GOAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS TAKE NOTE.

One of the major reasons of our sufferings in Goa since 19^th December 1961 from the successive State Governments in providing good governance was the silence of the Freedom Fighters over the mischief played by our politicians.  While admiring all the genuine freedom fighters who genuinely worked and suffered physically for the sake of Goa, I disagree with their silence over what misgovernance given by all the successive governments in Goa.  If they had to indicate at least half the might of what they indicated to the Poruguese, they would succeed in doing something good for Goa. Their voice and action have got more power and when they speak even Delhi listens. They are a powerhouse by virtue of being Freedom Fighters.

There were so many movements done in Goa to preserve Goan identity but they as a powerful group refrained from lending their support openly and loudly.  This gave an impression that they had no vision for post liberation Goa.  Throwing out Portuguese from Goa was not enough but after Portuguese ousted what is the fate of Goa?  As freedom fighters they had greater responsibility to protect Goa and the interest of Goans but in this mission they failed miserably.  If necessary, as a mark of protest, they should have been ready to surrender their Tamrapatras and even Pensions instead of seeing Goa going to this ebb due to politicians’ hara-kiri on Goa.

But instead two of the renowned freedom fighters, namely Lambert Mascharenhas and Prabakar Sinari, to show their disgust over the current disgusting Goa, vomited their displeasure in harsh terms. Mascharenhas wrote a book “THE GREATER TRAGEDY” where he indicated his disgust over liberated Goa and later on he even made an open statement saying “he preferred the Goa of the Portuguez days”.

Prabakhar Sinari a brave teenager then joined “Azad Gomantak Dal” the only organization that believed in and used arms to end the Portuguez rule in Goa.  Some of them including Prabakar Sinari paid for their actions by serving time in jail. Daring as he was, made good his escape in a dramatic second attempt!

This same Prabakhar Sinari now laments in an article “Quo Vadis Goa” published in the local daily, The Nawhind Times.  Among other observation in his article, he says:

1.    Looking at the liberated Goa, 54 years after the Portuguese left our shores, the sons of the soil are the ones who have been left high and dry.  It is therefore not surprising that they chose to leave Goa most of them permanently.

2.    Look at the very things are being allowed here, Goa is on the verge of losing its identity. In fact, Goa has already lost on many counts.

3. As a matter of fact, this development by permitting major change in demography, raises a pertinent question in the minds of all surviving freedom fighters including me:

“Is this Goa for which we made so many sacrifices?”

While the above 2 Freedom Fighters expressed their disgust over the so called liberated Goa, the rest of them it looks are oblivious of what is happening in Goa, it looks they are least bothered to take note of the ugly happenings in Goa, they look content with the doles and privileges they get from the Government.  They and all of them must know one thing that they have failed Goa and Goans at the very critical time. 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

PORTUGAL ALSO CHEATED GOANS.

Further to  my  artcle in this forum on 23^rd of this month on  “GOANS WERE CHEATED BY NEHRU”,  I  want to say now how Portugal  also cheated us, Goans.

Macao like Goa was a long time colony of Portugal but when the time came to surrender Macau to Communist China,  Portugal signed a treaty with China on 20^th December 1999 with regards to its colony Macau.  This Treaty consists of 17 Clauses that safeguards and respects the wishes and aspirations of the citizens of Macau.  Even as of today China does not claim to be a Democratic country yet the said Treaty is highly democratic, human and humane.   

It is ironic how Portugal applied one principle to Macao and one principle to Goa. How nice it would have been for Goa and Goans if similar principle was also applied to Goa when singing Treaty for Goa’s surrender? Portugal acted worst than Judas by betraying Goans.

This treacherous so-called Indo-Portuguese Treaty completed 41 harrowing years for Goans and for our homeland Goa, on 31^st December 2015.  It could not be otherwise since the so-called Treaty was a conspiracy against Goans and Goa hatched by the then Big Man of Portugal, Mario Soares and the government of India.  Besides, as Dr. Inocencio Galvao Teles – ex-Law Minister in Dr. Oliveira Salazar Government, wrote in the Weekly “Diabo” in 1990 that the “Indo-Portuguese Treaty is Invalid”.

i)       So, what is our status as a people before the Community of Nations that are signatories of the “Geneva Convention” and the “Charter of the  UNO”?

ii)         Also, since Portugal transferred its sovereignty over Goa to India only on 31^st December 1974,  what according to the community of Nations, is the status of all the laws, transactions etc. taken by the government of India with reference to Goans and Goa, 13 years – i.e. from 19^th December 1961, prior to this so called Treaty of 31^st December 1974?

