The mission of Goan Voice Canada is to serve the community in the tradition of the Goan Voice newspaper published by Dr. A..C.L. de Sousa in Nairobi, in the 1940s & 50s. The aim of Goan Voice Canada is to promote our values and aspirations within our own community and the world at large.

Goan Voice Canada sends a condensed e-mail newsletter to subscribers every two weeks. The web site www.goanvoice.ca displays back issues of the newsletter and other information in greater detail.

We invite all our readers to be part of Goan Voice Canada.

Support can be offered in many ways:

• By subscribing to Goan Voice and recommending it to your friends.
• By printing and giving copies of Goan Voice to those with no access to the Internet.
• By sending in news and articles of community interest.
• By ad sponsorship.

The publication of Goan Voice Canada is made possible through the support of Goan Voice UK. The Goan public, associations and village group there have donated generously to the appeal fpr funds. These donations have allowed us to get support from Goa for the graphic and computer skills needed to run Goan Voice Canada and Goan Voice UK.

Goan Voice Canada has not solicited donations and prefers to direct donors to the on-going appeal made by Goan Voice UK. These funds will be put to the same end use – supporting jobs in Goa.

The web site www.goanvoice.ca and newsletter are open to sponsorship from Goan organizations and businesses to advertise their services and activities. Please contact info@goanvoice.ca for details. It is hoped that Goan groups in Canada will be generous is sponsorship as those in the UK have been through their donations.

Goan Voice Canada displays news and information only. It is a non-discussion entity. The Goan community worldwide is well served with news groups such as GoaNet, Goan forum, Goa-world-net, the Catholic Goan Network, Saligaonet and even Tanzania Goans.

The web site and newsletter of Goan Voice Canada are freely open to individuals and organizations to send news and information pertinent to the common good of the community. The keywords are relevance and brevity.

The following are guidelines:

• Articles for display on the web site to be less than 500 word with no more than 2 graphic items. A summary giving the title, author, source, date, and abstract totaling no more than 50 words is to be sent for listing in an index or the newsletter.
  
  
• News clips should be pertinent to community interest and should not normally exceed 100 words. The source, author, and date of news clip are to be included in the submission.
  
  
• Notices of community related events shall include the following:
  
  • Name of event.
  • Purpose of Event.
  • Sponsor or Organizer.
  • Date and time.
  • Place and nearest intersection.
  • How to get there.
  • Other particulars (e.g. dance, picnic, meeting, etc. not more than 2 lines).
  • Band or D-J.
  • Ticket prices (one line).
  • Contact for tickets – 2 names with phone numbers.
  • Name phone numbers & e-mail of person sending the information.
  • Total number of words not to exceed 100.
  • Events displayed for a profit-based business group subject to display fee.
  • No fliers or graphic material of event will be displayed.
  • Information to be sent in text format or word file with e-mail address of sender.
  • Information to be sent at least two weeks prior to event.
    
    

• Articles for announcement section not to exceed 100 words. Name of author, phone numbers and e-mail contact to be included with submission.

• Death or Funeral notices to give the newspaper or funeral home from which the information was based. If notice is sent by family of deceased, and phone or e-mail address for verification will be required.

• Classified Advertisements – Guidelines
  
  

  • Free display for job seekers or those offering job openings. Text not to exceed 50 words. No first or second names of applicants to appear.
    
    
  • Free display for cyber-matrimonials or personals. No first names or second names to appear in displayed message. Name of person, and e-mail address who sent display to be e-mailed to info@goanvoice.ca.
    
    
  • Display of ads for services or small articles for sale normally reserved for individuals and small home based businesses. Text not to exceed 20 words.
    
    
  • Store front businesses and professional groups can display business cards on web site at negotiated price. Graphic file of business card to be sent by e-mail or two business cards sent by mail to address below.

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