Monthly Archives: October 2017

Report on sand dunes uploaded

Sand dunes are natural barriers and protectors of our coast from tsunamis, floods and rising sea levels.   This report form NCSCM is an indication of how little or no attention we have paid in preserving and maintaining our sand … Continue reading →

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despite early licences weather gods delay shacks

The rains may have dampened the setting up of shacks. These are forces of nature that man cannot fight. Thankfully there was no delay this year around from the government   The shack owners should be thankful and not be … Continue reading →

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Fancy tourist projects fail to take off

This is the famous story of Nilesh Cabral and his pipe dreams!!   GTDC under his leadership cannot sustain their existing projects, all the residencies under GTDC either are in shambles or are on the road to extinction.   Without … Continue reading →

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First chartered flight with 519 Russians lands in Goa

We give so much of preference to chartered tourists and chartered flights. When the reality of the matter is that only a mere 13 percent of what these tourists actually pay comes down into the Goan economy. While the balance … Continue reading →

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Now an affordable taxi service in Panjim

This will definitely lead to social tensions which cold have been well avoided if the Taxi associations had not dragged their feet on many solutions and viable suggestions that had been proposed to them. http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=10648&date=2017-10-01&pageid=1

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Extension of military flights will hamper chartered arrivals at Dabolim

Messais predicts a 50 percent drop in the charter flights. His reason being the extension of flying hours for military flight by the Indian Navy.   Doesn’t Messias know that tourist have stopped coming to Goa not because of non … Continue reading →

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