Just as in the 90’s British Romantic Comedy ‘Notting Hill’. It was a great day spent exploring famous Notting Hill, Portobello Road and the sights around. The visit to ‘Lisboa’ one of the oldest Portuguese grocery shop selling Portuguese Cod – Bacalhau, Octopus, Cheese, Sausage, Ham, Deserts, a variety of Regional Wines and much more. […]
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The Indulgence of Wild Boar meat consumption, in Goa known as RDX, is a forbidden delicacy. Over the last six weeks, while in Europe, I have witnessed this meat being on open sale and have had the opportunity to savour this and other delicacies like quail, frog legs and rabbit. Maybe our Goa should take […]
ONCE A GOAN ALWAYS A GOAN
Born in 1960 a Portuguese national, I have lived for the last over six decades as an Indian. Though I am now again Portuguese by opting for the nationality of my birth, by the Grace of God, I have and will always be a proud Goan, with my birthplace Ribandar ever so close to my […]
RIBANDAR GOING THROUGH A NIGHTMARE
The brazen digging of roads in Ribandar has been going on for over a year. There has been dust pollution galore with the residents stranded with the never-ending unplanned and very substandard Smart City works posing a grave health and safety hazard. A matter of great concern as the well-being of our residents is compromised. […]
SATISH SONAK’S INSPIRATION CONTINUES
Seven years ago on 7th April 2017, Advocate Satish Sonak left us so suddenly after a massive heart attack in the Courtroom. He departed leaving us all astounded. He was a great source of inspiration and will continue to inspire us all to do our bit and carry forward his mission. A truly remarkable humble soul, […]
DANGEROUS UNDERPASS OUTSIDE GMC
That Underpass outside the Goa Medical College at Bambolim which is used by a lot of students and public at large is usually always in darkness as the lights there rarely function. Whether the CCTVs installed are functional is another issue. Students, ladies and the elderly have to walk in the dark on that narrow road as there are no footpaths […]
RESTORE POWERS OF GOA’S FRRO
Our Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant needs to be commended for promptly raising with the Central government the long-standing issue of Dual Citizenship, highlighting the grievances and hardships being faced by those opting for Portuguese Passports and while applying for OCI and about those Goans whose birth is registered in Portugal. It would be also […]
OUR DOYEN OF THE LEGAL SPHERE MAY HAVE DEPARTED, BUT HIS MEMORIES WILL SHINE FOREVER
That vacuum created by the death of our dear legal luminary Fali Nariman may never be filled. But those memories of his passage and deeds shall illumine us forever. A so suave, very knowledgeable and extremely outspoken Fali Nariman was always blunt and never minced his words, never compromising on values and principles. His sense […]
FOCUS SHOULD BE ON PEOPLE FRIENDLY GOVERNANCE
It should be an ongoing endeavour of every government department and State owned corporation to ensure that their day to day administration is extremely people friendly, progressive and public oriented. There should be an ongoing concerted effort to usher new innovative administrative reforms in keeping with the changing times and evolving needs of Good governance. […]
MAY QUALITY CONTROL NEVER BE COMPROMISED
With public money being spent on development works, every Panchayat and Municipality is duty bound to ensure that very rigorous Quality Control Standards are not bypassed in their attempt to hastily get it completed. Every project has to be a very lasting one. A successful project is one which can achieve a balance between cost, time, […]