The coming year will be a
difficult one for Canadians, said
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who
steered away from directly
addressing the global economic
turmoil in his holiday address.
"As we face the difficult year
ahead, always remember that ours
is perhaps the most peaceful and
prosperous society on Earth,"
Harper said in the prerecorded
statement.
OTTAWA —
The manufacturing-based
provinces of Ontario and Quebec
will be hardest hit in the current
recession, while Saskatchewan will
outperform the rest of the country
thanks to its well-diversified mix
of natural resources, the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce says.
Statscan Study: Immigrants'
education and required job skills
1991 to 2006
Established immigrants—those who had lived in Canada
for between 11 and 15 years—had more difficulty
finding jobs reflecting their educational attainment
in 2006 than they did in 1991.
During this 15-year period, the proportion of
long-term immigrants with a university degree in jobs
with low education requirements, such as clerks, truck
drivers, salespeople, cashiers and taxi drivers, rose
steadily. In 1991, about 12% of long-term male
immigrants with a university degree had jobs with low
educational requirements. By 2006, this proportion had
increased to 21%.
Scotiabank Offers Canadians Five Financial
Strategies To Bolster Their Bottom Line In Uncertain
Times
TORONTO, Dec. 29 /CNW/ -
With holiday shopping and gift giving behind us and
the New Year just ahead, now is the perfect time for
people to take stock of their financial situation.
While current economic conditions are challenging many
Canadians to re-think their budget, Scotiabank has
some practical suggestions to help households shore up
their financial position.
The
statements, opinions, or views in the following
articles may not necessarily reflect that of the Goan
Voice Canada.
How is 2009 going to be?
2008 is now behind us, and for many, best forgotten:
On the
weather scene Ontario and Quebec endured one of the
longest and snowiest winters in years. At times, even
snow enthusiasts had had enough and were desperate for
spring. Every winter sees snow on the ground for weeks
at a time, but not every winter has snow falling
almost every day. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
River Basin registered its third-wettest winter in 61
years, with most of the precipitation falling as the
white stuff.
US $ 1456 Billion stashed away in Swiss banks by
Indians !…and our Government does not want to know who
they are !
http://www.gauravblog.com/?p=230
Of course we always knew this….that many Indians have
been stashing away black monies in Swiss banks for
decades…but when one hears the Quantum from the
Horse’s Mouth itself it has to invoke anger
Just read today’s Express Buzz coverage of the Swiss
Banking Association Report of 2006 that reveals that
India topped the List of Countries with it’s citizens
having deposits of US $ 1456 Billion in Swiss
banks…Russia came in second at US $ 470 billion
In fact Indians have stashed away more funds in Swiss
Banks than those from all other nations put together!
Kuwait: 'Twinkling Stars' win 'GULAB' Carol Singing
Competition From:
http://mangalorean.com The
tradition of Christmas carols hails back as far as
the thirteenth century, although carols were
originally folk songs sung during celebrations like
harvest, tide or Christmas. It was only later that
carols begun to be sung in church, and to be
specifically associated with Christmas. It is for
the very first time in Kuwait that a Goan
organization took up the challenge to present 'Carol
singing competition' as part of the third and final
event of the GULAB Konkani magazine's Silver Jubilee
celebrations that commenced in June 2008..
Goan Overseas
Association – Bringing in the New Year
OTTAWA — Her
Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean,
Governor General of Canada, announced today 60 new
appointments to the Order of Canada. The new
appointees include 4 Companions (C.C.), 14 Officers
(O.C.), and 42 Members (C.M.). These appointments
were made on the recommendation of the Advisory
Council on the Order of Canada.
Notable Persons: Arvind
Koshal, O.C.
Edmonton, Alberta
Officer of the Order of Canada
For his contributions to the field of cardiac
surgery in Canada, notably in performing several
innovative techniques, and for his leadership in
developing one of the leading cardiac care programs
in the country.
Lata
Pada, C.M.
Mississauga, Ontario
Member of the Order of Canada
For her contributions to the development of South
Asian dance as a choreographer, teacher, dancer and
artistic director, as well as for her commitment and
support of the Indian community in Canada.
Victor
Rangel-Ribeiro is a name closely connected with the
resurgence that Goan writing in English has seen in
recent years. An octogenarian, what's admirable about
him is not just the high-energy levels with which he
works on his craft, but also his generosity in sharing
his skills and mentoring others keen to enter the
world of writing books and more. Excerpts from an
interview with Frederick 'FN' Noronha, as Rangel-Ribeiro
returns to Goa for this annual sojourn. This time, to
be based in Altinho (Panjim) while his ancestral home
at Alto Porvorim gets a facelift.
