kernowpisky

For those interested and still here, its the last Saturday night market this weekend

kernowpisky

never any tommy sauce around when you want some

http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/...ndolim-beaches

dreadsoc

I'm less surprised about the dead fish than the comment in the article about the beaches having been cleaned by contractors !!! Does that mean that huge pile of garbage to the right of Calangute steps has finally been sorted?

Dread - x

k800mer

That is probably where they cleared the fish to!

noni

Leading Hotels bags bid to develop golf course in North Goa 2 May: PTI.

Leading Hotels Private Limited has won the bid to develop and run a golf course in Goa ... The company will take forward golf course project at Pernem taluka in North Goa... Spread over 200 acres, the proposed project will include a 150 acre international standard golf course and the other 50 acres will be utilised for allied hospitality and tourist facilities


Tourism Dept to break new grounds to promote Goa


2 May: Herald. The decline in the inflow of high spending tourists in the last few years has made the Tourism Department realize that everything is not hunky-dory. In 2007-2008, 100,664 UK tourists came to Goa but by 2009-2010 the number came down to 52,296. Similar is the case with other European countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Italy even as the number of Russian tourists increased...

www.goanvoice.org.uk

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-vigilant.html - why is this man allowed to stay in our country

dreadsoc

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-vigilant.html - why is this man allowed to stay in our country[/QUOTE]

Same reason Abu Hamza (hook hand man) and all the other hate clerics are able to stay - Tony Blair ensured that the Human Rights Act went through into law so his wife could get rich - and now we can't get rid of them because of it! The UK had no need for this legislation - most of the areas were already legislated and the only people to really benefit were those who come to the UK illegally or are none British and commit crime!

So for all you folks who voted for Tony B-liar - nice one !!!

Dread - x

Bipat

Same reason Abu Hamza (hook hand man) and all the other hate clerics are able to stay - Tony Blair ensured that the Human Rights Act went through into law so his wife could get rich - and now we can't get rid of them because of it! The UK had no need for this legislation - most of the areas were already legislated and the only people to really benefit were those who come to the UK illegally or are none British and commit crime!

So for all you folks who voted for Tony B-liar - nice one !!!

Dread - x[/QUOTE]

Dread, I believe it was the European court which prevented the extradition of Hamza; and we accepted jurisdiction in the 1960s. Incorporating into our law just meant there was no need to go to Strasbourg, although certainly more cases and more money for English lawyers.
Isn't the main problem loose definitions and the judges rulings?
(I didn't vote for Blair and I think they would be raking in the money regardless they seem to be shameless).

k800mer

Dread, I believe it was the European court which prevented the extradition of Hamza; and we accepted jurisdiction in the 1960s. Incorporating into our law just meant there was no need to go to Strasbourg, although certainly more cases and more money for English lawyers.
Isn't the main problem loose definitions and the judges rulings?
(I didn't vote for Blair and I think they would be raking in the money regardless they seem to be shameless).[/QUOTE]

I thought that when we were originally voted into europe by some people (not me) it was just a trading entity. It has grown over the years into an all singing all dancing entity with massive rights over the UK and now they are even suggesting that they take part of the UK and part of France and form a separate country. The part of the UK they want is the most prosperous area of course.

Bipat

[QUOTE=k800mer;I thought that when we were originally voted into europe by some people (not me) it was just a trading entity. It has grown over the years into an all singing all dancing entity with massive rights over the UK and now they are even suggesting that they take part of the UK and part of France and form a separate country. The part of the UK they want is the most prosperous area of course.[/QUOTE]

Common misconception:
The Strasbourg Court for dealing with the European Convention on Human Rights is nothing to do with the European Union (although they have now signed up to it).
It was introduced after the last war because of war atrocities etc.

PS you have put Dread's quote as mine.

willb

Tourism Dept to break new grounds to promote Goa


2 May: Herald. The decline in the inflow of high spending tourists in the last few years has made the Tourism Department realize that everything is not hunky-dory. In 2007-2008, 100,664 UK tourists came to Goa but by 2009-2010 the number came down to 52,296. Similar is the case with other European countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Italy even as the number of Russian tourists increased...

Hrm. Simpler visa issue would help, why give a 3/6 months visa for a 3 weels holiday. Give longer visa's to people who want to stay longer.

Simple eh. Ah but i forgot. "Incredible India" Innit.

If it's simple, change it and make it complicated.

k800mer

Your right, three or four weeks on arrival would be good for getting tweekers in and longer visas on application as they are now would work well. Add doing away with the two month rule and people like us who like be at home for Christmas so now only travel out after Christmas and go somewhere else before Christmas would spend more time and money there.

noni

Tourist taxi, rickshaw panels oppose digital meters 3

Mat: Times of India. Tourist taxi associations and rickshaw associations on Monday rejected the proposal of transport department to have digital electronic meters fixed on their vehicles on the grounds that it would not be economically viable for them…
are you surprised?

Indian-Americans protest over new Indian visa rules


3 May: Economic Times. Indian-Americans in major US cities have protested over the delay in receiving Indian visas following the introduction of new rules. Protesters were carrying banners, getting signatures on a petition for the Prime Minister of India, and also sent letters to their US representatives


www.goanvoice.org.uk

dreadsoc

Dread, I believe it was the European court which prevented the extradition of Hamza; and we accepted jurisdiction in the 1960s. Incorporating into our law just meant there was no need to go to Strasbourg, although certainly more cases and more money for English lawyers.
Isn't the main problem loose definitions and the judges rulings?
(I didn't vote for Blair and I think they would be raking in the money regardless they seem to be shameless).[/QUOTE


Er NO it was the UK courts - during 2006 and 2007. Represented by the Inn at which said witch had a partnership - and all at the expense of the tax payer via legal aid !!!!
That is on top of the 1/3 million per annum that he and his family are paid in benefits........ obscene !

Dread - x

Bipat

I was referring to the 1998 order signed by Jacqui Smith for extradition to USA where he was wanted on 'terror charges'. The court at Strasbourg ruled against. He would have been gone!!.

Bipat

Just seen what I have written; extradition order was made in 2008, not 1998. (Early morning, my only excuse).