The May 18th Portugal elections are set to be a very close race. It’ s widely expected that Luis Montenegro will return as Prime Minister with his PSD and the centre right coalition with CDS most likely to win. The Portuguese people are genuinely unique, very kind, considerate and caring. Extremely hospitable, very honest and […]
OUR PORTUGAL YEARNS FOR POLITICAL STABILITY
Portugal goes to the Parliamentary polls on May 18th. The third election in as many years following the collapse of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s centre-right coalition Government on 11th March after barely 11 months in office. The voters are understandably increasingly frustrated with the political class over the worst Political instability being witnessed in Portugal while every general […]
OUR RIBANDAR’S PURPLE RAIN TURNS 40
A very proud moment for Ribandar as ‘Purple Rain’, one of Goa’s top bands, turns 40. Founded and steered by our very multi-talented Acacio Tavares that began as a hobby during leisure time strumming his guitar it later on turned to be his profession with a passion. Acacio first stumbled upon an opportunity to play […]
PANJIM’S HOME FOR AGED NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
Let us pray and hope that the Home for the aged and the destitute next to Don Bosco High School in Panjim ably run by Missionaries of Charity for almost five decades until now will be restarted at the earliest. Hopefully this noble task will continue to be undertaken for the benefit of the needy, […]
A PEOPLE’S POPE AND A CHAMPION OF WORLD PEACE
In the death of Pope Francis, the world has lost a genuine and humble human, who dedicated and reached out to all in particular to the poorest and most marginalised. Leading by example, he will always be remembered as a beacon of hope for the downtrodden and underprivileged and for his compassion by a tireless […]
A BLAST FROM THE PAST AND A SAD PRESENT
Earlier this month it was a delight to be back in Goa, my first visit after being bestowed the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status. I was so very pleased to attend the Golden Jubilee Reunion of our SSC batch at our school Bal Bharati Vidyamandir in my native Ribandar. Meeting up with my fellow […]
STRAY DOG MENACE IN GOA IS ALARMING
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 […]
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 […]