Yet another victim. Very sadly, this time a little toddler. The factual position is that the stray dogs in Goa are multiplying by the day in every nook and corner. Even city roads and the villages too are infested with stray dogs. Our own Ribandar itself has hundreds of these. This stray dog menace across […]
Author: airesrodrigues
BBVM STUDENTS HOLD THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE REUNION
The students of the 1975 SSC batch of Bal Bharati Vidya Mandir (BBVM), Ribandar on 12th April held a memorable Reunion on the occasion of their Golden Jubilee. Theirs was the first batch of 10th SSC. The get together was organised in the school premises at Ribandar and was also attended by some of their […]
EURICO SANTANA DA SILVA WAS A FORMIDABLE JUDGE
In the demise of our retired High Court Judge Eurico Santana da Silva, we have lost a great and distinguished personality who above all was very humane and humble. A great Goan has now moved on to what one would say today is a better world. Being a principled and proficient Judge is no easy […]
AN OCI – A VERY WORTHY IDENTITY
Did not need an OCI to visit Goa as the Government of India had last year issued me a five-year multiple entry e-visa. That long winded struggle for an OCI was because of my firm belief that it was a right which by law I was entitled to. I did not want my roots translocated […]
NEED TO CARE FOR THE HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE
It is very distressing to see so many homeless reduced to sleeping on the streets and pavements. Undoubtedly, this is a global phenomenon even in so-called advanced countries. The authorities should consider setting up adequate night shelters to cater for these less fortunate destitute people. In fact, as part of the disaster management task there […]
FINALLY, MY OCI
Finally, my Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card has landed after a very long and turbulent journey and the two-year choppy ride has ended. I thank the Almighty God for having given me the strength to combat it out. In life I have faced many challenges, but the OCI has undoubtedly been the most gruelling. […]
WHEN WILL OUR DEAR GOA LEARN?
Many aspects of life in Europe are impressive. Being courteous, caring and compassionate is a way of life and the only positive way to move ahead. Remarkably there is not an iota of that VIP culture whatsoever. Traffic is never diverted or traffic lights switched off to make way for a VIP to despotically cruise […]
A GOAN DOCTOR WHO HAS PROVED HIS METTLE IN PORTUGAL
It was so wonderful meeting up in Lisbon with the renowned Goan Surgeon, Dr. Caetano Winston Gracias and his wife Mitsi Oliveira Pegado Camelo. Neither are strangers to Ribandar. Dr Winston alias Wini was associated with our Ribandar Hospital till he moved to Portugal while Mitsi is the Great Granddaughter of then Conde de Ribandar […]
TO OUR GOA WE OWE IT ALL
TO OUR GOA WE OWE IT ALL Having been born on 24th May 1960, I was naturally Portuguese at Birth just like any other Goan born before 19 December 1961, Goa’s Liberation Day. After over six decades of very close bond with Goa and more particularly my birthplace Ribandar, in 2023 I took a heart-breaking […]
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO ADV. SURENDRA DESAI WHO HAS BEEN BRAVE IN WAR AND FAIR IN LAW
Very warm Birthday greetings to our dear Senior Advocate Surendra Desai on his 80th Birthday today. The highly knowledgeable, extremely sincere and very versatile down to earth Advocate Surendra Desai is a true role model for the legal fraternity. He brings to bear the rigorous discipline of facts and vigorous value of fairness upon the […]