TORONTO
- If you find a snow blower under the
Christmas tree, or a note from Santa to check for one
in the garage, take care as you proceed to use this
new piece of equipment, experts advise.
By mid-December, Dr. William Andrade, a plastic
surgeon in Newmarket, Ont., had already seen four snow
blower injuries to the hand at his hospital, compared
to five last year for the whole winter.
Shipments of notebook computers edged past desktop
sales in the third quarter for the first time,
according to data from the research firm iSuppli.
Preliminary figures for the quarter show notebook PC
shipments shot up about 40 per cent from the same
period a year ago to 38.6 million, iSuppli said
Tuesday. Meanwhile desktop shipments fell about 1.3
per cent to 38.5 million.
Goa Governor, CM and Archbishop extend New Year
greetings
Governor Dr SS Sidhu and Chief Minister Digambar
Kamat have extended heartiest greetings and best
wishes to the people of Goa on the joyous occasion
of the New Year. In his new Year message, the
Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Ferrao,
said, "Expectations and concerns mark the beginning
of every new Year. And this year will not be
different. Our concerns, in fact, will be all the
more grave since the year that went by was
punctuated by violence, which took so much toll on
human life and left the entire population
traumatized. [GT]
NRGs demand control over influx of migrants
On the eve of the New Year, Non-Resident Goans from
United Arab Emirates presented a wish list to Chief
Minister Digambar Kamat in the form of a memorandum
signed by over 600 Goans living in Dubai and Kuwait.
The memorandum comprises of 10 demands aimed at
protecting Goa and Goan identity and makes a very
forceful demand for controlling the influx of
migrants in the State which is diluting the Goan
identity. (Among other issues) the Non-Resident
Goans have also demanded that the State government
strongly pursue with the Centre for voting rights to
Non-Resident Goans. [GT]
Air fares to Goa plummet this new year
Flying in to Goa from Mumbai on New Year's eve was
cheaper for revellers than entering a night club in
the state to party into the New Year. With hordes of
Indian tourists descending on the state to ring in
the year's first moments, nightclubs anticipated a
windfall in earning and hiked their rates ten-fold.
[TOI]
One month course in Konkani for government
servants
All government employees will have to compulsorily
undergo classes in Konkani so as to equip themselves
with minimum knowledge of the language. Training for
the purpose wills tart soon and in Devanagari
script… Konkani stalwart, Mr Tomazinho Cardozo
stressed: “Whatever the government does should be
beneficial to all sections. So training should be
both in Devanagari as well as Romi scripts.”
[NT]
Goa may miss revenue target by Rs.250 cr
Goa is staring at a revenue deficit of at least
Rs.250 crore this financial year. “There is already
a shortfall of around Rs.150 crore in the last three
months even as we were assuming it as a boom year,”
Vallabh Kamat, commissioner, commercial taxes, told
TOI. [Raju Nayak, TOI]
Netter Domnic’s new house Popular
netter Domnic Fernandes (Aichea Disak Chintop)
weaved in more fun, festivity and happiness this
festive season with the inauguration of his new
house on December 29 evening at the hands of Fr
Agapito D'Cunha, the parish priest of St Michael
Church, Anjuna, in the presence of relatives,
neighbours and a few close friends. The lovely house
in red, chiselled laterite walls at Gaumvaddi’ sharp
turn in coastal Anjuna, adds Anjuna’s present-day
glamorous landmarks. We greet Domnic, Jyothi and
their children on the happy occasion. May God Bless
their new home abundantly. Incidentally, the new
home comes almost on the heels of Domnic starting a
lovely Mongines outlet near Starco in Anjuna. If the
progidious writer is not much on the net nowadays,
it’s becuase the busy venture keeps him engaged
throughout the day. [DailyGoaNewsClips]
Digitised “Faxi Mogachi” C
Alvares, the late thespian and innovative tiatr
director, who shone brightly in the early Konkani
movies “Amchem Noxib” and “Nirmon”, went on to
produce “Faxi Mogachi”, and released it on a very
small scale. His daughter Capucina produced his play
“Atancheo Sunom” and her own first film “Disson
Kurddo Aikon Bhero”, followed by “Ghutt” with which
her father was toying before he passed away.
Capucina, to perpetuate C Alvares’ rich legacy under
the banner of C. Alvares Films, partnered by
Ashterwayne Productions, eventually produced the
digitized version of “Faxi Mogachi”, which was
released recently. [I.