“ISN’T LIBERATION A CRUEL JOKE WHEN GOA IS IN CHAINS?”

On 19^th December 2015, Goa completed 54 years of its conquest by India from Portugal. (Supreme Court of India – Monsg. S.F.X. Monteiro V/s State of Goa 26 March 1969).  This was followed as seen above, by the treacherous the so called Indo-Portuguese Treaty of 31^st December 1974.

As a direct result – with every passing day, it becomes glaringly clear that the sole objective of both the signatories of the so called Indo-Portuguese Treaty of 31^st December 1974 was to ensure their own individual and national interests. And in their scheme of things, Goa and Goans were chosen as their SACRIFICIAL LAMBS!  Very ironically but not surprisingly, both India and Portugal vociferously claim to be Democratic countries and both are signatories of the Charter of the UNO.

Also, with every passing day it becomes glaringly clear to those who are honest enough to see the continuous, wanton destruction of all that is Goa and Goans;  and to those who are enough to hear the agonizing silent cries of Goans whose pleas and protests are ignored, mocked at and bull-dozed by powers-that be.

i)       The scarce land of ours is grabbed by the land-sharks from across the borders and by the Armed Forces using their money, political and muscle power;

 

ii)                Our ancient Ghaunkari (Communidades) Institution zealously guarded by our ancestors and respected by the different Dynasties that ruled Goa over thousands of years as well  as by the Portuguese Government during its 451 years of rule, are now being systematically dismantled despite our written and verbal protests;

iii)             Our lives and limbs are in perpetual danger;

iv)             Our moveable and immoveable properties are robbed by those who descend even by vehicles from across our  borders and/or by taking advantage of our still – trusting nature;

v)      Our peaceful, happy, convivial relationships among all Goans regardless of our different religious affiliations are being poisoned with communal virus by Right – Wing Organisations at a dangerous alarming pace.

vi)             Anxiety and fear rules our hearts and minds;

vii)           The population of Goans that was about six (6) lakhs in 1961 is now well beyond fourteen (14) lakhs of which the population of Non-Goans is over 50% and literally growing daily in leaps and bounds;

viii)   Because we are peaceful, non-violent, civilized people, unable and unaccustomed to killing, burning, rioting, we feel alone and forsaken by the Community of Nations, despite undoubtedly being aware of the misery and injustice heaped on us. 

A.Veronica Fernandes.

GOANS WERE CHEATED BY NEHRU.

Somewhere in mid fifties, speaking in the Parliament, Premier Nehru said, “once Portuguese are ousted from Goa, Goans will be given a choice to decide their future but will not bring them under the Indian Union against their wishes”.  According to political observers a referendum should have been conducted on this issue but once grabbed, Nnowehru and his Congress Party forgot the assurance given to Goans. This is called cheating and India is well known in this art.

On 31^st December 1974, both the Foreign Ministers of Portugal and India namely Mario Soares and Y.B. Chawan respectively, signed a Treaty in Delhi officially surrendering Goa to India.  This Treaty comprised only 6 Clauses giving no benefits and privileges to Goans to protect their rights.

While the same India when it signed the similar  Treaty with France with regards to Pondicherry, on 28^teh May 1956, India incorporated in  this Treaty 31 Articles and 8 Articles of Protocol.  All these Articles are regarding the wishes, aspirations of and safeguards for the citizens of Pondicherry.  These Articles were arrived at after a couple of years of consultations with the representatives of the citizens of Pondicherry. 

Again our last aspiration to protect our Goanness was rejected when Special Status facility was denied to us by the BJP government by citing Constitutional hurdles when the same Constitution of the same India granted Special Status privileges to 11 States in India.

When Goa matters we are denied our rights and privileges but for others there is no problem.  Are we Goans second class citizens of India?  We are treated not as liberated but as conquered and precisely  because of this the Supreme Court of India in its verdict on Pe. Chico Monteiro’s case declared “Goa was conquered” on 19.12.61.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

 

VOTERS MUST INVOLVE IN SELECTING THE CANDIDATES.

