniability."
People Places and Thingss
Donating Engineering Textbooks from Canada
to Goa: Friday June 7, 2013
| Panjim, Goa
An International
Goan Organization (Ontario) Pilot Project
Picture (from
left to right):
Nilesh, Rupesh, Mohnish,
Saish, Smita, Pooja, Dr. Gokhale (Principal,
Don Bosco College of Engineering),
Tania, Sikandar, Molly, Karuna, and Sudesh
On June 7,
2013, the International Goan Organization
(Ontario), in collaboration with the Goan
Engineers of Toronto (GET), successfully
completed a pilot project to deliver
engineering textbooks to the Don Bosco
College of Engineering in Goa. The
consignment of used engineering textbooks
was handed over to Dr. C. S. Gokhale,
Principal of the Civil Engineering
department at the Don Bosco College of
Engineering. The donation was presented at
the offices of Demerg Systems in Panjim, Goa.
McMaster’s
newest star student Alexandre D’Souza with
proud parents Alfredo and Neomi. Alexandre
is believed to be the youngest student to
ever start at the university. The family
moved to Canada from India last year.
But unlike most who are university-bound,
D’Souza will be just 14 when he starts a
double biological- and chemical-engineering
degree this fall at McMaster University in
Hamilton. The school’s admissions department
does not collect information of its
first-year entrants by age so it is unable
to say whether D’Souza is the youngest
student ever admitted to the university.
However, Art Heidebrecht, McMaster’s acting
dean of engineering, says he can’t recall an
admission of someone that young in the
nearly 50 years he’s been at the school.
Sukh Anim Duk
(Joy and Sorrow). Songs of Goan Life.
Recorded by Jock Sequeira and Team, probably
in the 1950s or thereabouts. Copy received
by FN from Mervyn Maciel. Lyrics by Jock
Sequeira. Vocalists: Jock Sequeira, Sibila
Pinto, Mervyn Maciel. Musicians: Adolfo
Saldanha (violin), Alfredo Figueiredo
(Portuguese guitar), Denzyl Sequeira
(guitar) and Derrick Sequeira (keyboards).
Brampton —
Discover the beauty of ornament and join the
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA)
for Ornamenting the Ordinary: Crafts of
South Asia.
Readings For Summer - GOANS ABROAD…OUR
SPECIAL CONTACT by Braz Menezes
[An
author’s happiest moment: Book signing.
Photo: Braz Menezes]
The
poster announcing the ‘Exhibition of the
Histories of British Goans Project’ which
opens in London at the Nehru Centre, London,
on June 5, 2013, includes among other
images, the cover of a booklet entitled
Goans-Abroad and in British Lands (A study),
Mombasa-Kenya 1944, authored by
D.J. Soares-Rebelo,
B.A. (Hons). I was about 14 years old, when I first saw a
photograph Domingos Jose Soares Rebelo, but
it took half a century to finally meet in
him person.
Chandigarh:
A Canadian filmmaker was in Punjab recently
to trace descendants of some early Sikh
settlers in his country.
David R Gray will also trace descendants of
some early Sikh settlers in Canada,
including those who fought in the World War
I and worked in British Columbia forests to
make them habitable, according to a report
in
sikhsangat.org.
Gray says his interest in Sikh immigration
to Canada stemmed from his chance tracking
of some artifacts and leftovers of some
Chinese and Indian immigrants in Victoria.
SYDNEY
(Reuters) - Moving carefully
along a row of apple trees, two of
Australia's newest agricultural workers
check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs
water or fertilizer.
Meet "Mantis" and "Shrimp", agricultural
robots being tested to do these tasks and
more in a bid to cut costs and improve
productivity in Australia's economically
vital farm sector, which exported A$39.6
billion ($38.8 billion)of produce in 2012.
Australia is one of the leaders in the field
and, with a minimum wage of A$15.96 per hour
and a limited workforce, has a big incentive
to use robots and other technology such as
unmanned aircraft to improve efficiency.
London:
This economic slowdown is really
more than a nuisance, it’s making even the
super-rich to earn a penny by downsizing!
The world’s richest Indian, Lakshmi N Mittal,
has put up one of his mansions in central
London up for sale. The steel tycoon had
bought the property on Palace Green in
Kensington for 117
London:
A Sikh man has for the first time
become the mayor of the town of Warwick in
England’s West Midlands region. Prabhjit Singh Dhillon,
who has been elected the 280th mayor of
Warwick, described it as a “privilege”, the
Coventry Telegraph reported Friday. “I have
become the 280th mayor, a privilege for a
Summer Reading
Just Matata &
More Matata –Author Bras Menezes Matata* means trouble in
Swahili.