Dantas]
'Charge non-Goan patients for hospital services’
Demands to levy fees on patients from across the
border availing medical facilities in the state and
offer high remuneration for medical consultant in
government hospitals has gained support from Goa
Assembly Speaker, Pratapsing Rane, and PWD Minister
Churchill Alemao. [H]
Convert Hospicio into museum
Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Pratapsing Rane has
called upon the government to convert the Hospicio
hospital into a museum after the commissioning of
the 556-bedded district hospital. Saying that the
Hospicio building is a heritage structure and needs
to be protected for posterity, Rane suggested
that the imposing structure be converted into a
museum. [H]
Goa is waiting for tourists though, December is
usually the peak tourist season for the coastal state.
But this year after the terror strike in Mumbai and
rising tension between India and Pakistan it is the
tourism industry which has been affected.
Says Nisha Tupkar, a
shopkeeper: "This year there are definitely
fewer tourists. There were many cancellations but I
think now gradually things are improving."
PANAJI: Iron ore
exports may be on the rise - thanks to a spurt in
demand from China - but the slump is far from over,
fear Goa’s iron ore exporters. The country’s exports
to China in November rose to 8.74 million tonne (MT)
as compared with 4.13 MT in October after the central
government announced a slew of measures, which
included a reduction in the export duty to 0% on iron
ore while duty on lumps was cut by 10 percentage
points to 5%. However, according to industrialists,
this boom is likely to fade soon.
PANAJI: A study
has found that nearly one in every 100 women, aged
between 18 and 50 years, attempted suicide in the last
12 months in Goa. The frequency of suicide attempts is
higher in young adults aged between 16 and 24 years.
The study on suicidal behaviour in the state was
conducted by Sangath, an NGO working in health care.
It was recently published in leading international
medical journals.
Jaipur, Dec 26 (PTI)
Indian, Pakistani and American media are responsible
for creating a hype about an imminent war between
India and Pakistan, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh
alleged here today. "If the Prime Minister and
Defence Minister met behind close doors, it does not
mean that they were discussing anything about war,"
Ramesh, minister of state for power, told reporters
adding the media, therefore, should not interpret
any such thing.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI)
Amid reports of a military build-up across the
borders in Pakistan, chiefs of the three armed
forces today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
briefed him on the country's defence preparedness.
During the meeting, which took place at the Prime
Minister's office, Singh took stock of the possible
conventional military threat scenarios and the
counter- measures that the Army, Navy and the Air
Force had put in place along the borders, Defence
Ministry sources said.
Pune Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday asked
politicians to stop glorifying the resilient spirit
of Mumbai in the aftermath of the November 26 terror
attack and show ‘the iron will’ to engage the Indian
armed forces in a decisive battle to crush the
hostile neighbour.
"Let us not forget the fact that ten
Pakistan-trained terrorists who attacked the
commercial capital of India taking the sea route
killed over 200 innocent civilians and 16 uniformed
men in the country," Thackeray said an editorial in
party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
Perpetrators of the Mumbai mayhem could be
Pakistani nationals …... says Pakistan at last
New Delhi, Dec 30:
After weeks of denial, Pakistan today said
for the first time that the perpetrators of the
Mumbai mayhem could be Pakistani nationals.
"Could be... could be ~ that's all I will say as of
now, while the investigations are still being
completed," Pakistan's national security adviser Mr
Mahmud Ali Durrani told CNN-IBN channel in an
interview from Islamabad.
NEW DELHI:
Bringing cheer to air passengers on the New Year
eve, Air India on Tuesday slashed its basic fares in
the domestic sectors, ranging from 35-82 per cent.
The cut comes into effect from Tuesday, according to
an official statement here.
Mascarenhas Victor - 1928 - 2009 Passed away
peacefully at his residence in Mississauga
on Monday January 5th 2009. Loving husband
of Dora, dear father of Ian (Suzanne), and
Lilian D'Souza (Shannon). Caring grandpa of
Charlene, Michelle and Michael. Survived by
his brothers Jacinto and Sylvester
Mascarenhas.
Visitation will take place at the Glen Oaks
Reception Centre, 3164 9th Line (at Dundas)
Oakville on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass will be
celebrated at Merciful Redeemer 2775 Erin
Centre Blvd Mississauga on Wednesday at
10:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Glen Oaks
Memorial Gardens.
Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society
would be appreciated.
+
Normand Berault
NORMAND
BREAULT. 26 Dec: Glendale, Los
Angeles. Worked for many years, from the
early sixties, for the Tanzania Missionary
Press in Tabora, Tanzania, as a member of
the USA Lay Mission Helpers Group. He had
many Goan friends in Tabora, Dar es Salaam,
Nairobi, Mombasa, Goa and the UK.
[Photograph by
Albert Fernandes].