Whichever party it may be, without consulting us, the voters,  no candidate will be accepted by us in our constituency.  This should be the trend followed in every constituency in Goa.  Our  political parties are treating us, the voters like “Ghantta Boil”  by taking us for granted.  Henceforth, this trend must come to an end.   The voters should be taken into confidence at the time of selecting the candidate for any constituency.

In my constituency news is trickling that one defeated candidate is already hunting for his party’s emissary from Delhi to purchase the election ticket for him because as per my information High Command Commanders are all out to make money by selling election tickets to the highest bidders.   In this way national parties are hoisting on us candidates of their choice whom this time if imposed on us, surely we must not vote for them.

Candidates selected without voters consent show scant respect for the constituents and filling thei pockets by accumulating wealth thru illicit means become their priority.  Most of the defeated candidates in the last election  were the culprits of this sin.

The first class looters, bribe takers and revengeful persons were some of the defeated candidates in the last election.  We don’t want such candidates again. This time we want to know from every candidate from every party the real source of his income and assets.  Total transparency of the assets and wealth is a must now.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

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REVIVAL OF BANDODCAR GOLD CUP SOCCER TOURNAMENT.

Today, 20.05.16 GFA  revived the historic Bandodcar Gold Cup. It is heartening news.  It was in 1969 at MCC Ground Margao,  during the final of Taca Goa played between Sesa Goa and Vasco that the then GFA president Mr. Parkot requested Shri D.B. Bandodcar, the then Chief Minister of Goa, to help GFA to organize a major soccer tournament in Goa, I was then playing for Sesa Goa and was a witness to what was spoken there . Responding to Parkot,  in his speech as a Chief Guest, Bandodcar immediately agreed and thus this Trophy was born in his name.

Politically, I differ in his views but in sports I fully agree with him and one thing one must accept that what services he rendered for Goan sports none has done, of course with the exception of Fr. Mendonca the then Principal of St. Joseph High School Arpora that produced the mightiest sportsmen of Goa then.

During its first edition itself Bandodcar Gold Cup tournament turned out to be a big success where flood of spectators poured on to the stadium at Vasco where in the final, Leaders Club of Jullundur, Punjab, skippered by the then skipper of India, Inder Singh,  defeated Goa’s Salgaocar.  Inder Singh became  the darling of the Goans due to his sheer skill in dribbling, shooting and running when he was sprinting 100 metres in 11 seconds.  After the final, he was presented with a costly Gold Chain in appreciation of his excellent display of soccer.

I welcome the revival of this tournament and wish the organizers all success.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 750739349.

AAP CAMPAIGN IN GOA.

These days in our locality lot of campaigning is carried out by AAP.  When I questioned them who are their target, they replied BJP.  Congress also says the same, so too the other regional parties.  But according to my observation, none of these parties, regional as well as national, is capable to unseat the BJP from the power if they contest the coming election independently without aligning with each other, all will lose miserably, some even their deposit.

When all the parties are having a common goal to dethrone BJP then they must be ready to do some adjustment to fight this election otherwise BJP is surely coming back to power.  If this happens then all the non-BJP parties will be held responsible because they will be considered as “partners in a crime”. In this direction of forging an alliance,  any of the non-BJP parties must take the initiative and finalise the accord.

Individually on its own not a single party is capable  to dethrone BJP though AAP feels they are,  to win the next election on their own;  however,  if they are firm on this belief then they are in illusion. Besides,  to gain the goodwill of the Goan masses,  AAP is not having in its fold Dr. George Habbash in Palestine or Dr. Datta Samant both of whom did free services to the people as money was not their God.  For this reason people considered them as their gods and followed them blindly. 

In Delhi it was Anna Hazare’s shadow that made AAP what it is now but in Goa AAP will have to foist one on the heads of Goans.  If AAP wants to serve Goa then it must tie up with other parties to fulfill its ambition of unseating BJP.  Otherwise AAP will simply split the votes thereby giving BJP an edge over all others.

As it is AAP is concentrating only on the stronghold of  anti-BJP votes in a big way and also the anti-BJP voters citadel.  This gives an impression that AAP is all out to fortify BJP votes.  But by doing this AAP will not gain anything even if they bring hundreds of Kejrival to Goa.  Kejrival is not Gandhiji nor Jay Prakash Narayan. He is just a sectarian leader of one sector only, i.e. Delhi.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349

FC GOA AND ITS HARSH PUNISHMENT.

