Media and Child Rights!    

The tourism season has just begun and law and order scene looks grim with these murders of single women cropping up. There were visions of a serial killer at work but latest reports indicate it is probably a duo at work. Whether the crime is solved or not remains to be seen but law and order has always been a problem in Goa. The latest bomb blast in Margao in which one person was killed has added to the problem.

It’s a pity that we Goans are yet to see good clean governance, heading into the 5th decade, of supposedly Goa’s freedom. It makes me wonder many a times, are we Goans really interested in having good governance in Goa?

Freddy Fernandes addresses the gathering at the Global Goans Convention in Muscat. (in Konkani with an English translation)

Simon D'Silva addresses the gathering at the Global Goan Convention 2009 5-6 November 2009, Muscat.

“Where are our youth today” may seem like a rather simplistic question. But if asked in an implicit manner, it is probably a question that should get each of us thinking. More so as the YWCA works with young women of all social strata to address issues that surround their lives.

Former minister of state for foreign affairs, Eduardo Faleiro’s entourage will dock in Oman for two days for the Global Goans convention in the first week of November.

With politicians across the board seeking political mileage from the recent blast in Margao on the eve of Diwali, Freddy Agnelo Fernandes wonders if the honchos in power are happy to maintain status quo, so they win whichever way the wind blows.

"Zulpea Xett" in Cuncolim has been a natural storm-water drain as well as a beautiful natural turf for youngsters in Cuncolim to hone in on their sporting skills. Today, as a powerful lobby has filled up the field, there could be dangerous repercussions, writes Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.

With elections around the corner, politicians are falling over themselves trying to project their love and concern for the Aam Aadmi, following the Canacona floods. They have made the tragedy into a circus, writes Freddy Fernandes