Just
Matata is a well-written and researched book, and
poignantly told, of the life of a young Goan lad
growing up in Goa and Kenya. It also dealt
sensitively with the castes and racial prejudices,
which Goan people faced in Goa, India and East
Africa. (P. McCarthy, BC)
While More Matata is the sequel to his first book
-Just Matata, it can be enjoyed on its own. I found
the ending particularly moving, and I look forward
to the final book in the trilogy! (Wetcoast, BC)
A
book about the best fighters in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
written by Brian J. D’Souza,
Review excerpt from FightOpinion.com:
"Brian J. D'Souza's new book, Pound for Pound: The
Modern Gladiators, is a fantastic read... It's
outstanding reading and will keep you entertained
the whole way through."
For copies at $15 each, Phone or send a Text message
to 416 209 1035.
Panaji, May 29 (IANS)
The number of people speaking Konkani, Goa's
official language, is decreasing, Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday, while greeting the
fellow Goans on the eve of the statehood day.
Tourism
projects delayed in Goa Posted: 30 May 2013 11:35
PM PDT
During last one year or so Goa Tourism announced
many ambitious projects for development of the
tourism sector but not much progress has been made
to execute them.
Margao:
Admitting that the clergy had attacked the
corruption of the previous regime, Fr Eremito
Rebello said the new government headed by Chief
Minister Manohar Parrikar has belied the
expectations of the people and linked the government
to a boat drifting in the sea.
News Clips from India
India's
Economic Growth Slowest in A Decade May 31, 2013 | by VOA
News
Economic officials said India's economic growth
fell to its slowest pace in a decade for the
latest fiscal year.
Indian
priest to address UN council on human rights
Published: 1:10 pm, May
29, 2013 Story By: By C M Paul,
mattersindia.com
Fr. V M Thomas with children
Kolkata:
Fr V.M. Thomas, who heads India’s
more than 130,000 Catholic Religious, will
address the 23rd session of UN Human Rights
Council now underway in Geneva. Fr. Thomas will
present a paper on Don Bosco Institute he
founded at Kharguli near Guwahati, Assam, as a
parallel session held at the UN Headquarters in
Geneva. The institute caters to the youth in
northeastern India.
Indian Arrival Day, celebrated on 30th May,
commemorates the arrival of the first Indian
Indentured labourers from India to Trinidad, in
May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack. The Fatel
Razack brought not only a new labour force to
assist in the economic development of Trinidad,
but also a new people with a new culture.
Beijing: The
first Chinese version of a book on Mahatma
Gandhi's thoughts was launched here on Monday,
marking the debut of Gandhian philosophy in a
country intensely dominated by the ideology of
'Chairman' Mao Zedong.
Obituary
+Angela D'Souza Tue Jun 18 12:00:00
Angela D’Souza, age 70, passed away with her family at her side on June 17, 2013 at North York General Hospital. Loving mother to Quentin D’Souza, Gwen D’Ambrosio, and Darryl D’Souza. Cherished Granny to 4 grandchildren. Proud retired teacher with the TCDSB. Survived by her sisters Simone, Mary Ann and her brother Brazine. Visitation: Ogden Fun.... Read more
+ ADOLF DANTAS Tue Jun 11 12:01:18
May 31st : Adolf Dantas, 72 years,(ex-Kampala) expired peacefully at
Verna nursing home, goa. Funeral was held on May 31st, 2013 at Verna.
Beloved son of Michael Joseph Dantas and Geraldine Dantas.
Beloved brother of (late) Marcus, Leena,(Late) Lino ,Annie (Canada),
Passed away peacefully on June 6 at Scarborough General Hospital, at age 104. Beloved husband to Aurora (deceased) and to Zita, his wife of 64 years. Loving father to Cecil (Gracie), Janet (Joe), Maria, Margaret (Lloyd, deceased), Marieta (Frank), Monica (Basil, deceased), Joseph and Marianne (Michael). Fondly remembered by his 18 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchil.... Read more
+ OLINDA FLORES DE SOUZA FIGUEIREDO Mon Jun 10 12:00:00
9 Jun: Benaulim, Goa. OLINDA FLORES DE SOUZA FIGUEIREDO. Born 1924; ex-Kampala. Loving wife of late Henry, darling mother/mother-in-law of late Charles, Lorna/Raymond D’Silva (UK), Fiona/late Ivo (USA), late Roy/Maureen de Souza Figueiredo (UK), Sharon Pinto (USA) and Tania/Scott Chandler (.... Read more
+Sister Zinia Pinto Mon Jun 10 12:00:00
Former St Joseph's Convent School principal passes away By Desiree Frances in The News, 6 June 2013- K a r a c h i Educationist, nun and former principal of St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi, Sister Zinia Pinto, passed away here on Tuesday night. She was 84.
The former mother superior of the Daughters of the Cross died at 11.20 pm. She had been ill for .... Read more
Canadian Immigrant and Scotiabank, in association
with Centennial College, present the 3rd Annual
Career, Education & Settlement Fair, a free day-long
event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre taking
place Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
Canadian Immigrant
and Scotiabank, in association with Centennial
College, present the 3rd Annual Career, Education &
Settlement Fair, a free day-long event at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre taking place Tuesday, June
25, 2013.
We can
overcome poverty and hunger by 2025 English.news.cn
2013-05-28 | By Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhuanet)
-
Over three quarters of the extreme poor in
the world live in the countryside. Reducing
rural poverty will therefore require
significantly higher rural incomes. Since
most rural incomes are related to
agriculture, raising agricultural
productivity can help raise rural incomes
all round.
The global population is expected to rise to
nine billion by 2050. Most of that growth
will be in developing countries. However,
many are asking whether such growth is
sustainable, considering the amount of
resources that would be consumed. The issues
of population growth and sustainability were
addressed on the closing day of the Women
Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Cloud cover doesn't equal sun protection
Quebec City, June 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Overcast
skies can take the beauty out of a bright
summer day, but it doesn't mean there's no
risk of sunburn; exposure to ultraviolet
radiation (UV) is still a concern. The
Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) is
encouraging Canadians to be diligent about
their sun protection even in times of light
cloud cover.
Nairobi, Kenya:
A new Genetically Modified banana
variety that is resistant to bacterial wilt
could soon be available for growing by
banana farmers across East Africa.
Liver
cancer on rise in Canada: report English.news.cn
2013-05-29
Ottawa, May 29 (Xinhua)
-- The number of liver cancer
cases in Canada has tripled in men and
doubled in women since the 1970s, health
officials say.
New
study reveals majority of Canadians not
prepared for effects of severe weather
Vancouver, May 31,
2013 /CNW/ - A new national poll
conducted by Pollara provides interesting
insights into the attitudes of Canadians
when it comes to preparing for severe
weather. It also reveals that many Canadians
are not aware of what is covered by their
home insurance policies.
Buenos Aires, May
31 (Xinhua) -- Argentina
announced Friday the successful development
of a "therapeutic vaccine" for lung cancer
patients, which is considered the "first
innovative drug" to treat the disease.
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Immigration Minister
Jason Kenney has not put a limit on the number of
temporary foreign workers coming to Canada. He only
asked employers to have a plan to ultimately replace
the foreign workers with Canadians at some
unspecified future point.
McMaster’s
newest star student Alexandre D’Souza with
proud parents Alfredo and Neomi. Alexandre
is believed to be the youngest student to
ever start at the university. The family
moved to Canada from India last year.
But unlike most who are university-bound,
D’Souza will be just 14 when he starts a
double biological- and chemical-engineering
degree this fall at McMaster University in
Hamilton. The school’s admissions department
does not collect information of its
first-year entrants by age so it is unable
to say whether D’Souza is the youngest
student ever admitted to the university.
However, Art Heidebrecht, McMaster’s acting
dean of engineering, says he can’t recall an
admission of someone that young in the
nearly 50 years he’s been at the school.
[An
author’s happiest moment: Book signing.
Photo: Braz Menezes]
Chandigarh:
A Canadian filmmaker was in Punjab recently
to trace descendants of some early Sikh
settlers in his country.
David R Gray will also trace descendants of
some early Sikh settlers in Canada,
including those who fought in the World War
I and worked in British Columbia forests to
make them habitable, according to a report
in
SYDNEY
(Reuters) - Moving carefully
along a row of apple trees, two of
Australia's newest agricultural workers
check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs
water or fertilizer. 
London:
This economic slowdown is really
more than a nuisance, it’s making even the
super-rich to earn a penny by downsizing!
The world’s richest Indian, Lakshmi N Mittal,
has put up one of his mansions in central
London up for sale. The steel tycoon had
bought the property on Palace Green in
Kensington for 117
London:
A Sikh man has for the first time
become the mayor of the town of Warwick in
England’s West Midlands region. Prabhjit Singh Dhillon,
who has been elected the 280th mayor of
Warwick, described it as a “privilege”, the
Coventry Telegraph reported Friday. “I have
become the 280th mayor, a privilege for a