During the first ever Santosh Trophy Football Tournament held in Madras where Goa participated following its annexation by Bharat, the president of GFA Dr. Gustavo Monteiro accompanying the Goan squad noticed how the top brass of Indian football administration were jealous of high standard of Goan soccer.  Dr. Monteiro then said that the administrators of Indian soccer will never allow Goan soccer to reach to the pedestal because they were jealous to see Goa making so big strides in soccer when it is so small in size.

Once in Bombay in 1968, the Goan Olympian soccer wizard Neville D’Souza came to visit us, Sesa Goa,  in our dressing room at Cooperage and whispered in my ears saying “to control  my game, don’t allow your opponent, meaning the Referee, to castigate you unnecessarily because they all are anti-Goan.

                

Being small Goa produced big footballers that sent chills in the marrow of the opponents from beyond Goan borders. In Benzinho of Railways and Pompei of Salgaocar, Goa produced finest custodians;   in Domnick of Vasco Goa produced the best dribbler; in Menino Figueredo of Salgaocar Goa produced the mightiest deep defender and in Keshav of Vasco, Goa produced the most perfect midfield maestro;  such football stalwarts I have never seen anywhere at anytime in India  and with the exception of Domnick, all were linked with the high standard of Portuguese soccer in Goa.

The punishment to FC Goa is too extreme, it is not  punishment but gallows.  FC Goa if possible must put this matter into the hands of FIFA for redressal otherwise, FC Goa must accept this harsh verdict and appeal to global Goans to to help collect money to pay the fine but never give up.  

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

NEED TO OFFER PEACEFUL RESISTANCE IN GOA.

The recent lathi charged on traditional Goan fishermen in Panjim by the Nazi type Police force of Goa should surely unite all the Goans under one umbrella to destroy BJP rule in Goa. The ugly faced CM of Goa looks mentally sick and blind too for this reason he failed to see properly the actual Lathi charged by the Nazi type Goa Police force.  In fact there was no necessity to use Lathis on harmless fishermen especially when the Collector was trying  an amicable solution with the representative of the agitators. At this very moment the IPS chief of Goa Police as per my information, ordered the ruthless and brutal Lathi charge of the type earlier only once I noticed during the Language agitation at Azad Maidan in Panjim where I too was Lathi charged for supporting Konkani.  There should be a thorough inquiry of this Police brutality and on what grounds the Lathi charge was ordered when there was no serious law and order break down.  Even the innocent passers-by were not spared by the Nazi type Police force of Goa.

Parsenkar is an Idiot to abruptly walk out of the meeting with the fishermen.  This is not the proper way to conduct the negotiations.  There was no perseverance on his part to get a negotiated settlement of this problem and hence he is unfit to settle people’s problem.  He acted like an immature domestic working in any house or bungalow.  It is a pity that such a person is ruling over Goans.

During Portuguese time some Pakles and Goan Cabos with the support of their Police Uniform were harassing Goans.  One fine morning a group of a few dedicated Goans joined together and started prowling on one of the deadly Paklos who in his official uniform was harassing Goans. As planned, they saw the Paklo coming in his BMW Bike, he was stopped.  Paklo was in civilian clothes, the Goans only caught hold of his Shirt and asked him thus: 

In uniform with Revolver for your Belt you act like a Salazar.  Can you do the same acts now?  In folded hands Paklo begged for mercy and agreed never to harass Goans again.  Feared for his life, he left Goa for Portugal from where he was recruited.

In a similar manner can our Goan fishermen act till all the brute Ghantee Policemen of Goa including the IPS’s,  change their behaviour?  When they are in uniform the Goa Policemen are like Sharks in the sea to devour anyone but minus their Uniform they are “fish out of water”.  In this way the Palestinians in Jerusalem are teaching a very good lesson to the Jews who are constantly harassing the sons of the soil, the Palestinians.

I don’t advocate violence but in a non-violent manner the reincarnation of Salazar of Goa Police Force having IPS to his credit should be dealt with. So also every Agente Monteiro who treated the traditional fishermen brutally in an un-Goan manner.

Meantime, as we were doing during the  Language agitation, the demonstration and  picketing at the residence of CM and IPS Kashyap should be continued to draw the attention of the people, of course in a peaceful manner without using any violence.  

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

GOA POLICE FORCE ACTED WORSE THAN HITLER.