Announcements
Calling Nairobi
Goans Re. Preservation Of Nairobi South Cemetery Sunday December 21, 2008
Goanet Posts From: Mervyn & Elsie Maciel
I've just had a request from an English historian
friend of mine in Nairobi, asking if someone in the
Goan community in Nairobi could join the "Friends of
Nairobi South Cemetery Group. Here is the background
to his request:"When the cemetery opened in January
1900, only a matter of six months after the rails
reached the spot to be the future Nairobi, there were
many Goans employed in the clerical side of the Uganda
Railways. To start with, those who died were put
adjacent to the Europeans, with some very fine
headstones and monuments. As time went by, a type of
segregation started, and the Goans were given their
own rows, and eventually, a complete corner of the
cemetery.
TORONTO EAST
GOAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION (T E G S A) - 2009
Events
Please mark you calendars for the following
exciting events:
All events will be held at Commander Hall Arena,
unless otherwise advised.
ScienceDaily (Dec.
13, 2008) — A desire to rule the
world may be a good thing if you're over 60
and worried about losing your mental
faculties. A new study found that adults in
their 60s and 70s can improve a number of
cognitive functions by playing a strategic
video game that rewards nation-building and
territorial expansion.
Taking
a Brrrr-eak? OMA Says Keep Your Butts
Outside!
TORONTO, Dec. 26
/CNW/ - As the temperature drops,
Ontario's doctors are asking smokers to
refrain from smoking indoors to avoid
exposing children and other family and
friends to harmful second-hand smoke. "With
the cold winter weather, doctors are
concerned that smokers will be tempted to
take it inside," said Dr. Ken Arnold,
President of the Ontario Medical Association
(OMA). "We want to remind smokers about the
danger this poses to their children and
other family members."
Individuals with a deep-sleep disorder are more likely
to develop neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's or dementia, a new Canadian study reports.
The study, by Dr. Ronald Postuma from the Research
Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and
Dr. Jacques Montplaisir from the University of
Montreal, suggests 52.4 per cent of patients with
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep disorder will develop a
neurodegenerative disease within 12 years of the
initial diagnosis.
One in five people recovering from a heart attack is
still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study
suggests. The journal Archives of Internal Medicine
reported some suffered angina every day, despite
bypass surgery.
A Colorado University-led team, which quizzed nearly
2,000 patients, said it was linked to smoking or
depression in some cases. A spokesman for the British
Heart Foundation the study could help doctors spot who
was at highest risk.
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Victor
Rangel-Ribeiro is a name closely connected with the
resurgence that Goan writing in English has seen in
recent years. An octogenarian, what's admirable about
him is not just the high-energy levels with which he
works on his craft, but also his generosity in sharing
his skills and mentoring others keen to enter the
world of writing books and more. Excerpts from an
interview with Frederick 'FN' Noronha, as Rangel-Ribeiro
returns to Goa for this annual sojourn. This time, to
be based in Altinho (Panjim) while his ancestral home
at Alto Porvorim gets a facelift.
TORONTO
- If you find a snow blower under the
Christmas tree, or a note from Santa to check for one
in the garage, take care as you proceed to use this
new piece of equipment, experts advise.
Popular
netter Domnic Fernandes (Aichea Disak Chintop)
weaved in more fun, festivity and happiness this
festive season with the inauguration of his new
house on December 29 evening at the hands of Fr
Agapito D'Cunha, the parish priest of St Michael
Church, Anjuna, in the presence of relatives,
neighbours and a few close friends. The lovely house
in red, chiselled laterite walls at Gaumvaddi’ sharp
turn in coastal Anjuna, adds Anjuna’s present-day
glamorous landmarks. We greet Domnic, Jyothi and
their children on the happy occasion. May God Bless
their new home abundantly. Incidentally, the new
home comes almost on the heels of Domnic starting a
lovely Mongines outlet near Starco in Anjuna. If the
progidious writer is not much on the net nowadays,
it’s becuase the busy venture keeps him engaged
throughout the day. [DailyGoaNewsClips]
C
Alvares, the late thespian and innovative tiatr
director, who shone brightly in the early Konkani
movies “Amchem Noxib” and “Nirmon”, went on to
produce “Faxi Mogachi”, and released it on a very
small scale. His daughter Capucina produced his play
“Atancheo Sunom” and her own first film “Disson
Kurddo Aikon Bhero”, followed by “Ghutt” with which
her father was toying before he passed away. 
NORMAND
BREAULT. 26 Dec: Glendale, Los
Angeles. Worked for many years, from the
early sixties, for the Tanzania Missionary
Press in Tabora, Tanzania, as a member of
the USA Lay Mission Helpers Group. He had
many Goan friends in Tabora, Dar es Salaam,
Nairobi, Mombasa, Goa and the UK.
[Photograph by
Albert Fernandes]. 
