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Canadian Catholicism, and Goans in Canada (a talk in Porvorim)
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2012-01-20
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Terry Fay SJ from the University of St Michael's College of the University of Toronto will tell two stories in a power-point presentation. The first
story tells the changing face of Canadian spirituality, and the second story how Canadian Goans fit into Canadian spirituality. The talk reviews the changes
in Canadian spirituality including Catholic social thought, education, feminism, subjective awakening, and national multiculturalism.
The second story looks at how Goans ..............
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Know Goa programme from Nov 27 (TOI)
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2011-11-27
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PANAJI: The 4th Know Goa programme for foreign youth of Goan origin will be held in Goa from November 27 to December 6. The Goan diaspora youth will then be taken to New Delhi for a re-orientation on India from December 7 to 11.Announcing this to the media on Friday, NRI commissioner Eduardo Faleiro also ..............
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Canadian Goan excels in Chemical Engineering
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2011-11-04
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CSChE Chemical Engineering
Local Section Scholarships
London, Ontario - October 23-26, 2011
The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) offers two CSChE Chemical Engineering Local Section Scholarships annually to undergraduate students in chemical engineering at a Canadian university. The scholarships look at leadership qualities and demonstrated contributions to the CSChE such as participation in Student Chapters as well ..............
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A Tribute to MICKEY CORREA, the great Goan Jazzman
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2011-09-28
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MICKEY CORREIA, the great Goan jazzman, would have been 98 years old today – 26th Sept 2011 - but breathed his last on 22nd Sept . The legendary musician from Moira in North Goa (India), regaled audiences in Karachi, Mumbai and elsewhere. The Mombasa-born superb reedman played alongside music greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and others. His longest innings lasted from 1930 to 1960 as Taj Mahal Hotel’s band leader in residence in Mumbai. T ..............
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Who’s Goan where?
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2011-08-29
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epaperoheraldo.in
Photo: John Nazareth
24 Aug: Herald. By Frederick Noronha.
So, how many Goan expats are there in different parts of the globe? As things stand, we probably don’t have a clue, but only very rough estimates and exaggerations. Recently, a statistician, John Naza ..............
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Goan convention in London to discuss environment degradation back home
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Posted by : Mayabhushan Nagvenkar (INDIA),2011-07-18
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Panaji, July 17 (IANS) Thousands of Goans scattered all over the world will converge in London next week to voice concerns over rampant mining and corruption in Goa and issues related to job security and unemployment faced by the diaspora.
The Global Goans Convention (GGC), scheduled to begin in Britain July 22, is being hosted by diaspora groups in association with the Goa government and is being held in tandem with the UK Goan festival.
Eddie Fernandes, a London-based ..............
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Canada’s Ontario Government funds expansion of Hindu temple
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Posted by : Tim de Mello (Canada),2011-07-01
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Ontario Government in Canada is reportedly helping cover the costs of the expansion of Devi Mandir in Pickering (Ontario).
The reports suggest that the Mandir organization will receive over $422,000 for upgrades, repairs, renovation and installation of the solar panel roof system. Funds are said to be coming from Ontario’s Community Capital Fund.
Devi Mandir, whose tagline is "More than a place of worship", is run by Satya Sanatan Dharma Cultural Sabha and claims t ..............
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Why pay Taxes in Goa?
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Posted by : Arwin Mesquita (UAE),2011-05-24
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Why Pay Taxes?
Why Pay Taxes?
The answer that I got in my childhood years was right in principle i.e. Taxes are needed for the state and its citizens: for sustenance, development and constructive progress. However I would like to ask this Question again today i.e. Why Pay Taxes in Goa or rather Why pay so high Taxes in Goa?
Should we pay Taxes from our hard earned income for the following?
(A) Allow MLA’s to steal Taxpayer’s money via excessive corruption and stas ..............
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