Originally Posted by emsirrah (Post 7705241)

J5 can elaborate but Sublime first opened in Calangute a few years ago down Dr Alfonso Road - this is past the church in the middle of the road - past the Sportsman and next left where we all used to rent but have all moved on to pastures new but how we all knew each other and are still in touch ( well the more grounded of us)
Then Chris moved and went into partnership (:eek:) with a British couple near the new Baga bridge and now he is in Anjuna.
His food is brilliant and well worth a visit up there.

Originally Posted by noni (Post 7705297)

As I said Em. J5's treat.

Originally Posted by poppetjay (Post 7705673)

This has happened to alot of FN who have buisnesses in Goa and alot of them have quickly and quietly slipped away infear of their lives, put it this way you will never beat them even if you make a complaint to the police they are not going to give you protection.
They are a very jealous nation and they see someone doing well they think they can do the same but unfortunately they havent got the talent or skills to run a decent restaurant

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 7708637)

With regards to the attack on Chris from Sublime;

I was talking to a friend who lives in Anjuna and she said that his head chef is working at "Curlies"
If you remember that place was at the centre of the Scarlett Keeling thing.
It all starts to fit together, does it not?
When I get back in a few days, I will try to find out accurate details, but will bear in mind that a foreigner asking questions might put himself at risk!

Originally Posted by noni (Post 7709060)

Went to Curlies this year, it was expensive and could have done with a scrub

Originally Posted by hemingway (Post 7709640)

Copywright Times of India:

THE Goa government has asked for special administrative powers, on the lines of the north eastern states, to regulate land sale to foreigners.

The state government is particularly keen to get these powers after it failed to get the President’s nod for the Registration (Goa Amendment) Bill, 2008, passed by the Assembly, which empowered subregistrars to refuse registration of land sold to foreigners. Goa had enacted this law to impose blanket ban on selling land to non-Indians. The state’s effort was in response to reports that exposed some land deals involving Russian and British citizens.
Now, the state wants another route to protect the locals. A delegation of senior Congress leaders including chief minister Digambar Kamat has decided to call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi and urge them to consider the case. “These powers are necessary to prevent large-scale land buying by foreigners in the state,” said Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik. “We have a small mass of land, the sale of which is not under our control. How can the state government handle such a situation. This is a matter of great concern,” he says. Mr Naik has already moved a private member’s bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend Article 371 of the Constitution. If amended, the Article will have a special provision to Goa, similar to the status given to north eastern states. The bill is likely to be taken up in the upcoming budget session in July. “We are planning to call on our top leaders for their help in getting this regulation cleared,” said Mr Kamat.

The Goa government’s demand for the special powers comes in the wake of a campaign launched by over 200 UK citizens demanding right to buy land in Goa. Their petition posted on British prime minister Gordon Brown’s website notes that properties purchased in Goa by British nationals, post August 2006, are not being registered by the state authorities

Originally Posted by Remy-Ireland (Post 7709853)

Now that has put the cat among the pigeons.:sneaky:

Originally Posted by Remy-Ireland (Post 7709853)

Now that has put the cat among the pigeons.:sneaky:

Originally Posted by hemingway (Post 7709860)

In more ways than one I think:

1) that the Goa government failed to get the centre to pass the amendment to the 1908 registration act

2) can the sub-registrars continue to act illegally?

Also, as Goan voice states & well all know, the petition is not 200 Brits demanding the right to buy land.

Regards

Hemingway

Originally Posted by hemingway (Post 7709640)

Copywright Times of India:


Now, the state wants another route to protect the locals.

Originally Posted by catpat123 (Post 7712003)

These are the same locals that sold the land in the first place. Why do they portray all FNs as a bunch of carpetbaggers snatching the land from under the Goans' feet. Without the sellers there would be no buyers but this fact always seems to be omitted from media reports.

Originally Posted by catpat123 (Post 7712003)

These are the same locals that sold the land in the first place. Why do they portray all FNs as a bunch of carpetbaggers snatching the land from under the Goans' feet. Without the sellers there would be no buyers but this fact always seems to be omitted from media reports.