http://www.goanvoice.org.uk. another C..p article about foreigners buying land.

The stupid writer is now bringing in the Welsh people who do not want people moving into their seaside villages. Whether you live in England Ireland Scotland or Wales, once you have made an offer on a property, you consult a solicitor, mortgage advisor/pay cash. Surveyors survey the property and look into the land side of the deal. When all is cleared legally, you pay your deposit, exchange contracts, and then pay the final payment WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER AND THE PROPERTY IS REGISTERED WITH THE LAND REGISTRY. This does not matter what colour or creed you are. or if you are from another planet. The property is then yours, and the UK Government cannot take the property away from you.:curse:

Well said Noni. There is a world of difference which the author in the newspaper seems to ignore or not understand.

Yes it may be true that some individual people in both our countries dislike the notion of any outsiders moving in to what they consider their homeland. That is what the article should say. But of course it tries to imply something more more than this.

However as you correctly pointed out, the difference between Goa and the Uk is that it is only the Goan government which is consistently reinterpreting the rules to suit its own purposes and threatening to confiscate property already bought and to ban land sales in future.

In the Uk this is not the case. The government is not doing this and would be very unlikely to do this. The author dislikes the fact that we are complaining. Just imagine for a second the situation if it were reversed. If the UK were to take this stance just think of all the complaining from the 60,000 Goans who have built their lives there.

My view is that the media here in Goa is not concerned with facts but sees its role as spreading anti foreigner propaganda at any opportunity. In a civlised country this would be seen as " racist" and " harassment" but sadly not here.

Well said. I know it is an British EXpats site, but I wish those in the Goan Government who we know read the site on behalf of their paymasters would have the guts to come on and say why they are treating us like this.

Just spotted this please see link below doe's any one know who this Debt Managemebt Department is quoted in the last paragraph of this article.Our advocate has said all our documents and paperwork would probably be sent to this department by the sub registrar now.I don't like the sound of it.But if it puts us out of our misery either way it can't be to soon for me

http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009020827

Today http://www.goanvoice.org.uk article 586 cases of Foreigners owning property in Goa.
No idea about Det Management Dept. if I see my knowledgable friend to-day will try and find out for us.

Sorry did not realise it was the same article.

Lots of articles in Goan Voice today re Scarlett - one of which is

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5682894.ece

makes sad reading.

Maybe this article should be in the "another nail in Goa coffin" topic. Re yatchsmen who are not happy with the welcome they got in Goa.
http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009020824

Help at long last from the Foreign (pour me another G&T Clive) Orifice !



Don't roam in short skirts !
11 Feb: MidDay (Mumbai). That's the advice issued by the British foreign office to its women travelling to Goa amid other precautionary measures in the wake of the unsolved mysterious death of Scarlett Keeling… Of the 126 foreign nationals who died in Goa in the last two years, nearly 40 are British nationals… Swapnil Naik, director, Goa Tourism, said the Rs 700 crore tourism industry in Goa had witnessed a fall in turnover post negative media coverage over the Scarlett Keeling episode…

Noni you have been warned !

Whatever next ? "Careless talk costs lives !

I want to know what happened to the nearly after the 39 th

At least it is quite a big number!
You frequently read in the papers here that "nearly 4 people were killed" or "almost 7 were arrested"
J5
Understandable if its a group of enormous Russian women, as they tend to merge into one amorphous mass!

In the side column of http://www.goanvoice.org.uk. Boris (Johnson) tells Keith Vaz exactly what he thinks of him. Perhaps good old Boris could help us, bet Boris is a friend of MILWART.

Last year staying in Baga the hotel owner and myself were chatting away when he mentioned Mr Vaz, " Good man Mr Vaz, comes to Goa every year, good man, you know of him ? " " Yes I have, greedy corrupt snake in the grass " cue silence .............

Anybody got Boris's email address perhaps he can tell Milliband and Vaz to pull their FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFinger out and help us with out property problem.

Worrying that the likes of Vaz is not just any old backbencher but the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee. He is the one pushing for the need for Brtian to be multi cultural and diverse ( as per the Times today_). Pity he doesn't push for that in Goa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE=erinsgirl;7281740]Worrying that the likes of Vaz is not just any old backbencher but the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee. He is the one pushing for the need for Brtian to be multi cultural and diverse ( as per the Times today_). Pity he

That is what Bee must mean - another money grabbing two faced :curse::curse::curse::curse::curse::curse: We could all use the FFFFFF word to him I say good old Boris. Has Vaz helped us NO, just lipservice to his Goan paymasters.

Hi - new to this but, as I seem to share this forums (and Boris's) feelings for the Right Horrible Gentleman I thought I would share this article.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ess-class.html

Whilst Mr Vaz surely cannot be held to account for accepting a free upgrade - even if it did mean being separated from his children! - I can't help wondering whether the £48 Jet kindly charged me & others to "upgrade" from economy to economy went towards paying for his 5 course meal!
:curse: