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Newsline Canada
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Immigrants, Their
Children Given Raw Deal In Canada
From:
http://www.weeklyvoice.com/
Monday, 17 April 2006
The Weekly Voice
has strenuously attempted to bring to the attention of
both our community and the political leaders on the
insidious racism that is keeping the immigrant workers
down. Often the best among us are robbed of an
opportunity to contribute to Canada in a system that is
designed to kill the ambition of the 'outsider' if he is
not of the right colour. Often, such allegations are
dismissed as either not 'valid' or emanating from
disgruntled quarters. That is why the following report
that was prepared for the Canadian Labour Congress is a
startling confirmation of what we have been saying all
along.
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Catholic educators
focus on keeping students safe on the Internet |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) -- A generation ago, parents
worried about their children getting in with the wrong
crowd. Today, they worry the wrong crowd is being
invited into their children's homes through the
Internet. To combat the pervasive and sometimes
dangerous impact of the Internet on today's youths,
educators across the country are being trained in
schools and diocesan programs about how to keep students
safe while they are online. Linda Pacheco, assistant
director of public programs for the Bristol County
Sheriff's Office in Rhode Island recently gave a
presentation to leaders in the Providence Diocese on the
dangers of the Internet, especially threats linked to
putting personal information on Web sites like
www.myspace.com where users post online journals,
photos, and thoughts and interests to share with others.
Pacheco said students rarely realize that the
information they post and messages they send on the
Internet can be viewed by millions of people. That false
sense of security allows some to believe that they can
do and say anything they want without restrictions. |
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Two Goans Appear at The Old Bailey (UK) on Terrorism
Charges
Posted by Eddie Fernandes on
goans_tanzanite@yahoogroups.com
25 Apr: BBC. Dominic Martins, 45, of Stanmore, London,
Roque Fernandes, 44 of Edgware. London and Abdurahman
Kanyare are charged with conspiring to possess red mercury
and conspiracy to provide funds for terrorism. Banker Mr
Martins and bank security guard Mr Fernandes joined forces
to locate red mercury. Mr Martins' former brother-in-law
had turned to his newspaper after being disappointed with
the response he received after reporting Mr Martins to
police Mr Martins and Mr Fernandes had £10,000 worth of
debts and had tried various schemes to try to make money.
For full text, click here.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4943122.stm |
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Commentary
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Goan Literature
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goan_literature for list
of Goan Writers
Excerpts:
Professor Peter Nazareth points out that that Goans have
written in thirteen languages, of which the chief were
English, Portuguese, Marathi and Konkani, the last of
these, the mother tongue, being written in four different
scripts. Nazareth is editor of an anthology of Goan
writing[1], professor of English and African-American
World Studies and advisor to the International Writing
Program at the University of Iowa. He writes:
(By saying Goans are cultural brokers, I mean) Goans
mediate between cultures, Goans live between different
cultures, Goans are travellers from one world to another.
This, in my opinion, happened when East and West met in
Goans under pressure with the Portuguese conquest. Since
that time, our usefulness to the world, wherever we are,
is that we can understand different cultures and help
people from different cultures understand one another. The
disadvantage is that if we don't work on it, we may end up
not knowing who we are."
Edward D'Lima, who has done his PhD on the Goan writer
Armando Menezes, argues that Goan writing in English goes
back to the late nineteenth century, when Goans were
migrating out of this Portuguese-controlled colony in
favour of jobs in the growing English-speaking
British-ruled colonial world. One early example was the
writer from the village of Pilerne (Bardez) named Joseph
Furtado.
Goans now read in different languages. English is probably
the most influential. Marathi is another widely-read
language. Konkani, the widely-spoken and 'official'
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News Clips from Goa
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St. Francis Xavier -
500th Birth Anniversary Celebrations in Goa
From:
http://www.goanet.org/index.php
Posted by : bosco on Apr 08, 2006
It was perhaps destined that a native of Spain should commence
his missionary endeavours and also find his sacred relics held
in one of Asia's most beautiful tiny State of Goa.......
Photo by Godfrey Gonsalves
Gathering of Priests
In the backdrop of the Archaelogical Society of India (ASI)
maintained Basilica de Bom Jesus, where the sacred relics of
St Francis Xavier are held in a silver casket, at Old Goa (Ilhas)
Tiswadi taluka Goa the western State of India, over four
thousand people assembled this evening at 1734 hrs IST at a
specially erected shamiana to partake in the Eucharist Mass to
celebrate 500th Birth anniversary of St Francis Xavier
(07.04.1506) a native of Navarre in Spain.
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Goa Cabinet okays private
practice for GMC’s medical consultants
Navhind Times Staff Reporter
Panaji, April 19: The state government had okayed a proposal
allowing medical consultants attached to the Goa Medical
College and Hospital and other health bodies to do private
practice after official duty hours. The decision to this
effect was taken at today’s cabinet meeting.
The Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsing Rane told reporters that the
specialists, who were taken as consultants on contract basis
would now be allowed to do their private practice. However, he
said that if they opted for private practice, they would not
be entitled to the non-practicing allowance.
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TIMES NEWS NETWORK SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2006
PANAJI: If you’re planning to
invest in property or purchase a holiday home, then consider
Goa. Nature is doing for the state, what IT did for Bangalore
and Hyderabad — send land prices rocketing through the roof!
The past year has seen land value in the capital Panaji rise
from Rs 14 per sq mt to Rs 21 per sq mt.
Other places across the state are not far behind with a 20%
increase in land prices which is expected to further rise at
an increasing rate for the next ten years.
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Obituary
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+ FERNANDES,
Marcelino (Toronto)
FERNANDES, Marcelino - Past
President of the Goan Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. Peacefully
at North York General Hospital on Wednesday, April 26, 2006
in his 92nd year. Loving husband of 57 years to Tita. Dear
father to Zemira, Avin, Anna and Mervyn. Cherished
grandfather of Claudette, Jeffrey, Michael, Kimberley, Lisa,
Matthew, Lauren and Kyle. Marcelino, predeceased by his 5
brothers and 1 sister, will be sadly missed by all of his
family and friends. Funeral Mass held on Saturday, April
29th at St.Gabriel's Parish, 650 Sheppard Avenue East. |
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Event
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Goan
Events in Canada - 2006 |
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Date |
Organization |
Event |
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Thursday, May 4, 6.30 p.m. sharp |
TEGSA |
Free Theatre – “Popcorn Princess”
Commander Hall – 140 Commander Blvd
Dinner $5.00 person |
Click for Flier |
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Sunday May 7, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Career Networking Mixer |
www.goatoronto.com
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Thursday, May 11, 6.30 p.m. sharp |
TEGSA |
Mega Whist Drive (free) & Bingo
Commander Hall – 140 Commander Blvd
Dinner $5.00 person
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Click for Flier
Click to download
TEGSA Membership Form |
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May 12,6.15 pm
Cancelled |
Fifty-five Plus Goan Seniors Group- West GTA
Cancelled |
Ladies Dine & Pamper Nite
Mary Kay®Dinner & Makeover
You are cordially invited to a "Girlfriends Night Out"
Enjoy a great Buffet Dinner.
Click Flier for details
Cancelled |
e-mail:
Goan Seniors
West
Click for flier
Cancelled |
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Sunday, May 14th, 2006
11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Cancelled |
Goan Overseas Association (GOA)
St. Francis Xavier Senior's Club
The Canorient Christian
Association of Metropolitan Toronto
The Canorient Seniors Club
of Toronto
The Manglorean Association
of Canada (MAC)
Cancelled |
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER JUBILEE YEAR - CANADA
Food & Craft Fair
Brebeuf
College School
211 Steeles Avenue East
(Near Bayview &
Steeles)
Toronto, Ontario
Cancelled |
Flyer
Cancelled |
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Tuesday May 16, 2006
6.45 p.m. sharp |
Fifty-five Plus Goan Seniors Group- West GTA |
Meet & Greet &
First Monthly Whist Drive at
The Malta Band Club
5745 Coopers Avenue
Mississauga, On L4Z 1R9
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Click for Flier (55Plus flier1) |
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Saturday, May 27th 2006 |
Toronto East Goan Seniors Association |
2nd Anniversary |
Click for Flier |
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Sunday, May 27th 2006 |
Goan Soccer League |
Goan Inter-Village Soccer
League Commences At Thistletown Collegiate Grounds, 20
Fordwich Cres. Etobicoke, Ontario. |
Contact:
Evaristo Fernandes @416 873-
GOAN or visit
www.goansoccer.com |
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June 3, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Golf Classic |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Friday 9th, June 2006 |
FIFA World Cup 2006 |
Germany |
Schedule |
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Saturday June 10, 2006 |
Goan Charitable Organization |
"Walkathon" @ 9.00 a.m.
sharp at Lakefront Premenade Park, (Cawthra/Lakeshore)
Mississauga. |
For details visit
www.goatoronto.com
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Saturday June 10, 2006 |
Villagers of Siolim
Association - Greater Toronto Area |
Celebration St Anthony's Feast |
GVC |
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June 11, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
St. Francis Xavier Summer Picnic |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Tuesday June 13, 2006
6.45 p.m. sharp |
Fifty-five Plus Goan Seniors Group- West GTA |
At Malta Band Club
Ladiana
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Watch for details |
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June 16, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Goan’ Overboard |
www.goatoronto.com |
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June 17th, 2006
Michael Power high school -
Etobicoke,
Ontario |
Michael Power high school -
Etobicoke,
Ontario |
Konkani Tiatr "KIDD"
written by : Ben Evangelisto
(Goa)
Directed by:Marshal
Fernandes |
Click for Flier |
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June 23rd, 2006 |
55 Plus Goan Association - West GTA |
"First Annual" dinner dance at the renaissance banquet
hall -
Mississauga,ONT. |
Click
for Flier |
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Sunday
June 25th |
TEGSA |
Trip
To Shaw Festival, Niagara-On-The-Lake
“High
Society” at
Festival Theatre
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Click to see Flier ( flier TEGSA2) |
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Saturday July 8, 2006
6.00 p.m. to 1.00 a.m. |
Monte De Guirim – Toronto
Chapter |
Summer Blast 2006 |
Click For Info
E-mail |
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Saturday July 8, 2006 |
Curtorim
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Loutolim
. Raia
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Family Picnic at
Erindale
Park, Mississauga |
Picnic |
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July 16, 2006 |
Villagers of Moira and Aldona |
Moira/Aldona Picnic at
Centennial Park, Etobicoke
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http://www.geocities.com/moirasocial
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 - 12.00 noon |
Calangute
Association Canada |
Feast of Patron Saint Alex |
GVC |
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July 29, 2006 |
Goan Overseas Association |
Viva Goa 2006 |
www.goatoronto.com |
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Saturday,September
16, 2006 |
Dr.Ribeiro's
Goan School Ex-student's Committee - Toronto |
Grand Reunion Dance |
GVC |
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 - From 6.00 P.M. To 1.00
A.M. |
Calangute
Association Canada |
GOAN EVENTS IN CANADA - 2006 |
Click for Flier |
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October 1, 2006
12:00 noon |
Curtorim
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Loutolim
. Raia
. Association |
7th ANNUAL SOCIAL
At
Claireport
Place
65 Claireport Crescent,
Etobicoke
(Hwy 27 & Albion Rd) |
Flyer |
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October 22, 2006 |
Villagers of Moira, |
Moira Social, Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate
Conception |
http://www.geocities.com/moirasocial |
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November 18, 2006 |
Navelim
Association of Toronto |
Navelim
Social
At Claireport Place
65 Claireport Crescent,
Etobicoke
(Hwy 27 & Albion Rd) |
Details to follow.
For information e-mail:
jjfrebello@yahoo.ca
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December 3rd 2005 To December 3rd
2006. |
St Francis Xavier Jubilee Year Celebrations |
Greater Toronto Area Events |
GVC |
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Announcements |
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RSVP: mpereira@goatoronto.com (T: 905-773-3296)
The Career Networking Mixer is designed to help people who
are new to the workforce or looking to make a career change
explore their occupational options. Attendees will be given
the opportunity to learn about any one of the following
professions firsthand through the experience of a mentor.
Below is a list of each mentors profession with their
industry in brackets.
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Weekend
Retreat
You are invited to a Weekend retreat
by Fritz Mascarenhas, Director of The International Catholic
Programme of Evangelization,(ICPE) India.
THEME: John 4: 34 - "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me
and to finish His work".
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2006 Census of Canada
May 16, 2006
Count Yourself
Click image for Census Jobs
2006 Census Questions can be viewed at:
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/info/questions/index.cfm
Some questions of relevance to www.goanvoice.ca readers.
Q 17 - What were the ethnic or cultural origins of this person's
ancestors?
Question 17 provides information about the ethnic and cultural
diversity of Canada's population. This question makes possible the
collection of the information required for the implementation of
the Multiculturalism Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. It is also used extensively by ethnic and cultural
associations, as well as by agencies and researchers, for
activities such as health promotion, communications and marketing.
Q 19 – Is this person :
South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)
Question 19 tells us about the groups that make up the visible
minority population in Canada. This information is required for
programs under the Employment Equity Act, which promote equal
opportunity for everyone. |
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Vote for your
favourite teacher
FOR the Merlyn Vaz SCHOLARSHIP
Teachers from all over Goa applied for the scholarship in
memory of Merlyn Vaz and three candidates have been short
listed. The scholarship recognises Merlyn’s exemplary
service as an inspirational teacher and leader. Merlyn’s
son, the longest serving British Asian MP Keith Vaz has
launched the scholarship and will award a teacher the chance
of a lifetime.
The scholarship endorsed by the Chief Minister Pratab Singh
Rane MP and Tourism Minister Wilfred de Souza is worth
around £2,500 and the winner will get the opportunity to
teach at Sacred Heart Primary School, during the spring term
2007, accommodation and the cost of food and travel
expenses. She will also go on a sight-seeing tour of
Britain.
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People
Places and Things
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COMPENDIUM OF THE
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
First Holy Communion Gift Book
The essentials of the Catechism in question-answer format The
English Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is
now available in hardcover and softcover editions. This
abbreviated version of the Catechism presents the entirety of
Catholic moral teaching and the doctrine of the faith in a
user-friendly format that is accessible to all.
Handsomely bound, durable hardcover
As of April 1, 2006: regular price of $24.95
Low priced, high quality softcover
Same size, content and format as the hardcover
1 to 4 copies: $16.95 |
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Konkani Music now
available in Canada
 V.P. Sinaris &
Sons* have been synonymous with Konkani music
for decades.They now want a presence in Canada in order
to market their music to N. America and Europe.
Before they can establish a
full presence here they want to ascertain the popularity
of Konkani music in the West. They know that when Goans
visit Goa, they always buy a few CDs to remind them of
their stay in Goa. But they also know that many Goans do
not visit Goa that frequently and have to rely on their
friends and relations to do them the favour of buying
some nostalgic music for them.
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UTM's
Fuel Cell Facility First in University Student Residence
(Posted April 19,
2006)
By Tracy Moniz, Marketing and Communications, UTM.
The opening of the solid oxide
fuel cell facility at the University of Toronto at Mississauga
(UTM) today marks Canada's first installation of solid oxide
fuel cells in a university student residence as well as the
world's first multi-unit installation.
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"Every
Kilowatt Counts" Campaign Will Help Ontario Consumers Save
Energy And Money
A new campaign will help citizens
across the province conserve energy and save money, Ontario
Energy Minister Donna Cansfield and Chief Energy Conservation
Officer Peter Love announced yesterday. The "Every Kilowatt
Counts" campaign will give Ontarians the tools they need to
make cost effective energy decisions.
The first element of the Every Kilowatt Counts campaign - Cool
Savings - gets underway April 21. Consumers will receive a $500
rebate when they replace an inefficient central air conditioner
with a new ENERGYSTAR(R) qualified system. There is a $50
rebate for those who have their central air conditioner tuned
up by a registered participating contractor, and a $75 rebate
on the supply and installation of a programmable thermostat.
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Health & Wellness
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Spring into Cleaning
TORONTO, April 18 /CNW/ - Ahh, spring cleaning - the time
of year when Canadians open their windows and clear out
the winter grime from their homes and cottages. But how
many people actually know what it is they're using to
clean floors, sinks, and bathrooms? Today, the average
Canadian household contains 62 different toxic
chemicals(1), and a major portion of these can be found in
the commonly-used cleaning products living under the
kitchen
sink.
This year, Canadians are encouraged to try an effective,
healthy and economical alternative to harsh cleaning
products - ARM & HAMMER(R) Baking Soda. It is an
all-natural deodorizer and cleanser that is safe for
children, pets and the environment. According to a recent
survey by POLLARA, 89 per cent of Canadians have a box of
baking soda in their home and while the majority (85 per
cent) uses Baking Soda in their fridge or freezer, few
take advantage of the myriad of other uses of the product.
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