Yesterday the Hell was created in Panjim by the Satanic Police force of Goa when these Satans headed by their IFS Lucifer lathi charged  the protesting fishermen mercilessly including the poor women.  I have no words to express my anger over the barbarity the Policemen has committed and also  I have no words to express my sympathies to the suffering  traditional Goan fishermen. 

Oh Mathanay Saldanha!  “if you were alive now,  our fishermen  hath need of thee”.  Their fishing boats are rudderless in your absence. Guide them thru right path from wherever you are.  

Your wife Alina is incapable to alleviate the sufferings of the poor traditional Goan fishermen who are asking only their rights as Goans but they were brutally assaulted by the Police force headed by a Non-Goan who displayed his total anger against Goans.  Portuguez Policemen were far better than  these Ghanttes and those who were fathered by the Ghanttees.  The Salazarist Policemen in Goa showed more concern and sympathy to poor Goans than all those Policemen  who mercilessly assaulted yesterday traditional Goan fishermen and their womenfolk.

The brutality of Police force yesterday was so great that they went berserk with the unlimited power they wielded during the lathi charge.  Their number looked more than that of the agitators and their brutality surpassed even that of Portuguese time Agente Monteiro and his deadly Pakle colleagues and the Goan Cabo Sukddo.   Is it the fruit Goans enjoying in the name of liberation and democracy?  If this is the case then I don’t want this democracy and liberation. I strongly feel that the rights of Goans were better protected during the Portuguese rule though Portuguese  had to leave from Goa with all their Agente Monteiros but not to  replace by the worst Ghanttee Agente Monteiros with IFS degrees.

It is now clear that this BJP government to protect the interest of Casinos will do anything whether Goans live or die.  Because of this agitation of fishermen the Casino business was terribly affected and since Casinos are the babies of BJP government, the government machinery acted thus thru its Hitlerian Police force. 

The election is around, Goans must work to defeat BJP giving priority to the defeat of Avertano Furtado who failed to shoulder his responsibility properly.

 A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.  

UNGRATEFUL KUWAIT GOANS.

It is a hard fact that due to our employment in Kuwait we made lot of strides in life though we worked hard facing hard life in Kuwait.  Even by working in Goa we would survive well but would never be able to achieve financially and socially what we most of us has achieved by working in  Goa.  It is people like me coming from poor background that benefited more from our employment in Kuwait and overwhelming majority of Goans working in Kuwait are from this segment. Rich people do not want to go to Kuwait for employment, it is only people from our category for this reason we worked there inspite of undergoing harassment and humiliation.

We were not receiving Heavenly Mannas in Kuwait, we were struggling day and night to meet our ends.   Yet we are grateful to Kuwait because Kuwait gave us financial stability and social identity. It is by working in Kuwait that we built nice bungalows, gave good education to our children  and elevated our social standing.  Would it be possible for us to attain this level without working in Kuwait? Never. For this reason we are grateful to Kuwait because what our society and our government could not provide us finally Kuwait provided us.  Thank You Kuwait. Some of us got girls to marry only because of our employment in Kuwait.

With this  gratitude  in mind we supported Kuwait’s liberation movement 25 years back when Kuwait was invaded by Iraq on 2.8.90, however, to our regret overwhelming majority of Kuwait evacuees failed to participate in this movement.  What was surprising that on top of it they criticized the makers and supporters of this movement as if they made a mistake.  Again the same criticism when this year on 25^th Feb. we celebrated 25^th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait.  What would be the fate of many of us if Kuwait was not liberated in 7 months only on 26^th Feb. 1991? They would fall on the road.  One Ladru from Nagoa Bardez who was earlier working in the Bank in Kuwait and who refused to support Kuwait finally started selling Pao-Baji in Anjuna Beach to the tourists, after he returned to Goa from invaded Kuwait.  At least he was doing something  but many others were doing something illicit to earn their daily bread while many more were living in misery.

Kuwait gave us something beyond our imagination.  The Ladru from Nagoa was just an SSC and as such he was not fit enough to get even a Peon’s job in the Bank in Goa but Kuwait gave him  White Collar Job in the Bank.  Like this, plenty of Ladrus came up in life because of their employment in Kuwait but when Kuwait’s turn came to receive support from us, all these Ladrus, sons and daughters of Ladrus  and Pedrus refused to support Kuwait. But when Kuwait was liberated these same Ladrus and Pedrus sprinted first to go to Kuwait for employment. The Ladru from Nagoa left his “Handi” of Pao Baji at Anjuna Beach only and ran to Kuwait to earn the revised value of the Dinar. But this same Ladru had no conscience to support Kuwait during its critical time. 

