Better ambulances can save lives
Goa is facing a serious shortage of ambulances, with delays often occurring in reaching accident scenes or transporting critically injured victims to hospitals. Such delays can cost lives, particularly when badly injured people are left waiting for medical assistance. Instead of spending taxpayers’ money on divisive statue politics, the government should urgently expand the ambulance fleet and position ambulances strategically across Goa
Colvale jail: Where to remain in gaol is the goal
People are sent behind bars for having committed crimes or for their vices, but when these are carried out within the jails, then there is no hope of reforming the criminals. Colvale central jail is a blot on the prison system and, as a Correctional Home, is failing in its...
Change of name and its repercussions
A minister in the Goa Cabinet has defended the legal provision allowing citizens to change their names, arguing that the procedure is elaborate and well-defined. There is no question that the right to correct a name, adopt one following marriage or adoption, or rectify errors in official records is legitimate...
Shifting ‘Omkar to Vantara could be the best option
After a gap of four months, the wild elephant “Omkar” on Monday returned to torment farmers in Mopa, Tambose and Ugvem areas of Pernem by destroying plantations and other crops. Paying compensation to the affected farmers will not solve the problem. Forest teams have intervened multiple times, but efforts to...
Ministers, bureaucrats, police must promote GMC
Earlier this week, the Goa government undertook a massive publicity campaign, apparently spending a considerable amount of taxpayers’ money to promote the Goa Medical College (GMC) hospital complex and urge Goans to have full confidence in its healthcare facilities.I agree that GMC doctors and nurses have a fairly good reputation...