Even now on 25^th February when Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center organized a function in Panjim to mark the 25^th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait, this same illiterate and intellectually bankrupt Ladru not only abstained from joining the 25t Feb. function out of gratitude for Kuwait but on top of it started criticizing the organizers of this function.  Incidentally, the same rascal like a Pimp sent his wife to work in Kuwait while he remained in Goa.  This type of Pimps we have plenty among Kuwait Goans who are fit only for talking but not for introducing any input. “He dadle, apun nidtat ghora and apleam bhailank dhaddtat bhaddeak Kuwaitak”, on top of it they refuse due respect to Kuwait.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

                                   

BABUSH MONSERATTE AND THE RAPE CASE.

Further to the alleged rape issue of MLA Monseratte, let me say something that I observed from different angle.

It is admiring that during this hour of crisis, his wife stood by him solidly just like Narvenkar's wife did during the Sunita-Narvenkar issue and Hillary Clinton did when her husband Bill Clinton was involved with Monica Lewensky.

It is wrong to accuse Monserrate right now when the official level inquiry is still going on but one thing is certain that many of our Goan politicians by making use of their official status and enormous amount of illicit wealth are  rampantly involved in illicit sex. They not only ask for sex in exchange of official work but demand sex as if it is their birth right to have it.  In the coming election, the voters must make a point to raise this issue during the electioneering process.

It is surprising that the moment a person gets elected, the first thing he does is to go for illicit sex and poor ladies having no option surrender. Many of the performers and promoters of illicit sex in Goa are some of the defeated candidates who are suffering now the punishment of God.  Voters must defeat them if they re-contest the coming election, to avoid making Goa a big brothel.

It is very degrading for any man to force sex on any women but in Goa many of the politicians from Panchayat level to State Assembly level are rampantly involved in this illicit sex rackets.  These politicians are coming from a very low and disgraceful family background,  without proper parentage and because of this disgraceful background they perform  such disgraceful acts. Their forte lies in their political power which is become very powerful.  For such criminals voters must vote them out in the coming election because out of power they are like fish out of water. 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

TIATRO "TENSION" BY PAL SOARES.

Pal Soares - solo

Ivon & Jessica - duo

Joe - solo

                                                                 One Scene

Natasha - solo

Another scene

Trio song

Camilo - solo

One more scene

                                                                    Last scene

On 8^th of this month, in Candolim at Saipem, at 8.30 PM instead of at 7.30 PM,  I saw the Tiatro “TENSION” written and directed by one of the best directors Pal Soares.  In fact this is an excellent Tiatro with excellent story played by excellent artistes though all of them were not heavy weight. This is the 15^th Tiatro of Pal Soares.  

Rarely such stories are written but Pal Soares is also a rare director to select such a  rare topic because of which many communal disputes are arising.  By seeing this Tiatro we can get good lesson to maintain peace.  Because of shifting of a Cross from one location to other we need not create dispute and tension leading to disaster, this is what Pal Soares indicated in this Tiatro.  Religious  signs and symbols and places should help us to create love and peace and not discord and hatred – this is what Pall Soare also tells us in this Tiatro which was very beautifully enacted.  

Full marks to seasoned artiste and charming Jessica whose presence on the stage easily charms the audience.  She did justice to her role and she was very ably supported as her mother by Ivon Fernandes who shouldered heavy pressure of this Tiatro along with Jessica.  Both these young ladies were like the backbone of this Tiatro.  Among others who also did play their roles well were Hogle, Cruz Pinto, Joe and Riza.

The Side Show songs though lacked the heavy punch yet the songs rendered by Pal Soares, Jessica & Ivon, Camilo, Natasha and Joe deserve heavy compliments.  

The one sorrowful Canto rendered by Jessica was the most precious one, the composition was the best, the tune was the best and style of singing was also the best.  It was thru such Cantos, M. Boyer elevated Antonette Mendes to the pedestal, so did Pal Soares to Jessica in this Tiatro.

Congratulations to Pal Soares and to his entire troupe.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

GOA GOVERNMENT WARNED.

Banner of Human Rights Defenders.

Advino Fernandes seen speaking

Prakash of Pilerne seen speaking

Pradip Dabolcar expressing his missery

                                                                    Effigy of CM                        

DEMONSTRATION TO GET JUSTICE.

Under the banner of NGO  “HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS” headed by Advino Fernandes, today held a demonstration in front of Ferryboat Jetty in Betim at 4.30 PM, attended by about 100 people, members and well wishers, males and females coming from distant places such a Sanquelim, Valpoi, Vasco etc. The demonstration was for demanding justice to Nerul resident Pradip Dabolcar who is denied license by the government for Water Sport business for not paying heavy bribe to one local agency which deals between the government  and Dabolcar.  According to my information, government machinery accepts the application routed only thru that local agency that is entrusted with the task of greasing the palms of government machinery.  

The second demand is to shift the Casino “Deltin Royale” from the Betim side that hampers the fishing facilities of the locals there. The catch of fish from Betim side is diminished because of the loud sound of the generators of Casino and also because of the bright lights coming from the same Casino.

To put into order the scam created in Beach cleaning contract, the scam consists of crores of rupees.

Among those who spoke on the issues were Advino, Dabolcar and Prakash from Pilerne  and they have warned the government of dire consequences if what they asked is not fulfilled.

The effigy of CM was placed on the ground  giving an impression that he is dead or else why he is silent?      

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

TOO HARSH PUNISHMENT FOR FC GOA.

I  strongly disapprove with the harsh punishment imposed on  FC Goa by ISL though FC Goa was wrong in boycotting the prize distribution ceremony. However,  the quantum of punishment is too high which looks more like a revenge. As a president of GFA, soon after Goa’s annexation by Bharat,  Dr. Gustavo Monteiro from Candolim  mingled with the top brass of Indian Foot-ball administrators and observed how they are jealous of the high standard of soccer in a tiny Goa.  To demolish this high standard they will play all the dirty games and this harsh punishment is one of the dirty games  to prevent the growth of Goan soccer.

In 1982 Soccer World Cup in Spain,  Kuwait refused to play further after England scored their disputed second goal.  After about 10 minutes of discussion with the concerned authorities, Kuwait agreed to play again minus this goal. After the tournament, FIFA disciplinary committee punished Kuwait with only 10,000/- Dollars for refusing to play further after that second goal.  In view of this, the 11 crores fine imposed on FC Goa is too high and ridiculous.

Secondly, it is wrong on the part of FC Goa management not to accept the defeat sportingly.  If they cannot accept the defeat sportingly, they should not participate in the tournament.  Today because of this wrong decision of FC Goa, the image of Goa is spoiled.  Salgaocar and Dempo are the main responsible persons foe this disaster.  They both must know that thru FC Goa they must create a good will for Goa and not an ill will.   If they don’t have sporting spirit to accept the defeat sportingly then they must withdraw from FC Goa instead of disgracing the fair image of Goa.

Again in 1982 World Cup, Brazil had a superb squad which was dubbed as World Cup winner in advance only.  This team comprised some of the football legends,  namely Zico, Socrates, Eder, Zunior and Falcao.  However, in the quarter finals stage itself, it suffered an unexpected defeat from Paulo Rossi’s Italy when Paulo Rossi scored a magnificent  hat-trick against the mighty Brazil team of which type Brazil has never produced before.  However, to the surprise of everyone all over the globe, after the final whistle the Brazilian squad walked out of the field calmly by making a Sign of the Cross thereby showing their true sporting spirit.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

ZAGOR "EKVOTT" BY SALVADOR SILVEIRA.

Jerry Cal seen speaking 

Salvador seen speaking

Jerry  Cal giving trophy to Salvador 

Two beauties seen singing

Vor song

Trio song

Another trio song

Pe. Vigar seen speaking

Joseph Sequeira seen speaking 

Zagor – “EKVOTT” by SALVADOR SILVEIRA.

On Thursday, 5^th of this month, I saw the Zagor staged and directed by Salvador Silveira at Calangute next to Poriat Foot-ball ground starting at 9.30 PM.  It was attended by a  a good number of people all seated on the Chairs and  not on the ground as it used to be earlier.

The chief guest was Fr. Cypriano the Pe. Vigar of Calangute who in his short speech congratulated the director for organizing this Zagor.

During the proceedings, Salvador Silveira was conferred with the title of ‘JET SPEED COMPOSER” for his ability to compose songs in quickest time.

I congratulate Salvador for getting this title.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.